Join Sober Gay Adventures as we take a trip across Italy. This trip is great for anyone who has never experienced Italy or wants to revisit the old classics. On this trip, we will visit the three most visited cities in Italy while enjoying fellowship and accountability

  We start our adventure in Rome where we will spend 3 full days tasting amazing food, looking at brilliant art, and taking in this city's magnificent architecture. After Rome, we will head to beautiful Florence, a city that is irresistible to the eye and home of Michelangelo's David. While in Florence we will take an incredible day trip through Tuscany and visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Our trip will end in the floating city of Venice, where we will explore this city of bridges on a gondola ride.

  So join SGA as we embark on a trip not to be missed. Your dream of seeing the Sistine Chapel and exploring the Coloseum is at your fingertips. Not only will you get to see all these things Italy has to offer, but you will be seeing it with other sober gay men just like you.

 On your first day in Italy, you will meet your tour manager at the Grand Hotel Palatino in Rome. This will be your home for the next four nights of your Italian adventure. Your tour manager will give you an itinerary for the next 13 days and a meeting list if you want to attend one or more while on your tour. He will also give you time to settle before meeting in the lobby to head out on our first adventure.

 Once everyone has arrived, we will head to our meet and greet which will take place on top of an open-air double-decker bus that will drive us around the streets of Rome. Here you will have a chance to meet your fellow sober travelers as well as enjoy an array of NA beverages as we pass by some of Rome's most famous sites. 

 When our social has come to an end the bus will drop you off at a nearby restaurant (TBD) to enjoy our first group dinner. We will have a lovely pre-fixe meal filled with classic Italian dishes and desserts. From there we will return to the hotel to rest up for the next day’s activities.

* Includes Dinner

  At every hotel you stay, breakfast will be provided to energize you for the day ahead. The group will then meet in the hotel to embark on our first group tour. So, put on your walking shoes and get your cameras ready for a day of seeing the sites. 

 They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day. But can you see it in a day? Of course not, but we’re going to try. This Rome-in-a-day walking tour will consist of visiting the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, famous sites such as Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon, and ending with exploring the Colosseum. This all-day walking tour is a full day of history and culture led by a certified tour guide 

 Once our tour is over, we will head to Coming Out Bar for a quick refreshment and snacks to cool down after our day sightseeing. Coming Out Bar is the first LGBTQ space in Rome that offers café seating with an excellent kitchen. While here we will enjoy a variety of appetizers for a small taste of Italy before returning to the hotel.

* Includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Appetizers

  Today is your day to do as you would please. Perhaps there is something that isn’t on the itinerary that you were dying to see or a restaurant you wanted to visit. Feel free to go out and enjoy the day on your own or with a new friend you may have met.

 On free days your tour manager will always have an optional activity for you to participate in. SGA always wants to offer fellowship and accountability on this vacation, no one will ever be on their own. 

*Breakfast Included

 Put on those elastic band shorts because today you are going to eat. On this 3-hour food tour, we will be having four courses along the way. Eating delicious sandwiches, amazing cheeses, authentic pasta, and the best gelato in Rome. You might need a nap after this afternoon's activity. 

  And that is exactly what you can do. The rest of the afternoon is up to you. Your tour manager will guide the group to the hotel for those who want to return. For those who wish to explore, feel free.

  That evening the group will head to the Spanish Steps to grab one last meal at  Pastifico Guerra. There are only two options at this pasta stand. Meat or no meat. But one thing for sure is it's delicious. We will then grab a tiramisu and your tour manager will bring you to enjoy a beautiful view of Rome to celebrate our last night in this ancient city.  

* Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included

  In the morning you will have time to grab breakfast before checking out of the hotel.  We will then meet in the lobby where our drivers will take us to Romi Terminal. All trains will be business class tickets on Italo high-speed trains. You will be able to relax with free wi-fi as we travel from Rome to Florence. 

 Once in Florence, we will be driven to our hotel to check in and settle in at Hotel Botticelli. Your hotel is located in the middle of the city center steps from the Duomo and all Florence has to offer. Once again every morning you will have breakfast available to start your day.

 In the evening, we will head up to Piazzale Michelangelo where you will get the greatest view Florence has to offer. Your tour manager will have packed a fantastic picnic to enjoy as you overlook the city lit up in all its beauty. Once we have finished our dinner we will take an evening walk through the city before returning to the hotel to rest for the next day.

*Breakfast and Dinner Included

  Like our time in Rome, we will hit the biggies in a day. Our day will start with a skip-the-line tour of the Accademia Gallery where you will find the statue of David. This glorious statue is not to be missed by anyone visiting Florence. Once inside our expert guide will inform the group of the history of this glorious statue and the other works of art that surround it.

 Our tour will continue as our guide takes us to see the highlights of the city before breaking for lunch. Your tour manager will take you to have a fantastic panini in the art district where you will have the opportunity to explore and see some local artists before heading to meet our tour guide as they take us through the Uffizi Galleries to see some of the world’s most famous works of art.

 You’ll have a few hours to rest before we head to Sabatino, a classic Italian restaurant that has been around since 1956. The food is simple, but some of the best you will taste in all of Italy. This family-run restaurant is one of the few spots in Florence that hasn’t changed since it first opened. A great way to end our first full day in Florence.

*Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included

  Now that you've had the chance to see the highlights of Florence, it's time to head out on your own and explore. Your tour manager will have an optional activity as usual. But, otherwise, the day is yours to enjoy.

*Breakfast included 

  Today you and your travel buddies will be exploring Tuscany. On this bus tour, we will be visiting three Tuscan cities. Starting with the most famous, Pisa. Here you will get to stare at the most famous leaning tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

  After we leave Pisa, we next head to San Gimignano we get fantastic views of the Tuscan fields and the chance to shop at adorable boutiques. This quaint town is a perfect stop for our group to have lunch together (TBD) as well as grab the world's most famous gelato at Gelateria Dondoli. You must try their world-famous saffron and pine nuts flavor. You won’t regret it.

  When our time in San Gimignano has ended, we will head to our final stop in Siena. Whether grabbing a coffee in the square, exploring the streets, or visiting the Duomo, you are sure to be surrounded by something magical. This city is filled with beauty and history and a perfect way to end our tour of Tuscany. 

* Breakfast and Lunch Included

 It’s time to pack up and head off to our destination. Our drivers will again pick us up at our hotel and take us to the train station. Our business class seats on the express Italio train will have us arriving in Venice in just over a couple of hours. From there we will grab a water taxi that will float us over to our final stay at the Hyatt Hotel. 

 After our journey, you will probably be hungry. The group will meet in the hotel lobby as we venture out to get a delicious meal on the Grand Canal (TBD) which will be followed by a night walk through Venice. We will then return to our hotel to rest up for our final tour of the trip.

* Breakfast and Dinner Included

  In the morning, we will meet after breakfast in the hotel in the lobby. We hop on a water taxi to St. Marks Basilica where we will meet our tour guide for our all-day walking tour of Venice.  Which will start at the Basilica where we will learn the history of this beautiful building.

  From there we will head on a Gondola ride around the canals of Venice. If you thought Venice was wonderful on foot, nothing compares to the sight it is by gondola. It’s an experience you can’t believe. Once our ride has concluded we will break for lunch. 

 After lunch, we will finish our tour as we explore the halls of Doge’s Palace. It’s hard to explain how marvelous this place is, but every room is like a work of art. And with each room, it gets more and more elaborate. It’s not just the art, but the rich history and culture that live in these rooms is unbelievable. 

 When our tour comes to an end, the evening is yours to do as you wish. As usual, your tour manager will have an optional activity, but exploring the streets of Venice and getting lost is one of the greatest experiences in the amazing city.

*Breakfast and Lunch Included

 During the day it is your time to go explore Venice on your own. If the weather is nice your tour manager will take you and the group over to the gay beach in Lido which is just a short ferry ride from Venice. This is also where the Venice Film Festival takes place.

 When the day has concluded we will meet for our final dinner. Beforehand put on your finest casual dress as we will be heading to get one last group photo atop T Fondaco dei Tedeschi for one of the greatest views of Venice. A perfect place to soak in what a spectacular city you just finished exploring.

 We will then head down to have our final dinner (TBD). We will sit overlooking the Grand Canal as we feast on some of Venice’s finest foods. On our final night, we will enjoy amazing food, fabulous new friends, and an amazing experience. Something we can all be grateful for. And we did it sober.

*Breakfast and Dinner Included

 SGA will send you on your way by not saying goodbye, but so long for now. Before you arrived you should have figured out all plans to get you on your journey home or to your next destination. Your tour manager will be in the lobby to make sure you get to where you need to be on time and prepared. He will have a parting gift to help you remember your time with Sober Gay Adventures.