An Italian Journey
A classical journey to the heart of Italy, staying in 4-star hotels in Naples, Florence and Rome, also visiting Pompeii, Assisi, Pisa and Sienna
7 nights from £745
From its cities, full of antiquity, culture and sophistication, to the special magic of its countryside, no gentleman’s (or gentlelady’s) education was complete without a visit to this diverse country.
The goal of the ‘Grand Tour’ was not Rome or Florence but Naples, a town rich in cultural monuments, where nearby Pompeii, shows the best detail of Roman life. Florence‘s main sights are found in a compact area, with the Duomo dominating the city and the Piazza della Signoria a unique outdoor sculpture gallery on which stands the Palazzo Vecchio. The Uffizi was used to display the Medici family art treasures, creating what is now the oldest gallery in the world. Tranquil Assisi, is home to the Basilica di San Francesco, St. Francis’s burial place.
The Leaning Tower is just one of the impressive buildings of Pisa’s ‘Field of Miracles’ whilst the journey to Siena traverses the picturesque region of Chianti. Siena itself, with its winding streets of dignified Medieval buildings, opens out on to the main Piazza del Campo. Towering over the Palazzo is the 102-metre Torre del Mangia. Rome, the ‘Eternal City’, exerts an enduring fascination with the monuments of ancient times and the splendours of the Baroque.
