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11 Day Aristocrat (NOW THRU APR 2012)
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 Here's a chance to splurge just a little. While all of our tours feature fine First Class hotels, our "Aristocrat" hotels are a degree higher in quality. Also, this tour includes most dinners out at fine restaurants. Feeling aristocratic? This is the tour for you! Great Hotels. Centrally-located, First-Class & Deluxe hotels, exclusively. Smaller Groups. 20 to 40 guests per tour. More Legroom. Deluxe, state-of-the-art motorcoaches with EXTRA legroom. Airport Transfers. Arrival and departure transfers in Italy. Buffet Breakfast Daily. A very hearty start to each day! 5 Dinners. Including pasta or soup, choice of entrees, vegetable, salad, dessert, coffee, wine, mineral water, beer or soft drink. Full Day Venice Excursion including lunch. Wireless Headsets to hear your guide clearly and distinctly in public places. 1 Tote Bag Per Person, baggage tags and travel documents included. Baggage Handling. Never touch your bag! (except at airports). Hotel Taxes, Hotel Service Charges and All Tips for hotel and restaurant personnel. Professional Tour Directors and licensed local guides. |
| Call (866) 660-6639 for more information or to book today! Mention code 10546135 | | Perillo Tours | | Offer valid through 4/1/2012 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Boarding our overnight flight, we're off to Italy on the adventure of a lifetime! | | Day 2 | Venice | Benvenuti a Venezia! We are pleased to offer complimentary motorboat transfers from the Venice airport to your hotel at scheduled times. Your Perillo representative will be at the airport to greet you. Your tour guide will be on hand to preview the exciting trip ahead. Then we'll enjoy a 'get acquainted' dinner at a fine restaurant just steps from St. Mark's Square. D | | Day 3 | Venice | This morning we'll meet our expert local guide for a walking tour of St. Mark's Square, the great Byzantine Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs and an inside visit of the Doge's Palace. Next we'll board our motoscafi to visit one of the world's oldest glass blowing factories on the island of Murano. This afternoon you'll have a chance to "get lost" in the city's labyrinth of canals, bridges and tiny piazzas. Being a small island, it's impossible to stray very far. But it won't hurt to master the phrase "Dov'e" Piazza San Marco?' Dinner is on your own tonight and there are lots of great choices around your hotel. Even Hemingway's famous "Harry's Bar" is just around the corner! Your guide will be happy to make suggestions.BB | | Day 4 | Venice | This morning it's back to the mainland where we'll meet our dependable driver for the ride to Florence. But on the way we'll make a memorable stop. Visitors to Padua are often surprised by a sense of deep spirituality. St. Anthony (patron Saint of lost objects) is interred here in the serene Basilica which dates back to the 1200s. Tonight we'll enjoy dinner at our hotel. A toast (brindisi) to Florence and our new traveling friends! BB, D | | Day 5 | Florence | Florence, the fountainhead of the Renaissance, awaits our inspection. Sightseeing includes the majestic Duomo built in 1296, Giotto's Bell Tower and the Baptistery with its renowned "Gates of Paradise" doors. We follow the medieval streets to the most striking square in Florence, Piazza della Signoria, home of Santa Croce Church, Michelangelo's final resting place. "Breathtaking" is the only word to describe one's first view of Michelangelo's David. Yes, it's quite large and detailed. But the real magic is in how Michelangelo transformed a lifeless rock into a man - full of pride, wary of his adversary, yet quietly confident. All with just a hammer and a chisel. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner is on your own tonight. BB | | Day 6 | Florence | The bell tower of Pisa is among the most instantly recognizable structures on earth. Architects say it would be world famous even if it were perfectly straight. This morning we'll see for ourselves, along with the beautiful Cathedral and Baptistery. We'll be back in Florence early this afternoon to relax, shop or continue exploring this charming city. Tonight we thought you'd enjoy a dinner on your own. Ask your tour guide for a recommendation, or simply relax and enjoy your hotel restaurant. BB | | Day 7 | Florence | While the ambitious city of Florence was launching the Renaissance, Siena was her "laid-back" country cousin. Just 30 miles south of Florence, she is considered the best preserved medieval city in Italy. Our guided tour will include the elaborately carved Gothic cathedral, Town Hall and Piazza del Campo- site of the famous Palio horse race. You'll have time for lunch on your own, shopping, and a little more exploration. This afternoon we'll visit a typical Tuscan winery to learn about the grape, the "nose," food pairings and most importantly - which glass to use! Cin-Cin! Tonight we'll enjoy dinner at one of our favorite Florentine restaurants with great local wines. BB, D | | Day 8 | Rome | This morning we enjoy our drive south to Rome through Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio - the "green heart" of Italy. This afternoon we visit St. Peter's Basilica. We'll see Michelangelo's Pieta and Bernini's seven story bronze canopy above the main altar. Next we board our coach for a panoramic tour of "Imperial Rome" including Castel Sant'Angelo, the Roman Forum, Largo Argentina, the Jewish Ghetto and the Circus Maximus. Then we'll enter the Colosseum, reliving the brutal entertainment of the gladiators and the lions, refereed by the Emperor himself. Tonight, we rejoin the 21st century with a satisfying dinner at our hotel. BB, D | | Day 9 | Rome | This morning, with our expert local guide, we'll tour the Vatican Museums - a treasure trove of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, tapestries and Renaissance paintings. Our visit culminates in the Sistine Chapel, the room where the pope is elected. We enter in total silence, not wanting to disturb Michelangelo's famed frescoes, depicting stories from the Bible and the "End of Times." You'll be fascinated by which of Michelangelo's contemporaries he assigned to heaven and which to hell. Your tour guide will have some great suggestions for dinner on your own in Rome. BB | | Day 10 | Rome | A free day in Rome! But don't sleep in too late - there's much to do and see! Ask your tour guide for suggestions. Why not start with an espresso in Piazza Navona, toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain to ensure your return and stroll across the Tiber for another look at the Vatican. Rome is a great city for walking, shopping and people watching. Tonight is our last dinner together. No tears. You'll exchange e-mails with your new friends and make plans for the future. How about we all meet again on a Perillo Tour to Hawaii! BB, D | | Day 11 | Flight Home | This morning we board our flight home, arriving in the USA the same day. While we say "arrivederci" to Italy, we realize we're taking a little piece of it back home with us. Thanks for traveling with the Perillo family and please return soon. BB |
| | Prices are land-only and do not include airfare.
For more information on airfares check out the "Air Information" section of this page. TO VENICE, RETURN FROM ROME
Depart USA Monday - Return Thursday NOTE:Rates are per person and include roundtrip airport transfers in Italy at scheduled times. Airfare available from your hometown. B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner |
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