WELCOME TO TRAVEL IN ITALY
Mark Gordon Smith 910-575-6735 info@private-italy.com Private_Italy@hotmail.com
CLASS SCHEDULE Class One NORTHERN ITALY - October 3, 2013 Introduction Basics Milan, Bergamo, Genoa Industrial North Veneto Dolomites Lake Region, Veneto and Venice Class Two HEART OF ITALY - October 10, 2013 Emilia-Romagna Tuscany and Liguria Florence Class Three CENTRAL ITALY - October 17, 2013 Umbria, Rome, Lazio and Le Marche Class Four SOUTHERN ITALY - October 24, 2013 Southern Italy Naples, Amalfi Coast, Puglia and Sicily
ITALIA 16 Administrative Regions Approximately the same landmass as the state of Arizona (114,006 Square Miles)
Shoreline of the Peninsula 4,560 Miles Longest River Po River 391 Miles Number of named lakes 20 Sicily = 25,640 Sq. KM (App. 9,800 Sq miles)
Population Largest Cities Rome 2,650,000 (Metro Area 3,600,000) Milan 1,302,000 (Metro Area 4,200,000) Venice 43,400 (Metro Area 810,000) Florence 400,000 (Metro Area 600,000)
EURO DENOMINATIONS BILLS AND COINS
Best European Gateway Cities to Italy AMS Amsterdam Schiphol FRA-Frankfurt/Lufthansa London Heathrow (LHR) or Gatwick (GTW) (BA or Meridiana) EuroFly JFK-Bologna, Naples or Palermo AVOID CDG-Three Hours
A Route Few Know Delta offers daily non-stop flights from JFK to Pisa s Galileo Galilei Airport. FL 136 Departs JFK 8:15PM, Arrive Pisa 11:00 AM next morning FL 137 Departs Pisa 1:35PM, arrive JFK 5:05PM same evening 767-300 ER Aircraft
Department of State Smart Traveler Enrollment Program https://step.state.gov/step/
Adapters www.110220volts.com www.voltage-converter-transformers.com
Telephone 12 - Telephone Directory Assistance Number 112 - Carabinieri 113 - Emergency Police Help Number (also ambulance and fire) 115 - Fire Department 118 - Medical Emergencies
Medical Care in Italy 118 FARMACIA Take your U.S. Prescription into a Farmacia and they will fill with local equivalent Take enough with you in your carry-on to get you through five days without baggage Local Doctors will see you during clinic hours and they do NOT charge If they give you an Rx, and you go to a Farmacia, then you pay for the prescription
Salogi Villas Home Base Abroad
Apartment Rental VRBO Steps!
Agriturismo Mezzadría (Medieval farming Laws) outlawed in 1973 Many worker s homes abandoned Estate owners transformed farm houses into vacation apartments, many added a central restaurant, swimming pools Working farms-olive oil, wine and/or cheese Over 8000 such businesses exist in Italy
SAN VITO
Calagrana Umbria
Train Travel in Italy
Buy Rail Tickets? Rail Passes? If you are traveling within 48 hours of arrival - Yes Purchase Rail Tickets in Italy at Travel Agencies displaying the TrenItalia Logo SAVINGS! Five times or more in the course of your visit in Italy? Yes to Italy Rail Pass 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 days in two months, not consecutive travel days (Adult) $177.00 - $401.00 for the pass First Versus Second Class www.raileurope.com
Validate your ticket!
CAR RENTALS ITALY AUTO EUROPE www.autoeurope.com KEMWELL www.kemwell.com MAGGIORE www.maggiore.it NOTE: AUTOEUROPE OFFERS A LONG TERM LEASE BUY-BACK OPTION THROUGH PEUGEOT
LAKE REGION INDUSTRIAL NORTH VENICE
Closed Monday!
Fortezza Sforzesco
La Scala
Duomo
Navigli Neighborhood Milano
Suggestions Moda: Mid-January, Mid-February, Mid-April, 3 rd week of June and 3 rd week of September (Hotels and Restaurants) Viator-Leonardo Last Supper (Cenacolo) Consider staying in the Lake Region and taking a train into the city for day trips
GENOA HISTORY Andrea Doria-Doge 16 th Century Duomo, Palazzo Ducale, Aquarium, Laterna Byzantine stronghold 6 TH Cent. A.D. One of the three Italian Marine Republics: Genoa, Venice and Amalfi Crusades brought commerce to the city
Genoa
Faro Laterna di Genova
Pronounced Doh -jay Doge? Latin base Dux meaning leader, esp. Military (Il Duce) Used only in the maritime republics of Genoa, Venice and Amalfi Crowned Republics Doge Leonardo Loredan, Giovanni Bellini (c. 1501-4)
The Lakes
ORTA
Borromeo Islands Stresa Lago Maggiore
Isola Superiore di Pescatore
Santa Caterina del Sasso
Santa Caterina del Sasso
Orta San Giulio
Lago Lugano
Restaurant Vetta Monte Brè
Lake Como
Bellagio
Villa Melze - Bellagio
Bergamo
Bergamo Città Alta
Veneto
Verona
20 June 6 September 2014 Opera - Verona 15,000
Vicenza Basilica Palladiana
Teatro Olympico
Dolomites/Veneto Belluno Lago del Alleghe
Cortina d Ampezzo
Cortina d Ampezzo
VENEZIA
Santa Lucia Station Ca Doro A Rialto Bridge Accademia St. Marks Square Arsenale B C Main Vaporetto Stops A - Ferrovia-Station B - Accademia C - S. Zaccaria-St. Marks
GETTING AROUND IN VENICE VAPORETTO WATER BUS WATER TAXI Pages 40 42
Venice imob (Io e la mobilità) Cards
Have your ticket validated / read before you board at each vaporetto stop you use. Page 43
Look Up!
Vaporetto
Vaporetto
Traghetto
Alilaguna
VENETIAN LAGOON Torcello Burano Murano San Michelle Venice Lido Progetto Mosè
Go at Sunset Music? After 9:00PM Pre-book tickets
Doge s Palace, Venice
Riva Degli Schiavoni (Slavic)
San Giovanni e Paolo
Frari
Santa Maria dei Miracoli 1481 1489 Lombardo
Santa Maria Dei Miracoli
Burano
Torcello
Murano
Barovier e Tasso
Murano
San Lazzaro degli Armeni 1717 Leper Colony - Mekhitar
Additional Restaurant Venice Algiubagio near Fondamente Nove north side of the city
Next Week Tuscany and Florence