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VENICE - Early bird winter 08 offer, 3 nights from £205.00 (coach) £279.00 (air)

One of the greatest art cities in the world in the most unique setting in the world: Built on over 100 islands, connected by nearly 400 bridges and is a maze of alleyways, small squares, palaces, churches and shops. Its museums and galleries hold some of the world's largest number of art treasures. Churches contain artistic gems and paintings by artists such as Titian, Tintoretto and Bellini.

Price includes:
• Transport from the UK to Pisa or Bologna (Inc transfers in Italy if flying)
• 3 night's half-board accommodation in a central, 2 star hotel.
• 1: 10 free places
• Entrance to the Uffizi Gallery & the Accademia Gallery
• Entrance to Bargello National Museum & the Pitti Palace
• Comprehensive group travel insurance
Plus - excellent discounts for multi-bookings & larger groups

Palazzo Ducale
This beautiful palace was a symbol of Venetian power as the residence of the Doges and government. The palace houses a collection of sculptures and paintings, including the magnificent Triumph of Venice by Tintoretto.

Galleria di Palazzo Cini
This gallery houses an impressive collection of Tuscan paintings, including pieces by Bernardo Daddi, Filippo Lippi, Piero di Cosimo and Pontorno.

Galleria dell'Accademia
The Academy of the Fine Arts is situated near the Grand Canal on Accademia Dorsoduro. It is one of the most comprehensive collection of Venetian art in Europe with works by Tintoretto, Bellini and Titian.

Ca'd'Oro
The Ca'd'Oro is home to one of the city's most varied art collections, the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti. One of the gallery's main attractions is the St Sebastian by Mantegna. Also of notability are the canvases by Titian and Tintoretto.

Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
This is the city's second most popular museum after the Accademia, housing a most impressive collection of twentieth century art. Artists include Picasso, Braque, Chagall, Pollock, Duchamp, Giacometti, Picabia and Maigritte.

FLORENCE - Earlybird offers, 3 nights from £195.00 (coach), £269.00 (air)

The Medici's commanded the city's fortunes for centuries and, as patrons, they encouraged the Renaissance's influence on the city. Formidable galleries, treasure-crammed churches, sculptures, paintings and architecture attest to its artistic and cultural past. The Medici's also sponsored philosophers and artists such as Botticelli, da Vinci and Michelangelo. This compact city is an ideal choice for groups wanting to explore some of the great art treasures of the world.

Price includes:
• Transport from the UK to Pisa or Bologna (inc transfers in Italy if flying)
• 3 nights half-board accommodation in a central, 2 star hotel.
• 1: 10 free places
• Entrance to the Uffizi Gallery & the Accademia Gallery
• Entrance to Bargello National Museum & the Pitti Palace
• Comprehensive group travel insurance
Plus - excellent discounts for multi-bookings & larger groups

Pitti Palace
This splendid gallery is housed inside the Pitti Palace. Inside the palace numerous works of art by Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Van Dyck, Veronese and Tintoretto can be found.

Uffizi Gallery
World renowned, this gallery houses Italy's most famous paintings including works by all the greatest Italian masters.

Galleria dell' Accademia
Here you will find Michelangelo's original statue of David, which was moved to the gallery in 1873 for its protection. (A copy of it stands in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, where the original once stood).

The Bargello Museum (Museo del Bargello)
This building, built in 1255, was the city's first town hall but was later used as a court and prison. It now holds a rich sculpture collection including Michelangelo's first great work, The Drunken Bacchus (1499). Also here is Donatello's David (1440) and the two trial panels by Ghiberti and Brunelleschi depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac.

 

ROME - Earlybird winter 08 offers, 3 nights from £275.00 (air)

Rome, its range of classical and historical sites is superb, from churches built in the middle ages, to the Renaissance period which saw the building of the Sistine Chapel, to the Baroque period with its 17th century palaces, fountains, squares and churches. It remains as the centre of the Roman Catholic Church, and the Vatican - a city state within the city - is crowned by St Peter's, a huge Basilica built to house the tomb of St Peter.

Price includes:
• Return flights from the UK to Rome (inc transfers)
• 3 nights half-board accommodation in a central, 2 star hotel.
• 1: 10 free places
• Visit to the Colosseum & the Foro Romano
• Guided tour of the Vatican City (inc. the Sistine Chapel & museums)
• Visit to the Spanish Steps & Pantheon
• Comprehensive group travel insurance
Plus - excellent discounts for multi-bookings & larger groups

 

St. Peter's Basilica
This finest and most imposing church in Christendom, attracts tourists and pilgrims from all over the world. Containing treasures, statues and monuments dedicated to religious figures.

Piazza Navona
This beautiful piazza is lined with palaces. A gathering place for Romans and tourists alike, take time to relax on one of the stone benches and watch the artists at work.

Roman Forum
Constructed over a period of 900 years, the Forum is a reminder of the might of ancient Rome and the scene of the victorious return of campaigning armies.

Catacombs
Dated from 1BC to the 5th century AD, these fascinating underground galleries were created by the ancient Romans to bury their dead, later becoming shrines and palaces of pilgrimage.

The Time Elevator
A multi-sensorial attraction showing 3,000 years of Roman history in an exciting and fun way. Fantastic 'edutainment'.

The Colosseum
The most famous monument of ancient Rome, this structure has undergone several restoration works, the latest of which started in 2000.

Trevi Fountain
Designed by Nicola Salvi in 1762, this high-Baroque fountain is one of the largest and most elaborate in Rome, dominating the tiny piazza.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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