“Lump the whole thing! Say that the Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo.”
- From Mark Twain’s 1869 novel, The Innocents Abroad
Italy
Few countries have as much to offer as Italy (Bella Italia), with its warm and passionate people; varied and beautiful landscape; a rich artistic, historic and cultural heritage; some of the world’s best food and wine; and a stylish and relaxed philosophy on life. Italy truly has something for everyone, whether the visitor is seeking great cities, tiny villages, idyllic countryside or beautiful beaches. Of all European countries, Italy is the one to which travelers return time and again, their love affair blossoming with each trip.
Ahhh… Bella Italia!
All Italians seem to share the same attitude toward life, one that is instantly apparent to foreigners. Life is for living, for enjoying, for savoring. There’s always time to pause to chat, time for kindness, time to laugh - passions run high but anger is quickly over and forgotten.
Italy is 760 miles from north to south, about the size of Georgia and Florida combined. Its bootlike shape is probably the world’s most recognizable geographic outline, a high heel about to kick the island of Sicily. From the famous cities of Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, and Naples are interspersed hidden treasures, towns, villages, historical ruins, the fabled Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, the Blue Grotto of Capri…where does one stop in praising Bella Italia? And, believe it or not, there are also wonderful spa facilities to be enjoyed all over Italy!
BEST OF ITALY
11 Days - Air and LandBased on double occupancy with New York departure
Guaranteed Departures
Rome, Assisi, Venice, Tuscany, Florence, Naples, Isle of Capri
It's Included!
Accommodations - First Class hotels, Air Conditioned Motor Coach
Meals - 9 Buffet Breakfasts, 5 Dinners
- Professional tour Director
- Guided City Tours in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Pompeii, Venice, Sorrento and the Isle of Capri
- Guided Tour of Florence Academy Gallery
- Venice Gondola Ride
- Ruins of Pompeii
- Guided Tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
- Dinner near Trevi Fountain with entertainment
- Many other extras
ITALY AND SICILY
14 Days - Air and LandBased on Double Occupancy and New York departures
Guaranteed Departures
Rome, Alberobello, Lecce, Taormina, Agrigento, Palermo, Naples, Isle of Capri
It's Included!
Accommodations - First Class Hotels, Air Conditioned Coach, Overnight Ferry from Palermo to Naples
Meals - 12 Buffet Breakfasts, 6 Dinners
- Professional Tour Director
- Guided City Tours in Rome, Lecce, Agrigento, Palermo, Pompeii, Alberobello, Taormina, Naples and Sorrento
- Excursion to Cafalu
- Roman Villa of Casale
- Palermo Cathedral
- Trulli Dwellings of Alberobello
- Taormina's Greek Theatre
- Ruins of Pompeii
- Colosseum and the Forum in Rome
- St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City
- Many other extras
CLASSIC ITALY
14 Days - Land OnlyGuaranteed Departures
Maximum of 20 People
Sorrento, Rome, Umbria, Tuscany, Florence, Venice
It's Included!
Accommodations - Deluxe Hotels: Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, The Westin Excelsior, Hotel Le Tre Vaselle, Principe di Piemonte, Hotel Brunelleschi, The Westin Europa & Regina
Meals - 13 Buffet Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 8 dinners
- Professional Tour Guide
- Visit the extraordinary villages of Cinque Terre
- Special Tour of the Vatican City
- Two night stay at an Umbrian 17th -century patrician home
- Art Historian's in-depth tour of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence
- Travel the Amalfi Coast
- Private Tour of Pompeii
- Guided City Tours
- Private wine tastings
- Visit Sam Gimignano, a gem of Tuscany
- Visit Pisa
- Rail and vaporetto ride to Venice
- Many other extras
