Special Interest Italy Tours: Shopping and Spa Tour

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Tour Features:

• 12 day Escorted Tour
• First Class Hotel/Resort
• 21 Meals
• House wine and mineral water with lunch and dinner at the Grand Hotel**** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA
• Most admissions included.

Stay and Visit ® Italy presents an unforgettable Special Interest tour of shopping in Italy! Let us whisk you away on this luxury tour with excursions of all shoppers' fantasies--Italian designer stores! We will also visit The Vatican City, Ischia, Capri, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Naples and more...You will live and shop the "dolce vita" while staying in our beautiful, 4-star Grand Hotel Olympic centrally located. Your lunches (L) and dinners (D) buffet style will include house wine and mineral water at the Grand Hotel**** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA. Breakfasts (B) will be continental style.

Day 1 - Departure from your city to Rome.

Day 2 – Rome - We will be met at the Fiumicino Airport and transferred to our 4-star Grand Hotel**** Olympic. We will have the remainder of the day to relax, explore and shop Rome. (D)

Day 3 - Rome - After breakfast, we will spend the day visiting the finest Italian designers. Some of these including: Fendi, Ferragamo, Versace, Gucci as well as some names that are only known to the Roman insiders. We will have an exclusive opportunity to see the best deals Rome has to offer. (B & D)

Day 4 – Rome & Vatican City - This morning we will take a professionally guided walking tour of St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel is the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo whose ceiling is legendary, and its purpose, as a site of papal religious and functionary activity, notably the conclave, at which a new Pope is selected. The afternoon is free to do as you wish. (B & D)

Day 5 – Rome - We will tour Imperial Rome this morning. After, we will visit the Forum, the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. This remainder of the day is free. (B & D)

Day 6 – Pompeii & Ischia - This morning we will have an early departure for the beautiful island of Ischia, located in the Bay of Naples. Along the way, we will stop and visit Pompeii. The volcano collapsed higher roof-lines and buried Pompeii under many meters of ash and pumice and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A professional guide will give us insight into this historically amazing city of ruins. We will arrive in our Grand Hotel**** Ischia & Lido Resort & SPA in the afternoon. (B & D)

Day 7 – Naples - Today after an early breakfast, we get on a comfortable motor coach for a 2 hour trip to ''Bella Napoli''. Naples is not only a beautiful city, with its hills and famous bay, but it is a center for fine Italian products such as shoes and cameos. We will spend the day in Naples in the smart shops and famous production centers. We will have an inside track on the best that Naples has to offer. (B & D)

Day 8 – Ischia - Select treatments in Health & Fitness Center and set appointments. The modern and fully equipped beauty center has 5 indoor underground thermal water baths with hydro massage. Also a small gym and the Health & Fitness center offers a wide range of treatments such as aesthetic mud, massages, aerosols, inhalations etc. There will be medical assistance available on-site. (B, L & D)

Day 9 - Capri - Today we will take a mini-cruise to the island of Capri. A funicular carries us up to Piazza Umberto I the world famous '' Piazzetta''. The Blue Grotto is a noted sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri. The afternoon is free for exploring the old Roman Villa of Tiberius and the Faraglioni, rugged rocks jutting up from the sea. Or, shop in the elegant boutiques. (B & D)

Day 10 – Amalfi & Positano - We will visit the world famous Amalfi Coast, thought by many to be the most beautiful stretch of scenery in the entire Mediterranean. We will take a mini cruise to visit two of the area's best-loved resorts: Amalfi, the main town of the coast that lies at the mouth of a deep ravine surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery; and Positano that sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast. (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 12 – Naples - Transfer to Naples Airport (B)

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Departures from North America

Price

All departures $ 2,799 per person based on double occupancy. Single supplement: $ 500 for a single room or $ 999 for a double room, single occupant.

Airfares are not included.

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