| HIGHLIGHT: |
► Excursion to Isle of Capri with Blue
Grotto (weather permitting).
► Visit Tivoli, the Renaissance Garden Palace. Historic city
of Pompei, Verona, and Siena. Visit Seaside city of
Sorrento. Visit Vatican Museum with Sistine Chapel. Private
boat cruises to the city of Venice.
► Easy schedule with all the high-lights to maximum your
enjoyment.
► All hotels are 4-5 Stars rating.
► All meals are included. Buffet breakfasts. Lunches &
dinners served in Chinese or local cuisine.
► Travel in luxurious air-conditioned tour bus. |
| DAY 01: USA-ZURICH ( SWISS) |
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Board your overnight transatlantic flight. |
| DAY 02: ZURICH – LAKE MAGGIORE |
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Enjoy a boat ride to Isola Bella, to admire the Borromeo
Palace. Wander around the beautiful Gardens and terraces.
After transfer to hotel Rest of the day free at leisure. |
| DAY 03: LAKE COMO - MILAN - VERONA |
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Morning we arrive in Milan. Start with panoramic tour with
Milan’s Gothic treasure the Duomo, the spectacular
glass-topped Galleria, the La Scala Opera House. Afternoon
arrive in Verona, an ancient Roman city, medieval setting of
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet’s House and
Balcony. stroll around the picturesque market square and the
2000 year old Verona Arena. |
| DAY 04: VERONA -VENICE |
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Morning departure onto the Venice. We’re glide by private
boat along the Grand Canal. Highlights of your walking tour
are St. Mark’s Square the magnificent St. Mark’s Basilica
and the Bridge of Sighs, view the outer parts of the
extraordinary Doge’s Palace-the finishing of the tour with a
visit to the Murano Venetian glass blowers fashion their
delicate objects in the age-old traditional manner. |
| DAY 05: VENICE – PISA – FLORENCE |
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Morning depart and arrive to Pisa. We start our panoramic
tour with the Square of Miracles and the Leaning Tower of
Pisa.. In the evening arrive in Florence, birthplace of the
Renaissance and many architect and artist such as
Michelangelo. |
| Day 06: FLORENCE – SAN GIMIGNANO - SIENA |
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Our walking tour with a visit to Piazza Michelangelo, City
Hall, Grand Cathedral- Duomo. Visiting Galleria degli
Uffizi; sculpture “David” created by master Michelangelo.
Afternoon visit to San Gimignano, one of the most charming
and picturesque of all the Tuscan hill towns, which is noted
mainly for its medieval towers. Continue go North to Siena. |
| Day07: SIENA – ASSISI |
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Siena was at its peak in 1260 A.D. A walking tour
surrounding maze of medieval streets to the historic center
of Piazza del Campo. Gothic-Pisan-Romanesque facade of Siena
Cathedral (Duomo) built in 1136 A.D. afternoon visit Assisi.
Assisi was the home of St. Francis (the founder of the
Franciscan order of friars), and the churches and crypt that
bear his name draw a steady stream of pilgrims and
sightseers every year. |
| DAY08: ASSISI --SORRENTO |
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South on “The Road of the Sun” cross the fertile land of
Campania encircles the Bay of Naples. After arrival in this
pleasant holiday resort of Sorrento with lovely gardens
enclosing villas and the beautiful architectures. |
| DAY09: SORRENTO-CAPRI-SORRENTO |
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Beautiful Isle of Capri, a royal retreat for 2,000 years.
Panoramic tour includes the shimmering Blue Grotto (weather
permitting) and up to pretty Capri village. You will have
plenty of time to stroll about at your own pace before
returning across the bay back to Sorrento. |
| DAY 10: SORRENTO-POMPEII-NAPOLI |
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Morning Continue our journey to Pompeii, one of resort
cities for Roman nobles, destroyed by the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius in 79A.D. After visit drive to Naples. Visit the
National Archaeological Museum, housing some of the world’s
greatest Greece- Rome treasure. |
| DAY11: NAPOLI – TIVOLI - ROME |
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Morning visit to the old quarter of Napoli and the Chapel of
Sansevero Museum, a small chapel with most magnificent
sculpture in the world. Follow “The Road of the Sun” head
back to the Great State of Umbria to the Holy city of Roma,
we stop by the famous Tivoli, it palaces and gardens boasts
on the world largest and foremost sculpture Baroque
fountains. In the evening, we arrive at the Eternal City of
Rome. |
| DAY 12: VATICAN |
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The smallest country in the world, formed in 1929 - The
Vatican. Visit the Vatican Museum; Michelangelo’s
masterpiece above the Alter and Ceiling in Sistine Chappell.
Also the great Palazzo of St. Peter with a Grand view of St.
Peter’s Basilica. Rest of the day free, go to The famous
Piazza Spagna, The Fontana de Trevi. |
| DAY13: ROME |
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Today, tour this Eternal City. We starts our panoramic
sightseeing with the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, down the
Victory Road to view the astounding “Wedding Cake” monument
to Victor Emmanuel II in Piazza Venezia with the Palazzo
Venezia. In the afternoon, one of the height-light of this
trip; we’ll visit the Gallery Borghese to admire fantastic
sculptures of Bernini. |
| DAY 14: ROME-USA |
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Morning take Trans-Atlantic back to USA. |
SICILY EXTENTENSION
n Listing Price: $
Double occupancy, price is for ROME departure only. Other
cities please inquire. Taxes & Fuel surcharge are not
included. Reserve the right to adjust fare basic on currency
exchange rate)
n Single Room Supplement: |
| DAY14: ROME – PALERMO –- AGRIGENTO |
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Fly to Palermor in the morning. Tour to Conca d’Oro and
visit the Cathedral. Afternoon drive toward Agrigento. Visit
The Valley of The Temples. This is a UNESCO World Heritage
site and one of the greatest legacies of ancient Greece.
This parade of well-preserved Doric temples, just outside
town, dates back to the fifth century BC and is what remains
of the Greek city of Akragas. |
| DAY15 AGRIGENTO –SYRACUSE - TAORMINA |
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This morning we will drive south pass Catania, the
birthplace of the composer Bellini. View the southern slope
of Mt. Etna (3323 meter). Later drive south to Syracuse,
birth place of the mathematician Archimedes. Visit the Greek
temples and the medieval quarter, the Greek theatre still
stands; classic dramas are performed here each year.
Continue our journey to Taormina. |
| Day16: TAORMINA – PALERMO |
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Drive back to Palermo, The most important tourist
attractions of Palermo are the city’s Norman Cattedrale and
the Saracen – Norman- Spanish Palazzo Reale (or Palazzo dei
Normanni), a former royal palace added to and altered over
the centuries, and now the seat of the local parliament. We
can visit parts of the later building, including the
Cappella Palatina, an exquisite chapel containing rich
mosaics. |
| Day17: PALERMO – ROME - USA |
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Morning fly to Rome, connecting the Trans-Atlantic flight
back to USA. |
