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A four night stay at a four-star hotel in the city center of Rome

Enough food to get us through four days in Rome including specialties such as espresso, pizza, cacio e pepe, fritti and of course gelato!

Grants us access to all of the public transportation in Rome including the Metro system, trams, and buses, as well as free admission to several museums!

Passes and a guided tour highlighting several of the most famous Roman archeological sites.

The worlds first public museum houses a vast collection of Roman art and statuary with views of the Piazza del Campidoglio.

San Clemente is an architectural marvel and and archeological site housing multiple churches, temples, and catacombs that highlight the layered history of Rome.

Tickets to the museum and archeological sites of Trajan's Forum and Markets

One of the largest churches in Rome and one of the few churches that has not been rebuilt, still retaining prime examples of early Christian artwork, mosaics, and iconography.

A guided tour of one of the most macabre sites in the world (therefore, one of the things Nicole is most excited to see), the crypts of the Capuchin monks.

This museum houses some of the worlds most famous artworks, including the Sistine Chapel

A guided tour of what lies below Vatican City, showing early Roman Christian burial sites and the tomb of St. Peter himself.

An audio guided tour of the Pantheon, one of the best preserved ancient Roman temples.

A museum inside of a Renaissance palace in Rome, housing a plethora of architecture and art

This palace is one of the National Roman Museums and houses early Greek and Roman sculpture

One of the most famous art museums and collections in the world, held inside a Roman villa with stunning surrounding gardens

Help us ride in style on a high-speed bullet train across the Italian countryside

A four night stay at a four-star hotel in the heart of Florence

Enough food to get us through four days in Florence, including specialties such as biscotti, panzanella, pappa al pomodoro and of course...gelato!

A guided walking tour of the most famous Florence plazas, cathedrals, monuments, and other hidden architectural and artistic treasures

Tickets to see the most iconic and impressive cathedral in Florence!

Tickets to the Accademia Gallery which houses Florence artworks including sculptures by Michelangelo such as David and Slaves

Tickets to one of the most famous art collections in all of Italy displaying collections from the Medici family

Tickets to the Florence Cathedral Museum which house some of my favorite major art works including Michelangelo's Pieta and the Ghiberti doors

Tickets to a Medici palace that has been converted into multiple museums that showcase paintings, fashion, vases, and statuary

Tickets to the Medici Chapel and Mausoleum, burial grounds of some infamous Italians and the pinnacle of Renaissance funerary art

Tickets to the Bardini Villa which hosts a beautiful historical garden and grand staircase leading to gorgeous city views, as well as a small gallery

Tickets to the Florence bell tower designed by Giotto which has a climb of 414 stairs (oh joy) leading to a sweeping view of the city

Tickets to the Santa Croce Cathedral which is a burial site for Renaissance icons including Michelangelo, Galileo, Ghiberti etc.

Help us ride in style on a high-speed bullet train across the Italian countryside

A four night stay at a four-star hotel off the canals of Venice

Enough food to get us through four days in Venice including specialties such as risotto, polenta, tiramisu, and of course gelato

A guided walking tour of Venice to see some of the cities most famous plazas, monuments, cathedrals and palaces, as well as some hidden gems

Public transportation for getting around the isles of Venice

Access to the museum and several tourists areas within one of the most important and beautiful churches in Venice

Includes access to the Museo Correr, the Museo Archeologico, the Palazzo Ducale, the Ca' Pesaro, the Museo del Vetro and the Ca' Rezzonico, which house huge collections of art, statuary, artifacts, and glass.

The greatest collection of Venetian paintings founded in a gallery by Napoleon

A museum showcasing a portion of the 20th century art collected by Peggy Guggenheim herself

Passes that grant access to the many beautiful churches of Venice including the Santa Maria della Salute, San Sebastiano, the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and many more

A palace of grand Venetian Renaissance architecture housing works of Tintoretto and other Venetian artists

A gothic Venetian palace that once had a golden façade now houses the Galleria Franchetti

A church on an island of the same name with a campanile (bell tower) that lends a fantastic view of Venice across the channel

A tour that gives access to hidden rooms and passages throughout the Doge's palace where the politics and power struggle of Venice played out.

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