Travel Review: Wonderful Custom Trip to Italy - Art, Architecture, Culture and History

Each facet of our trip was wonderful. The hotels selected for us put us in the heart of each city. The tour guides on each tour loved their subject. Their enthusiasm and knowledge provided a wonderful lens through which we could understand and enjoy the artwork, architecture and history of the cities we explored. The flow of the trip was excellent as well. Landing in bustling Rome, fast train to splendors of Florence then fast train to wind down in the resort-like, magnificent coastline of Sorrento and Amalfi was the perfect vacation. We loved walked the streets of Rome (following Rick Steve's Dolce Vita Stroll) and finding each ancient otherwise notable site, crossing the the Tiber to Trastevere to dine with the locals, and fabulous tours of the Colosseum and Forum, with barely a line to wait on. Sienne and San Gimignano gave us a peek into the country side full of vineyard and olive groves. The private tour of Pompeii was incredible and the Almalfi Coast drive provided breathtaking views.