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Fall Tour...2008
Deluxe Tour of Italy
Sorrento, Rome, Venice,
Cortona ,Castellina,
Florence & Orvieto,
includes excursions to:
Pompeii,Capri,
Civita Bagnoreggio, Siena,
San Gimignano, Monteriggioni,
Murano &
Burano
Sept. 10 - Sept. 28, 2008
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This is going to be a
wonderful adventure - a little longer than most of our tours. We hope it will
be your "trip of a lifetime". It is a fabulous
opportunity to see the most important parts of Italy without feeling
rushed.We hope you'll join us. We know you'll have a wonderful
time.!
We begin south of Naples in Sorrento
with a guided tour of Pompeii and a visit to the isle of Capri.
In Tuscany we'll visit a local
winery
for a
tasting & tour. We also spend three nights in Rome
and Venice and two nights each in lofty Orvieto, Florence and
even two nights
in Cortona ("Under the Tuscan Sun").We'll be in both Orvieto and
Cortona for their weekly
bargain filled street market. We also stay in the tiny and beautiful
Tuscan village of Castellina-in-Chianti. From their we will visit Siena and to San Gimignano.Our hotel in
Castellina is an ancient palace that has been converted to a welcoming
and gorgeous hotel. You won't want to leave.
In Florence you'll be able to visit
famous art museums without the lines and shop in designer shops or
the never ending street markets. The same is true in Rome. We'll
make an appointment for you to tour the Vatican Museum so you can walk
right by the people standing in the three hour line to get in! In
Venice we include three days of vaporetto tickets so you can ride
the waterways as often as you like. That includes the ferries out to the islands
Murano, Burano and Torcello!
This Deluxe tour
includes many extras and all the excursions on the daily schedule. We don't charge extra excursions like most tour
companies. We include several meals but for
the others you can eat with the group and still have the freedom to
decide
how much you order and therefore how much you spend. In large group tours when
meals are included you often get food that is "institutional" rather than homemade. In the charming
little restaurants we take you to mama is still in the kitchen.
Laid back
pace... Free time galore... time to do what you want to
do...
Castellina-in-Chianti
above: the main street in Castellina
above: Monica in Castellina
below: looking at pool from terrace
above in Castellina
It's hard to find a bad meal in Italy!
above: fall 2006
Rome farewell dinner
Our"laid back" small group tours are flexible and fun. You'll never feel rushed nor regimented.
SORRENTO...
above:
a charming street
near our hotel in Sorrento
Sorrento has it all, the hospitality of Italy combined with a
relaxed atmosphere. It is located on the Amalfi coast which is home to some of
the most scenic views in all of Italy.
Sorrento is a very
clean city and our hotel is in the very heart it. It is an easy walk to
shopping and great restaurants that feature great seafood and all of Italy’s
specialty cuisines.
Sorrento is part of the Amalfi
Coast - a beautiful and renowned
stretch of mountainous coastline south of Naples.
The coast is dotted with picturesque villages and towns clinging giddily to
cliffs. The views are breathtaking.
Sorrento also
offers convenient ferries to Capri, one of the
most beautiful places on earth. We include a ferry ticket to and from Capri with this tour. You can go with us or go to Capri when you please. Larry will be showing everyone around the
island with its two towns – Capri and
Anacapri. Once there you can each decide
if you want to take a boat ride around the island and see the blue lagoon or take a minibus up to Anacapri. There is a chairlift from Anacapri to a scenic
overlook at the top of the Island. You can spend the whole day or take the ferry back to Sorrento
whenever you like.
On our final night in Sorrento we include an evening Dinner Show with
several wines and a musical folk show known as the "Tarantella". This tells
the story of Sorrento
in song and dance. We know you’ll have a wonderful evening. The next morning we’ll be picked up by our
driver and taken to our hotel in Rome.
We have some rooms reserved for a fourth day. If you’d like more time in Sorrento you can check in early (based on
availability).
above: dinner./show in Sorrento
You
shouldn't rush through
such a beautiful country.
Slow down and do it right with
Larry and Jill
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Larry & Jill in Venice by the Grand Canal
LA DOLCE VITA...Join us as we enjoy excellent food and
wine...
Winery visit, wine tasting, great food, cooking
classes, tailor made for
Food & Wine
Lovers!
above: on the way to Murano
above: St. Marks Square in Venice
dancing to the competing orchestras
Above & below:
Typical "streets" in Venice -
a magical and unforgettable city.
below: breakfast room in Venice hotel
below: one of the rooms in Venice hotel
Our boutique hotel in Venice is a "jewel box". All the rooms have
upholstered walls, hand decorated furniture, fresh and beautiful
draperies, custom tiled bathrooms with all modern
conveniences. The
public rooms have gorgeous Venetian light fixtures and elaborate decor.
Staying here is the perfect ending to what we will try to make a
"perfect" adventure for you.
above:on the terrace at hotel in Venice
(yellow building on the left is our
hotel in Venice) This picture doesn't
do it justice It sits on a lovely little
street with gondolas and a park
just steps away.
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT:
Send us a $500 nonrefundable deposit along with the signed and dated agreement.
We can accept Master
Card or Visa but there is a 3% service charge.
Final payment is due 90 days before departure.
These
payments cover lodging, all excursions included on the itinerary,
all ground transportation except where indicated to and from
airports,
breakfasts and meals as stated on our itinerary. It also covers
luggage handling (where available).
Air Transportation is not included. Please contact us before you book your flight so
we can help you make sure that you get flights that will work
with the tour
schedule.
above: Lynne & Molly in Monteriggioni
above: WWII American Cemetery
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above: Larry & Jill in garden in
Civita di Bagnoreggio
below: Civita di Bagnoreggio
"the dying city"
HERE'S WHAT IS
INCLUDED
ON
THIS DELUXE TOUR:
- Three nights each in Sorrento, Rome & Venice
- Two nights each in Orvieto (Umbria), Cortona,Florence& Castellina-in-Chianti (Tuscany)
- In all, seventeen nights in charming, hotels
with a welcoming ambiance in the center of the historic areas
- All Ground & water
transportation as described in itinerary
- Welcome dinner and folk show in Sorrento
- Guided tour of Pompeii.
- Ferry ticket to Isle of
Capri.
- Seventeen Italian style
breakfast buffets
- Private Nighttime Driving Tour of
Rome
- Wine seminar, tour of ancient cellars and a wine tasting at Dievole Winery near Siena
- Farewell Dinner with wine in
Venice
- Two nights in the center of Cortona - lots of
Tuscan charm.
- Dinner with wine in one of the most fun and popular restaurants in Cortona
- In Castellina you'll have free use of a
beautiful spa that has a whirlpool, steam room etc
- Two nights
in a luxury four star hotel in the heart of Florence.You'll have time to
visit the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, street markets, etc
- Two nights in luxury hotel four star in center
of Orvieto
- Three nights in elegant hotel in Venice
- Three days vaporetto (ferry) tickets in Venice -
includes boats to the islands of Murano, Burano & Torcello.
- Included excursions to Pompeii,
Isle of Capri, Civita di Bagnoreggio, Siena, Monteriggioni and San Gimignano.
above & below: Welcome Dinner in Rome
Rome
Below: Piazza Santa Maria - in Trastevere
This is the oldest fountain in Rome! Believe it or not, Emperors used to enclose this
piazza and watch sea battle reenactments here.
Below:
Cinzia awaits us with a friendly welcome at our Roman style hotel
- in the center of Trastevere. Our "home" in Rome is a cozy
little hotel where your experience will be similar to visiting family
or friends in Rome. There are only a handful of hotels in Trastevere
and we believe that being able to stay within this area is a special
experience that gives you a unique look at life in Rome. It is just
around the corner from Piazza Santa Maria - (pictured above) one of the
most popular night spots in Rome. People gather from all over Rome for
dinner and to watch street entertainers. The winding streets that
surround the piazza are full of great little restaurants and boutiques.
The church has some of the most beautiful mosaics in Rome.
below: ladies from one of our
groups on Ponte Sisto Bridge
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