▶ Gather in front of the ticket counter at the designated airline terminal and check in (in-flight meals not included when transiting within the U.S., in-flight meals included for international flights),
• Please arrive at the airport and check in 3 hours before departure time!
▶ Head to Milan, Italy (individual departure)
⊂ Italy – Milan ⊃
• The capital of the Lombardy region and the largest city in northern Italy. Milan is regarded as one of the most sophisticated cities in the world and is home to the headquarters of many renowned global fashion brands.
▶ Arrival at Milan Airport, the global capital of fashion
▶ Meet your guide and enjoy lunch
▶ Milan city tour – the Fashion Capital
→ Visit the magnificent Duomo di Milano, an overwhelming masterpiece of white marble
→ See La Scala Opera House, one of the world’s three most famous opera houses
→ View the statue of Leonardo da Vinci
→ Visit the historic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, known as the world’s first shopping mall
→ Admire the Gothic masterpiece of the Duomo di Milano, begun in 1386 in the French-inspired Late Gothic style and recognized as the fourth-largest cathedral in the world
▶ Free time along the world-renowned luxury shopping district
⊂ Italy – Verona ⊃
▶ Visit Verona, the romantic city of Romeo and Juliet
→ Cross the Adige River and enjoy free time at Piazza delle Erbe
→ Discover the city that hosts the world-famous opera festival celebrating Giuseppe Verdi
→ View the exterior of the Arena di Verona, the ancient Roman amphitheater
→ Explore the highlights of Verona city
▶ Dinner and hotel check-in
⊂ Italy – Verona ⊃
▶ Meet your guide after breakfast at the hotel
▶ Transfer to Venice, Italy’s treasured floating city
⊂ Italy – Venice ⊃
▶ Arrival in Venice and city tour
→ St. Mark’s Square
→ St. Mark’s Basilica, a Byzantine-style cathedral housing the relics of St. Mark
→ St. Mark’s Campanile (Bell Tower)
→ Doge’s Palace
→ Bridge of Sighs
▷ Optional Tour: Venetian Gondola Ride (€70 per person)
▶ Enjoy an espresso break at Caffè Florian, the oldest café in Europe, once frequented by Goethe, Byron, Hemingway, and Charles Dickens
▶ Transfer by water taxi along the Grand Canal (Canal Grande), the iconic waterway featured in the James Bond film
▶ Transfer to Montecatini
⊂ Italy – Montecatini ⊃
▶ Arrival in Montecatini, a renowned spa resort town in the Tuscany region
▶ Hotel check-in and dinner
⊂ Italy – Montecatini ⊃
▶ Meet your guide after breakfast at the hotel
▶ Transfer to Pisa, once one of the four great Maritime Republics of the Middle Ages
⊂ Italy – Pisa ⊃
• Pisa, located in the Tuscany region of Italy, was one of the four powerful Maritime Republics during the Middle Ages and is world-famous for the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
▶ Upon arrival, visit the Duomo Cathedral in Piazza dei Miracoli, a masterpiece of Tuscan Romanesque architecture
▶ View the Leaning Tower of Pisa (exterior), designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World
▶ Transfer to Florence, the “City of Flowers,” said to have been founded by Julius Caesar
⊂ Italy – Florence ⊃
• Florence (Firenze), the capital of Tuscany in central Italy, is a cradle of medieval and Renaissance civilization along the Arno River. Known as the “City of Geniuses,” it is the birthplace of Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Boccaccio, and many other renowned artists and scholars.
▶ Arrival in Florence and city tour
→ Visit the Duomo Cathedral and admire Brunelleschi’s magnificent dome (Cupola)
→ See the “Gates of Paradise” at the Baptistery
→ Pass by Dante’s House and explore Piazza della Signoria
→ Shopping at a duty-free Italian traditional leather workshop (family-run for three generations)
→ Visit the Arno River, where Dante is said to have met Beatrice, and the setting of Puccini’s famous aria “O Mio Babbino Caro”
→ Visit Piazzale Michelangelo for panoramic views of Florence and enjoy free time
▶ Transfer to Rome, the “Eternal City”
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ Arrival in Rome
▶ After dinner, hotel check-in
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ Meet your guide after breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Vatican City
⊂ Vatican City State ⊃
▶ Arrival at the Vatican Museums, one of the world’s three greatest museums
→ Visit the Vatican Museums
→ Admire Michelangelo’s masterpieces, The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment, inside the museum
→ Visit St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel
▶ Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant after the Vatican tour
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ City tour of Rome, the “Eternal City” and the “City of Love”
▷ Optional Tour: Rome City Tour by Mercedes Van (€70 per person)
• Accompanied by a professional Roman guide and a licensed Italian local guide, this approximately 3-hour in-depth tour efficiently covers Rome’s iconic highlights—including the Roman Forum, Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain—offering a deeper understanding of the city in a short amount of time.
→ Roman Forum & Arch of Constantine
→ Colosseum & Spanish Steps
→ Piazza Venezia & the iconic Trevi Fountain
• Guests not participating in the optional tour will explore central Rome on foot (Visiting 2–3 nearby landmarks depending on time availability.)
▶ Dinner and hotel check-in
★ Special Dinner: Italian seafood specialty Mazzancolle (King Prawns) course meal with wine pairing
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ Pick up a boxed breakfast from the hotel
⊂ Italy – Pompeii ⊃
▶ Arrival in Pompeii, miraculously preserved after being buried under volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago
▶ Explore the ruins of this ancient Roman maritime trading city, including its remarkably preserved streets and grand temples
▶ Visit the Roman bathhouses with double-wall construction, ancient roads embedded with luminous stones, the water supply and drainage system, and the plaster casts of Pompeii victims preserved in volcanic ash
⊂ Italy – Capri ⊃
▶ Lunch: Seafood pasta, fried seafood, and ice cream on Capri Island
▷ Optional Tour: Mediterranean Paradise Capri Island (€130 per person)
or Amalfi–Positano Coastal Drive (€130 per person)
→ Visit Capri Island, once the villa retreat of Roman emperors and one of the Mediterranean’s most prestigious resorts (approximately 6 hours)
→ Sail from Naples Harbor to Capri while enjoying the traditional Neapolitan song “Santa Lucia”
→ Take a single-seat chairlift to Monte Solaro, the “Mountain of the Sun,” reaching the summit in about 15 minutes
→ Admire the breathtaking cliffs and spectacular Mediterranean scenery of Capri
• The program may be subject to change depending on local weather and conditions.
• Guests who do not participate in the optional tour may enjoy free time at Naples Harbor. Please note that no guide or tour leader will accompany you during this time.
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ Return to Rome
▶ Dinner and hotel check-in
⊂ Italy – Rome ⊃
▶ After breakfast, go to the airport and check-in
▶ After departing and arriving at each region via another city, the event ends (individual return)
