In the morning, take The Original Venice Walk - a two hour walking tour featuring all the important monuments from San Marco Square to the Rialto Bridge. Visit St. Mark's Square, the Basilica and its Byzantine heritage, the Doge's Palace and its adjoining prisons, that retain the true secrets on how a city built on swamps became one of the most enlightened cities in the western world.

Then, leave the square and crowds behind to discover the "real Venice" and enter a labyrinth of narrow passageways, alleys, canals and delicate bridges. Explore Campo Santa Maria Formosa with its outstanding Gothic Palaces and at the Scuola di San Marco learn about the famous trade schools that provided the foundations of the great mercantile empire. See Marco Polo's House, admire the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo, enter an old merchant's warehouse and see the most beautiful well-head in Venice. Finish the tour near the Rialto Bridge. After the walk, enjoy some free time to wander around the city and enjoy a leisurely lunch at one of the many trattorias.

This afternoon, take the Grand Canal Boat Tour. Enjoy a relaxing and rewarding cruise along the Grand Canal where you'll learn the history and stories of the stunning palaces and churches that line its banks, as well as a few anecdotes about the famous people who have resided on Venice's most important street. You'll also have a fascinating tour of the minor canals of Venice to complete your day.

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This tour will start in the Galleria Borghese, the beautiful Palazzo where the Cardinal Scipione Borghese lived with his art collection in the heart of Rome's most beautiful park.

Descending through the park into the Piazza del Popolo the Church of S. Maria del Popolo with two of Caravaggio's most famous compositions and Raffaello's Chigi Chapel will demonstrate the order and harmony achieved during the Renaissance as opposed to the emotional, vigorous and sensual strength of the Baroque.

Discover a beautiful area of Italy. Visit enchanting Asolo, and take a leisurely optional lunch at a fine restaurant with magnificent views of the countryside. The tour includes Villa Emo, unencumbered by lavish decoration, surrounded by elegant gardens, its simple form makes it one of Palladio's purest creations as a Villa architect. Enjoy the frescoes of Zellotti, Palladio's favorite fresco artist, as you tour the villa.

Visit Villa Malcontenta, along with its famous legend, it is one of Palladio's most famous villas. Built for the wealthy Foscari family, it sits in splendid isolation beside the waters of the Riviera Brenta. Here as you tour the interior your guide will discuss how Palladio's architecture evolved. The design of this Villa reflects the transition of Palladian architecture from his early years of imitating other architects to a period when he began to realize his own unique designs.

Villa Barbaro, the most richly decorated of all the Palladian villas, is famous for its delightful Veronese frescoes. As you tour the interior, your guide will discuss the beautiful frescoes of the Villa, and the famous conflict between Palladio, the patron Marcantonio Barbaro and Veronese as they wrestled over the design and ideology of the building.

Providing the perfect interlude between villas, the tour also includes the enchanting village of Asolo, "the pearl of Veneto", which is arguably the most beautiful hill town in Italy.