ITALY/MEDITERRANEAN Traveling Well Includes…
• SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES averaging 24 Tauck guests... for a more personal travel experience, highlighted by stays at chic smaller hotels in fabulous locations
• TAUCK EXCLUSIVE! A special guided tour of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, after hours • TAUCK EXCLUSIVE! After-hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums & the Sistine Chapel • Enjoying a wine tasting in Umbria and a cooking demonstration with a local chef • A briefing by an art historian before touring Florence & visiting the Galleria dell’Accademia • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 25 meals, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
3. POMPEII... AN UP-CLOSE LOOK Travel from Sorrento to Pompeii, a prosperous Roman city of 27,000 until it was frozen in time – buried by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. The doomed city lay undisturbed for more than 1,700 years; excavations begun in the 18th century are still in progress today. A walk through the ruins with a local expert reveals what 1st-century life was like; visit the temple, the forum and a home adorned with frescoes. Arrive late afternoon in Rome for a three-night stay. Meals BLD
4. THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, AFTER HOURS No trip to Rome would be complete without a visit to the Vatican, a state and city all in one; tour St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, with an opportunity to see St. Peter’s Square. Your evening is highlighted by a Tauck Exclusive – an after-hours tour of the Vatican Museums, home to a vast collection of art treasures (subject to availability and day of the tour may vary). See the Candelabra Gallery, the Map Gallery and the Tapestries, and enter the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo’s famous ceiling frescoes – all without the usual crowds! Meals B
5. DISCOVERING THE ROME OF THE CAESARS Join your local guide for a morning spent back in time, exploring the glories of ancient Rome. See the ruins of the Imperial Palace and Circus Maximus; view the Roman Forum from above. A highlight is a visit to the Colosseum, the 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in the heart of Rome that was once used for gladiator contests and public events. You’ll get an authentic taste of Italian cuisine tonight when you dine family-style at a local restaurant in the Trastevere section of Rome. Meals BD
6. ORVIETO, A WINE TASTING & A VILLA Arrive in Orvieto; visit the Duomo, one of Italy’s greatest cathedrals. The façade is a visual treat, a blend of sculpture and mosaic splashed with a palette of colors and magnificent bronze doors. Inside, view inspiring frescoes by renowned artists.
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Following a traditional trattoria lunch near the Piazza del Duomo, continue through Umbria, a wine-producing region. Arrive in Torgiano in the Tiber Valley to experience Italian country life for the next two nights. Your accommodation is a 17th-century patrician home with a private winery, whose product you’ll sample at a tasting in the wine museum / osteria. Meals BLD
7. HISTORIC ASSISI... PLUS A COOKING DEMO Take a short drive to Assisi; this well-preserved medieval hillside town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its significant art and architecture, and is famous as the home of St. Francis. Visit St. Francis Basilica, which today houses some of Italy’s great 13th- and 14th-century frescoes, as well as the final resting place of Assisi’s beloved favorite son, the patron saint of animals. Enjoy some free time in the center of town, then return to Torgiano for the evening. Discover some of the nuances – and perhaps some of the secrets – of great Italian cuisine tonight with a cooking demonstration by an Umbrian chef. Meals BD
ITALY CinqueTerre FRANCE
SanGimignano Viareggio
CORSICA Orvieto Rome
TYRRHENIAN SEA
SARDINIA MEDITERRANEAN SEA Naples Sorrento
Pompeii Amalfi
Venice
ADRIATIC SEA
Florence
Torgiano Assisi
Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft.
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