Top classic tour from Rome to Venice. Classic tour to Italy on Fridays Excursion tour Rome Florence Venice

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Excursion to the Vatican Museums with a visit to St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican Treasury is the world's largest collection of ancient art, masterpieces by Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian, halls painted by Raphael, the Sistine Chapel with frescoes by Michelangelo (duration 3 hours). Overview walking tour in the center of Rome with Russian speaking guide(duration 3 hours). Free time.
• For those interested, an excursion “Roman Castles” - characteristic medieval small towns located on the graceful Roman hills - with a Russian-speaking guide for an additional fee of ~ 40 euros
• or excursion “Christian Rome” with a Russian-speaking guide ~ 35 euros.
• Dinner in a restaurant (according to booking) or dinner in a theater-restaurant for an additional fee ~47 euros, included in the price mineral water and wine.

Overnight at the same hotel.

Day 3 ROME (NAPLES)

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Free time in Rome or for those interested, a full-day excursion to Naples and Pompeii (~70 euros). Approximate distance ~230 km, travel time about 3 hours including sanitary stop. Return to Rome.

Dinner at the restaurant (according to booking). Overnight at the same hotel.

Day 4 ROME - FLORENCE

Breakfast at the hotel. Moving to Florence.

• Accommodation at a hotel in the center of Florence*.
• Sightseeing tour around Florence with a Russian-speaking guide.
• In the afternoon, for those interested, an excursion to the Uffizi Gallery (one of the largest museums in the world, where masterpieces by Titian, Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael are kept) or the Pitti Palace with a Russian-speaking guide (duration 2 hours). (50 euros including ticket)
• For those interested, an excursion to Pisa (37 euros)
• Dinner at the restaurant (according to booking).
• For those who wish, a Gala dinner at the “Palazzo Borghese” restaurant with a Renaissance performance (for an additional fee of 60 euros, the price includes mineral water and wine).

Overnight at the same hotel.

Day 5 FLORENCE (PISA)

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free time or for those who wish, an excursion to Siena with a Russian-speaking guide (for an additional fee of 42 euros).
• In the evening, for those who wish, an additional excursion “Florence at Night” is possible.

Dinner (according to booking). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 VENICE

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Transfer by train to Venice - a fabulous island city, where ancient houses and palaces grow directly from the sea lagoon, and instead of streets there are canals. The city of Casanova, gondolas and carnival, is considered the most romantic in the whole world.
• In Venice, take a bus to the pier, then take a boat along the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco.
• Accommodation at a hotel in the center of Venice.
• Sightseeing tour of Venice with a Russian-speaking guide.
• At the end of the excursion, free time in the city or excursions for an additional fee: Doge's Palace, a walk along the Lagoon with a Russian-speaking guide or gondola rides.
• Free time.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 VENICE - VERONA

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Free time in Venice.
• Visit to a glass workshop with a demonstration of handmade products.

Return to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 VENICE

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Departure to Venice airport. Flight to Russia or transfer for vacation (according to booking).

Duration: 8 days/ 7 nights

Route: Venice - Rome - Vatican - (Naples/ Pompeii)

1 day (Sunday). Moscow - Venice
Arrival in Venice. Meeting with the group assistant. Transfer and accommodation at a hotel in the center of Venice. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 (Monday). Venice
Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour of the city (additional charge for a boat on the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal is 30 euros). Free time or optional excursion to the Doge's Palace (14 euros, entrance fees are paid additionally) or a boat ride on the lagoon (25 euros) or a gondola ride along the canals of Venice (20 euros). Visit to a glassblowing workshop. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 (Tuesday). Venice - Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Travel by train to Rome (Eurostar, 2nd class). Accommodation at a hotel in the city center. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 (Wednesday). Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour of Rome. Free time. Optional excursion "Christian Rome" (35 euros). Optional excursion "Night Rome" (25 euros). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 (Thursday). Rome - Vatican
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Vatican Museums (tickets are paid additionally - 24 euros). Free time.

Day 6 (Friday). Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. Optional excursion to the Borghese Gallery (30 euros, excluding entrance fees). Optional excursion "Imperial Rome". Optional dinner at the Theater-Restaurant (47 euros, drinks not included). Optional dinner at Babbo's restaurant (30 euros, drinks not included). Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 (Saturday). Rome - (Naples/ Pompeii)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. Optional excursion to Naples/Pompeii (70 euros, not including entrance fee to Pompeii). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 (Sunday). Rome - Moscow
Breakfast. Transfer to Rome airport. Flight to Moscow.

Attention! The order of excursions may be changed for technical reasons

The price includes:
- air flight Moscow - Venice - Rome - Moscow
- transfers according to the program
- medical insurance
- hotel accommodation, meals
- excursions: Venice, Rome, Vatican Museums, visit to a glass factory. Train ticket Eurostar 2 class Venice-Rome

Additional charges:
- visa
- tourist tax (payable locally)

Additional payments upon request:
- excursions: Night Rome (25 euros), Naples and Pompeii (70 euros), Christian Rome (35 euros), ticket to the Vatican Museums (24 euros), Borghese Gallery (43 euros), dinner at the Al Grappolo D'oro restaurant ( 30 euros), boat in Venice on the Giudecca Canal (20 euros), boat in Venice on the Giudecca Canal and the Grand Canal (35 euros), Roman Castles (40 euros), Florence (100 euros), Doge's Palace (14 euros), walk boat ride on the lagoon in Venice (25 euros), gondola ride (20 euros), dinner in Rome at a theater restaurant (47 euros), headphones (15 euros)

Good afternoon, our dear readers. Today we want to tell you about our trip to Italy, which we have been dreaming about for a long time. Well, as they say, dreams do come true. This country has fully met all expectations and money spent! But still, there were some mistakes in wasting our money and time. I would like to warn you about them.

Traveling through Italy from the very beginning

So, we went along the route. This package included 7 days of travel around Italy by bus (Milan, Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples and Pompeii) and 7 days of accommodation by the sea in Rimini.

Let's start from the beginning: we arrived at Rimini airport. We were met there and taken to the hotel. In general, we all lived in Rimini for 14 days, but for the first 7 days we traveled by bus around the cities. The first thing that strikes you when driving around the city is the absence of any rules. traffic. More precisely, formally they exist, but Italians do not seem to know about them. Everyone drives the way they walk. We need to get around - they will bypass. We have to stop right here - they will stop. And it doesn’t matter that he blocked half the road. At the same time, everyone feels absolutely safe; people are used to negotiating on the go, and not following any rules.

The second thing that immediately caught my eye was that there were a lot of Russians. They are everywhere! They are not only in Rimini, there are more of them in all of Italy than there are Caucasians in Moscow. Every cafe and restaurant has a menu in Russian. With a funny translation, but there it is! In Rimini, almost all waiters are from countries of the former Soviet Union.

Day one. Milan

This was the longest trip of the entire 7 days - 5 hours one way. Half a day for the road and only half a day to explore the city - this is terribly not enough! Therefore, we don’t remember Milan much. In addition, they told everything fluently and we were constantly rushed. We quickly fell behind the group and went AWOL.

We decided to visit the Duomo di Milano – cathedral in Milan. The spectacle is simply amazing!

People with bare shoulders and knees are not allowed into the cathedral, so we had to buy shawls and scarves from a small stall nearby. Near the entrance there is a kiosk with electronic guides - a thing like a telephone handset, where you can select your language, and the guide will tell you about the cathedral. It's much cheaper than paying for a tour! And there are such “telephones” in almost all interesting places, where tourists are usually taken.

After visiting the cathedral, we decided to go to a cafe. We walked down a street lined with restaurants and a waiter immediately ran up to us, knowing only a few words of Russian. He started saying “bon appetit, cheap, please, let’s go” with such a funny accent that we couldn’t resist and followed him. He took us to a restaurant and gave us Russian menu. We placed our order and were stunned when we saw what HUGE portions they brought us! One “plate” is quite capable of feeding two people. We didn’t finish it all, but we paid the bill decently – 50 euros. Immediately after that we ran back to the bus - it was time to go home. That's all we remember about Milan, but all the interesting things are ahead as the journey through Italy continues.

Day two. Venice

The next day we went to Venice - this was much more interesting! We arrived and took a boat ride along the Giudecca Canal.

Beautiful view, we were just going crazy with anticipation! And our expectations were justified. Venice is truly amazing!

Because The main pride of Venice is Murano glass, we were immediately taken to a glass-blowing workshop. There, in front of us, the master made a wonderful horse out of glass in about 10 minutes!

In the same building there is a small shop where all this glass charm is sold. Naturally, we immediately rushed to buy jewelry, souvenirs... at the checkout they asked us the name of our guide, we answered. It turned out that they needed this in order to give the guides a percentage of our purchases. Because We had no idea what the prices were, we didn’t think anything bad, and calmly bought everything. When all the excursions were over and we went for a walk ourselves, we found another hundred shops that sold exactly the same thing, but at several times cheaper! Don’t buy into this, don’t rush to buy everything at once, you will have the opportunity to come back!

We had a tour of Venice, the Italian guide spoke excellent Russian and told us a lot of interesting things! She was probably my favorite of the guides.

We were also taken through the Doge's Palace,

from there to the Venetian prison

and along the bridge of sighs. Many couples in love believe that the bridge of sighs is something romantic, and begin to kiss while walking along it. But this is a big mistake.

The Bridge of Sighs is so named because people sentenced to imprisonment were led across it, and from this bridge they were able to take a last look at the Gulf of Venice. At the same time they sighed sadly. Then we were given time to walk around the city. We went to a cafe to have a snack. Compared to Milan, the prices were very low! And everything we ate was incredibly delicious! We decided to take a boat ride back along the central canal of Venice - Canal Grande.

We really regretted this. The boats were small and closed. The spray blocked the entire view from the windows, and we saw absolutely nothing! We also paid for this trip as an excursion. It's a shame!

Day three - fifth. Rome

Our journey through Italy continues and the next point was the most beautiful city in the world - .

We stayed there for 3 days and it still wasn’t enough! I just want to be in this city. You don’t need anything, you just walk along the streets and have such a feeling of peace and tranquility in your soul...

The city itself is very small, one street can consist of only 3 houses. Therefore, in 3 days we walked around everything up and down. In this small town There are a lot of sights, on the first day we were in a hurry, we didn’t really see anything.

Therefore, you shouldn’t rush out and book ALL excursions right away, you won’t remember anything. It’s better to walk around the city on your own, it will be much more useful! The only negative thing I remember was pickpockets. There are actually a lot of them in the city, so hold your bags tight!

A trip to Italy would not be complete without visiting the Vatican.

It’s best to book an excursion here – otherwise you simply won’t get through on your own. Huge queues, crowds of people, passing through the halls in groups.

At the end of the tour, we are again taken to a shop where we are offered to buy rings with prayers, crosses, bracelets, chains, icons - everything illuminated by the Pope. There is no need to buy this, because... as soon as you move a little further away, they sell everything the same and in exactly the same light, only not for 30 euros, but for 5. The rings are praised most of all - they say they are silver-plated, but do not wear off and do not turn pink. This is actually true, I wore my ring for about a year, it did not wear off at all, even from water. You can talk about Rome forever, but it’s better for you to see everything for yourself, because... it can't be described in words...

Day six. Florence

There we were offered a choice of visiting the Uffizi Gallery

or Pitti Palace.

We chose the palace. It was the wrong choice... The palace is undoubtedly very beautiful inside, but the tour was very long and drawn out, we simply got bored. We could easily have spent this time walking on our own. famous for gold and leather. The golden bridge of Ponte Vecchio is simply mesmerizing - a huge amount of gold jewelry in the windows, couples in love, guys go crazy with the prices, and girls' eyes run in all directions and it seems their brains turn off.

Day seven (last). Naples.

So our amazing journey through Italy ends and the last city became Sicily. It has always been known for the mafia and bandits, and so we just found ourselves at the moment when some famous group had a fight with the city authorities and blocked garbage collection. As a result, the city was “in a terribly dirty state,” as our guide told us. But when we got off the bus, we didn’t see anything so wildly scary - it looked like an ordinary Russian regional center, just a little cleaner.

In Naples we were invited to a small shop for a wine tasting, where the story repeated itself in Venice - a percentage of our purchases went to the guide. But this time we did not regret what we bought. The owner of the store makes the wine himself according to his secret recipe, and he makes it really great! Therefore, we did not regret the money that we left there at all. We have never seen such wine anywhere else. In Naples we visited a couple of museums and went to the archaeological excavation site of Pompeii.

There we were very interested and told in detail about life in the city.

From Naples we went to Rimini, this is where our trip to Italy ended

San Marino

The trip to Italy was over, but we were not going to sit the rest of the time in the hotel, and decided to go to San Marino on our own.

This is a city-state located very close to Rimini. In general, in Italy everything is close. You can walk from one city to another. So, we walked around Rimini, just walked straight for 2 hours, along the sea. And then we noticed that we were already in another city. This is fine.

So, San Marino surprised us by the fact that absolutely ALL the sellers and waiters there are Russian. Not just a part, but actually ALL of it. They told us everything about the city in detail, we took a bunch of photos and looked at everything we wanted, because... we had nowhere to rush. San Marino is located on a hill, and the road to it rises in a serpentine way.

All the shops and cafes are located along this road, and at the very top there is a castle and the historical part of the city. A very beautiful sight from above!

Conclusion

Now about the remaining days of our holiday... Rimini is located on the coast Adriatic Sea. This sea is very shallow; you need to move far enough so that the water is at least waist-deep. And in this sea, some strange things constantly sting. You look into the water - there are no jellyfish, no fish, nothing. In general, the water is quite clean. But still something stings and irritates the skin.

Each hotel has its own beach. As we were promised, sun loungers on the beach will be given to us for free - we live in a hotel. However, when we arrived and lay down, an uncle came up to us and asked if we had paid? We replied that we live in this hotel and showed us a map. He laughed and said: “When will they stop scamming you tourists! Remember: sunbeds are always paid. It doesn’t matter what hotel you live in!” So, no matter how you look at it, you have to pay for it.

But, I must say, no one really lies on these sunbeds, everyone sunbathes while standing. And no one lies on towels either; it’s more convenient for people to just walk along the beach. And there are also very few people at sea. These penguins are just stomping along the beach - a fun sight. All in all, beach holiday Completely disappointed! But the impressions that Rome and Venice gave lasted for a long time...

This is the kind of trip we had in Italy. Travel and explore the world, there are so many interesting things in it!

• Route: Rome - Vatican - (Naples - Pompeii) - Florence - (Siena) - Venice
• Arrival dates: weekly on Sundays*
• Accommodation: 8 days/7 nights
• Price: from 58,097 rub. per person

Peculiarities:

• * There are no tour arrivals on the following dates: 22/12, 29/12, 02/02, 09/02, 16/02, 05/04, 23/08, 30/08
• Transfer Rome - Florence - Venice can be organized by train or bus at the discretion of the receiving company
• The cost of the tour is given taking into account the minimum airfare; additional payments for the ticket are possible. Please check the final cost of the tour when booking.
• For technical reasons, the route and order of excursions may be changed.
• The exact cost of entrance tickets to museums and cathedrals must be clarified on site.
• In the program, you can only select a hotel category; the choice of the hotels themselves belongs to the receiving party.
• During the period of exhibitions and congresses in Florence, accommodation in 4* hotels in Montecatini Terme is possible for arrivals: 05/01, 12/01, 19/01, 01/03, 08/03, 05/04, 10/05, 24/ 05, 07/06, 14/06, 21/06, 06/09, 20/09, 11/10

Tour description

Rome - Vatican - (Naples - Pompeii) - Florence - (Siena) - Venice

Day 2
Rome - Vatican. Breakfast. Excursion to Vatican Museums. Sightseeing tour of Rome. Free time. Free time in the city or for those who wish, excursions are offered for an additional fee - "Roman Castles"- small medieval fortified cities or "Christian Rome". Dinner in a restaurant or dinner in a theater-restaurant (for an additional fee).

4 day
Florence – (Uffizi Gallery or Pitti Palace or Pisa). Breakfast. Traveling by train to Florence- a city of the Renaissance. Accommodation at a hotel in the center of Florence*. Sightseeing tour of the city. For those interested, an excursion to Uffizi Gallery or Pitti Palace or excursion to Pisa.

Day 6
Venice. Breakfast. Free time. Travel by train to Venice, Eurostar/2nd class. Meeting at the station with a Russian-speaking escort. Transfer by boat along the Giudecca Canal or the Grand Canal to Piazza San Marco (boat travel costs extra). Hotel accommodation in the center Venice. Sightseeing tour of Venice. Free time or for those wishing additional excursions: during Doge's Palace, boat ride on the lagoon or gondola ride (all excursions for an additional fee). Free time.

Day 7
Venice. Breakfast. Visit to a glass workshop with a demonstration of handmade products. Free time.

Day 8
Venice – Moscow. Breakfast. Transfer to the airport Venice.

You can plan your trip to Italy yourself, or you can use the ideas proposed in this article. Of course, there are a lot of similar routes, because the number of combinations is huge. Below we will consider a trip through Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice, Verona and Milan (Bergamo). This is perhaps the most classic route. It is designed for 7-8 days. This time should be enough to see the main attractions. If you wish, you can stay in a particular city for a longer period.

The indicated route will be built according to the following scheme: You have arrived in Rome and are departing from Milan. If on the dates of your tour it is more profitable to use the reverse order of visiting cities, then choose it. However, do not forget that in Milan and its surroundings there are two airports that are relevant for those flying from countries post-Soviet space. These are Malpensa (http://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en) and Bergamo (http://www.orioaeroporto.it/Airpor/).

Rome (A)

The first couple of days of your trip should be taken with excursions around Rome. The specified period is enough to touch a whole layer of history. Read more about eternal city read in separate articles dedicated to him. Main attractions of Rome:

1. Vatican Museum (http://www.museivaticani.va/).
2. St. Peter's Basilica (http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_pietro/index_it.htm).
3. Mausoleum of Hadrian (http://www.castelsantangelo.com/).
4. Piazza Navona.
5. Campo de Fiori.
6. Pantheon (http://www.pantheonroma.com/).
7. Trevi Fountain.
8. Capitol Square.
9. Roman Forum.
10. Colosseum (http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/).
11. Spanish Steps.
12. Galleria Borghese (http://www.galleriaborghese.it/).

Rome can be conditionally divided into ancient and medieval (Renaissance). The most famous representative of the first time period is the Colosseum, the second includes the Spanish Steps (Spanish Steps), Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, etc. A useful site for tourists who plan to visit Rome - http://www.turismoroma.it / .

Florence (B)

On the third day of your trip, you should set off in the direction of Florence. By the way, for all movements from one city to another it is best to use trains. Read about how to do this in the article “ Railway Italy: types of trains and buying tickets." From Rome to Florence it takes only 1.5 hours by train. A ticket can be purchased for less than €20. The train stations in Rome and Florence are located in the central part of the cities. It's very convenient. If you book accommodation in the center, you can reach your overnight stay in 5-10 minutes on foot. In addition, all Florentine attractions will be within walking distance. The main ones are:

1. Santa Maria Novella (http://www.chiesasantamarianovella.it/).
2. Academy of Fine Arts (http://www.accademia.firenze.it/en/).
3. Baptistery of San Giovanni.
4. Santa Maria del Fiore (http://www.ilgrandemuseodelduomo.it/).
5. National Museum of Bargello (http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/en/musei/?m=bargello).
6. Piazza Signorini.
7. Basilica of Santa Croce (http://www.santacroceopera.it/).
8. Uffizi Gallery.
9. Vecchio Bridge.
10. Pitti Palace (http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/) and Boboli Gardens.

During the season (midsummer), there are huge queues of people wanting to get into the Duomo Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore). Moreover, there are several queues: to the bell tower, to the cathedral itself, to the entrance to the dome. The latter is perhaps the most interesting, since viewing the frescoes up close is mesmerizing, as is the bird's eye view of Florence. If you don’t have time or desire to stand in queues, then next to the Pitti Palace there is observation deck, from where it also opens beautiful view throughout central Florence. Entry is free and there are no queues.

It makes sense to stay at least 2 nights in Florence. Let's say you arrive in the city in the evening: settle down for the night, and devote the next day entirely to exploring the sights. After spending one more night, travel to Venice via Bologna in the morning.

Website about Florence that may be useful for tourists: http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/. Here you will find a lot useful information about events, museums, exhibitions, shops, etc.

Bologna (C)

From Florence to Bologna it takes just over an hour by train. Main attractions of Bologna:

1. Piazza Maggiore.
2. Basilica of St. Petronius.
3. Temple of Santa Maria della Vita.
4. Towers of Bologna.
5. Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore.
6. Basilica of Santo Stefano.
7. National Pinacoteca of Bologna (http://www.pinacotecabologna.beniculturali.it/).
8. University of Bologna (http://www.unibo.it/it).
9. Basilica of Santa Maria de Servi.

You should definitely climb to the very top of the famous towers of Bologna. From there you have a beautiful view of the entire city center. In addition, Bologna is famous for its numerous passages. Vaulted streets stretch along the sidewalks and if, God forbid, there will be bad weather, then it’s very convenient to walk around Bologna without an umbrella. Currently, major restoration work is underway in the city center, and some streets are blocked, however, there will be plenty of places to walk. Among other things, Bologna is home to the oldest university in Europe, which still educates young people to this day. Perhaps this is precisely why the city has a lot of young people and is quite rowdy. nightlife, especially on weekends.

If you don’t have much time, then it’s worth spending about half a day in Bologna, and then take a train or bus to Venice.

Venice (D)

It makes sense to stay in Venice for at least 2 nights. This should be enough to at least briefly get acquainted with the main attractions of the city (http://www.visitmuve.it/):

1. Correr Museum.
2. Piazza San Marco.
3. Basilica of San Marco.
4. Doge's Palace.
5. Bridge of Sighs.
6. Grand Canal.
7. Cathedral of Santa Maria Gloriosa.
8. Peggy Guggenheim Museum.
9. Church of San Giovanni in Bragora.
10. Church of San Francescodella Vigna.

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Of course, you need to walk around Venice, or travel on the famous Venetian... no, not gondolas. Gondolas - this is now more attraction for wealthy tourists than a means of transportation. Of course, if you really want to, you can leave about €100 for a ride. By the way, there are very colorful gondoliers who tell very interesting things. Let's return to a more affordable option - famous Venetian vaporetto (river buses). There are tickets for the whole day on sale, they cost about €13. With this pass you can ride along any route of the Grand Canal, as well as get to nearby islands.

The islands of Murano and Burano are definitely worth seeing. Murano is famous for its numerous glass factories. Murano glass is famous throughout the world. Most factories have small shops where you can buy a souvenir for yourself or something as a gift. In addition, here you will have the opportunity to watch how various figures are blown from glass.

Burano is a little further away. This is a very beautiful little island. There are no cars on it and local residents In order to make your stay here more fun, they paint the houses in different colors of the rainbow. The picturesque canals will fascinate any tourist. Burano is a paradise for lace lovers. If you are partial to this matter, then on the island you can buy a souvenir for yourself directly from first hand. The choice is large, and the prices are lower than in the souvenir shops of Venice.

If you come to Venice during the warm season, you can swim in the Adriatic Sea. To do this, you need to take a vaporetto and get to Lido station. Lido is an island that faces one of its shores into the open sea. The coast is equipped with comfortable beaches. On the beaches you can rent a cabin; the price includes several sun loungers. The cabin is locked and you can leave valuables in it. If you want something simpler, all you need to do is take your towel and spread it on the beach. The beach is sandy, the sea is shallow. This is certainly not Bali, but you can swim.

1.5 days may be enough to visit the main attractions of Venice, Murano, Burano and Lido. If you arrive in Venice in the evening, you need to spend the night and spend the next day according to a very busy program. Stay overnight again and then head towards Milan, making a preliminary stop in Verona.

Verona (E)

It is very convenient to get to Verona from Venice by train. Verona is a city famous for the works of Shakespeare. Here you can see Juliet's house. In addition, the Roman Arena in Verona has been preserved in excellent condition. The map below shows the location of the city's main attractions:

1. Erbe Square.
2. Lamberti Tower.
3. Arches of the Scaligers.
4. Juliet's house.
5. Porta Borsari street.
6. Roman Arena.
7. Castelvecchio Museum.
8. Roman theater.
9. Giusti Garden.

If you don’t have a lot of time, then it’s better not to stay overnight in Verona. Stay here for a few hours and then continue your journey by train to Milan.

Milan (F)

In Milan you can stay for 1 or 2 nights, depending on how much time you have. Milan has a huge number of different attractions (http://www.visitamilano.it/) that are interesting for tourists. The most popular among them:

1. Sforza Castle (http://www.milanocastello.it/).
2. Monastery of San Maurizio.
3. Church of Santa Maria delleGrazie (http://www.grazieop.it/).
4. Basilica of San Ambrosio.
5. La Scala Theater (http://www.teatroallascala.org/).
6. Gallery of Victor Emmanuel II.
7. Duomo Square.
8. Duomo Palace.
9. Velasca Tower.
10. Monumental cemetery.
11. Pirelli skyscraper.

The Last Supper is located in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazia. To get there, you need to defend huge queue. Across the street from this place is an exhibition of various inventions and works of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s much easier to get here, there are no long queues. If there is something interesting on the day of your stay in Milan at the La Scala theater, then you can go there.

As for female tourists, it is difficult for them to resist going to the shops in Milan, especially if the tour time falls during the sales season. Via Montenapoleone (http://www.viamontenapoleone.org/) is the center of all the most fashionable boutiques. For avid fashionistas, visiting Milan and not going to Via Montenapoleone is equivalent to a movie lover visiting Los Angeles and not going to Hollywood.

It is worth saying that in country Italian outlets the prices are much lower than in Via Montenapoleone even during great discounts. Websites of the main outlets: http://www.mcarthurglen.com/, http://www.franciacortaoutlet.it/, http:// www.fidenzavillage.com/ , http://www.foxtown.ch/ .

Bergamo (G)

From Milan it is very convenient to get to Bergamo. If you don’t have time to explore the city itself, then buses depart from Milan Central Station and take you to Bergamo Airport for just €5. If you have free time, then Bergamo is a very nice town. It consists of two parts: flat and mountainous (CittaAlta). The second is led by transition paths and a funicular (http://www.trasportipubblici.info/funibergalta.htm). In addition, in Bergamo you can see:

1. Piazza Vecchia.
2. Palace of Rajone.
3. Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
4. Contarini Fountain.

The airport is very close to the city center. After sightseeing for a couple of hours, you can easily catch your flight. Bergamo is a good entry/exit point from Italy. Read more about this in the article “How to get to Italy: airports and airlines.”

In the following materials we will talk about others, no less interesting routes in Italy.