Italy Grand Tour

Into the city and settled, with the first evening for a walk through the centro storico and dinner in Trastevere. · Rome · Private airport transfer

The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine above it — one continuous site, and best walked in that order while the morning is cool. · Rome

The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, then St Peter's, with the Pantheon and Piazza Navona on the walk back. · Rome

A fast train up through Tuscany, then the Duomo and Brunelleschi's dome, with the Oltrarno for the evening. · Florence · High-speed train

The Uffizi in the morning and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, with the Ponte Vecchio and San Miniato for the late light. · Florence

Out into Tuscany for Siena's shell-shaped Campo and the wine villages between, returning to Florence for the night. · Siena · overnight Florence · Road

East across the plain to Venice. St Mark's Basilica and the square, then the quieter sestieri behind it as the day-trippers leave. · Venice · High-speed train

The Doge's Palace early, then across the water to Murano for glass and Burano for its painted houses. · Venice · Vaporetto

West to Milan for the Duomo and its rooftop terraces, and Leonardo's Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie. · Milan · High-speed train

A day on the lake — Bellagio on its headland, Varenna across the water, and the villa gardens that made Como famous. · Lake Como · overnight Milan · Regional train & ferry

A final Italian morning before the transfer for your onward flight. · Milan · Private transfer