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Umbrias Treasures 2009
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| Land only discount: 10% |
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| Package Information |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
ZZU9 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
9 |
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Starting Price |
$1559 (Select Dates) * |
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Countries Visited |
Italy
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City Highlights |
Assisi, Spoleto, Rome, Perugia, Orvieto |
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Rome: Welcome dinner; orientation, visit St. Peter’s Square and BasilicaOrvieto: Ride a funicular through the ramparts to the cathedralAssisi: Guided walking tour, visit St. Clare’s Church and St. Francis’ Basilica. Also visit the Carceri Hermitage, the Monastery of St. Damian, and St. Mary of the Angels BasilicaGubbio: Guided walking tour; ride the cable car to the San Ubaldo Basilica for a panoramic viewPerugia: Guided walking tour, visit Piazza IV NovembreTodi: Orientation, enjoy a panoramic view from the terrace of Piazza GaribaldiSpoleto: Guided walking tour, visit Piazza del Duomo
MEALS
Buffet breakfast daily (B); 2 three-course dinners (D) including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
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Day 1: (Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy.
(Sun.) Time to rest or start exploring the “Eternal City.” At 6 pm, join your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3: Rome–Orvieto–Assisi.
(Mon.) This morning, enjoy an orientation drive of Rome including a visit to ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA before entering Umbria, the “green heart of Italy,” and land of the Etruscans. Stop in Orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock, and ride a FUNICULAR right through the forbidding ramparts. Time to browse through tempting shops in the lanes off Piazza del Duomo and to take pictures of the fabulous gothic cathedral. Continue to Assisi, where you will stay for the next five nights. (B,D)
Day 4: Assisi.
(Tue.) Your walking tour with a Local Guide starts with visits to the CHURCH OF ST. CLARE and the BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS, the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility, forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all God’s creatures. Also visit the CARCERI HERMITAGE, where St. Francis came to meditate and pray; the MONASTERY OF ST. DAMIAN, where St. Francis received his calling and where St. Clare died in 1253; and ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS BASILICA, where St. Francis consecrated St. Clare as the “Bride of Christ.” You may wish to join an optional excursion to magnificent Spello. (B)
Day 5: Assisi. Excursion to Gubbio.
(Wed.) Full day in Gubbio, the town where St. Francis tamed the wolf. Follow your Local Guide and admire the impressive Palazzo dei Consoli overlooking Piazza Grande, the 13th-century cathedral, and magnificent Palazzo Ducale with its elegant courtyard. For a panoramic view, ride a CABLE CAR to the San Ubaldo Basilica, which is famous as the end station for the Race of the Ceri, held in May. Tonight, you may wish to join an optional dinner outing with typical Umbrian specialties at a local taverna. (B)
Day 6: At Leisure in Assisi.
(Thu.) Full day at leisure to relax or to further explore the city. An interesting optional outing is available to Pienza, renowned for pecorino cheese, and to the Montepulciano wine area in Tuscany. Return to Assisi in the afternoon. (B)
Day 7: Assisi. Excursion to Perugia and Todi.
(Fri.) Start your day in Perugia, capital of Umbria, and nowadays an important university town. A guided walking tour features the PIAZZA IV NOVEMBRE, one of the grandest squares in Italy, graced by the Fontana Maggiore. Admire the gothic cathedral, the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, and Perugia’s stunning medieval municipal palace. Time to explore on your own and do not forget to shop for chocolates and other specialties, for which the town is famous, on Corso Vannucci. Next, visit hilltop Todi, originally an Etruscan frontier settlement, and a prosperous town during the Middle Ages. It still has its three sets of walls: Etruscan, Roman, and medieval. On Piazza del Popolo, marvel at the 13th-century palaces, and from the terrace of PIAZZA GARIBALDI, enjoy a panoramic view of the valley and hills of Umbria before returning to Assisi. (B)
Day 8: Assisi–Spoleto–Rome.
(Sat.) Leave Assisi, and stop in Spoleto, a former Roman municipium and capital of an important Lombard duchy from the 6th to the 8th centuries. Spoleto is famous for the annual Festival dei Due Mondi, held each summer since 1958. During your walking tour with a Local Guide take pictures of the former Papal fortress La Rocca, which was used as a high-security prison until 1982, admire the Ponte delle Torri, erected on the foundations of a Roman aqueduct, and visit PIAZZA DEL DUOMO. Tonight, why not join an optional dinner with your traveling companions to celebrate the success of your vacation? (B)
Day 9: (Sun.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)
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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.
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Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
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Single
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| Sep 05 - Sep 13, 2009 | Call Us | $1599.0 | N/A | $1599 | | Sep 19 - Sep 27, 2009 | Call Us | $1579.0 | N/A | $1579 | | Sep 26 - Oct 04, 2009 | Call Us | $1569.0 | N/A | $1569 |
* 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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