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Features and Inclusions |
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Accommodation
at 4 star hotels with buffet breakfast daily
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4
dinners
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Service
charges and taxes included
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Ground
transportation by deluxe motor coach
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Tour
director during tour
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Sightseeing
tours as indicated in the itinerary
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English/French/Spanish
guides
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Baggage
handling (one piece per person)
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Entrance
Fees
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Not
Included: Rome City Tax to be paid at hotel
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Preferred Hotels |
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Florence:
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Adriatico
(SF) or similar
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Venice:
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Bonvecchiati
(SF) or similar
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Departures
and
Prices 2011 |
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Starting
Dates |
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November 22
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December 27 |
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January 24 |
February 14 |
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March
13 |
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Rates
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Per
Person In Twin |
$
990.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$
278.00
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Day
1, Tuesday: Rome - Assisi - Siena
- Florence
Early morning, departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis
still surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis
with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed
on to SIENA, the beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio. Then on
to FLORENCE. Dinner and overnight. (D,O)
Day 2, Wednesday: Florence
Buffet breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of the cradle of the
Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of
Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John,
the Academy of Fine Arts Gallery housing the "David" by
Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan church with
Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the day at leisure for optional
sightseeing or shopping. Dinner and overnight.
(B,D,O)
Day 3, Thursday: Florence - Padua - Venice
Buffet breakfast. Departure for
Venice via PADUA, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St.
Anthony, guarded by Donatello's "Gattamelata". Continue on to
VENICE, and upon arrival enjoy a guided walking tour of this unique
city. You will see the Piazza and Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge's
Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons. Dinner and overnight.
(B,D,O)
Day 4, Friday: Venice
Buffet breakfast. Morning tour to a glass factory in Murano (optional
shopping) by motor launch. Dinner and overnight. (B,D,O)
Day 5, Saturday: Venice
Buffet breakfast. End of tour. (B)
B=Breakfast; D=Dinner; O=Overnight
appits |