I just loved this tour. Our tour guide Isabel was just wonderful and took such great care of us. The tour had the perfect balance of seeing places with the tour group and having time for yourself while in each city, of which there were many. I was especially glad that the tour did not have the full 40 participants or I don't believe I would have enjoyed it as much. The guides in each city provided wonderful and interesting information about the history of what we were seeing, e.g the Colosseum in Rome, Pompeii, Assisi, Pisa etc. The rooms at each hotel were very nice and everything was taken care of for us i.e. luggage, tickets for museums, wine trips. I wasn't as enamored with the dinners provided and I wasn't alone in that sentiment. That being said, overall it was a wonderful adventure and I would definitely recommend Smartours to others. Thank you so much for a trip of a lifetime!!