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The Best of Italy and France 2007
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
HH7 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
12 |
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Starting Price |
$2559 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$534 |
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Triple room disc. |
$71 |
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Countries Visited |
Italy
France
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City Highlights |
Paris, Nice, Marseille, Florence, Cannes, Assisi, Venice, Rome, Pisa |
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ROME
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
ASSISI
Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration
FERRARA
Orientation; visit the cathedral
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets; visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
NICE
Visit a perfume factory; excursion to Cannes and St. Paul de Vence
NICE-PARIS
By high-speed “TGV” train (first-class)
PARIS
Guided sightseeing; ascend the Eiffel Tower
MEALS
10 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2 three-course dinners (D), incl. a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Globus.
INSIDE VISITS are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable
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Day 1 (Sun.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Mon.) Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3 Rome. (Tue.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)
Day 4 Rome-Assisi-Venice. (Wed.) Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the saint’s grave. A kaleidoscope of Italian landscapes parades past the coach windows on the way to the Adriatic coast and across the Po Delta to Venice. Why not join an optional dinner Venetian-style tonight? (BB)
Day 5 Venice. (Thu.) Start morning sightseeing in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE, and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Then enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to Burano Island. (BB)
Day 6 Venice-Ferrara-Florence. (Fri.) First stop this morning is Ferrara. Stroll past the imposing Este Castle and visit the marble CATHEDRAL before continuing through the wooded Apennine Mountains into Tuscany to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Time to wander at whim or to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. You may want to join one of the exciting evening optionals. (BB)
Day 7 Florence. (Sat.) Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and the sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon at leisure. (BB,D)
Day 8 Florence-Pisa-Nice, France. (Sun.) Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then a scenic drive past a string of Italian and French Riviera resorts towards the principality of Monaco. Here leave the highway for the panoramic Moyenne Corniche. Before arriving in Nice, visit one of the PERFUME FACTORIES for which the area is famous. (BB)
Day 9 Nice. Excursion to Cannes and St. Paul de Vence. (Mon.) Follow the glittering shores of the Côte d’Azur to Cannes of film festival fame. Turn inland to visit the picturesque hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Then a lazy afternoon to dabble in the blue Mediterranean or stroll along the elegant Promenade des Anglais. An optional outing is available tonight to Monte Carlo. (BB)
Day 10 Nice-Paris. (Tue.) Transfer to the railway station and board the high-speed “TGV” TRAIN to Paris. You may wish to try out one of Paris’ fine restaurants and to explore the City of Light! (BB)
Day 11 Paris. (Wed.) Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)
Day 12 (Thu.) Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
| Touring Date |
Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
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Single
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| Oct 14 - Oct 25, 2007 | Call Us | $2559 | Call Us | $3093 | | Oct 21 - Nov 01, 2007 | Call Us | $2559 | Call Us | $3093 | | Oct 28 - Nov 08, 2007 | Call Us | $2559 | Call Us | $3093 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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