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Signature Journey · Italy

Rome, Florence & Venice — 7 Nights

The classic Italian trio by fast train — ancient Rome and the Vatican, Renaissance Florence, and two nights in Venice — with the major sites pre-booked and guided.

Duration7 Nights / 8 Days
FromPrice on Request
StyleCultural
Rome from above: domes, campaniles and terracotta roofs with hills beyondThe Florence skyline with Brunelleschi's Duomo and Giotto's campanile above the terracotta rooftops, Tuscany, ItalyPalazzi lining the Grand Canal in Venice at golden hour

Journey overview

The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.

The classic Italian trio by fast train — ancient Rome and the Vatican, Renaissance Florence, and two nights in Venice — with the major sites pre-booked and guided.

Travel styleCultural

Journey snapshot

The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.

Duration

  • 7 Nights / 8 Days

Starts

  • Rome

Ends

  • Venice

Route

  • Rome → Florence → Venice

Travel style

  • Cultural

Journey highlights

The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.

  • The three cities every first visit to Italy is built on, in the order that works best
  • Three nights in Rome: the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, with a private guide for each
  • Two nights in Florence with the Uffizi and Michelangelo's David pre-booked
  • Two nights in Venice — St Mark's, the Doge's Palace, and the islands of the lagoon
  • High-speed trains between the cities, ninety minutes to two hours each, seats reserved
  • Arrival in Venice by water taxi along the Grand Canal
  • No queues: every major site is a timed entry booked before you fly
  • Hand-picked hotels and private transfers throughout

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1

Met at Fiumicino and driven into the city. The first evening is for the centro storico on foot — the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain — and dinner in Trastevere. Overnight in Rome. · Rome · Private airport transfer

Day 2

The Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine with a private guide and a timed entry, walked as one site in the cooler morning. The afternoon is free — the Capitoline hill, Campo de' Fiori, or an early evening on the Aventine. Overnight in Rome. · Rome

Day 3

The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with a guide, then St Peter's Basilica. The afternoon is the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese, and the evening a last dinner in Rome. Overnight in Rome. · Rome

Day 4

Ninety minutes north into Tuscany. The Duomo and Brunelleschi's dome in the afternoon, the Baptistery doors, and the Ponte Vecchio at dusk with the Oltrarno for dinner. Overnight in Florence. · Florence · High-speed train

Day 5

The Uffizi with a timed entry in the morning and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia after lunch. The late afternoon climb to Piazzale Michelangelo, or the quieter San Miniato above it, for the city at sunset. Overnight in Florence. · Florence

Day 6

Two hours east to Venice, arriving by water taxi up the Grand Canal. St Mark's Basilica and the square in the afternoon, then the lanes of San Polo and Dorsoduro once the day-trippers leave. Overnight in Venice. · Venice · High-speed train & water taxi

Day 7

The Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs at opening, then the vaporetto out to Murano for the glass and Burano for the painted houses. A gondola in the evening, or the Rialto market lanes. Overnight in Venice. · Venice · Vaporetto

Day 8

A private water transfer to Marco Polo airport for your flight home. · Venice · Private water transfer

Accommodation, meals & transport

What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.

🏨 Accommodation

  • Comfort standard
  • 7 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Rome (3), Florence (2), Venice (2)

🍽 Meals

  • Daily breakfast at the hotel

🚆 Transport

  • High-speed trains Rome–Florence–Venice with seats reserved
  • Private airport transfer on arrival in Rome, private water transfer on departure from Venice, and private station transfers between
  • Private airport transfer
  • High-speed train
  • High-speed train & water taxi
  • Vaporetto
  • Private water transfer

Flights, visa & practical

Arranged separately from the journey itself — listed here so there are no surprises.

✈ Flights

  • International flights to Rome, returning from Venice and back — we can quote and book these for you

🛂 Visa & insurance

  • Schengen visa fees and travel insurance — we guide you through the application and documents, but both are arranged and paid separately

What's included & excluded

Exactly what your journey covers — set out clearly, with no surprises, so you know precisely what to expect.

Included

  • 7 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Rome (3), Florence (2), Venice (2)
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel
  • Timed-entry tickets for the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Doge's Palace
  • Private guided walks of ancient Rome and the Vatican
  • High-speed trains Rome–Florence–Venice with seats reserved
  • Private airport transfer on arrival in Rome, private water transfer on departure from Venice, and private station transfers between
  • 24/7 on-trip support from Live Traveller, with a named specialist before you travel

Excluded

  • International flights to Rome, returning from Venice and back — we can quote and book these for you
  • Schengen visa fees and travel insurance — we guide you through the application and documents, but both are arranged and paid separately
  • Lunches and dinners unless stated in the itinerary
  • Optional excursions, city taxes paid locally at the hotel, tips and personal expenses
  • Anything not listed under inclusions
Good to Know

Frequently asked

Yes, if it is spent as this itinerary spends it: three nights in Rome, which needs them, and two each in Florence and Venice, which are compact. You will see the essentials of all three properly. What a week does not allow is a Tuscan day out, the Amalfi Coast or the lakes — those are what the ten-night Italy Grand Tour and the Italy & the Amalfi Coast journeys add.
All of the big ones — the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Doge's Palace — run timed entry, and in season they sell out days or weeks ahead. The package books every one of them for a specific slot that fits the day, so you never stand in the ticket queue. The Vatican is closed on Sundays except the last of the month; the Uffizi and the Accademia close on Mondays; the itinerary is built around both.
By high-speed train — Rome to Florence in about ninety minutes, Florence to Venice in about two hours — with seats reserved in advance. The stations are in the city centres, so there is no airport time, and the last leg ends with a water taxi along the Grand Canal to your Venice hotel, which is the best arrival in Europe.
Easily. Adding Milan and a day on Lake Como at the end makes it the Italy Grand Tour; adding Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast at the start makes it Italy & the Amalfi Coast. Both exist as their own journeys on this site, or tell us what you would like to add and we will build the version that fits your dates.
It can be, with two adjustments we make routinely: hotels chosen close to the main sites so that days need less transit, and guided walks paced with breaks and seated stops. Venice has bridges with steps and no cars, so a hotel near the vaporetto stops matters there. Tell us about the group when you enquire and the itinerary is planned with that in mind.
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