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11 Day Enchanting Italy (Sunday Departure)
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| Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento |
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- Flights NYC-Venice, Naples-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 10 nights First Class accommodations
- 2 nights [Grand Hotel Principe], Venice
- 2 nights [Grand Hotel Cavour], Florence
- 3 nights [Grand Hotel Palatino], Rome
- 3 nights [Hotel Central], Sorrento
- All transfers
- 16 meals: 10 buffet breakfasts, 6 dinners with wine
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
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optional tours, and gratuities |
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| Doge Palace, Venice |
| Wine tasting with local specialties at Tuscan countryside farm |
| Michelangelo David, Florence
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| Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi |
| Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Rome |
| Forum & Colosseum, Rome
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| Dinner with Opera Singers, Rome |
| Visit to the excavations at Pompeii |
| Wine & mineral water with all dinners |
| Whisper technology enhanced touring |
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| Day 1: Sunday - Depart the USA |
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Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment.
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| Day 2: Monday - Arrive in Venice |
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Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner.
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| Day 3: Tuesday - Venice City Tour - (Gondola Ride with Music) |
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Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its glass manufacturing industry. Visit St. Mark`s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and visit the Doge`s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own.
Afternoon you can choose our optional tour (Gondola Ride with Music). One of the highlights of any Italian holiday! Enjoy a relaxing gondola ride with music along the famous Grand Canal, and experience a piece of Venetian history. Glide along the centuries old canals, past lavish palaces and under famous arched bridges (the Gondola holds a maximum of six passengers. Please note that this is not a private gondola ride).
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| Day 4: Wednesday - Pisa Sightseeing En Route to Florence |
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Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany to Pisa. On arrival, view the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. En route to Florence, visit a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties.
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| Day 5: Thursday - Florence City Tour |
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Today`s morning tour begins with a visit to the Accademia of Fine Arts, where Michelangelo`s David is housed. Walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery`s renowned "Gates of Paradise" by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the "Old Bridge." Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, dine in an authentic Tuscan restaurant in the countryside.
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| Day 6: Friday - Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome |
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Today travel along the famous "Sun Route" motorway to the medieval the city of Assisi, world-known for its 13th century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto`s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome.
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| Day 7: Saturday - Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel |
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Today begins with the visit to the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo`s breathtaking Sistine Chapel. Stroll through St. Peter`s Square, passing Bernini`s famous colonnade, to visit St. Peter`s Basilica, where you will view Michelangelo`s Pieta. This highly-finished marble sculpture depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of Mary after the Crucifixion and is considered to be among the most compelling of all works of art in the Western world.
Afternoon free at leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Piazzas of Rome). This half day walking tour takes you to explore the grand piazzas of the Eternal City. Stand in awe in front of the majestic Spanish Steps, the longest and widest decorative steps in Europe, and with your local guide stroll through the most characteristic "piazzas and vias " of Rome. Stop to admire the breathtaking grandeur of the Trevi Fountain and take the opportunity to toss in one, two, or three coins, each of which is supposed to bring a unique kind of good fortune. View the monumental Pantheon, the best preserved of any Roman building and admire the baroque Piazza Navona, which follows the shape of the ancient Roman Diocletian Stadium, with Bernini`s Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Egyptian Obelisk. Pick-up details to be advised locally.
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| Day 8: Sunday - Tour Ancient Rome |
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This morning, a historic tour of "ancient Rome" takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, the Arch of Titus and the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. Afternoon at leisure. Tonight, dine in a typical Roman restaurant with wine and music, then enjoy an illuminated tour of the city.
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| Day 9: Monday - Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento |
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Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento.
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| Day 10: Tuesday - Full Day in Sorrento |
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Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists.
Afternoon free at leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Full Day Capri). Enjoy a full day journey to the colorful Isle of Capri by boat. Visit the lovely Anacapri and explore the charming shops and chic boutiques as you stroll the island`s narrow streets. Continue to see "La Piazzetta," the social heart of the island, on your way to the open-air Gardens of Augustus, from where you will appreciate breathtaking views of the famous Faraglioni rocks. Tour includes: local guide, round trip transportation to port, round trip transportation by fast boat, minibus or cable car transportation on the island. Pickup details to be advised locally.
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| Day 11: Wednesday - Full Day in Sorrento |
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Spend your last day in Sorrento at leisure. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and perhaps take advantage of the opportunity to sip an authentic limoncello, the region`s signature drink, at a cafe.
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| Day 12: Thursday - Depart for the USA |
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Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight.
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Notes
- Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.
- May 16, Jun 13, Sep 19, Jan 16 departures will be accommodated at the Sheraton Hotel in Florence.
- Jun 13 departure will be accommodated at the Mediterraneo Hotel in Rome.
- Some departures may be accommodated at the Hotel Cristina in Sorrento.
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| 11 Day Enchanting Italy (Sunday Departure) Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
Sep 5(Sold Out) | $3559.00 | $2799.00 | |
| Sep 12 | $3489.00 | $2699.00 | |
| Sep 19 | $3599.00 | $2799.00 | |
| Sep 26 | $3589.00 | $2799.00 | |
| Oct 3 | $3589.00 | $2799.00 | |
| Oct 10 | $3469.00 | $2699.00 | |
Oct 17(Sold Out) | $3469.00 | $2699.00 | |
Oct 24(Sold Out) | $3549.00 | $2699.00 | |
| Oct 31 | $3159.00 | $2499.00 | |
| Nov 7 | $3179.00 | $2499.00 | |
Nov 14(Sold Out) | $3059.00 | $2399.00 | |
Nov 21(Sold Out) | $2959.00 | $2299.00 | |
Nov 28(Sold Out) | $3059.00 | $2399.00 | |
| Dec 5 | $3099.00 | $2399.00 | |
Dec 12(Sold Out) | $3129.00 | $2399.00 | |
Dec 19(Sold Out) | $3249.00 | $2399.00 | |
| Dec 26 | $3349.00 | $2599.00 | |
| Year 2011 | Jan 16 | $2859.00 | $2199.00 | |
| Jan 30 | $2859.00 | $2199.00 | |
| Feb 13 | $2959.00 | $2299.00 | |
| Feb 20 | $2959.00 | $2299.00 | |
| Feb 27 | $3059.00 | $2399.00 | |
| Mar 6 | $3059.00 | $2399.00 | |
| Mar 13 | $3059.00 | $2399.00 | |
| Mar 20 | $3259.00 | $2599.00 | |
| Mar 27 | $3259.00 | $2599.00 | |
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