Best time to be there
Coastal areas and the islands are great year round, although July and August can be very hot. The arts and opera seasons are generally at their peak outside these months. August is very much a shut down month as Italians take their annual break.
Fly to
Bari, Cagliari, Catania, Milan, Pisa, Rome and Verona (British Airways), Naples and Venice (British Airways or bmi)
flying time
2 hours - 2 hours 30 minutes
time difference
GMT +1 hour
Itineraries
Classic Italy
• See Italy's three grandest cities • Spectacle, culture and romance • Roman, Renaissance and Baroque architecture Read more ...
Monte Carlo to Monte Carlo
Highlights - Royal Monaco; Crete - the largest of the greek islands; Fascinating and diverse treasures of Bodrum; Santorini - the most extraordinary island in the Aegean. Read more ...
Super Skills Travel, Forte Village, Sardinia
Forte Village, Sardinia. We are delighted to be partnering with Super Skills Travel to offer the perfect holiday for families with sports mad children... Read more ...
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Rome is a heady blend of artistic and architectural masterpieces, classical ruins and extravagant baroque churches and piazzas. The city's 2,700 years of history are on display everywhere, the term "living museum" has never been more appropriately used than with Rome. Julius Caesar and Nero, the Vandals and the Borgias, Raphael and Caravaggio, Napoleon and Mussolini - they and countless other political, cultural, and spiritual luminaries have all left their mark on Rome. This is where a metropolis once bustled around the carved marble monuments of the Roman Forum, where centuries later Michelangelo Buonarroti painted Christian history in the Sistine Chapel, where Gian Lorenzo Bernini's nymphs and naiads dance in their fountains, and where an empire of gold was worked into the crowns of centuries of rulers. Nestled in the heart of Rome is the world's smallest state, the Vatican City, home to the truly breathtaking Sistine Chapel.
Suggested Rome Accommodation
Hotel de Russie
A member of the Rocco Forte Group, frequented by celebrities and Italian nobles alike, and furnished in a contemporary style, the Hotel de Russie is ideally located between the Spanish Steps...
Palazzo Manfredi
The Palazzo Manfredi, is a rare jewel of elegance and hospitality, offering a unique look into Rome’s history...
Portrait Suites
Located in the heart of Rome just above the Ferragamo Men's Store at the corner of ultra-chic Via Condotti and Via Bocca di Leone, Portrait Suites occupies a luxurious Italian town house...
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Guest Testimonial
First experience with A&K. Intended to ask various travel companies for quotes but Vicky (Agnew) was so good with her suggestions that we did not seek alternative quotations the suggested itinerary was excellent and helped us decide on a balanced and interesting holiday.
- GD, Windermere
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Is restoring the monuments that are the cultural heritage of Florence and a world treasure. We are the sole benefactors in the restoration of the bust of Benvenuto Cellini on the Ponte Vecchio, one of the most important monuments in Florence.
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