The Colosseum, the Duomo and the Grand Canal on one high-speed rail route
Eight days through Italy's three greatest cities with direct flights from the UK, Frecciarossa high-speed trains between them, skip-the-line entry to the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and the Uffizi, and a gondola ride in Venice.
Italy rewards travellers who slow down, and this tour gives each city the time it deserves — three nights in Rome, two in Florence, two in Venice. You fly direct from the UK into Rome Fiumicino and home from Venice Marco Polo, so no day is wasted backtracking. Between cities you take Frecciarossa trains at 300 km/h, city centre to city centre. Every major site is pre-booked with reserved entry times, which in high season saves three to four hours of queueing per city. Guides are licensed art historians, and there is deliberate free time built into every afternoon for the coffee, gelato and wandering that make Italy what it is.
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London → Rome, 2h 40m
Group meet at the British Airways zone-A desks with your tour manager.
approx. 1h 15m
Direct British Airways service, 2h 40m.
approx. 2h 40m
Meet-and-greet in arrivals, air-conditioned coach into the historic centre.
approx. 50m
Rooms, welcome pack and the week's schedule.
approx. 1h
The best-preserved building of ancient Rome, then Bernini's Four Rivers fountain and the Baroque theatre of Piazza Navona.
approx. 2h 30m
The classic evening passeggiata through Rome's centre.
approx. 1h 30m
Roman classics — cacio e pepe, saltimbocca and tiramisu — with halal and vegetarian menus available.
approx. 2h
Rome, Italy
Wed 9 Sep 2026 → Sat 12 Sep 2026
Florence, Italy
Sat 12 Sep 2026 → Mon 14 Sep 2026
Venice, Italy
Mon 14 Sep 2026 → Wed 16 Sep 2026
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Flight times shown are the schedule we normally book. Exact carriers and times are confirmed with your quote and depend on availability on your dates.
British passport holders need ETIAS authorisation from 2026 (€20, valid 3 years). Non-EU passport holders resident in the UK require an Italian Schengen visa; our visa desk prepares the application, books the VFS Global appointment and provides all hotel and flight confirmations.
Allow around 18 days for processing — book with that in mind.
Yes — our Colosseum ticket includes arena-floor access, which is a separately ticketed upgrade on most tours and often sold out weeks in advance.
Shoulders and knees must be covered for both men and women. A light scarf works well in summer. Visitors who arrive uncovered are turned away at security.
Yes. Many of our clients add three nights in Istanbul on the way home, or continue to Jeddah for Umrah. Ask the team for a combined quote when you inquire.
The included ride is shared, six people per gondola. A private gondola with a serenading gondolier can be added for £110 per boat.
Around 9,000 steps a day, mostly on cobbles and, in Venice, over stepped bridges. The tour is graded easy but is not suitable for travellers who cannot manage stairs without assistance — ask us about our accessible Italy itinerary instead.
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