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A holiday to Italy costs from £799 per person, based on two people sharing. That covers 12 nights and return flights from London. January 2027 is the cheapest departure currently on sale. Secure it with £99pp and pay the balance nearer the time. Every holiday we sell is ATOL 10713 protected.
Twelve nights across Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan in 4★ hotels with return flights from London and all train connections between the cities included. ATOL protection under licence 10713 applies and a £99 per person deposit holds it. Regional UK airports are available at a supplement confirmed at enquiry. January is the cheapest month and July the dearest. Museum entry, city tourist taxes, transfers and travel insurance are not included, the night split between the four cities is confirmed at enquiry, and your meal arrangement is confirmed in writing before you pay.
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The package covers four cities — Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan — across twelve nights, with all train connections between them included. How those twelve nights divide is set with you rather than fixed in advance, because on a tour this long there is real room to weight it towards whichever city you most want.
Tell us your dates and we will confirm the exact split, the hotels and the rail connections in writing before you pay anything beyond the deposit. Want more time in one city than another? Say so — on a tour of this length there is usually room to shift a night.
What is not in doubt: four cities, twelve nights, 4★ hotels throughout, flights from London and the trains between the cities all included.
It is the opposite of the usual problem. Most Italian itineraries are too short, and this one is not.
Our four-night Rome and Florence break gives two nights in each — enough to see the headline sights and nothing else. This gives you roughly three times the time across twice the cities.
What the extra nights actually buy is the difference between seeing a city and spending time in it: a day with no fixed plan, a neighbourhood away from the centre, a long lunch that does not have to be rushed to make a train.
The trains do the heavy lifting. Rome to Florence is around an hour and a half, Florence to Venice around two, Venice to Milan around two and a half — all city centre to city centre with no airports. A twelve-night four-city tour by rail loses perhaps half a day to travel in total.
January if you are choosing on price, October or May if you are choosing on conditions — and on this itinerary January is a perfectly serious answer.
All four cities on this tour are indoor-and-queue destinations. The Colosseum, the Vatican, the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Doge’s Palace, the Last Supper and Milan’s Duomo are the reasons to come, and in winter the queues for all of them largely disappear.
| Month | Worth knowing |
|---|---|
| January 2027 | Cheapest; cold, but empty galleries |
| November | Mild, quiet, good light |
| February 2027 | Venice Carnival falls here |
| December | Christmas markets across all four cities |
| October | Arguably the best month of the year |
| May | Warm, before the crowds build |
| September | Warm and busy |
| June | Hot and filling up |
| August | Very hot; cities partly shut for Italian holidays |
| July | Dearest, hottest, busiest |
October is the best month overall. On a twelve-night tour you are outdoors a great deal — walking between sights, eating outside, moving between stations — and October gives you that without the July heat or the July price.
Venice in winter is worth a specific mention. It is at its most atmospheric in fog and cold, it is emptier than at any other time, and acqua alta is more likely between autumn and early spring.
Rome is the Colosseum, the Forum, the Vatican and the Pantheon, at a scale that needs several days rather than one. Trastevere in the evening is where to eat.
Florence holds the Uffizi and Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia, both requiring booking ahead. It is small enough to cross on foot, and the Oltrarno across the river is where the city feels lived in.
Venice is St Mark’s, the Doge’s Palace, the Grand Canal — and, with the time this tour allows, the islands: Murano for glass and Burano for its painted houses.
Milan has the Duomo and its roof terraces, the Galleria, and Leonardo’s Last Supper, which sells out months in advance and is not included. It is a working modern city rather than a museum, and its aperitivo culture is the cheapest good eating in an expensive place.
The food changes at every stop — Roman offal and pasta, Tuscan bread and grilled meat, Venetian seafood and cicchetti, Milanese risotto and veal. Four genuinely distinct cuisines rather than four versions of one.
All quoted at enquiry against your dates.
Flights are from London, between two and three hours depending on the city, with regional UK airports at a supplement confirmed at enquiry. Italy is one hour ahead of the UK.
All train connections between the four cities are included in the package. Rome to Florence is around an hour and a half, Florence to Venice around two, and Venice to Milan around two and a half — all high-speed, all city centre to city centre.
Within the cities: Rome needs its metro and taxis, Florence needs nothing but shoes, Venice is walking and vaporetto, and Milan has a straightforward metro. None of that local transport is included.
Checked against GOV.UK foreign travel advice on 17 September 2026.
Italy is in the Schengen area, so British passport holders need no visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years of your arrival date and be valid at least three months after you leave. A passport renewed early before October 2018 may carry months that no longer count.
The EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System is rolling out, replacing passport stamps with fingerprints and a photograph on your first crossing. It is free, lasts three years and speeds up later trips. ETIAS is not currently required.
You pay the tourist tax four times on this tour, at rates each city sets separately. Venice’s is among the higher in Italy.
Book the big timed entries before you fly — the Last Supper above all, which sells out months ahead. The Uffizi, Accademia and Vatican all sell timed slots and none is included here.
Dress codes are enforced at St Peter’s, the Vatican Museums and the Duomo in Florence. Shoulders and knees covered, and they turn people away at the door.
Validate regional train tickets where required, using the platform machines. The high-speed inter-city services are booked to a seat and need no validation, but local trains do and fines are issued on the spot.
Pack light. Four hotels and three train changes over twelve nights is a lot of luggage handling, and Venice in particular means carrying bags over bridges.
Your booking is covered by our ATOL licence 10713 and we hold IATA accreditation 91285611. It is held with a deposit of £99 per person, with the balance due before travel.
Prices are per person, based on two people sharing. October is the best month on a tour with this much walking in it. January is the cheapest and, on a four-city gallery itinerary, a genuine recommendation. Ask us to confirm the night split in writing when you enquire.
From £799 per person, reduced from £1,020, for twelve nights across Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan in 4★ hotels with all train connections included. January is cheapest and July dearest.
We set the split with you against your dates and your priorities, then confirm the exact plan in writing before you pay. Want more time in one city than another? Say so and we will build it that way.
Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan, with all train connections between them included in the package. Note that none of the four is south of Rome — for Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast you would want a separate trip.
Yes, all connections between the four cities. Rome to Florence is around an hour and a half, Florence to Venice around two, Venice to Milan around two and a half — all high-speed and city centre to city centre, with no airports inside the itinerary.
It is the opposite of the usual problem. Most Italian itineraries are too short. Our four-night Rome and Florence break gives two nights in each city; this gives roughly three times the time across twice the cities.
October for conditions — you walk a great deal on this tour and October gives you that without the July heat or the July price. January is cheapest and, on a four-city gallery itinerary, a genuine recommendation rather than a compromise.
Yes. Every headline sight on this tour is indoors or queued for outside — the Vatican, Uffizi, Accademia, Doge's Palace, the Last Supper, Milan's Duomo. In winter those queues largely vanish. It is cold, so pack properly, but the trade is a good one.
Your meal arrangement is confirmed in writing before you pay, so there is no ambiguity about what is covered. If you would prefer half board or all-inclusive, tell us when you enquire and we will price it against your dates.
The package specifies 4★ hotels throughout but does not name properties, We confirm the actual hotels in writing before you pay. Location matters most in Venice, where islands versus mainland changes both cost and experience.
No. The Vatican, Uffizi, Accademia, Doge's Palace and the Last Supper all charge separately and all sell timed entry. Book as soon as your dates are fixed — the Last Supper in particular sells out months ahead.
Usually yes, and on a tour of this length there is normally room to shift a night. Tell us what you want when you enquire and we will price the version you actually want rather than the default.
Yes, and you pay it four times on this tour, once in each city, at rates each sets separately. It is charged per person per night at the hotel and is not included in the package price. Venice's is among the higher ones in Italy.
Less than you think. Four hotels and three train changes over twelve nights is a lot of luggage handling, and Venice in particular means carrying bags over bridges. Pack light enough to manage your own case on a station platform.
It is arguably at its best — most atmospheric in fog and cold, and emptier than at any other time of year. Acqua alta is more likely between autumn and early spring, but raised walkways go up and it passes with the tide.
No. Italy is in the Schengen area and British passport holders can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Your passport must have been issued within the last 10 years of your arrival date and be valid three months after you leave. Checked against GOV.UK on 17 September 2026.
Genuinely, yes — four distinct cuisines rather than four versions of one. Roman offal and pasta, Tuscan bread and grilled meat, Venetian seafood and cicchetti, Milanese risotto and veal. Eating across the four is part of the argument for the tour.
Yes, and it is enforced at the door. St Peter's, the Vatican Museums and the Duomo in Florence all require shoulders and knees covered, and they turn people away. Plan what you wear on those days rather than improvising.
No, and neither is local transport within the cities — Rome's metro, Venice's vaporetto and Milan's metro are all extra. We can add private airport transfers at either end of the tour if you would rather have one waiting.
It is very hot, the cities are busy, and many Italian businesses close for the national holidays so some restaurants shut. At £959 it is near the top of the range too. October or May are better in every respect.
No, it is entirely cities. For the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii our Naples holiday starts, and for Lake Como our six-night northern Italy holiday starts. This tour is Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan only.
Ninety-nine pounds per person, with the balance due before travel. The holiday is ATOL 10713 protected and we hold IATA accreditation 91285611. Prices are per person, based on two people sharing.
For dates, a few months outside peak summer is usually enough. For the Last Supper and any Venice island hotel, book as soon as your dates are fixed — both are far scarcer than the flights and both are what people most regret leaving late.
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