About this trip
Five days across central and northern Italy, starting and ending in Rome, taking in Assisi, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Padua and Venice along the way. It's a fully guided group trip that moves at an easy pace, built around the main historical and cultural sights rather than off-the-beaten-track exploring.
You'll walk through Assisi's basilica, see Siena's UNESCO-listed old town, and spend proper time in Florence taking in the Duomo and the Renaissance streets around it. A Tuscan lunch in Piazza Santa Croce and a Montepulciano wine tasting break up the sightseeing.
The trip closes in Venice, with a wander along the canals and a look at the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs, before heading back to Rome to finish.
What you'll do
- Visit the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, with frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue
- Walk Siena's UNESCO-listed historic centre, home of the Palio horse race
- See Florence's Duomo, Campanile and Baptistery
- Eat a Tuscan lunch in Piazza Santa Croce
- Taste Montepulciano wines
- Explore Venice's canals, the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs
- Fast-paced — you cover Rome, Assisi, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Padua and Venice in five days
- Easy going and fully guided, suited to families and those who prefer sights handled for them
Worth it if you get a good guide and accept mediocre food. Think twice if communication matters to you—logistics and pre-trip info are genuinely patchy.
- Guide quality is wildly inconsistent: some brilliant and helpful, others ignored groups entirely or pressured tip talk for days.
- Pre-trip communication is unreliable. Ticket requirements change without notice; Venice entry pass confusion common; optional tour costs in euros only.
- Food is mediocre across the board—lunches particularly weak—though rare standout meals in Montepulciano and final dinners redeem slightly.
- Multiple cities in five days genuinely works; staying two nights in same hotel beats nightly moves. Venice, Florence, Assisi all memorable.
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Departing in Jul is cheapest — from £904, about 17% below the priciest month (Sep).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Rome · 26 Jul – 27 Jul
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