Italy

  • 2009

Italy

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Umbria's Treasures

Tour Code - ZZU

8 days Rome to Rome
Rome, Assisi

Prices starting from: $1679

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Enjoy a unique in-depth Italy vacation in the fascinating region of Umbria. Your trip starts and ends in Rome, where you enjoy a welcome dinner with wine at a local restaurant. On your sightseeing tour of Rome, visit St. Peter’s Square and Basilica. Stay five nights in Assisi and hear all about St. Francis and St. Clare, as you visit their basilicas with a Local Guide. On your tour, you also visit the Carceri Hermitage, the Monastery of St. Damian, and St. Mary of the Angels Basilica. Spend a full day in unique Gubbio, where St. Francis tamed the wolf. Enjoy walking tours of Perugia, named by Henry James “the city of the infinite view,” and Spoleto, famous for its Festival dei Due Mondi held each summer. Stops are also made in Orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock, and in Todi to admire the three sets of walls: Etruscan, Roman, and medieval. A full day at leisure allows the opportunity to join an optional wine tasting in Montepulciano in Tuscany, and an optional excursion to magnificent Spello is available as well. This trip to Italy is sure to leave you with vacation memories to last a lifetime.

 

Meals
Breakfast - 7
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 2

Standard Features
Headsets throughout the tour
ROME: Welcome dinner; orientation, visit St. Peter's Square and Basilica
ORVIETO: Ride a funicular through the ramparts to the cathedral
ASSISI: Guided walking tour, visit St. Clare's Church and St. Francis' Basilica. Also visit the Carceri Hermitage, the Monastery of St. Damian, and St. Mary of the Angels Basilica
GUBBIO: Guided walking tour; ride the cable car to the San Ubaldo Basilica for a panoramic view
PERUGIA: Guided walking tour, visit Piazza IV Novembre
TODI: Orientation, enjoy a panoramic view from the terrace of Piazza Garibaldi
SPOLETO: Guided walking tour, visit Piazza del Duomo
MEALS: Buffet breakfast daily (B); 2 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