Italian Mosaic 14 Days from $3895

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1 Group Division of Sunbound Vacations - Est NE 2 nd Street, Suite 303 Boca Raton, FL Toll Free Nationwide ARC# , ASTA, IATA Mail@SuntoursInternational.com Italian Mosaic 14 Days from $3895 including Airfare from JFK and All Taxes HIGH-END TOUR Escorted Tour: 3 Nights Rome, 2 Nights Florence, 2 Nights Lake Maggiore, 2 Nights Venice, 1 Night Assisi, 2 Nights Sorrento, Extensive Sightseeing: Rome, Pisa, Florence, Milan, Lugano, Locarmo, Lake Maggiore, Isola Madrei & Isola Pescastori, Venice, Padua, Assisi, Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri, 16 Meals, Airport Transfers, Tour Director, Round-Trip Air. Price is net and subject to change according to airfare cost at time of booking. 1 Free Air & Land with every 16. Minimum group size 25. Vacation Overview This classic Italian vacation is our most popular, with departures throughout the year. Two-night stays in Rome, Florence, Lake Maggiore, Venice, and Sorrento, plus one night in St. Francis Assisi offer plenty of time to visit the main sights with a Local Guide. Discover St. Peter s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and Roman Forum in Rome; Michelangelo s David and Signoria Square in Florence; and St. Mark s and Doges Palace with the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Stops are also made in Pisa to see the Leaning Tower; in Padua to visit St. Anthony s Basilica and enjoy a cappuccino at the popular Pedrocchi Café; in dynamic Milan, where a walking tour features the Duomo, Galleria, and Milan s famous fashion district; and in subtropical Lugano in Switzerland. Another highlight is a boat trip to Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori, where dinner with local specialties has been prepared for you. Two nights in Sorrento include a visit to the Isle of Capri, including a jetfoil boat ride and a funicular ride to Capri village.

2 Also visit Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius on your way back to Rome. PACKAGE INCLUSIONS: Round-trip Airfare from JFK (air add-ons available from other U.S. cities) 12 Nights accommodations at First Class Hotels Escorted Tour: 3 Nights Rome, 2 Nights Florence, 2 Nights Lake Maggiore, 2 Nights Venice, 1 Night Assisi, 2 Nights Sorrento. English speaking escort throughout 16 Meals: 12 buffet breakfasts with selection of cold dishes (B) 4 set dinners (D) with mineral water or coffee Transportation by private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout Services of a professional English-speaking tour director Visiting Rome, Pisa, Florence, Milan, Lugano, Locarmo, Lake Maggiore, Isola Madrei & Isola Pescastori, Venice, Padua, Assisi, Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri. All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person FIRST CLASS HOTELS USED: Rome: Albani (F) Florence: Grand Hotel Mediterraneo (F) Lake Maggiore: Grand Hotel Bristol (F) at Stresa or Starhotels Ritz (F) at Milan Venice island: All Angelo (F) Assisi: San Francesco (F) Sorrento: Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto (F) or Michelangelo (F) Rome: Holiday Inn Rome Aurelia (F) MEALS Full buffet breakfast daily; 5 three-course dinners, including special welcome and farewell dinners with wine in Rome and a special dinner with wine at Lake Maggiore (except departures January 22, February 19, October 22-December 17 and January 21-February 18, 2014 that have 4 three-course dinners included)

3 Itinerary Italian Mosaic Day 1: USA- Rome Board your overnight transatlantic flight to Rome. Relax and enjoy dinner, movie, and breakfast on board. DAY 2 Arrive in Rome, Italy Welcome to Rome! At 5 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions

4 for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome s lively restaurants. (Dinner) DAY 3 Rome Morning guided sightseeing features visits to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo s ceiling paintings, monumental ST. PETER S SQUARE and BASILICA, and the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. To make the most of your stay, join our optional Roman Highlights excursion. (Breakfast) DAY 4 Rome Pisa Florence Marvel at the amazing Leaning Tower in Pisa, then on to Florence. Tonight is your chance to join an optional dinner to try out Tuscan specialties. (Breakfast) DAY 5 Florence Follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo s David. Admire the magnificent cathedral, Giotto s Bell Tower, the Baptistry s Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE, and see Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon free to relax or to find out more about Florence s artistic wealth. (Breakfast) DAY 6 Florence Lugano, Switzerland Locamo-Lake Maggiore, Italy North across the Apennine hills and through the flat Po area to the Swiss border. In Lugano, enjoy a leisurely break to stroll along the spectacular lake or on Via Nassa, or sip an espresso on Piazza Riforma. Via Locarno, at the northern tip of Lake Maggiore, arrive in elegant Stresa. (Breakfast, Dinner) DAY 7 Lake Maggiore. Boat Trip to Isola Madre & Isola Dei Pescatori A leisurely morning with the chance to join an optional excursion to the baroque palace and peacock gardens of enchanting Isola Bella. Later, join an exciting BOAT CRUISE to the Isola Madre, with its botanical garden, and to Isola dei Pescatori, where a dinner of local specialties awaits you. (Breakfast, Dinner) DAY 8 Lake Maggiore Milan-Venice Island Stop in Milan, the commercial capital of Italy, for an orientation featuring its gothic Duomo, glass-domed GALLERIA, and famed La Scala Opera House. Of course, you will enjoy a walk on Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, Milan s famous fashion district. Arrive in romantic Venice, and enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT. Maybe an optional gondola ride tonight? (Breakfast)

5 DAY 9 Venice Island-Padua-Assisi Highlights of your guided walking tour are ST. MARK S SQUARE and the Byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Then, watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in the age-old manner. A wonderful optional excursion is available to colorful Burano Island. (Breakfast) DAY 10 Venice Ravenna Assisi In Padua, walk to the Piazza delle Erbe and visit ST. ANTHONY S BASILICA. Next enjoy a cappuccino at the popular Pedrocchi Café. Arrive in peaceful Assisi. (Breakfast, Dinner) DAY 11 Assisi Sorrento Meet your Local Guide and visit ST. CLARE S CHURCH and ST. FRANCIS BASILICA, built on top of his tomb. Leave the province of Umbria and turn south to the charming, bayside resort of Sorrento. (Breakfast) DAY 12 Sorrento. Excursion to Capri Speed across the bay by JETFOIL to the Isle of Capri. Ride the FUNICULAR to Capri village for a guided visit of this pretty town. Free time to explore the little shops on the piazzetta before returning to Sorrento. The remainder of the day is at leisure. (Breakfast) DAY 13 Sorrento Pompeii-Rome Stop for a guided visit of POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. This evening, back in the Eternal City, a special farewell dinner with wine awaits you as a proper way to say, Arrivederci, Roma! (Breakfast, Dinner)) DAY 14 Rome-USA After a hearty buffet breakfast, you will be picked up and transferred to the airport for your return flight home, arriving later today. (Breakfast) INTERESTED IN THIS PACKAGE? Please us at: Mail@SuntoursInternational.com and give us desired dates and city of departure. We ll get back to you within 3 business days. Thank you!