FLORENCE & VENICE ART TOUR

HIGHLIGHT

- 4 nights in a Hotel in Florence

- Located in the very heart of the old Florence, next to the Duomo Square and only a few steps away from Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery.

- All the hotel bedrooms are provided with fine furniture particular to the Florentine style of the 16th Century and are equipped with state-of-the-art amenities such as air conditioning, satellite TV set, direct dial phone, safe and private bathroom with hairdryer. Thanks to its location, from many rooms it is possible to enjoy the impressive view of the Cathedral.

- 3 nights in a Hotel in Venice

- All the rooms with bathroom are provided with telephone, satellite TV set, safe, hairdryer, air conditioning, private bathrooms furnished in the best 18th century Venetian style, with all modern comforts.

- Some rooms overlook one of the main streets of the old city centre (Calle dei Fabbri).

- The hotel is located in the heart of Venice, just a minute away from San Marco   Square (about 50 meters), very easy to reach from the public water-bus station.

- Daily Buffet Breakfast

- Museum fees in Florence and Venice

- Tuscan cooking class  

- The cookery school in Florence organizes cooking courses, especially indicated for foreigners who want to learn about Italian cooking and particularly about the delicious Tuscan and Florentine cuisine. During each lesson, two appetizers, two first courses (pasta), a second course (meat), a side dish, a dessert and a Tuscan wine to accompany the food, are presented in a simple fun method (meal & wine are included)

- Venetian cooking class in a fancy apartment with splendid sight on the bell tower of St. Mark's.

- Visit to the colored market of Rialto, cooking lesson of 2 hours, lunch with wine.

- Transportation from Florence to Venice

- One-Way Water Taxi to the Hand Blown Glass art Class in Murano

- Welcome dinner

- Farewell Bellini's cocktail party

- Art Expert Escort

- Bilingual Tour Manager (native of Italy), my self, Elsa Gramola

ITINERARY

Arrive in Florence

Visit of the Duomo, Piazza S. Croce. We will visit also a famous leather store. In the evening we will have our Tuscan Cooking Class.

Visit of the main museums: Uffizi and the Accademia where the original Davide is. In the evening we will enjoy the Firenze's view from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Visit of the Pitti Palace & Medici Chapel. In the afternoon, gelato time at the Old Bridge!

Leaving by train for Venice. Cooking Class. At the class, a brochure both in English and in Italian will be distributed and at the end a certificate of attendance will be                      consigned to each participant.

Visit of Murano. Direct from Italy's glass-making capital in Venice. Just a quick water-taxi ride from Venice, the world-famous island of Murano is home to the centuries-old art of Murano glass. Furnaces line the picturesque walkways of the island. You can watch as the glass makers, in seemingly choreographed rhythm, shape, blow & twirl their incredible creations in the dancing fires of the pulsating, growling ovens. In the afternoon visit of the Doge Palace. Tour Gondola for sunset.

Visit of Venetian main museums. At the end of the day to close your Italian lifetime experience, let's enjoy the original Bellini's cocktail in Elsa favourite bar.

Return to Austin.