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Discover Italy Tour:
Tour Features: Stay and Visit ® Italy – Orofino Tours presents an unforgettable Discover Italy tour of Tuscany, Rome, Capri and the Amalfi Coast, Naples. Let us whisk you away on this luxury tour with excursions to Vatican City, Pompeii, Sorrento, Positano and more... You will live the "dolce vita" while in our beautiful, hospitable and centrally located four-star hotels. Your dinners (D) will include house wine and mineral water at the Grand Hotel**** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA. Breakfasts (B) will be continental style. Day 1 - Depart from your city to Florence Day 2 - Florence & Montecatini- Arrive at the Florence Airport, transfer to Montecatini and check into our hotel. This afternoon we will take the funicular to Montecatini Alto, a medieval town with lovely views of the countryside. (D)
Day 4 - Pisa & Lucca - Today we will see Italy's most photographed attraction, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is one of many works of art and architecture in the city's Campo dei Miracoli or "Field of Miracles'', to the north of the old town center. The Campo dei Miracoli also houses the Duomo (the Cathedral), the Baptistery and the Camposanto (the monumental cemetery). We will also visit the lovely city of Lucca. Unusual for cities in the region, the walls around the old town were retained intact as the city expanded and modernized. As the wide walls lost their military importance, they became a pedestrian promenade ringing the old town although they were used for a number of years in the 20th century for racing cars. They are still fully intact today; each of the four principal sides is lined with a different type of tree. (B & D)
Day 6 – Cortona, Siena & Rome - This morning we will visit Cortona (Under the Tuscan Sun) & Siena, a flamboyant medieval mélange of palaces and towers, olive groves and orchards. The history of Siena lies on the Piazza del Campo where they organized the Palio. We then continue to Rome the capital city of Italy founded by the twins Romulus and Remus. The Grand Hotel**** Olympic will be our home for the next three days. (B & D) Day 7 - Rome - This morning is at your 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 it was used for gladiatorial combat. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. The Spanish Steps is a set of steps in Rome climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinità dei Monti. The famous Scalinata is without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in all Europe. The Trevi Fountain is the largest and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains of Rome it is located in the rione of Trevi. (B & D)
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 & D) Day 11 – 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 13 – Naples - Transfer from Ischia to Naples for a motor coach tour of the city. A breathtaking view of the bay from the hilltop of Posillipo and…you will understand why the Neapolitans are so much in love with their city! Arrival at your new first class hotel in Naples in the afternoon. (B & D) We reserve the right to change the itinerary and schedule times for logistic reasons. Departures from North America
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Day 12 – Amalfi & Positano - We will visit the world famous 
