• 3 Dinner (D)
• 14 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• Rome: If you require arrangements to be made for your accessibility needs, please inform your Trip Manager as soon as possible. We try our best to contact all accommodations and secure ground floor rooms for easy wheelchair access.Please remember that Italy can be physically challenging to get around. Coaches can’t access historical centers, and there will be lots of walking (on roads that are often uneven and cobbled). Travellers with accessibility needs will find this trip challenging.
• Madrid: Yep. Usually, we arrange a buffet for all your included meals. If you’d like a vegetarian option, please inform your Trip Manager beforehand, and they’ll sort it out for you.
• Rome: This would depend on the museums & attractions you’re planning to visit. If you’d like to know the exact timings, please contact our 24×7 Helpline to access your day-to-day itineraries to check when you’ll have free time in each city.
• Madrid: Of course! Just inform your Trip Manager if you need refrigeration on the coach. Please remember that the fridge is turned off overnight, so you’ll have to take your medication with you into your accommodation. We recommend that you bring a cooler bag with you as a backup. It’s your responsibility to store your medication with care. 

• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Rome:  Kick back with your Contiki crew and feast on some yummy Italian cuisine – served at a local restaurant working to train and provide jobs for members of the community with disabilities.
   
• Siena: This medieval Tuscan city is packed with charming photo ops. From the Duomo to Piazza del Campo. 
• Florence: See the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery & Piazza della Signoria on a locally guided walking tour of Florence.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Lucca: Ramble around the cobbled streets of this Renaissance walled city in Tuscany. It’s an Insta post waiting to happen! 
• Cinque Terre National Park: We’ll take care of your rail pass, so you can just zip around the iconic clifftop villages and focus on the Insta stories. Wanna hike around too? You’re welcome to explore on foot along the way.
• Verona: This is the address behind the legendary love story. Visit Juliet’s House and see the spot that turned Verona into a global icon.
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Rome: Wander through the ruins of the ancient Roman Empire’s political heart, while our Local Guide peels back the layers of history & reconstructs the past. From the assassinations at the Forum to the bloody battles in the Colosseum, learn how the roots of Western culture started here. 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Capri: Chill on the beaches of this Mediterranean jewel. Explore the famous boutiques then stop off for a Spritz in the sun. 
• Amalfi Coast: Live your best life like a local (on a ferry!) as you glide through azure seas, past cliffs filled with rainbow-coloured buildings. 
• Positano: Ramble through the wisteria-lined streets and past sun-bleached houses as you live La Dolce Vita. Don’t forget an iconic selfie with the village backdrop.

Ride a gondola through Venice’s waterways for a close-up view of the city from its canals. From the boat, look towards bridges, waterside facades and the details of buildings best appreciated from below.

Gondolas are a lasting symbol of Venice’s waterborne history, and their narrow shape suits its network of canals. The experience offers an intimate canal-level perspective distinct from the included private-boat crossing. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Spend time on Capri, the island known for steep limestone cliffs, sea views and stylish streets. Explore its boutiques, find a spot in the sun or head towards the shore during the included island visit.

Capri has attracted visitors since Roman times, but its appeal is just as immediate in the contrast of rugged coastline and lively cafés. Exploration on the island is independent; swimming stops by boat belong to the separately priced optional cruise.

Contiki

Explore the Italian capital on an included orientation walk with your Contiki group. Get your bearings among Rome’s lively streets and historic sights while sharing first impressions with fellow travellers.

Rome’s appeal lies in the way ancient remains and everyday city life sit side by side. This introduction offers a feel for its piazzas, street life and layers of history without turning independent sightseeing into a formal guided monument tour.

Share an included Italian welcome feast with your Contiki group at a local Rome restaurant. It is a chance to get acquainted over Italian cuisine rather than simply gather for a routine hotel dinner.

The restaurant also trains and provides jobs for people with disabilities, giving the meal a meaningful connection to its community. Conversation around the table sets a sociable tone while supporting a local business with a clear purpose.

Discover Siena’s UNESCO-listed historic centre, where narrow streets open onto the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo. Admire the exterior of the city’s striped-marble Duomo and take in the brick facades and steep lanes of this Tuscan hill town.

Medieval Siena grew wealthy through trade and banking, leaving a remarkably coherent cityscape. The Piazza del Campo and Duomo show two sides of that heritage: civic ambition and religious artistry. Interior entry is not specified.

Walk Florence with a Local Guide to see the Duomo, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery, Basilica di Santa Croce and Piazza della Signoria. The route brings the city’s defining churches and public squares together in an easy-to-grasp introduction.

See how Renaissance Florence expressed its wealth and artistic ambition in marble facades, monumental architecture and civic spaces. Piazza della Signoria remains an open-air setting for sculpture and political history. Entry to the buildings is not specified.

Gather for an included feast of local delicacies in Florence, a city whose food traditions are rooted in the produce of Tuscany. The shared meal offers a taste of the region and time around the table with your travelling companions.

Florentine dining prizes straightforward ingredients and conviviality over elaborate presentation. This is an included regional food experience; the itinerary does not specify a set menu, venue or particular dishes, so the focus is on tasting what is served locally.

Ramble through Lucca’s historic centre, taking in cobbled lanes, inviting piazzas and Renaissance-era architecture. The compact Tuscan city is made for exploring on foot, with cafés and church facades appearing around its corners.

Lucca’s broad Renaissance defensive walls still encircle the old town, giving it a distinct sense of place. This included stop is an opportunity to experience the streets and atmosphere; a guided tour or entry to individual landmarks is not specified.

See the Leaning Tower of Pisa and frame a photograph of its unmistakable tilt. The tower stands beside Pisa’s cathedral and baptistery in the open expanse of Piazza dei Miracoli.

Built as a freestanding bell tower, it began leaning as its foundations settled into soft ground. Its marble arcades and improbable angle make the square one of Italy’s most recognisable sights. This included visit does not specify a climb or entry ticket.

Explore the five villages of Cinque Terre with the included rail pass, moving between colourful settlements above the Ligurian Sea. Choose your own mix of village streets, coastal viewpoints and time by the water.

An included pass also allows you to explore on foot where trails are accessible. Terraced hillsides and cliff-edge paths reveal why this coastal landscape is celebrated; trail access and conditions can change, so check locally before setting out. This is self-directed exploration, not a guided hike.

Take in the scenery of Lake Como during a stop in its namesake town. Look out across the water to the surrounding slopes and enjoy a glimpse of the lakeside atmosphere that has long drawn visitors to northern Italy.

Set beneath the foothills of the Alps, the lake combines mountain views and elegant waterfronts. This included stop is for enjoying the setting from shore; a boat ride is offered separately as an optional experience.

Visit Juliet’s House in Verona, the address associated with Shakespeare’s most famous lovers. See the courtyard setting and the balcony that have made the site a popular symbol of the city’s romantic reputation.

The connection to Romeo and Juliet is literary tradition rather than a documented love story: Shakespeare set his tragedy in Verona, and the house became linked with its heroine much later. An interior visit or admission ticket is not specified.

Cross the Venetian lagoon by private boat to reach Venice’s historic heart. Approaching from the water reveals the city as it was meant to be seen: facades rising beside canals, boats threading through the lagoon and landmarks coming into view.

Venice grew from islands into a maritime trading power, and arrival by boat makes its relationship with water immediately tangible. This included crossing is distinct from the separately offered gondola ride and Burano cruise.

Explore Bologna’s celebrated porticoes during a stop in this Emilia-Romagna city. Walk beneath covered walkways that shelter shopfronts and connect busy streets, squares and neighbourhoods.

Built and adapted over centuries, Bologna’s extensive arcades are recognised by UNESCO for their architectural and social importance. Their shaded, street-level perspective offers a distinctive way to see a city equally known for its food culture. A formal guided tour is not specified.

Explore ancient Rome with a Local Guide, learning about the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. Hear how the Forum served as a political centre and how the amphitheatre staged the spectacles that still shape popular images of the empire.

The guide helps reconstruct daily life, political intrigue and gladiatorial contests from the surviving ruins. The tour is listed as an included experience; the itinerary does not clearly specify which monument interiors, if any, are entered.

View Mount Vesuvius from a distance while travelling through the Bay of Naples and Amalfi Coast region. Its broad volcanic silhouette provides a striking backdrop to a landscape of settlements, sea and steep terrain.

Vesuvius is the active volcano whose eruption in AD 79 buried Pompeii and nearby communities. Seeing it across the landscape gives physical context to the region’s Roman history. This included viewing opportunity is not a volcano visit, hike or crater excursion.

Glide along the Amalfi Coast by ferry, viewing its coastal towns from the sea. Watch clusters of pale and brightly coloured buildings rise above the water, with roads and terraces tracing the cliffs.

For local residents, boats are a practical way to travel between communities separated by steep terrain. That perspective also reveals the coast’s dramatic meeting of cliffs and Tyrrhenian Sea. This included ferry experience is separate from the optional Capri swimming cruise.

Explore Positano’s steep village streets, passing sun-warmed houses and lanes that lead towards the sea. Find a viewpoint for the familiar sight of pastel buildings stacked against the Amalfi Coast cliffs.

The town’s vertical layout makes even a short wander a vivid encounter with its setting. Sea views, flowering corners and hillside architecture distinguish this included visit; the itinerary leaves you free to explore rather than specifying a guided walk or attraction entry.

Join a risotto demonstration during an optional Tuscan evening in Florence. Enjoy local wine, antipasto and a sweet finish while watching how the dish is prepared.

The gathering brings Italian cooking into a sociable dining setting, where the rhythm of stirring risotto is part of the experience rather than just the finished meal. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; the precise menu and venue are not specified.

Opt for wines at vineyards outside Lucca and discover another side of Tuscany beyond the city walls. The vineyard setting offers a chance to focus on local winemaking and the landscape surrounding this historic town.

Tuscany’s wine culture is closely tied to its cultivated hills and long agricultural traditions. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. The itinerary does not confirm a particular estate, selection of wines or tasting format.

Get out on Lake Como by boat for a water-level view of its shoreline and surrounding slopes. The ride offers a different perspective from the included lakeside stop, with the landscape opening up across the water.

Long associated with waterfront villas and Alpine scenery, Como is particularly striking from its surface. Watch the mountains and lakeside settlements shift as you travel. This optional boat ride is at additional cost and bookable on tour; its route is not specified.

Cruise to Burano, an island in the Venetian lagoon known for vividly painted houses along its canals. The outing offers a change of pace from central Venice and time to take in Burano’s colourful streets.

Beyond its bright facades, Burano has a long association with lace-making and lagoon life. Its smaller scale and waterside setting provide a distinct contrast with Venice’s busier historic centre. This optional cruise is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Walk through Pompeii with a guide to explore the remains of a Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Its surviving streets and buildings offer a remarkably direct encounter with the ancient world.

Volcanic material preserved details of everyday Roman urban life that might otherwise have disappeared. A guide helps place the ruins and the eruption in context. This optional tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover Naples on an optional city tour focused on its history and food culture. Learn about a city whose densely layered streets and strong culinary identity set it apart from other Italian destinations.

Neapolitan traditions reflect centuries of life beside the Bay of Naples, from neighbourhood cooking to the city’s enduring street culture. The tour offers local context for what you see and eat. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour; specific stops and tastings are not confirmed.

Cruise around Capri’s coastline and pause for swims in turquoise coves. From the water, the island’s cliffs and rocky shoreline feel distinctly different from its cafés and boutiques on land.

Capri’s limestone coast is shaped by the Tyrrhenian Sea, creating a setting of clear water beneath dramatic cliffs. Swimming depends on suitable conditions. This optional cruise is at additional cost and bookable on tour, separate from the included island visit.

Visit a family-run lemon farm on the Amalfi Coast and learn about a crop closely associated with the region. The hosts’ ancestors introduced lemon cultivation here, giving the visit a personal connection to local agricultural history.

Lemon groves are part of the coast’s cultivated landscape, tucked into terrain shaped by steep slopes and terraces. This is an opportunity to encounter a living family tradition. The optional visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour; tastings are not specified.

Make your own pasta with a local chef in Rome and enjoy eating what you create. The hands-on session turns a familiar Italian dish into a practical introduction to the work behind it.

Pasta-making is woven into Italy’s home-cooking traditions, with techniques and shapes varying from place to place. Sharing the finished dish gives the experience a convivial, kitchen-table feel. This optional activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour; the pasta style is not specified.