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Europe
Classic Italy & Swiss Alps
Rome → Florence → Venice → Milan → Lucerne
Best travel months December · January · February · March
Overview
Vatican and Uffizi with skip-line guides, a Venice lagoon day, then the Bernina panoramic line into the Alps.
- 11 days
- 2 countries
- Frecciarossa
- 10 nights 4★ central hotels
- Frecciarossa and Bernina Express seats
- Vatican and Uffizi skip-line guides
- Station meet and porterage
- Destinations
- Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Lucerne
- Countries
- Italy, Switzerland
- Duration
- 11 days / 10 nights
- Best travel period
- December, January, February, March
- Suitable for
- Couples and honeymooners
- Hotel category
- 4-star · 5 stays
- Guiding languages
- English
- Travel style
- Culture, Adventure, Honeymoon, Nature
The route
Day by day
Every component below is a real product in the NNomadic catalogue. Timings are indicative and are confirmed on booking.
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Day1 Welcome to Rome Rome
Land, settle in, and start gently in Rome.
Morning
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10:00
Arrive in Rome
Private transfer from the airport and time to settle in.
Afternoon
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14:00
Borghese Gallery Timed-Entry Ticket with Guided Introduction
A reserved two-hour slot in the Borghese Gallery — Bernini's sculpture and Caravaggio's paintings — with a guided first hour.
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Evening
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19:00
Trastevere Food and Wine Evening Walk
Six stops across Trastevere for supplì, porchetta, cacio e pepe and Roman wines, in the neighbourhood Romans actually eat in.
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Tip Book the Vatican for a morning slot; afternoons are hotter and fuller.
Overnight Rome · 4-star · 2 nights
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10:00
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Day2 Rome highlights Rome
A full day in Rome.
Morning
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09:00
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Early-Access Guided Tour
Enter the Vatican Museums an hour before public opening and reach the Sistine Chapel while it is close to empty.
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Afternoon
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14:00
Skip-the-Line Colosseum and Roman Forum Guided Tour
Timed entry to the Colosseum with an archaeologist guide, then the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill on the same ticket.
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Evening
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19:00
Rome Fiumicino Airport Private Transfer (Sedan, up to 3)
A private sedan between Fiumicino Airport and any central Rome address, with the driver waiting in arrivals and a fixed price including tolls.
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Tip Book the Vatican for a morning slot; afternoons are hotter and fuller.
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09:00
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Day3 Rome → Florence Florence
Move on to Florence and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Florence
Transfer from Rome, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Chianti Vineyards Half-Day Wine Tour from Florence
Two family wineries in the Chianti Classico hills, six wines, a tour of the cellars and a Tuscan platter, in a minibus of eight.
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Evening
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19:00
Uffizi Gallery Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio in two and a half hours, with reserved entry and an art historian guide.
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Travel Sector from Rome to Florence is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Florence.
Overnight Florence · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day4 Florence highlights Florence
A full day in Florence.
Morning
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09:00
Florentine Leather Workshop and Artisan Studio Visit
Make a hand-stitched leather card holder or belt in a Santa Croce workshop, and learn how to tell Florentine leather from what the market sells.
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Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Florence.
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09:00
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Day5 Florence → Venice Venice
Move on to Venice and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Venice
Transfer from Florence, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
St Mark's Basilica After-Hours Guided Visit
Enter St Mark's Basilica after the public has left, with the golden mosaics lit as they are for services and no queue at all.
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Evening
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19:00
Murano and Burano Private Lagoon Boat Tour
A private motoscafo for your party to Murano and Burano, with a glass-blowing demonstration and time in the painted lanes — priced per boat, not per person.
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Travel Sector from Florence to Venice is included.
Tip Vaporetto passes are cheaper by the day than by the ride.
Overnight Venice · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day6 Venice highlights Venice
A full day in Venice.
Morning
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09:00
Venice Marco Polo Airport Private Water Taxi Transfer
A private water taxi from Marco Polo Airport to your hotel's water gate — the arrival in Venice that clients remember.
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Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Venice.
Tip Vaporetto passes are cheaper by the day than by the ride.
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09:00
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Day7 Venice → Milan Milan
Move on to Milan and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Milan
Transfer from Venice, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Milan.
Travel Sector from Venice to Milan is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Milan.
Overnight Milan · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day8 Milan highlights Milan
A full day in Milan.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Milan.
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19:00
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Day9 Milan → Lucerne Lucerne
Move on to Lucerne and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Lucerne
Transfer from Milan, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Mt Pilatus Golden Round Trip from Lucerne
Lake steamer, the world's steepest cog railway, then aerial cable cars back down — a circular route up Mt Pilatus using four different vehicles.
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Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Lucerne.
Travel Sector from Milan to Lucerne is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Lucerne.
Overnight Lucerne · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day10 Lucerne highlights Lucerne
A last full day in Lucerne.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Lucerne.
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19:00
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Day11 Departure from Lucerne Lucerne
Time for anything left undone, then a private transfer to the airport.
Morning
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09:30
Morning at leisure
Late checkout where the hotel allows it.
Afternoon
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13:00
Airport transfer
Private transfer from your hotel to the airport in Lucerne.
Travel Departure sector is not included unless stated.
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09:30
What is and is not included
Included
- 10 nights 4★ central hotels
- Frecciarossa and Bernina Express seats
- Vatican and Uffizi skip-line guides
- Station meet and porterage
Not included
- International flights unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the daily plan
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Hotels
- Rome 2 nights 4-star
- Florence 2 nights 4-star
- Venice 2 nights 4-star
- Milan 2 nights 4-star
- Lucerne 2 nights 4-star
Properties are allocated at the category shown and named on confirmation — the exact hotel depends on availability for your dates, which is why the category rather than the property is published here.
Transfers and sectors
- Day 3Sector from Rome to Florence is included.
- Day 5Sector from Florence to Venice is included.
- Day 7Sector from Venice to Milan is included.
- Day 9Sector from Milan to Lucerne is included.
- Day 11Departure sector is not included unless stated.
Arrival and departure airport transfers are private unless the daily plan says otherwise. Vehicle class is matched to party size at confirmation.
Experiences in this itinerary
12 bookable products from the NNomadic marketplace. Each one opens its own page, with its operator, inclusions and cancellation terms.
- Day 1 Borghese Gallery Timed-Entry Ticket with Guided Introduction
- Day 1 Trastevere Food and Wine Evening Walk
- Day 2 Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Early-Access Guided Tour
- Day 2 Skip-the-Line Colosseum and Roman Forum Guided Tour
- Day 2 Rome Fiumicino Airport Private Transfer (Sedan, up to 3)
- Day 3 Chianti Vineyards Half-Day Wine Tour from Florence
- Day 3 Uffizi Gallery Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
- Day 4 Florentine Leather Workshop and Artisan Studio Visit
- Day 5 St Mark's Basilica After-Hours Guided Visit
- Day 5 Murano and Burano Private Lagoon Boat Tour
- Day 6 Venice Marco Polo Airport Private Water Taxi Transfer
- Day 9 Mt Pilatus Golden Round Trip from Lucerne
Meals
The daily plan includes food as an experience on 1 occasion:
- Day 1Trastevere Food and Wine Evening Walk
Anything not named in the daily plan above is not included, and is listed under “Not included”. Dietary requirements are passed to every operator at booking.
Destination information
- Rome Experiences in Rome
- Florence Experiences in Florence
- Venice Experiences in Venice
- Milan Experiences in Milan
- Lucerne Experiences in Lucerne
Important information
- Availability On request, subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is held until a booking is confirmed.
- Operated by 4 contracted suppliers, all verified: Roma Guided Tours, Firenze Art & Wine, Venezia Lagoon Tours, Swiss Rail Partners.
- Guiding English. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability in each city.
- Timings The times in the daily plan are indicative. Operator start times are fixed at confirmation and printed on the voucher.
- Pace Couples and honeymooners. Tell us about mobility needs, ages or dietary requirements and the plan is adjusted before it is quoted.
- Documents Visas, passport validity and travel insurance are the traveller’s responsibility. We advise on requirements but do not arrange them.
Cancellation
A multi-day itinerary is a set of separately contracted services, and each one carries its own cancellation terms — a rail sector, a ryokan night and a guided day do not cancel on the same schedule. The terms that apply to your booking are the ones attached to the components on your confirmation, and they are shown in full on the quotation before anything is paid.
Each experience page in the marketplace publishes its own cancellation table. Hotel and transport terms are released with the agent quotation.
Make this journey yours
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Tell it what you want changed — an extra night in one city, a gentler pace, more food, less time on trains — and it rebuilds the day-by-day plan from the same catalogue our agents book from.
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