Your Accommodation
VENICE
Residenza Canareggio (4-star), 3 nights bed and breakfast.
This beautiful hotel was originally a monastery and enjoys an excellent position close to the Campo del Ghetto Nova, a fascinating walk from the Rialto Bridge. Facilities include a restaurant, bar and courtyard garden. Comfortable guest rooms have a minibar, satellite TV and safe. There is no lift, but all rooms are on the ground or first floor.
FLORENCE
Residence Palazzo Ricasoli (4-star), 3 nights bed and breakfast.
Just a few steps from the Accademia, this is a delightful hotel with a roof terrace, bar and breakfast room. The guest rooms are split between two adjacent buildings and all have TV and telephone.
ROME
Hotel Cicerone (4-star), 3 nights bed and breakfast.
Situated within walking distance of the Piazza Navona, Castel Sant’Angelo and St Peter’s, this lovely hotel has a bar and excellent restaurant. Guest rooms are well appointed with TV, minibar and air-conditioning.
Your Itinerary
DAY 1 UK/Venice
We fly to Venice and transfer to our hotel for a three-night stay.
DAYS 2 & 3 Venice
We have two days amid the incomparable beauty of Venice. To introduce you to the city we have included a short walking tour, showing us St Mark’s Square, the exotic basilica, the Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Be sure to sample the local cuisine in one of the many restaurants – an ideal way to relax after a day spent sightseeing or exploring one or two of the city’s main art galleries.
Perhaps join our optional excursion:
VENICE AND ITS ISLANDS (¾ day)
On our guided tour we discover the charming backwaters, hidden squares and historic residential areas, where life goes on much as it has for years. This is the Venice that most tourists never get to see and we travel by private boat to the Venetian lagoon and some of the beautiful, yet relatively unexplored islands including San Giorgio, Murano and Burano.
DAY 4 Bologna & Florence
Travelling south, we break our journey in Bologna, one of Italy’s less well known but truly beautiful cities. Mediaeval streets spread out from the central Piazza Maggiore and sienna-coloured buildings capped with red roofs rise from the marble pavements. We continue to the Tuscan capital, Florence, for the next three nights.
DAYS 5 & 6 Florence
Set beside the River Arno amid the green hills of Tuscany, Florence is the jewel of the Renaissance. Our half-day included sightseeing tour will show us the magnificent cathedral, crowned by its huge dome, the bustling Piazza della Signoria and some of Florence’s fine palaces, squares and churches. Make time for shopping in the colourful markets, or why not take the walk to Piazzale Michelangelo for a glorious view across the entire city.
You may also wish to join our optional excursions:
SIENA (full day)
Little changed since the Middle Ages, Siena is characterised by picturesque, steep winding streets and the black and white facade of its magnificent Gothic cathedral.
FIESOLE (half day)
From the sleepy hill-town of Fiesole we enjoy fabulous views over the city of Florence before perhaps visiting the town's archaelogical area to see the ruins of the Roman theatre, temple and baths.
DAY 7 Orvieto & Rome
On our way south to the Italian capital we visit Orvieto, an ancient town in an eagle’s nest setting atop a volcanic outcrop. The town is famous for its Gothic cathedral, one of Italy’s finest, and it’s fine, light white wine. We arrive in Rome in the afternoon and check into our hotel for our final three night stay.
DAYS 8 & 9 Rome
Endowed with the legacy of more than 2,700 years of history, Rome is one of the world’s greatest cities. Our included walking tour will highlight some of the main attractions including the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain. The rest of the time is your own – perhaps explore the historic centre, indulge yourself with a little shopping, visit the beautiful Colosseum or simply soak up the atmosphere of this cosmopolitan city in one of the many cafes and bars. Perhaps visit the Vatican City and see inspiring St Peter’s Basilica, the celebrated Sistine Chapel and some of the priceless treasures of the Vatican Museums.
Alternatively, you may wish to join our excellent optional excursions, revealing even more of Rome:
TIVOLI AND THE VILLA D’ESTE (¾ DAY)
We leave the centre of Rome for a visit to Tivoli. During the Renaissance, the position of the town, away from the turmoil of the city, served as the inspiration for countless villas. We visit the most famous, the lovely Villa d’Este, built in 1550 as a pleasure palace for Cardinal d’Este, with beautiful gardens and terraces looking out over the beautiful surrounding countryside.
ROMAN RESTAURANT
Enjoy an evening out in a typical Roman restaurant with the chance to see some of the city by night.
DAY 10 Rome/UK
We transfer to Rome airport to join our homeward flight.
Travel Extras
We know that picking your dream destination is the biggest part of making your perfect holiday come true. But there are a number of other decisions that have to be made such as where to park at the airport and who to change your money with, to name but a few. So to really get every aspect of your holiday sorted we have set up a one stop travel shop and useful links section for you to organise all your travel needs, leaving you to concentrate on having a memorable and relaxing holiday with Page & Moy.
Holiday Extras - save up to 60%
You can benefit from access to Holiday Extras, a separate company that can organize a whole range of services from airport hotels and secure airport parking to VIP liunges in airports, and more, at 23 airports across the UK.
To book go to http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/pageandmoy.html.
If you find the same parking facility or hotel for less within seven days of booking, tell Holiday Extras and they will match the price or refund the difference. Conditions apply.
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Airport Lounges from Lounge Pass
Start your holiday off refreshed and relaxed by taking advantage of our VIP airport lounge offer, available at a number of airports, both here and abroad. From as little as £15 each, you’ll enjoy a peaceful and tranquil environment, where you can enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks, read the papers, check your email or simply relax and watch TV until your flight is called.
For details, please click here.
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Casual Clothing from Lands’ End
Lands' End offer an extensive range of high quality casual and tailored clothes for men and women. Choose from their selection of jackets, knitted tops, trousers, dresses, skirts and more.
For details, please visit www.landsend.co.uk
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Photography from Jessops
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Getting you there - European Holidays
Fly direct from your local airport Giving you choice is one of our main priorities, so when it comes to flights, instead of offering just Heathrow or Gatwick as departure airports, whenever possible we offer to fly you direct from your nearest airport to your holiday destination either free or for a supplement of just £29 per person.
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Choice of 20 airports
You have the choice to fly direct to your holiday destination from up to 20 regional airports throughout the UK for a supplement of no more than £29 per person return.
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Regional connecting flights to London from only £69
If you can’t fly direct to your destination from your local airport (see individual holiday details), usually you will have the choice of taking a regional connecting flight to Heathrow or Gatwick from as little as £69 per person return. If your connecting flight and your flight from Gatwick or Heathrow is with British Airways or British Midland, your luggage will automatically be checked through to your final destination, so there’s no need to collect or check your luggage in twice.
Fly from:
Aberdeen, Belfast, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay
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Make your own way and save up to £150 per person
You may want more flexibility to make your own travel arrangements to combine your trip with visits to friends and relatives or travel from an airport which we do not offer. If so, why not take advantage of our make your own way option. We offer a reduction of £150 off many of our holidays to allow you to make your own arrangements, if that is what you want. Details of where this option is available are shown on each holiday.
Please remember that these arrangements do not include flights or transfers and you will need to make your own travel arrangements at the beginning and end of your holiday.
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Getting you there - Worldwide Holidays
To get your holiday off to a great start, we offer a range of transfer options with our compliments.
You can choose from the following options:
1. Experience door-to-door travel with Page & Moy (2009 departures only)
If you live within a 250-mile drive of your departure airport, we will arrange for a taxi to pick you up from your door and take you to the airport, and drop you home on your return, with our compliments.
2. FREE Connecting flights
If you live further than 250 miles from the airport, or if you prefer, you can opt to transfer to the main departure airport by a connecting flight from an airport closer to home (subject to availability).
3. FREE National Express coach travel
Alternatively, why not choose coach travel on the extensive national express network, with over 1,200 collection points nationwide. What’s more, we’ll pay for your ticket!
4. FREE airport car parking (2009 departures only)
If you would prefer the flexibility of travelling independently to the airport, we are pleased to offer
the option of free parking at your departure airport.
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