• 3 Dinner (D)
• 14 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• 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. 
• Positano: Take an iconic selfie with the village backdrop from a hilltop viewpoint.
• Sorrento: Visit a third-generation family owned farm. Here you will learn how mozzarella is made & how this recipe has been passed down. Whilst there you will be treated to a homemade meal.

Visit the dazzling Leaning Tower of Pisa on the green sweep of the Campo dei Miracoli. Frame the tower with the cathedral and baptistery for that iconic perspective, and pause for photos and reflection amid marble arcades and winter-bright skies.

Discover how soft subsoil nudged the tower’s tilt during medieval construction—and how careful engineering has preserved it. The square’s blend of Romanesque geometry and gleaming stone makes a crisp, elegant backdrop for timeless images.

Use your included Cinque Terre National Park rail pass to zip between the five cliffside hamlets. Wander pastel-hued villages, taste Ligurian focaccia, and gaze across terraces that tumble into the sea along cliffside trails and vine-striped hills.

From Monterosso’s beaches to Vernazza’s harbor and Riomaggiore’s tight alleys, these settlements reveal centuries of maritime grit and agrarian ingenuity. In winter, quieter lanes amplify the sound of surf, stone, and the scent of rosemary and salt.

Skim across the lagoon by private boat and step onto the stones of St Mark’s Square, Venice’s ceremonial stage. Take in the gilded basilica, the pink-and-white lace of Doge’s Palace, and the whispering arches of the Bridge of Sighs.

Hear how merchants, doges, and explorers once orchestrated a maritime empire from these very colonnades. With no traffic hum, the soundtrack shifts to water lapping, oarlocks creaking, and footsteps echoing beneath arcades.

Stroll Verona’s Roman and Renaissance core, from the storied amphitheater of the Roman Arena to cobbled lanes leading to Juliet’s House courtyard. See the famed balcony and trace how a local legend became a global emblem of romance.

Beyond Shakespeare, Verona’s pink marble streets, medieval bridges, and frescoed facades reveal a prosperous trading city. Hear how Scaligero lords and Venetian governors shaped its palaces, piazzas, and enduring civic pride.

Visit a third-generation farm in Sorrento for a hands-on look at Campania’s flavors. Watch a mozzarella demonstration, wander citrus and olive groves, and share a rustic farmhouse lunch showcasing local, seasonal ingredients at La Sorgente.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience supports family agriculture and time-honored methods. Taste the region’s terroir in every bite while learning how sustainable practices preserve soil, heritage breeds, and treasured recipes.

Settle in for a scenic coastal drive along dramatic cliffs and lemon-scented terraces. Pull over at a classic Positano viewpoint for a wide-angle look at sorbet-colored houses cascading to cobalt water, and glimpse the distant cone of Mount Vesuvius.

Learn how ancient trade routes and maritime republics carved these roads into rock. In winter’s clear light, sea and sky sharpen into cinematic blues—perfect to pause for photos and reflection.

Settle into a convivial trattoria for a Tuscan evening</strong] that spotlights regional flavors. Watch a live risotto demonstration, savor antipasti and hearty courses, and sample regional wines that bring the cuisine’s rustic elegance into focus.