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April 1 - 10, 2010
Discounts to $400. See below
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Your host and guide is MIKE ROSS, Your local guide to the world since 1982.
The tour includes round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, accommodations in SUPERIOR CLASS hotels with private bath, daily buffet breakfast and dinner, all airport transfers in Europe, Mike Ross Travel tour documents.
Featuring in ROME: the Pantheon, St. Peterīs Square, Piazza Navona, the Vatican and St. Peterīs Basilica, Michelangeloīs Sistine Chapel,the Colosseum, the ancient Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, Ostia, the ancient port of the Roman Empire. In FLORENCE: the greatest Renaissance museum in the world, the UFFIZI, the Accadamia to see Michelangelo's DAVID, the old world markets and the Ponte Vecchio spanning the Arno River. In VENICE: the Grand Canal, St. Mark's Cathedral, St. Mark's Square, the Doges Palace and the Art Gallery of Venice.
Participants should enjoy walking, as many sights are available only to pedestrians.
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Itinerary
Day 1:Overnight flight from Detroit to Rome.
Day 2: After arrival, we check in at our hotel and walk to one of Romeīs greatest treasures, Santa Maria Maggiore, famous for the "Snow in June" legend. Then it's on to the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo.
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Day 3: We start the day at the 2000 year old Roman Forum, from which Western Civilization spread. Later we go inside the magnificent Colosseum. A walk to the Palatine Hill, site of the homes of the most famous Roman Caesars, is in the afternoon.
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Day 4: Today we visit OSTIA, the ancient Roman port city on the Mediterranean. The ruins are rivaled only by Pompeii. Via train, we travel to the coast to explore this 2,400 year old Roman colony. We return to Rome in the afternoon.
Day 5: Today we begin with the 2000 year old magnificent Pantheon. Close by is the Piazza Navona with St. Agnes in Agony Church. Later we stroll over to Romeīs most famous fountain, the Trevi.
Day 6: The day begins in St. Peterīs Square. We venture further into Vatican City and into St. Peterīs Basilica. We will also visit the Vatican Museums and see Michelangelo's incomparable Sistine Chapel, perhaps the greatest art treasure in the world. It has enchanted visitors for nearly 500 years. Spend the afternoon at the ruins of Trajanīs Markets, which was the world's first shopping mall, built by Emporer Trajan in the 2nd century.
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Day 7: An early morning bullet train wisks us to FLORENCE. We will visit the Accadamia to see Michelangeloīs amazing DAVID. Later we visit the UFFIZI MUSEUM, the greatest collection of Renaissance art in the world. Amble through the wine market this afternoon or take a walk along the Arno River to the famous bridge, the Ponte Vecchio.
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Day 8: This morning visit the leather market before boarding another bullet train for VENICE. Upon arrival we cruise along the Grand Canal. Later we visit the Byzantine masterpiece, St. Markīs Cathedral and St. Markīs Square, what Napoleon called Europeīs grandest living room.
Day 9: This morning we visit the Doges Palace, residence of the kings of the Venetian Empire. Later we stroll to the Galleria Accadamia to see the fine collection of Venetian paintings and artifacts. This afternoon enjoy a gondola ride or take the ferry to Burano, with its collection of brightly painted houses, or to Murano, with its famous glass blowers.
Day 10: After a fun-filled and adventurous vacation, transfer to the airport for the flight home.
Reservation Form
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$3810 per person in a double. Single Supplement $495. From only $3410 with early deposit. Price fluctuates with airfare & currency rates.
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