Italy

  • 2009

Italy

Monograms (Independent Itineraries)

Italy Winter Departures

Panoramas, Multi Country Tours including Italy

The Best Of Italy & Sicily

Tour Code - ZL

15 days Rome to Rome
Rome, Florence, Venice, Assisi, Palermo, Agrigento, Taormina Area, Sorrento

Prices starting from: $3539

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This traditional grand holiday is perfect for those who wish to see all of Italy, including the Isle of Capri and Sicily. In the cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice, guided sightseeing tours are included. Highlight visits on these tours include St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, Michelangelo’s David, St. Mark’s Basilica, and the Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs. Admire the Leaning Tower of Pisa and St. Francis’ Basilica in Assisi. After visiting Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, board the overnight ferry to Sicily for four nights. Visit Palermo’s Palatine Chapel and the Norman Cathedral in Monreale. The spectacular Valley of Temples and the 4th-century Roman Villa of Casale await you. A ferry brings you across the Strait of Messina to Calabria. Two nights in Sorrento include a visit to the Isle of Capri with a boat ride across the Bay of Naples and funicular ride to Capri village. This wonderful Italy vacation ends back in Rome. Your Best of Italy and Sicily trip is sure to leave you with holiday memories of a lifetime.

Meals
Breakfast - 14
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 6

Standard Features
Headsets throughout the tour
ROME: Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum and Roman Forum
FLORENCE: Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo's David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VENICE: Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers' demonstration
RAVENNA: Orientation, visit St. Apollinaris in Classe
ASSISI: Visit St. Francis' Basilica
POMPEII: Guided walking tour of the excavations
NAPLES-SICILY: Overnight cruise in two-berth cabins with private facilities
PALERMO: Guided sightseeing, visit the cathedral, the Palatine Chapel, the Norman Cathedral in Monreale, and Mondello
MARSALA: Visit a salt mill
AGRIGENTO: Guided walking tour of the Valley of Temples
PIAZZA ARMERINA: Visit Roman Villa of Casale
STRAIT OF MESSINA: Ferry crossing
SORRENTO-CAPRI: By jetfoil
CAPRI: Guided visit of Capri village, including a funicular ride
MEALS: Buffet breakfast (B) daily; 6 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable