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Highlights
Rome: Sightsee the local way, with a leisurely passeggiata through the backstreets, where a friend in Rome will explain how modern life takes place, around ancient treasures like the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
Anacapri: Perched atop the cliffs, look out across the Bay of Naples to the mighty Mount Vesuvius.
Capri: Cruise by jetfoil to this famous isle through beautiful blue Mediterranean waters.
Pompeii: Walk with a Local Specialist through the cobbled streets of this ill-fated town, frozen in time since the first century.
Alberobello: Led by a Local Specialist, explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site showcasing the Trulli of Alberobello. Circular structures with conical roofs that are domed within, built from local limestone and stacked without using mortar.
Matera: With your Local Specialist, visit the famous Sassi or cave dwellings, which were home to approximately 20,000 people until 1950s and are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Taormina: Visit Taormina’s ancient amphitheatre with your Local Specialist. Carved from honey-coloured stone and set high on the cliff, the theatre frames wide views of the Ionian Sea and the distant rise of Mount Etna through its weathered arches.
Agrigento: Explore the Valley of the Temples and its impressive Hellenistic ruins like the well-preserved Temple of Concordia and the clifftop Temple of Juno, overlooking the vast Sicilian landscape.
Matera: With your Local Specialist, visit the famous Sassi or cave dwellings, which were home to approximately 20,000 people until 1950s and are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Taormina: Visit Taormina’s ancient amphitheatre with your Local Specialist. Carved from honey-coloured stone and set high on the cliff, the theatre frames wide views of the Ionian Sea and the distant rise of Mount Etna through its weathered arches.
Agrigento: Explore the Valley of the Temples and its impressive Hellenistic ruins like the well-preserved Temple of Concordia and the clifftop Temple of Juno, overlooking the vast Sicilian landscape.
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What's Included
Accommodation
All hotel tips, charges and local taxesWe carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel doorComplimentary coach and hotel WiFi where available
Meals
7 Dinner (D)13 Breakfast (B)
Transport
Airconditioned, 40seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom
Guide
An expert Travel Director and professional DriverFrom time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with a local specialty representing the destination.
Indulge in Italy’s finest food and views during this 2-week guided tour. In Rome, explore the city on foot with a Local Specialist, uncovering its layers of history and architecture. On Capri, settle into Anacapri and enjoy views across the Bay of Naples towards Mount Vesuvius. In Puglia, explore Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its whitewashed trulli houses and distinctive conical stone roofs. Savour traditional Apulian cuisine, including seasonal dishes such as orecchiette, a pasta closely associated with the region’s culinary heritage. In Palermo, a historian will guide you through the old city, including its cathedral and the Palatine Chapel in the Palace of the Normans, where 12th-century mosaics reveal the city’s rich cultural legacy.
day 1Welcome to the Eternal City of Rome
Welcome to Rome, a glorious city filled with classic antiquities, medieval buildings, Renaissance palaces and baroque churches. Settle in, before meeting your Travel Director. Later today, get to know your fellow travellers over Roman-specialities dinner at a local restaurant.
Meals
Dinner
Location Visited
Rome
Accommodation
Radisson Blu GHR, Rome
day 2Rome with the Locals
day 3Rome to Capri
day 4Capri, the Isle of Dreams
day 5Pompeii and Alberobello
day 6The Trulli of Alberobello
day 7Alberobello at Leisure
day 8Journey West to Matera
day 9To Sicily
day 10Taormina
day 11A New Dawn in Sicily
day 12Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples and on to Palermo
day 13Palermo and the Golden Age of the Normans
day 14Depart Palermo
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