If you are planning to take a European vacation in the near future, taking a tour to Italy will be an experience you will never forget. As the great bard Robert Browning once wrote of Italy "Open my heart and you will see engraved on the inside of it, 'Italy.'" Once you have experience the beauty and hospitality of Italy you will know exactly what he meant when he said this, you may find that you will want to keep coming back time and again to this glorious jewel of Europe.
If you are going to take a tour to Italy, perhaps taking one that includes the major cities might be the best one to start with as it gives you a chance to see much of Italy's history and culture in one tour. Start out in the city on the water, Venice the one city in all of Italy where cars are not permitted. Enjoy a romantic gondola ride through the canals and fresh seafood served at every trattoria in town or perhaps take a tour of St. Marks Basilica and the Doges' Palace before heading of the Tuscany.
Once you reach Tuscany on your tour to Italy you will find yourself in Florence a city known as the birthplace of the Renaissance. You should plan to spend a few days here if you can, taking in the museums full of artwork by such famous artist as Michelangelo, Botticelli and Raphael. You can see Michelangelo's David of visit Brunelleschi's dome at the Duomo. You can also enjoy a walking tour of Florence as you learn about its fascinating history as one of the major cities of Italy. While in Tuscany make sure you sample the Chianti, the region is home to the finest Chianti in the world.
You cannot go on a tour to Italy without going to Rome, according to history "All roads lead to Rome." Once the heart of the mighty Roman Empire you will be able to tour the Colosseum, and the mighty Roman Forum. There are several different tours of the ancient monuments to go on and when evening comes and the lights go down there are tours of the Illuminated Rome and enjoy all of the sights seen in a completely different way. You can spend days wandering around this ancient city and never see all that it has to offer.
You may be thinking to yourself that as much as you would love to take a tour to Italy that you do not want to deal with the loaded buses and big crowds or perhaps you think you do not have the time. Well, there has never been a better time that now to take one of small group tours offered by Queenslander Tours of Italy. Guaranteed to be made up of no more than 16 people these tours offer you a very intimate tour of the sights and sounds of Italy that no large group tour could ever hope to match. From the cities to the foods you are guaranteed to have the time of your life on one of these tours.
