Review: Luxury Italy Tour, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Siena, Vatican Tour

We took our luxury trip to Italy to celebrate our granddaughter Regina's graduation.  Highlights of the trip were tours of Florence and The Vatican.

Our guides were all excellent, professional and very knowledgeable.  They were prompt, expert in their venues, and vey informative.  We found that to be the case in Florence, Rome, Siena and Pisa.  Our only disappointment was not being able to visit the Scavi necropolis below St Peter's in The Vatican.  This is something we discussed with our agent fron the beginning.  We were hopeful since we allowed sufficient time (months), would enable us to gain entry to the Scavi.

The villa was an exceptional choice for our Floernce stay.  Our agent arranged for us to have a two bedroom private villa.  All staff at the villa were very accommodating.  Our rooms in Rome were deluxe rooms which could not compare to this villa.  Views were inferior and the bedding, carpet and furnishings needed updating.

Our personal driver in Florence, Siena, Lucca, Orvieto and to Rome was like a grandfather to us.  In addition to his driving skill, he was always helpful in explaining the historical significance of where we were and what we saw.  If we return, we would request him again and be disappointed, if he were unavailable.

On a scale of 1 to 5, our trip was a 4.5.  Our driver and the villa are rated 5.5.