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Italian Mosaic 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 |
ZI7 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
14 |
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Starting Price |
$2249 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$438 |
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Triple room disc. |
$49 |
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Countries Visited |
Italy
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City Highlights |
Pompeii, Milan, Florence, Capri, Assisi, Venice, Sorrento, Rome |
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ROME Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum and Roman Forum
PISA Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE Guided sightseeing including headsets; visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
MILAN Orientation including the Galleria and the Duomo
LUGANO (SWITZERLAND) Afternoon stop
VERONA Orientation including Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena
VENICE Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit St. Mark’s Square & Basilica, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration
RAVENNA Visit the Basilica of St. Apollinaris in Classe
ASSISI Visit St. Francis’ Basilica
POMPEII Guided visit of the excavations including headsets
CAPRI Jet/hydrofoil ride; guided sightseeing; visit Villa San Michele in Anacapri
MONTECASSINO Visit the Abbey
MEALS
Buffet breakfast (BB) daily; 6 three-course dinners (D) (departures 0102-0327 & 1030-0401: 5 three-course dinners), incl. a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included when you make your flight arrangements through Globus
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
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Day 1
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Rome, Italy.
Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3 Rome.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if closed today), 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-Pisa-Florence.
North to Pisa for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower. Continue to Florence, the capital of Tuscany and home to Renaissance splendor. (BB,D)
Day 5 Florence.
Follow your Local Guide to the the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon free to relax or to find out more about Florence’s artistic wealth. Why not join an optional dinner at a Tuscan restaurant? (BB)
Day 6 Florence-Milan-Lugano, Switzerland-Lake Maggiore, Italy**.
Drive through the Apennine hills past Bologna, home of Europe’s oldest university, to dynamic Milan. Orientation features its GOTHIC DUOMO, glass-domed GALLERIA, and famed Scala Opera House. Then continue to Lugano in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. A leisurely break to stroll along the lake, window shop the refined Via Nassa, or sip an espresso on the Piazza Riforma. Then continue via Locarno to Lake Maggiore, one of Italy’s most beautiful areas. Spend two nights at your elegant resort. (BB,D)
Day 7 At Leisure by Lake Maggiore**.
A restful day to sleep in or maybe join an optional excursion to the baroque palace and peacock gardens of enchanting Isola Bella (open Mar. 26 - Oct. 23, subject to change). (BB,D)
Day 8 Lake Maggiore**-Verona-Venice.
East to Verona, medieval setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to see Juliet’s Balcony and the wellpreserved Arena. Join the locals for lunch before continuing to Venice, deemed by some the most romantic city in the world. (BB)
** For departures 0102-0327 and 1030-0401 overnight in Milan instead of Lake Maggiore. Dinner on day 6 and Lugano visit on day 8 not included
Day 9 Venice.
Enter 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. Then watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in the age-old manner. Later discover Venice at your own pace or take an optional gondola ride. (BB,D)
Day 10 Venice-Ravenna-Assisi.
Follow the sparkling Adriatic coast to Ravenna to see the mosaics in the 6th-century BASILICA OF ST. APOLLINARIS IN CLASSE. Afternoon arrival in Assisi to visit the massive 13th-century lower BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS. Then time to take in this peaceful town on your own. (BB,D)
Day 11 Assisi-Pompeii-Sorrento.
Today visit POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Overnight in the charming, bayside resort of Sorrento. (BB)
Day 12 Sorrento. Excursion to Capri. Glide across the blue bay to the beautiful Isle of Capri. Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a visit to VILLA SAN MICHELE in Anacapri. Time to explore at your own pace before returning to Sorrento. The remainder of the day is at leisure. (BB)
Day 13 Sorrento-Montecassino-Rome.
On your way to Rome, stop to visit the ABBEY OF MONTECASSINO. Tonight consider saying Arrivederci to your traveling companions at an optional festive dinner in one of Rome’s fine restaurants. (BB)
Day 14
Your homebound flight 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 12 - Oct 25, 2007 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2787 | | Oct 15 - Oct 28, 2007 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2787 | | Oct 19 - Nov 01, 2007 | Call Us | $2319 | Call Us | $2757 | | Oct 22 - Nov 04, 2007 | Call Us | $2289 | Call Us | $2727 |
* 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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