Italian Journeys

with Isabella and Luigi  Dusi

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Italy in Depth

 

30 August – 12 September 2008

13 nights in Italy

Leaders: Luigi and Isabella Dusi

 

TOUR PRICE:  Euro 3980,00 per person, twin share, land only
Single Supplement Euro 480,00

Highlights:

Verona: The Arena, opera unders the stars "Aida"
Pageantry:  stunning medieval parade and joust

The Joust of the Saracen - Arezzo

 

Visits:

Montagnana, Verona, Vicenza, Venice, Chianti, Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, Florence, Cortona, Arezzo, Montalcino, Orvieto, Frascati, Grottaferrata, Rome.

Art :

Vatican Museums

Ventura Salembini

Piero della Francesca

Pinturicchio

Giotto, Cimabue and Masaccio

Botticelli

Michelangelo

Paolo Uccello

 

Culture:

The Rise of Rome

Etruscan Civilisation

Life in a medieval village today

What is the Renaissance really all about?

Is Venice Real?

 

Hotels :

4 nights ***S Montagnana, 3 nights *** San Gimignano, 3 nights ***Arezzo, 3 nights***S Frascati.  All hotels are either central or a short walk to villages.

 

Inclusions:

13 nights accommodation with breakfast daily

10 meals – lunches and dinners with wines
Reserved numbered seating at the Arena, Verona Opera "Aida"

Reserved numbered seating for Joust of the Saracen

All entry fees for visits and events

Air conditioned touring coach

Gratuities to driver, at restaurants and hotels

Porterage in and out of hotels

Art, history and culture “storytelling” with Isabella

 

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