Tours and Trips in Italy

Spend New Year's Eve in Florence with dinner, a gala concert and Champagne toast overlooking the Ponte Vecchio on the Arno. The Tuscan-style meal at a typical Florentine restaurant features delicious local dishes, served with house wine and coffee. After delighting your taste buds, delight your ears with opera music by Puccini, Verdi and other famous composers. The night ends with fireworks!

Explore the canals of Milan with this guided 1.5 hour walking tour of the Navigli district. Walk through this artistic neighborhood in central Milan alongside canals designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Book your tour for a Friday or Saturday afternoon in order to go right from the tour to the district's vibrant nightlife.

Discover the canalside district of Navigli on a 2.5-hour evening walking tour from Milan. Accompanied by a guide, peruse an eclectic collection of boutiques, bars and restaurants, and then sit down for some traditional Italian cheese, meat, bread and wine in an atmospheric 'enoteca' (wine bar). Conclude the evening with unlimited apertivos in one of the area's most popular bars and receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 15 people.

Experience Rome after dark at your own pace on the back of a Vespa. During the 12-hour rental period, take in the sparkling lights and the night life of this ancient city. Follow your own itinerary or use the included Official Guide to Rome to construct your tour, which could include Piazza del Popolo, Campo de Fiori, Piazza Navona and the romantic Gianicolo lookout point. Make a pit stop to enjoy your included 'Rome Eat 'n' Run' picnic. All safety equipment, anti-theft device and Vespa accessories are provided.

This is a fully private and exclusive tour of ancient Rome with a focus on ancient Egyptian and Roman obelisks, Pope Sixtus V, and the Vatican Museums. A fascinating and challenging experience, Obelisks of Rome visits each of Rome's thirteen Egyptian obelisks which were christianized with new emblems and inscriptions by Pope Sixtus V in the mid-to-late 16th century. Egyptian obelisks are some of the oldest monuments in Rome, so what can we learn from them? Time spent with your local expert guide is approximately 2.5 hours. After your fully private tour experience, you will be given priority access, skip-the-line tickets into the majestic Vatican Museums for the self-guided portion. Recommended time inside the Vatican Museums c. 2 hours.

Special, elegant and original, this is the New Year's Eve at Acquario di Genova!The evening starts at 8.00 pm and includes a free visit of Acquario, welcome cocktail in the Pavilions of Cetacean and Biodiversity, New Year's Eve dinner with midnight toast and dessert buffet.

Skip the long lines and enjoy no-wait access to the Vatican Museums on this 4.5-hour tour. Visit the Vatican Paintings gallery, St Peter's Basilica, and the spiral Bramante Staircase. Also, see Raphael's Rooms, with frescoes painted by renowned Renaissance artist Raphael and the Gallery of Tapestries. Visit the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's famous "Creation of Adam" painting, plus the rarely visited Etruscan Museum.

Explore the most famous sites in Venice with an insider guide on this walking tour. Learn the history of iconic attractions around St Mark's Square, and explore the commercial heart of this ancient city as you walk across the Rialto Bridge. Head to the front of the long line at St Mark's Basilica to admire the cathedral's glittering gold splendor without the wait. Rest your feet, but not your eyes and emotions for a quintessential 30-minute shared gondola ride with a local gondoliere from the Grand Canal (if Gondola ride tour selected). Optional upgrades include a small-group tour with a water taxi ride along the Grand Canal and a guided tour of the Doge's Palace at St Mark's Square.

Celebrate New Year's Eve like a Roman on this 6-hour evening experience. Take a panoramic tour of Rome's illuminated landmarks, and see the Trevi Fountain and festively lit piazzas on a walking tour. Then, countdown to midnight, and enjoy a traditional 4-course New Year's Eve dinner of dishes such as 'cotechino' (pork) and lentils. Finally, enjoy the celebratory atmosphere on the streets and watch some of the fireworks marking the new year.

To dig deep into the history and art of St Peter's Basilica, explore the church on a walking tour with a Vatican guide. From St Peter's Square, walk to the basilica, jumping past the entrance queue with your No Wait Access Ticket. Inside, listen to stories about the popes, pilgrims and Renaissance art masters who have left their marks on this iconic catholic site, whose Michelangelo-designed dome dominates the Rome skyline.

On this immersive, four-day tour of Sicily's nature parks, don't worry about arranging the logistics yourself: you'll have ample time to discover the island's most scenic corners without the hassle of planning your own itinerary. Explore Mt. Etna, the Alcantara Gorges, the forested Nebrodi National Park, and the lofty Madonie Mountains. The tour also includes comfortable hotel accommodation, select meals, and round-trip coach transit from Catania to the nature parks.

Hungry for something different? Tantalize your taste buds with a 3.5-hour food and wine walking tour through Rome's Testaccio neighborhood, an authentic working-class area that's known as a foodie haven by locals but off the radar for most tourists. Discover local culture by way of its cuisine as you visit caf es, bakeries, markets and wine bars with a flavor-savvy guide. Savor more than a dozen samples in all, including fresh-roasted espresso, handmade pasta, buffalo mozzarella, regional wines and some of the city's best gelato.

On this eight-day tour, you'll see many of Sicily's key sights - all without having to worry about organizing the logistics of a big trip yourself. Explore Catania, climb the slopes of Mt. Etna, see ancient ruins in Syracuse, visit scenic Cefalù, discover baroque Noto, and soak up the atmosphere in Palermo, among other destinations. Comfortable hotel accommodation, coach transfers, select meals and admission fees, and guided explorations are all included.

Get access to all four branches of the National Roman Museum with this single combo ticket, valid for 3 days. Get skip-the-line access to the Baths of Diocletian, Palazzo Altemps, Crypta Balbi, and Palazzo Massimo, where you can explore at your leisure.

Explore Rome without the hassle of navigating on a tour that stops at a few of the city's top landmarks, from Trevi Fountain to Navona Square. The tour includes an admission ticket to Navona Square's underground archaeological site, where you explore after the ruins are closed to the public. At each stop on the itinerary, your guide provides stories and facts often unheard by visitors.

Explore the south of Sicily on this day trip from Taormina to Noto and Marzamemi. Led by a local guide, head first to the UNESCO-listed city of Noto and admire its sweeping Cathedral. Afterward, journey along the scenic coastline and see the gorgeous mosaics inside the Villa Romana del Tellaro. Top off the trip with some free time in the fishing village of Marzamemi to swim, purchase a delicious seafood lunch or check out the Church of San Francesco di Paola.

Discovered in 1895 during the developmental work on the homonymous street, the Nymphaeum is reachable by a small door in the wall of via degli Annibaldi, behind the Colosseum. The underground location is dated at the time of Augustus and it's dedicated to the nymphs, to plants, and to all the magical elements that may be found in the mythology of the woods.In ancient times the nymphaeums included facilities equipped with tanks and water plants by which the nobles spent moments of leisure or feasting.The Nymphaeum degli Annibaldi, originally made up of a semi-elliptical shape, almost certainly belonged to a wealthy home. It's decorated by niches and enhanced with ornaments made of mother of pearl, shells, pumice and enamel that make this place unique.

Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel at your leisure and avoid the long lines with this skip-the-line admission ticket. Spend more time admiring the world-famous art as your escorted inside through a dedicated no-wait Vatican Partner entrance. Once inside, independently explore galleries like Raphael's Rooms and, of course, the Sistine Chapel with its iconic frescoes by Michelangelo.

Explore Rome's ancient sites on a 5-hour, small-group tour of Domus Aurea, or Nero's 'Golden House,' the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. Step into buried history with archeologist guides and use 3D glasses to see Nero's palace as it once was, then hear stories about Rome's golden age as you walk through the heart of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire. This small-group tour includes all entrance fees and skip-the-line access.

Take a nighttime tour of the Solfatara volcano for an unusual and memorable experience in Italy. Avoid the daytime crowds, and tour the site after dark with a guide who shares the stories, science, and mythology surrounding the volcano. After seeing the volcano, the tour continues to the fumaroles, where local delicacies are cooked with volcanic steam. End the tour with a local aperativo of sardines and Falanghina wines from Campi Flegrei.