Florence to Rome High-Speed Train with Tuscan Lunch & Optional City Tour

Highlights

• Reserved high-speed train
• Tuscan lunch in central Florence
• Optional guided city walk

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Florence Historic Center

   1h 30min

   CITY TOUR OPTION ONLY — Meet near Basilica di San Lorenzo for an approx. 1.5-hour guided walk through Florence’s historic center. Discover Medici history and Renaissance Florence while passing the Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi exterior and Ponte Vecchio.

2. 2

   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

   Pass by

   CITY TOUR OPTION ONLY — See Florence Cathedral, Brunelleschi’s Dome and Giotto’s Bell Tower from the exterior while your guide explains their place in the city’s Renaissance story.

3. 3

   Piazza della Signoria

   Pass by

   CITY TOUR OPTION ONLY — Walk through Piazza della Signoria, Florence’s historic civic heart, and see Palazzo Vecchio and the open-air sculptures of the Loggia dei Lanzi.

4. 4

   Ponte Vecchio

   10min

   CITY TOUR OPTION ONLY — Reach Ponte Vecchio, Florence’s historic bridge lined with jewelry shops. The guided walk ends nearby, after which you continue independently to your confirmed lunch location.

5. 5

   Florence

   1h 30min

   Enjoy a pre-arranged Tuscan lunch at a selected restaurant in central Florence. The planned menu features porcini-and-truffle pasta, Florentine steak with roasted potatoes, tiramisu, water and a glass of Tuscan wine. Final restaurant and arrival details are confirmed before travel.

6. 6

   Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station

   2h 30min

   Make your own way to Firenze S.M.N. at least 30 minutes before departure. Use the e-ticket sent before travel to board your reserved one-way high-speed train to Roma Termini. The rail journey takes about 1.5–2 hours. No guide, hotel pickup or local transfer to the station is included.

Before you go

Location