Italian Scene 2010

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Tour Length: 11 Days
Countries Visited: Italy
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Tour Type:
 Escorted Tour
Tour Category: Regional
Tour Operator: Trafalgar Tours
Tour Code: TT-ITSE-2010
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Cities Visited:
Rome, Bay of Naples, Isle of Capri, Assisi, Venice, Italian Lakes, Florence, Verona, Pisa

The beauty of Italy is both natural and man-made. The legacy of the Romans and the Renaissance thrives in cities like Rome, Florence and Venice. In between are the gorgeous Bay of Naples, the Apennines, and the picture-perfect Italian Lakes.

 

Sightseeing Highlights
  • Rome: Sightseeing tour including a visit of theVatican City and St Peter''s Basilica, views of the Colosseum andForum.
  • Bay of Naples: Cruise to the Isle of Capri andorientation of the island - funicular ride included.
  • Sorrento: Orientation. Scenic drive along theSorrentino peninsula.
  • Monte Cassino: Visit the Commonwealth cemetery.
  • Assisi: Orientation of the town dedicated to St.Francis.
  • Venice: Canal cruise to St. Mark''s Square. Visit aMurano glass workshop to see how glass is blown.
  • Verona: Orientation - see Juliet''s Balcony.
  • Italian Lakes: Visit Lake Como.
  • Italian Riviera: Drive this scenic route.
  • Pisa: Visit the Square of Miracles to see theLeaning Tower.
  • Florence: Sightseeing includes the cathedral,Santa Croce and Signoria Squares. Stunning views from PiazzaleMichelangelo.
  • Capri Excursion: Cruise to the Isle of Capri andorientation of the island. Funicular ride included.

Dining Highlights
  • 9 buffet breakfasts
  • 6 three-course dinners
  • 15 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

Travel Highlights
  • Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
  • All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hoteltips are included.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
  • Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual TourDirector.
  • Rome Fiumicino Airport transfers are provided on Days 2 and 11,conditions apply.
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and a Welcome on Tour book.

Airport Transfers
  • London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive,particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But whenyou book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and airpackages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London''sairports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who havetheir own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity topurchase inexpensive transfers to and from London''s Heathrow -Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transferfrom London''s Heathr
  • Important - Please Note: Passengers will only beentitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing thefollowing conditions are met:
  • For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly byTrafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeabletransfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight informationto Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Oncetransfers are booked they cannot be changed.
  • For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked byTrafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to yourdeparture date.
  • Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
  • In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar''s control, thetransfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
  • All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is thereforeavailable for missed transfers, or passengers not using thisservice.
  • In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works,strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible fordelayed or cancelled transfers.
  • Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot willpick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London''sHeathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange yourtransfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
  • Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have bookedTrafalgar''s Land and Air packages arriving at London''s GatwickAirport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. TheGatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London''sVictoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make theirway from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
  • European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengerswill receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on thescheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the timesspecified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves yourflight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
  • Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air packageand who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on thescheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also beprovided with a transfer.
  • Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tourdays are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase onethrough Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additionalpre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask forprices of transfers at the time of booking your extra nightaccommodation.
  • Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tourarrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with thelisted transfer times below may also book and purchase thesetransfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not lessthan 21 days before the flight departure.
 

Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.

Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights)
Welcome to Rome. After check-in, you will have time to relax andunwind before meeting with your Tour Director in the afternoon.This evening why not take a stroll around this fascinating city andadmire the fountains found in every square and on many corners ofthe city streets? Hotel: Carlo Magno

Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure
First a chance to join an optional excursion to visit the SistineChapel and Vatican Museums.Later, our included sightseeing tour with a local city expertwill visit the Vatican City and the aweinspiring Basilica of St.Peter where we will see the famous Pieta. On to ancient Rome to seethe Forum and the mighty Colosseum. Later, time at leisure toexplore - perhaps discover the catacombs and the medieval citywalls or the Pantheon and Piazza Navona? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 4 - Rome - Isle of Capri - Bay of Naples
We drive southwards from Rome, past the Abbey of Monte Cassino andon to the Bay of Naples. Here we board the ferry for the shortcrossing to the beautiful Isle of Capri where on arrival we takethe funicular up to Capri town. There is plenty of time to explorethis lovely island and to enjoy magnificent views from the perfumedgardens on to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Maybetake an excursion to see other parts of the island or just relax inone of the many outdoor cafes. Later we cruise back to the bustlingresort town of Sorrento perched high on the cliffs above the sea,before continuing to our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) Hotel: Grand Hotel Moon Valley

Day 5 - Bay of Naples - Monte Cassino - Assisi
Today we have the chance to take a guided walking tour of Pompeii,the town frozen in time when it was engulfed by the eruption ofMount Vesuvius in AD 79. Later we leave the Bay of Naples and makeour way to the Commonwealth Cemetery of Monte Cassino where wepause to remember those soldiers who died in the long series ofbattles in 1944. Then we head northwards to mystical Assisi, whichlies on the slopes of Mount Subasio in the beautiful region ofUmbria. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) Hotel: Abacus

Day 6 - Assisi - Venice (2 nights)
Our orientation tour this morning shows us that this city, underthe protection of St. Francis, is still enclosed by medievalramparts. We have time to visit the great Basilica and see theSaint''s tomb, and later we see the Basilica of St. Mary of theAngels, built on the site of where St. Francis died in 1226 at theage of forty-five. Then we travel through the Apennines to the flatnorthern plains and the magical, romantic city of Venice. (Buffetbreakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Il Burchiello (Oriago)

Day 7 - Venice orientation and at leisure
We start today with a cruise by vaporetto to the heart of Venice,St. Mark''s Square. On arrival we can marvel at the Bridge of Sighs,the magnificent and ornate Doge''s Palace and the Byzantine Basilicaof St. Mark. We have the opportunity to watch a demonstration ofthe ancient craft of glassblowing, which originated on the Islandof Murano. Then we have time at leisure to explore this fascinatingcity or perhaps to take a trip out across the lagoon to thefishermen''s Island of Burano where we can enjoy a delicious seafoodlunch. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 8 - Venice - Verona - Italian Lakes
Our day will start with a drive to the home of Shakespeare''sstar-crossed lovers, Verona. We see Verona''s answer to theColosseum, the vast Roman Arena, where concerts are still heldregularly each year. Then we walk on to see Juliet''s balcony withmemories of the famous scene from Romeo and Juliet in our minds. Wehave time to explore further before rejoining the coach to drivenorthwards to the Italian lake district where we stop to visit LakeComo, now renowned as a favored summer retreat of the rich andfamous. From here we continue to our hotel. (Buffet breakfast /Dinner)Hotel: Continental / Le Terrazze

Day 9 - Italian Lakes - Florence
Our drive today takes us southwards across the western side of thegreat Northern plain of Italy before we climb through the Apenninesto make our way to the coast, passing the important passenger portof Genoa. We follow the coastline, with views of the marblequarries cut into the foothills and pass by the town of Carrara,which is where the great slabs of marble are prepared for exportworldwide today. Soon we arrive in Pisa with its famous LeaningTower, cathedral and baptistery in the Square of the Miracles. Wehave time to take pictures before we continue to RenaissanceFlorence. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Hotel Raffaello

Day 10 - Florence sightseeing - Rome
Our guided walking tour shows us the baptistery, the domedcathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the impressive Giotto''s BellTower, the Piazza Signoria, which is now an outdoor art gallery,and the Basilica of Santa Croce, the burial place of Michelangelo.We enjoy a demonstration of fine leatherwork before we have time toexplore further, sample the delicious local ice cream or shop forhigh quality leather goods and 18-carat gold jewelry. Then wereturn to Rome with time to throw a coin or two in the Trevifountain in order to ensure our return to this incrediblecity! (Buffet breakfast)Hotel: Papillo

Day 11 - Rome - USA
This morning it is time to say ''arrivederci Italia'' and to bidfarewell to our Tour Director and new-found friends. There aretransfers available to Rome Fiumicino Airport, conditions apply.(Buffet breakfast)

 

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A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link.

Documents
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

  • Rome
  • Bay of Naples
  • Isle of Capri
  • Assisi
  • Venice
  • Italian Lakes
  • Florence
  • Verona
  • Pisa
 

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