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The Best of Italy
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| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
ZB |
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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 |
$2349 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$504 |
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Triple room disc. |
$71 |
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Countries Visited |
Italy
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City Highlights |
Assisi, Capri, Naples, Pisa, Pompeii, Ravenna, Rome, Siena, Sorrento, Tuscany, Venice |
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ROME
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peters Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
POMPEII
Guided visit of the excavations including headsets
SORRENTO-CAPRI-NAPLES
By jet/hydrofoil
CAPRI
Guided sightseeing, visit Villa San Michele in Anacapri
ASSISI
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Francis Basilica
RAVENNA
Visit the Basilica of St. Apollinaris in Classe
VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Marks Square and Basilica, Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers demonstration
PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
SIENA
Orientation including the Piazza del Campo
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
MEALS
10 buffet breakfasts (BB); 5 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Globus.
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Day 1:
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy.
Time to rest or to 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 at one of Romes lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3: Rome-Pompeii-Sorrento-Capri.
South on the Highway of the Sun to POMPEII. Meet your Local Guide and start your highlight visit of this Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. See a patrician home, public baths, and shops that give a striking picture of what day-today life was like in Rome at its apex of power. Then on to the charming resort of Sorrento. Time to stroll around and check out the local shops before crossing the blue bay to the beautiful Isle of Capri, an ancient retreat for Roman emperors and renowned ever since for its beauty. (BB,D)
Day 4: Capri.
This morning enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide. Highlight is a visit to VILLA SAN MICHELE in Anacapri. Afternoon and evening are at leisure to stroll around and discover the beauty of this famous island. (BB)
Day 5: Capri-Naples-Assisi.
Speed across the bay and drive through lively and colorful Naples. Then turn north through the Apennine Mountains to peaceful Assisi. Meet your Local Guide and visit the massive 13th-century lower BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the Saints grave. (BB,D)
Day 6: Assisi-Ravenna-Venice.
A scenic drive to Ravenna to visit the 6th-century BASILICA OF ST. APOLLINARIS IN CLASSE. Arrive in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. (BB)
Day 7: Venice.
Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARKS SQUARE and its 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 excursion to the island of Burano. (BB,D)
Day 8: Venice-Pisa-Tuscany.
A comfortable morning drive to Pisa. Admire the Square of Miracles and take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Next, a short drive following the valley of the Arno River to the spa resort of Montecatini. (BB)
Day 9: Tuscany.
Excursion to Florence. All day dedicated to the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence. Guided sightseeing includes a visit to Michelangelos David in the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS and the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon for independent sightseeing and browsing through the many shops. Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. (BB,D)
Day 10: Tuscany-Siena-Rome.
Drive through the Chianti wine area to Siena. Walk through ancient, narrow lanes to beautiful PIAZZA DEL CAMPO, site of the biannual Palio, Sienas spectacular medieval-style horse race. Time on your own before continuing to Rome. Why not join an optional dinner tonight in one of Romes fine restaurants? (BB)
Day 11: Rome.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelos ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETERS 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 to celebrate the success of your vacation. (BB)
Day 12:
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
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