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Albert I Garden, Nice

The Place Masséna is a two-minute walk from the Promenade des Anglais, old town, town centre, and Albert I Garden (Jardin Albert I).

 Place Masséna – Main Square in Nice

The Place Masséna is the main square of the city. 

Today is Free Time for the beach and other pursuits.

Day 4

Tour of Eze & Monaco

This morning, after breakfast, we’ll tour Eze and Monaco (4 hours). 

The first stop is Eze, a medieval village with crafts shops and breathtaking views from its perched setting. We’ll take a  tour of the perfumery Fragonard, for a real taste of Provence. 

Parfumerie Fragonard, Èze

The tour of the perfume factory includes a visit to the cosmetics laboratory where the brand’s creams and other skin care products are made.

The stills used for steam distillation are displayed in this room. This is a very old process for extracting essential oils. In use since antiquity, this technique was perfected by the Arab world as early as the 8th century and remains a major technique in traditional perfume making to this day.

Hot enfleurage or maceration consists in infusing the flowers in previously heated fats. This technique, known since ancient times, has been enhanced over the centuries. Enfleurage has today been replaced by modern techniques such as volatile solvent extraction or supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.

Monaco

Next stop is Monaco and Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo Casino

Monaco’s tourism and beaches, as well as, Monte Carlo’s casino attracks many foreigners each year.  We’ll have free time to browse the luxurious shops of Monte-Carlo or stroll through beautiful gardens, or simply watch the rich and beautiful with their megayachts in their favorite haunt.

Monaco is the second-smallest country by area in the world; only Vatican City is smaller. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world. The state consists of only one municipality (commune), the Municipality of Monaco. There is no geographical distinction between the State and City of Monaco, although responsibilities of the government (state-level) and of the municipality (city-level) are different. 

Traditional quarters and modern geographic areas

The four traditional quartiers of Monaco are Monaco-Ville, La Condamine, Monte Carlo and Fontvieille. However, the suburb of Moneghetti, the high-level part of La Condamine, is generally seen today as an effective fifth Quartier of Monaco, having a very distinct atmosphere and topography when compared with low-level La Condamine.

Land reclamation in Monaco since 1861

 

We’ll visit the Prince’s Palace of MonacoSaint Nicholas Cathedral, and Cousteau Oceanographic Museum and drive the amazing Grand Prix circuit.

We’ll finish today’s tour with a drive along the spectacular Lower Corniche, which harbors ancient villages and modern marinas while checking out the Bay of Villefranche. When we return to Nice, you’ll have free time to explore more of Nice at your leisure.

Day 5

Beach time is observed!  And free to just be happy!

Day 6

Optional Museum of the Artists Tour. 

Tonight we’ll enjoying a gourmet dinner to celebrate the successful completion of our exciting adventure. 

 

Day 7 

Transfers to Airport

 Pisa 

Pisa is 6 miles from the coast and the Port of Pisa which has safe pebble and sandy beaches sheltered by stone barriers and popular with families. 

Pisa is a city in Italy’s Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli.

Pisa Catherdral

Leaning-tower-of-Pisa
Leaning-tower-of-Pisa

Florence

Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell’Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” 

Galleria dell’Accademia

Michaelagelo’s David – Florence

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

Dominating the serene Tuscan skyline of Florence is the Duomo cathedral, the third largest cathedral in the world.  A masterpiece by architect Filippo Bruneschelli’s, it’s one of the most enduring symbols in all of Italy and the gigantic cupola is testimony of the bridging of Greek and Gothic architecture. The massive structure required six centuries to complete. Located in the appropriately named Piazza del Duomo and dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore (Saint Mary Of The Flower), 

The Duomo in Florence
Basilica di santa maria del fiore in Florence
Basilica di santa maria del fiore in Florence

The Ponte Vecchio, “Old Bridge”, is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. It is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.

The Basilica di Santa Croce, ‘Basilica of the Holy Cross’ is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 meters south-east of the Duomo.  It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell’Itale Glorie).

 

Arch of Constantine  

Rome

Arch of Constantine  

Just outside the Coliseum is the Arch of Constantine (Arco di Costantino), a 25m high monument built in AD315 to mark the victory of Constantine over Maxentius at Pons Milvius.

Victor Emmanuel Monument

Victor Emmanuel Monument -Rome
Victor Emmanuel Monument -Rome
Victor Emmanuel Monument -Rome
Victor Emmanuel Monument -Rome – AKA, The Wedding Cake
Rome
Rome
Museum - Castel-santangelo-aka-Hadrians Mausoleum
Museum – Castel Santangelo aka Hadrians Mausoleum