Summary
Indulge in Italy’s finest food and views during this 15-day guided tour. When in Rome, you will toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain during a walking tour with a Local Expert. At the Vatican Museums, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Bramante Staircase, a winding masterpiece normally closed to the public. In Sorrento, settle into a luxurious resort and take in the views of Mount Vesuvius, which buried Pompeii in a sea of lava in 79 A.D. A restaurant’s founder will share why he uses only organic ingredients that he grows himself — and you will indulge in those freshly picked vegetables during a farm-to-table dinner featuring fresh orecchiette pasta. In Palermo, a historian will take you through the old city, showing you its cathedral and the Palatine Chapel in the Palace of the Normans, where glittering 12th century mosaics will surely take your breath away.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Welcome To The Eternal City Of Rome
- Day 2
- Rome With The Locals
- Day 3
- Vatican And Alberobello
- Day 4
- The Trulli Of Alberobello Relaxed Start
- Day 5
- Free Time In Alberobello Relaxed Start
- Day 6
- Journey South To Matera Relaxed Start
- Day 7
- Pompeii And Sorrento
- Day 8
- Capri, The Isle Of Dreams
- Day 9
- To Sicily And The Taormina Riviera
- Day 10
- Taormina And The Dawn Coast Of Europe
- Day 11
- Cefalu And Palermo
- Day 12
- Palermo & The Golden Age Of The Normans
- Day 13
- Explore The Valley Of The Temples And On To Ragusa
- Day 14
- Ancient Syracuse And Catania
- Day 15
- Depart Catania
Travel Cities (12): Agrigento, Alberobello, Catania, Fiumicino, Matera, Messina, Naples, Palermo, Pompeii, Ragusa, Rome, Syracuse