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Affordable Rome and Bay of Naples

Affordable Italy Tours:
Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, Ischia and Amalfi Coast (Bay of Naples)

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Tour Features:

Tour Features:
• 10 day Tour
• First Class Hotel/Resort
• 14 Buffet-style meals
• House wine and mineral water with lunch and dinner at Grand Hotel **** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA.

Stay and Visit ® Italy – Orofino Tours presents an unforgettable tour of Rome, Ischia, Capri, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast (Bay of Naples). Let us whisk you away on this luxury tour with excursions to Vatican City, Pompeii, and Positano. Unpack your luggage and begin enjoying the “dolce vita” while in our beautiful, hospitable four-star hotels. Your buffet lunches (L) and dinners (D) will include house wine and mineral water. Breakfasts (B) will be continental style buffets.

Day 1 - Wed - Depart from your city to Rome

Day 2 - Thu - Rome - Arrive at Fiumicino airport. Our tour bus will depart from the airport at approximately 1:00PM. The transfer to our hotel will be at your expense for later arrivals. The exact time will be communicated with the final documents. A welcome cocktail will be served upon arrival to our Grand Hotel**** Olympic. Rome (the Eternal, Capital of the World, The City), capital city of Italy, will be our home for the next three days. Legend has it that Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus and is definitively unique with its rich history and fervent vitality of its citizens. We encourage you to savor your first Roman dinner at nearby typical and well known restaurants and enjoy your meal with a glass or two of “er vino de‘ Castelli“, typical regional wine. Around the corner from our hotel you will find the typical and affordable restaurant “Zi’ Gaetana”.

Day 3 - Fri - Rome - Morning at leisure. This afternoon we will have a tour of Imperial Rome. One of the symbols of Rome is the Coliseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire and used for gladiatorial combat. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. The Spanish Steps is a set of steps climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinità dei Monti. It is named after the nearby Embassy of Spain (1653). The famous Scalinata is without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in Europe. The Trevi Fountain is the largest and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains in Rome. This fountain was immortalized by films such as “Three coins in the Fountain, Roman Vacation, La Dolce Vita“ (B)

Day 4 - Sat - Rome - Morning tour of Vatican City with a professional guide. The story of the “Vatican” started about two thousand years ago when the Apostle Peter was buried across the Tiber river in 67 A.D. The Basilica of Saint Peter is one of the four major basilicas of Rome. It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City and built on the ruins of Old Saint Peter's Basilica. As you enter, to your right, Michelangelo’s “Pieta’” is displayed. The “Colonnade” was built by Bernini (1656 - 1666). The Vatican Museums display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. The Sistine Chapel is in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope. Its fame rests in its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo. The ceiling is legendary and it is in the Sistine Chapel that every new Pope is selected. Other places of interest worth visiting on your own are: Piazza del Popolo with the church of Santa Maria where masterpieces of Pinturicchio, Raphael, Caravaggio and Bernini can be admired; Piazza Navona it is considered the most beautiful baroque square in Rome; The Pantheon is still the biggest concrete dome in the world (27 B.C.); Borghese Museum and Gallery with Bernini’s masterpieces “Apollo and Daphne”, “The Rape of Persephone“; Piazza Venezia with the monument to Italy‘s king Vittorio Emanuele (The Wedding Cake); Trastevere where the locals enjoy their favorite dishes of “abbacchio and spaghetti a’ matriciana”. (B)

Day 5 - Sun – Pompeii, Napoli & Ischia - This morning after breakfast, we will depart for the beautiful island of Ischia, located at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. Along the way, we will stop in Pompeii, known for its ancient city’s ruins caused by the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Your professional guide will give insights into life during ancient Roman times. We will arrive to our Grand Hotel**** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA in the afternoon. (B & D)

Day 6 - Mon - Capri - Today, after a short walk to the port, we will take a mini-cruise on our way to the enchanting island of Capri. A funicular will carry us up to Piazza Umberto I. The world- famous “Piazzetta” lined with luxury boutiques, expensive restaurants and paparazzi chasing celebrities. Features of the island include the Marina Piccola, the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the Faraglioni rugged rocks jutting up from the sea, Anacapri, the Blue Grotto and the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas. (B & D)

Day 7 - Tue - Ischia - Motor coach tour of the island. An incredibly beautiful island lying under a blue sky in the middle of a still unspoiled Tyrrhenian Sea. Formed by the fires of the now dormant volcano (Epomeo), which makes its presence felt via the many 'geysers' and the mineral springs found all over the island. (B, L & D)

Day 8 - Wed – Sorrento - A short walk to the port and… mini-cruise on our way to the best-loved resorts: Sorrento, the lemon-scented jewel of the peninsula. Free full day in Sorrento to shop for the local specialty inlaid carving (intarsia), to enjoy the best views of the enchanting bay of Naples or to have lunch and wine in a local trattoria. Back to Ischia for a quick swim or relaxation in the spa before dinner at the hotel. (B & D)

Day 9 - Thu - Amalfi & Positano - A short walk to the port and mini-cruise on our way to the enchanting Amalfi coast, thought by many to be the most beautiful stretch of scenery in the entire Mediterranean. A landscape masterpiece, a “vertical village” and it really seems to be standing, leaning against a rocky wall. We will visit two of the areas best-loved resorts on a mini-cruise and spend approximately 2 hours in each place. Amalfi the coast’s main town lies at the mouth of a deep ravine surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery and Positano that dangerously perches in an enclave on the hill leading down to the Mediterranean coast. Positano has contributed to the revival of the entire Amalfi coast. (B & D)


Day 10 – Fri - Ischia & Napoli - 8:00AM transfer (transfers at a different time will be at your expense) to Naples (Airport or Train Station), have a safe return home, treasure the memories and… grazie and arrivederci a presto! (B)

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Departures from North America

Price
Rates per person (double occupancy) and departures:

January, February, March, November, December: $ 599
April, October: $ 799
May, June, July, September: $ 999

Admission fees like Museums, Galleries, Sights, mini-cruises not included.
An additional 50% premium will be applied for single occupancy.
We reserve the right to change itinerary and scheduled times for logistic reasons.
Tours with less than 10 guests will not include tour escorts and guides.

Airfares are not included.

For more information and for reservations contact:
Stay and Visit ® Italy – Orofino Tours

North America Office
7256 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota - Florida - 34231 - USA
Tel: 941-870-2498
Toll Free: 1.877-222-4857
Fax: 941-870-3497
E-Mail: info@stayandvisit.com

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