Trafalgar > Italy Bellissimo (Winter 20082009)

Italy Bellissimo (Winter 20082009)
12 Days starting from $2,135

Countries Visited:
Italy

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Length: 12 Days
Type: Winter 2009
Category: Regional
Operator: Trafalgar
Tour Code: TT-WTBE-2009
   
 
 
About This Tour


Cities Visited:
Pompeii, Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Assisi, Venice, Montecatini, Florence, Rome

Another of Trafalgar''s most popular Italian holidays takes you to artistic Venice, the rolling hills of Tuscany, the grand city of Rome, beautiful Isle of Capri and mystical Assisi.
 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
  • Dates & Prices
  • Sightseeing
  • Details
  • SPECIALS
Sightseeing Highlights
  • Monte Cassino: Visit the World War II cemetery.
  • Pompeii: A guided tour of the excavations.
  • Sorrento: Visit an inlaid wood factory.
  • Isle of Capri: Excursion to the Isle of Capri (weather permitting).
  • Assisi: Sightseeing includes St. Francis'' Basilica and the Church of St. Mary of the Angels.
  • Ravenna: Visit St. Apollinaris in Classe to see the mosaics.
  • Padua: See the famous Basilica of St. Anthony.
  • Venice: Cruise by private launch. View St. Mark''s Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doge''s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a glass-blowing factory.
  • Brenta Canal: See the Palladian villas.
  • Montecatini: Montecatini Orientation tour.
  • Florence: Sightseeing tour features Signoria Square, the Baptistery and visits the Santa Croce Basilica.
  • Siena: Visit the medieval city.
  • Rome: Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum and Circus Maximus plus visits to St. Peters Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Colosseum.
  • Scenic drives: Campania, Sorrento Peninsula, Umbrian hills, Adriatic coast, Apennine mountains and the Chianti wine region.
Dining Highlights
  • 1 Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Rome
  • 10 hot buffet breakfasts on tour
  • 4 three-course dinners in hotels
  • Local speciality restaurant dinner in Montecatini
  • Farewell Dinner with wine in Rome
First Class Travel Highlights
  • First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
  • The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
  • A qualified local city guide in Pompeii, Assisi, Florence and Rome.
  • Cruise to the Isle of Capri.
  • Rome Fiumicino Airport transfers will be provided on Days 1 and 11 .
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport Transfers
  • London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It''s that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
  • Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
  • You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
  • Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
  • Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
  • Heathrow Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-21.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by coach. Gatwick Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-12.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by express train and coach. Transfers outside these times will be at the passengers own expense.
  • In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
  • No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service.
  • Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
  • European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
  • Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
  • Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
  • Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
  • Click here to see scheduled transfer times.
  • Day 1- Depart USA Overnight flight to Rome.


  • Day 2 - Arrive Rome On arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, there''s time to unwind or perhaps people-watch from a pavement café. This evening, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions.

    Hotel: Sheraton Golf


  • Day 3- Rome - Pompeii - Sorrento (2 nights) This morning we will travel to view the Abbey of Monte Cassino, where we visit the World War II cemetery. Then on to Pompeii where we enjoy a guided walking tour with our audio system of the excavations of this Roman city petrified and preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. From here we continue our journey to Sorrento where we have time to visit an inlaid wood factory to admire the fine local craftsmanship. Then we continue to our hotel where we have dinner tonight. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Parco del Sole


  • Day 4- Isle of Capri Excursion This morning we board our ferry and sail across the Bay of Naples to the island of the Emperor Tiberius. There is the opportunity to explore Capri town with its famous Piazzetta, home to the international jet-set. Then enjoy time at leisure perhaps to shop at the elegant boutiques, or to sit and relax in one of the many cafés and watch the world go by! (Buffet Breakfast)


  • Day 5- Sorrento - Naples - Assisi We enjoy a morning drive to ''Bella Napoli'' – we see the bustling streets of Naples and then drive through the region of Latium before heading into the Umbrian hills and to mystical Assisi. We see the Church of St. Mary of the Angels before enjoying a guided walking tour, with our audio system, of the town much loved by St. Francis. We will visit the Basilica with its serene Giotto frescoes before continuing to our hotel for dinner this evening. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Giotto


  • Day 6- Assisi - Ravenna - Padua - Venice (Lido) (2 nights) This morning we drive close to Ravenna where we visit the Basilica of Saint Apollinaris in Classe with its glittering mosaics. Then on to Padua, where we view the Basilica of St. Anthony before continuing to the floating city of Venice. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Villa Mabapa


  • Day 7- Venice sightseeing and at leisure Today we will savour the sights and sounds of this serene city by private motor launch on an included cruise to St. Mark''s Square, where we will view the Byzantine Basilica, Bridge of Sighs and Doge’s Palace. After witnessing a demonstration of the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing, time is your own perhaps to explore further and relax. Or alternatively why not take a cruise to the Island of Burano, and enjoy a fresh seafood lunch? (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)


  • Day 8- enice – Brenta Canal – Montecatini (Tuscan Hills) (2 nights) This morning after breakfast, we gaze on the beauty of the Palladian villas as we drive along the scenic Brenta Canal. Then we head south and ascend into the Apennine Mountains, the region of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. Here we make our approach to the spa-resort of Montecatini, for the next two nights. This evening, why not try some of the famous Tuscan cuisine and Chianti wines? (Buffet Breakfast)

    Hotel: Croce di Malta


  • Day 9- Florence Excursion Today it is only a short drive to Renaissance Florence where we spend a full day. On our arrival a walking tour with a local guide using our excellent audio system highlights the Cathedral with its magnificent Baptistery, and visits the Santa Croce Basilica and the Piazza Signoria. Florence is truly a shopper''s paradise with bargains in quality leather goods and gold jewellery to be had. For ''culture vultures'', there are many museums and art galleries to visit. Later, we return to Montecatini for the night and we enjoy dinner in a local restaurant this evening. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)


  • Day 10- Montecatini (Tuscan Hills) – Siena – Rome (2 nights) Today our Tour Director will show us a special Hidden Treasure! But first to Siena - famous for its Palio horse race. Here there''s time to admire the archi­tecture from one of the open-air cafés on the fan-shaped Piazza del Campo, where the horse race actually takes place twice a year! Maybe take time to shop for beautiful local pottery before we must return to the Eternal City, Rome, for the next two nights. Why not dine
    out in one of the city''s many fine trattorias this evening? (Buffet Breakfast)

    Hotel: Aran Mantegna


  • Day 11- Rome sightseeing and at leisure A visit to the Sistine Chapel to marvel at the ceiling of Michelangelo provides a thrilling start to our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide making good use of our effective audio system. From here we visit St. Peter''s Basilica in the Vatican, and then cross the Tiber to overlook the Forum, see the Circus Maximus, where chariot races took place, and finally visit the mighty Colosseum, infamous scene of gladiatorial combat! The rest of the day is free but this evening we all enjoy a Farewell Dinner together with our Tour Director and new found friends. (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)


  • Day 12 Rome ­– USA Time to bid farewell before we transfer you to Rome Fiumicino Airport for your return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)


  • Christmas & New Year''s Eve Highlights Tour departures 19 Dec will be accommodated in Venice over Christmas and tour departures 26 Dec will be in Venice for New Year’s Eve giving you the opportunity to celebrate in true Venetian style.



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TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.
         
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3/13/2009 - 3/24/2009
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3/20/2009 - 3/31/2009
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3/27/2009 - 4/7/2009
$2,199
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This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.
  • Monte Cassino
  • Pompeii
  • Sorrento
  • Isle of Capri
  • Assisi
  • Ravenna
  • Padua
  • Venice
  • Brenta Canal
  • Montecatini
  • Florence
  • Siena
  • Rome
This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

CURRENT SPECIALS:

Cruise Solo at NO Additional Charge

Trafalgar / Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has waived single supplements on a variety of 2009 Europe river cruises, which means solo travelers can cruise at no additional charge.

This offer is valid on the following cruises:

Burgundy & Provence

Tulips & Windmills

Enchanting Danube

Eastern Europe Explorer

Danube Discovery

Rhine Discovery

Grand European Discovery

Paris and Normandy

Grand France

Portugal, Spain, & the Douro River Valley (Cruise Only)

Paris & European River Romance

Paris & Grand European Waterways

Paris & the Heart of Europe

Contact your travel specialist at 1-800-942-3301.

**Conditions apply. Valid on select departures. See you travel agent for further details.


   
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