INCLUDED FEATURES…

SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS

ROME: Sightseeing includes views of the Forum and Colosseum and visits St. Peter's Basilica

MONTE CASSINO: View the Abbey

CAPRI: Orientation includes a visit to some of the famous gardens; Funicular to Capri town

SORRENTO: Orientation and witness the art of inlaid wood-working

TAORMINA: Orientation includes the Greek Theater and the Corso Umberto

SYRACUSE: Visit its celebrated archeological excavations, plus a visit to Ortigia island

PIAZZA ARMERINA: Visit the Roman Villa of Casale

ENNA: View the fortress town

AGRIGENTO: Visit the Valley of the Temples

SELINUNTE: Visit the Dorian Temples and Acropolis

PALERMO: Sightseeing includes Piazza Bellini and the Cathedral

MONREALE: View the Conca D'Oro and visit the Norman Cathedral

MONDELLO: Visit the fishing village

SCENIC DRIVES

Through the province of the Campania; Along the Sorrento Peninsula

MEALS

Buffet breakfast daily,  Welcome dinner in Rome and 5 Three course dinners.

ACCOMMODATION

Includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities; all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.

Day 1: DEPART USA. Overnight flight to Rome.

Day 2: ARRIVE ROME (2 nights). Trafalgar meets you at the airport and transfers you to your hotel where this afternoon, you will meet your Tour Director and fellow passengers. (Dinner)

Hotel: Abitart (2 nights)



Day 3: ROME SIGHTSEEING & AT LEISURE. Our guided sightseeing tour includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. We continue to Piazza Venezia with time to take pictures of the Victor Emmanuel monument and the 15th century Piazza Venezia before continuing to the Via Sacra and the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. Finally we will see the Circus Maximus on the Palatine Hill. Perhaps take an optional trip to visit the ancient Catacombs and to see Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses in the Church of St. Peter in Chains. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 4: ROME - CAPRI - SORRENTO. We pass the Abbey of Monte Cassino to Naples for a cruise to the Isle of Capri. With a local guide, we ascend to Capri town by funicular to visit the famous gardens, admire the Faraglioni Rocks and maybe linger for a while in the Piazzetta. Late in the afternoon we head to Sorrento by boat. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)

Hotel: Parco del Sole/Aponte Travel

Day 5: SORRENTO - TAORMINA (3 nights). After a visit to an inlaid wood workshop, we drive via Salerno and continue through Calabria. Next we board our ferry to cross the Straits of Messina and drive into Sicily to the resort of Taormina for three nights. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)

Hotel: Sant Alphio Garden

Day 6: TAORMINA ORIENTATION & AT LEISURE. Our orientation tour shows us the Corso Umberto before time at leisure. Later you may wish to take an excursion to the top of the volcano, Mount Etna. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 7: SYRACUSE EXCURSION. Enjoy a full-day in the 'Greek city', Syracuse. With a local guide we visit the archeological excavations to admire the Greek Theater, the Roman amphitheatre, the Ear of Dionysus and the Altar of Hierro II. Later, we visit the Ortygia island, before returning to Taormina. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 8: TAORMINA - AGRIGENTO. En route to Agrigento we stop to view the fortress town of Enna but first we visit Piazza Armerina - to see the mosaics in the nearby Roman Villa of Casale. Then on to Agrigento where our local guide takes us to visit the Valley of the Temples. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)

Hotel: Grand Dei Templi

Day 9: AGRIGENTO - PALERMO. First we drive to Selinunte to visit the Dorian Temples and the Acropolis. Then on to Palermo, where guided sightseeing takes us to the Piazza Bellini and the Cathedral. Later we stop to view the Conca d'Oro from Monreale and visit the Norman Cathedral. Finally we visit the coastal fishing village of Mondello before reaching our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)

Hotel: Astoria Palace

Day 10: PALERMO - USA. After breakfast, you are transferred to the airport for your return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)