10 Days in Italy & Germany

After arriving in Rome, your private driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you into the city to begin your Italy and Germany journey. Once checked into your hotel, head out together for a relaxed first afternoon exploring some of Rome’s central neighborhoods while adjusting to the pace of the trip.

Walk with your guide through areas around the Spanish Steps, Via Condotti, and Trevi Fountain while passing cafés, wine bars, local bakeries, and busy piazzas along the route. 

Later in the evening, join a guided Roman food experience through one of the city’s local neighborhoods. Throughout the tour, stop at smaller restaurants and food spots to try fresh pasta dishes, Roman-style pizza, cured meats, local wine, and gelato while your guide explains some of the traditions behind Roman food culture. After dinner, return to your accommodation for the evening.

Spend today exploring Ancient Rome with your private guide, beginning at the Colosseum. Step inside the amphitheater and learn about the gladiatorial contests, public events and daily workings of one of the Roman Empire’s most recognizable landmarks.

Continue into the Roman Forum, walking among the remains of temples, arches and government buildings that once stood at the center of Roman public life. From here, climb Palatine Hill, traditionally considered the birthplace of Rome and later home to its imperial palaces.

After leaving the archaeological area, continue toward Capitoline Hill before finishing in the nearby Monti district, where you can stop for dinner among its restaurants and smaller streets.

Travel north to Florence this morning using Italy’s high-speed rail network before meeting your guide on arrival in the city. Once checked into your hotel, begin exploring Florence’s compact historic center on foot.

After arriving in Florence, head into the historic center with your guide to explore around Florence Cathedral, Piazza della Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio. Along the way, walk through smaller streets filled with cafés, wine bars, artisan shops, and local food stores while getting your first feel for the city. Florence is much more compact than Rome, so it’s easy to explore several areas on foot without needing to rush through the afternoon. 

Continue into Florence’s Central Market, where food stalls, local produce, cheeses, meats, olive oils, and fresh pasta stands give a good introduction to Tuscan cuisine. The evening includes dinner at a traditional Tuscan restaurant where you’ll try regional dishes and local wines before returning to your hotel.

Leave Florence behind this morning and continue north toward Venice. After arriving, transfer into the historic center by boat through the canals toward your hotel, passing historic buildings, bridges, churches, and smaller side canals along the way.

Once you’ve checked into your hotel, head out into Venice with your guide and begin walking through the city’s smaller canals, bridges, and backstreets before arriving at the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal. Continue toward St Mark’s Square, where you’ll see some of Venice’s best-known landmarks, waterfront walkways, outdoor cafés, and the busy heart of the city around the basilica and lagoon. 

Later in the evening, take a gondola ride through some of Venice’s quieter canals, where smaller bridges and residential neighborhoods give a different perspective of the city away from the busiest walking routes. Finish the day with dinner beside the canals before returning to your accommodation.

Spend a full day exploring Venice with your private guide. Begin in St. Mark’s Square and visit St. Mark’s Basilica before entering the Doge’s Palace, once the political center of the Venetian Republic.

Continue through the palace and across the Bridge of Sighs before stopping for lunch. In the afternoon, board your private boat for a tour along the Grand Canal and through some of Venice’s smaller waterways.

Travel past historic palaces, churches, bridges and waterfront buildings while seeing Venice from the water. Your boat can access areas that provide a different perspective from the walking tour, combining the city’s major landmarks with some of its quieter canals.

Return to your accommodation after the boat tour before enjoying your final evening in Venice.

Your private driver will collect you from your accommodation and transfer you to Venice Airport for your flight to Munich. After landing in Germany, meet your driver for the transfer to your hotel and take some time to check in and settle.

Later, head into central Munich for a short introduction to the Bavarian capital. Visit Marienplatz and see the New Town Hall before taking a walk through the surrounding streets of the Old Town.

Keep the evening simple with dinner at a traditional Bavarian restaurant or beer hall before returning to your hotel. The main Munich sightseeing begins tomorrow when you have the full day available.

Begin your full-day Munich tour at the Munich Residenz, the former royal palace of Bavaria’s Wittelsbach rulers. Explore its decorated rooms, courtyards and collections with your private guide before continuing to nearby Odeonsplatz.

Walk through the center to the Frauenkirche, recognizable by its twin towers, before continuing to Viktualienmarkt. Spend some time among the market’s food stalls and specialty shops before stopping for lunch.

In the afternoon, visit the Deutsches Museum, one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to science and technology. Explore its exhibitions covering subjects ranging from aviation and engineering to astronomy and transportation before returning to your hotel.

Leave Munich behind for the day and head south into the Bavarian Alps with your private guide. The drive passes lakes, forests, rolling countryside, and smaller Bavarian villages before reaching Neuschwanstein Castle.

After arriving, take a guided visit through the castle while learning about King Ludwig II and the history behind one of Germany’s most famous landmarks. The hilltop setting also gives wide views across the surrounding mountains and lakes.

Later in the afternoon, continue through Bavaria’s alpine countryside with a stop in Oberammergau, where painted buildings, local cafés, and quieter streets give the town a traditional Bavarian atmosphere. Before returning to Munich, there will also be time for short stops at lakeside viewpoints and scenic areas throughout the region.

Begin your final full day in Munich at Nymphenburg Palace, the former summer residence of Bavaria’s rulers. Tour the palace interiors before heading outside to walk through the gardens and grounds.

Continue across Munich to Olympic Park, built for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Walk through the park before visiting nearby BMW Welt, where you can see current models and learn more about one of Germany’s most recognizable automotive brands.

Finish the afternoon in the English Garden. Walk through the park to the Eisbach Wave, where surfers ride the fast-moving river, before continuing toward the Chinese Tower and its traditional beer garden.

Depending on your flight time, enjoy a final morning in Munich before checking out of your hotel. Stop for breakfast, take a final walk nearby or simply enjoy some free time before your journey home.

Your private driver will collect you from your accommodation and transfer you directly to Munich Airport, bringing your 10-day private journey through Italy and Germany to a close.