• 5 Dinner (D)
• 12 Breakfast (B)

• Milan: Explore Italy’s renowned fashion capital with your Local Specialist. See the magnificent facade of Milan Cathedral, La Scala Theatre and the glass-vaulted shopping arcade of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, lined with luxury boutiques.
• Verona: During an exploration of Verona, admire the remarkably preserved Roman Arena and the city’s beautiful Piazza Bra.
• Venice: Discover the ancient skill of Venetian glassblowing and play a part in preserving this traditional craft.
• Florence: Join a Local Specialist to view the multicoloured marble cathedral, bell tower and baptistery, adorned by Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. Visit the political heart of the city, Signoria Square.
• Florence: See the area around Santa Croce Basilica, famous for the quality of its luxury goods, and witness a gold and leatherwork demonstration.
• Positano: Drive along the Amalfi Coast to visit this seaside town. See the pastel rainbow of colourful houses precariously stacked upon one another as if cascading from the hilltop to the water.
• Pompeii: Walk with a Local Specialist through the cobbled streets of this ill-fated town, frozen in time since the 1st century.
• Rome: In the Vatican City visit St. Peter’s Basilica. Witness the early genius of Michelangelo as you take in the Pietà.
• Rome: Discover ancient treasures of Rome with a Local Specialist. See Circus Maximus and visit the mighty Colosseum, which bears witness to the limitless courage of the gladiators.
• Rome: Experience Rome through the eyes of a local, as a passionate Roman guides you past the city’s most iconic sites.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Trafalgar

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over dinner in the Lake Maggiore area. This hosted gathering offers a chance to get acquainted and hear about the places and experiences ahead.

The setting is the Italian Lakes, where mountain peaks reflect in deep blue water and villas line the shores. It is a relaxed introduction to the region’s lakeside atmosphere and to the people sharing the journey.

Explore Milan with a Local Specialist, viewing the sculpted facade of the Duomo, the celebrated La Scala Opera House and the glass-vaulted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. See how grand architecture sits alongside the boutiques of Italy’s fashion capital.

The cathedral’s Gothic detail, La Scala’s operatic legacy and the Galleria’s 19th-century design reveal a city shaped by craftsmanship and performance as much as contemporary style. The tour also draws attention to lesser-known corners beyond Milan’s headline sights.

Discover the town of Como beside the southern end of its namesake lake. Stroll along the waterfront and explore streets and shops framed by the surrounding hills and the lake’s open water.

Como has long served as a gateway to the Italian Lakes. Its waterside promenade offers a closer look at the setting that has drawn visitors for generations, while the town centre provides a chance to experience the everyday life behind the region’s villa-lined shores.

Explore Verona and view its remarkably preserved Roman Arena beside the broad Piazza Bra. Hear how this ancient amphitheatre, once associated with gladiatorial spectacles, remains a venue for open-air performances nearly two millennia later.

Verona’s Roman heritage and its association with Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers give the city two distinct stories to discover. In Piazza Bra, the arena’s stone arches stand amid the bustle of cafés and civic life.

Glide through Venice by private launch towards St. Mark’s Square, seeing the city from the waterways that have connected its islands for centuries. In the square, admire the exterior of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace.

See the Bridge of Sighs, which linked the palace to the prisons and takes its name from the imagined sighs of prisoners. The crossing and square bring Venice’s maritime power, ceremonial grandeur and intricate network of canals into focus.

Watch Venetian glassblowing artisans at work during a workshop visit. See how heat and practiced movements transform molten glass into delicate shapes, offering a close look at a craft for which Venice has been known for centuries.

Venetian glassmaking became especially associated with the island of Murano, where workshops developed distinctive techniques and designs. Witnessing the process reveals the skill behind objects often seen finished in the city’s shop windows.

Walk through Florence with a Local Specialist to view the marble-clad cathedral complex in Piazza del Duomo, the civic setting of Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio spanning the Arno. Take in city views from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Discover Florence’s working traditions through leathercraft and 18-carat gold demonstrations. These skills add a tangible dimension to the city’s artistic heritage, while its squares and palazzi evoke the wealth and ideas that helped shape the Renaissance.

Share a traditional meal with the Landi family at their home near Florence. Gather in a setting of oak trees, vineyards and olive groves, and hear stories from a family whose history spans eight generations.

This hosted Be My Guest experience offers a personal encounter with Tuscan hospitality rather than a restaurant meal. Conversation, family history and the rural landscape give the region’s food traditions a living context.

Visit Amalfi Town on its dramatic stretch of Tyrrhenian coastline and see Sant’Andrea Cathedral overlooking the town’s central square. Admire its distinctive striped facade and spend time amid the lanes and waterfront atmosphere.

Amalfi was once a powerful maritime republic, and its cathedral reflects the town’s long connections across the Mediterranean. The contrast between historic buildings, steep coastal terrain and the sea gives this visit its distinctive sense of place.

Walk through Pompeii with a Local Specialist, following the ancient town’s cobbled streets and exploring the remains preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. See how its public spaces and buildings reveal the shape of daily Roman life.

Buried beneath volcanic material for centuries, Pompeii offers an unusually direct encounter with antiquity. Streets, walls and surviving details make the scale of the town—and the sudden event that ended life there—strikingly tangible.

Explore Vatican City with a Local Specialist and visit St. Peter’s Basilica to view Michelangelo’s Pietà. Experience the scale of one of Christianity’s most significant churches and the atmosphere of St. Peter’s Square.

Michelangelo carved the Pietà as a young artist, bringing remarkable tenderness to its marble figures. Basilica access may be restricted on some departures because of a Papal Audience; in that case, the visit still includes time in St. Peter’s Square.

Discover ancient Rome with a Local Specialist, seeing the site of Circus Maximus and visiting the Colosseum. Look into the vast arena where crowds once gathered for spectacles and hear about its place in the public life of imperial Rome.

A local perspective helps connect these monumental remains with the modern city around them. The Colosseum’s surviving tiers and arches convey both the engineering ambition of the Romans and the scale of the audiences who filled it.

Discover the stories behind Villa Olmo on an optional experience in Como, with time to enjoy the nearby waterfront. The grand neoclassical villa is one of the landmarks associated with Lake Como’s historic tradition of lakeside residences.

Its setting connects the architecture of the lake’s elegant estates with the mountain-framed water that made the area a sought-after retreat. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit Burano, the Venetian Lagoon island known for its closely packed, brightly painted fishermen’s houses. Explore its canals and lanes to see a quieter island community with a character distinct from central Venice.

Burano is also associated with a long tradition of lace-making. Its vivid facades reflected in the water make the island especially rewarding for photography. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join your Travel Director for a traditional Florentine dinner in the Chianti Hills. Enjoy a meal in the Tuscan countryside, a landscape known for its vineyards, olive groves and hilltop settlements.

This hosted dining experience offers a different perspective on Florence’s wider region: local food enjoyed away from the city centre, in the setting where many Tuscan agricultural traditions endure. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit hilltop San Gimignano, the Tuscan town recognised for its surviving medieval towers. Explore a compact historic centre whose stone streets and skyline preserve a vivid impression of a medieval trading community.

Wealthy families once raised towers as symbols of status, creating the silhouette that still distinguishes the town above the surrounding countryside. This optional excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Travel along the Amalfi Coast to Positano, where pastel-coloured houses climb steeply above the sea. Visit this seaside town and take in the closely stacked buildings, narrow streets and coastal views that define its setting.

Positano’s terrain has shaped a town built vertically between the mountains and the water. The coastal drive offers another perspective on this dramatic landscape. The excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore more of Rome’s art and architecture on an optional experience focused on the city’s extraordinary heritage. See how the former capital of an empire has accumulated layers of artistic and architectural history across its streets and public spaces.

This offers a more structured way to discover Rome beyond independent sightseeing. Specific sites are not detailed in the tour itinerary, so the experience should be treated as a broader city exploration. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the ruins of Palatine Hill, one of ancient Rome’s most storied sites. Wander among archaeological remains on the hill overlooking the Roman Forum and consider how this elevated ground became associated with imperial residences.

Roman tradition places the city’s founding in this area, making the hill significant to both Rome’s legends and its surviving history. This optional visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit Tivoli and Villa d’Este on an optional excursion from Rome. Explore the villa’s Renaissance gardens and admire the elaborate fountains that make water a central feature of its design.

Created for a cardinal in the 16th century, Villa d’Este is celebrated for the interplay of terraces, planting, architecture and water. It offers a distinctive contrast to Rome’s ancient monuments. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.