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Cutting Corner
The Best of Italy with Pat Amoriello
Dates of Travel: Friday September
28 -
Tuesday October 9, 2007
12 days incl. air,
or 11 days Rome/Rome
Start in Rome for this unforgettable 12-day
vacation. Visit the excavations of Pompeii with a
Local Guide, drive to the charming resort of
Sorrento, and sail to the Isle of Capri where your
two-night stay includes guided sightseeing with a
visit to Villa San Michele in Anacapri. Next enjoy
an orientation of Naples before continuing through
the Apennine Mountains to St. Francis’ Assisi. Along
the Adriatic coast drive to Ravenna, to visit the
Basilica of St. Apollinaris in Classe. In Venice
visit St. Mark’s Basilica and lavish Doges’ Palace
with a Local Guide, and watch Venetian glassblowers
at work. Continue to Pisa, to take pictures of the
Leaning Tower, and to Tuscany. Your walking tour
through Florence includes visits to the cathedral
and the Academy of Fine Arts to admire
Michelangelo’s David. Via Siena back to Rome
where highlight visits are St. Peter’s Square and
Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel,
the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
Sightseeing
Highlights
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
POMPEII: Guided
visit of the excavations including headsets
SORRENTO:
Orientation
CAPRI: Jet/hydrofoil
ride; guided sightseeing; visit Villa San Michele in
Anacapri
NAPLES: Orientation
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.Mark’s 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 Michelangelo’s
David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
SIENA: Orientation
including the Piazza del Campo
Special Rates for this Group
| 44 spaces allocated |
Land
Rate |
Air Rate |
| book by January 31 |
$2,244.00 |
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Call Pat Amoriello to book into
this group 1-856-489-4126 |
Included:
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Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private
facilities in first class hotels.
Quality Hotels:
ROME
Crowne Plaza St. Peter's (F) or Starhotel
Michelangelo (SF), CAPRI
La Palma (F) or La Residenza (F),
ASSISI Grand Hotel
Assisi (F), VENICE
Plaza (F) at Mestre,
TUSCANY Settentrionale Esplanade (F) at
Montecatini, ROME
Visconti Palace (F)
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10 buffet
breakfasts (BB); 5 three-course dinners (D),
including a special welcome dinner with wine in
Rome
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All hotel service charges,
taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are
included.
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Services throughout the tour of
a professional Tour Director.
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Touring by luxury air-ventilated
coach with reclining seats.
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travel bag and tour
wallet containing comprehensive documents
TOUR ITINERARY
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 in one of Rome’s
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
AD. See a patrician home, public
baths, and shops that give a
striking picture of what
day-to-day life was 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 to Naples
for an orientation drive of this
lively and colorful city. A
smooth drive north through the
Apennine Mountains brings you to
peaceful Assisi. Visit the
massive 13th-century lower
BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built
above the Saint’s grave. (BB,D)
Day 6 Assisi-Venice.
Enjoy the town at your own pace
before continuing along the
Adriatic Coast for a visit to
the ABBEY OF POMPOSA. 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. MARK’S SQUARE and its
BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish
DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF
SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASS
BLOWERS 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 the
magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto’s
Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s
heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,”
and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA
SQUARE. To top it off, admire
Michelangelo’s David in the
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. 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, Siena’s
spectacular medieval-style horse
race. Time on your own before
continuing to Rome. Why not join
an optional dinner tonight in
one of Rome’s 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
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 to celebrate the
success of your vacation. (BB)
Day 12 Your homebound
flight arrives the same day.
(BB)Call Pat
Amoriello to book into this
group
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* Rates (U.S. dollars) are per person, based
on double occupancy. Government fees/taxes and optional air
transportation are additional for all guests. Rates are
subject to availability and may change without prior notice.
Restrictions apply Call our group department to
book into this group or to book a group of your own.
1-866-475-7023
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