Travel Review: Luxury Italy Tour, Florence, Venice, Rome, Culture & History

Frankly, the best thing about our trip was the ease of travel.  Everything went perfectly, making visiting several cities on one trip enjoyable, when it easily could have been tiring.  Each driver and tour guide was where they had said they would be, on time (likely early), and easy to find.  Our walking tour guides in each city (Venice, Florence, and Rome) were remarkably informative, providing a variety of historical details about buildings, neighborhoods, cuisine, traditions, and regimes that made each locale come alive for us.  They provided just enough information to be engaging but not overwhelming, answered our questions, shared humorous and interesting notes of scandal, and pointed out good restaurants, gelaterias, shops with better prices and/or true authentic Italian products.  We truly enjoyed our time with each one.  We also felt like assistance was always within a moment's reach, as the company provided us with a charged cell phone, complete with navigation and handy phone numbers already programmed into the phone, which was waiting for us upon arrival to our first hotel.