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 SIT Package Highlights include:• 4 guided excursions
• 1 farewell special lunch with wine included
• Visit to Capri
• Headset and English speaking tour escort from day 3
• Deluxe Coach, Dedicated local guides
• 9 nights in Selected 4**** hotels.
• 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 6 dinners
• Admission fees
• Baggage handling - 1 piece of luggage per passenger
The tour does not include:Tips • Extras • Drinks at meals • Anything not mentioned in “Price Includes”
• New city hotel taxes must be paid locally to the hotel.
Our Hotels:Hotels may be substituted with similar category
Rome: NH Leonardo da Vinci or similar
Rome Airport: Ergife Palace
Sorrento: Conca Park
Alberobello Region: La chiusa di Chieri or Masseria Chiancone or similar
Price per person:Double $1627 Single $2183 Triple: $1567
Departure DatesMay 25th;
June 8th, 22nd;
July 6th, 20th;
August 10th, 24th;
September
7th, 21st;
October 5th
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This tour covers the spectacular Amalfi Coast, the UNESCO protected
"sassi" in Matera and the heel of the boot - Puglia. Visit the town of
Alberobello with its conical shaped white washed building called “Trulli”
and the town of Lecce with its lavishly decorated Baroque buildings.
Day 1: RomeUpon arrival in Rome Fiumicino airport transfer to your hotel. Free time
at leisure. Overnight at hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis.
Day 2: Rome
Breakfast. Pick up at hotel for morning city tour with local guide
including Fontana di Trevi, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Castel S’ Angelo
(from outside). Tour ends in St. Peter’s Square. Visit of the Basilica on
your own. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight.
Day 3: Rome, Naples, Sorrento
After breakfast, departure to Sorrento with a photo stop in Naples with a
panoramic tour of The Maschio Angioino and Piazza Plebiscito. Passing
through the Sorrentine Peninsula following the renowned panoramic cliff-top
road, offering an incredible view of enchanting towns. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Sorrento, Capri, Sorrento
After breakfast, transfer to the harbour and departure to Capri by
hydrofoil. Ticket to the funicular included. The tour Escort can suggest
how to visit on your own, this marvellous island. Return to Sorrento and
free time at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Amalfi Coast, Amalfi, Matera, Alberobello
 After breakfast, Transfer to Apulia, on the east coast of Italy, via the
magnificent and breathtaking Amalfi Coast drive. En route stop in Amalfi
to visit the ancient Maritime Republic. After lunch on your own, continue
to Matera. Upon arrival on late afternoon, visit of the famous Sassi, one
of the most impressive sites in the World Heritage list, and the location
of the filming of Mel Gibson’s “passion of the Christ”. After the visit,
continue to Alberobello. Apulia is famous for its great food and it is
considered the granary of the Country. Overnight in Alberobello. Dinner
will be served at the hotel. Overnight.
Day 6: Alberobello, Manduria wine and olive oil tasting
 After breakfast, depart for an excursion to Alberobello there is a village of
one thousand fairytale-like Trulli, round white houses with tall conical
roofs. Our local guide will explain their mysterious origins and why
people continue to build them. Proceed to Manduria, where we'll visit a
local winery for a tasting of their excellent "primitivo" wines and a visit to
their Wine Culture Museum. Included light lunch. Dinner and over
night.
Day 7: Lecce, Ostuni
After breakfast, depart to the beautiful town of Lecce presents an
architectural feast. An ancient settlement of the Messapii tribes, it is the
principal Baroque city of Puglia. Baroque, in architecture, is a theatrical
style begun in late 16th century Italy as a statement of the power of the
Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation. This
morning our local guide will bring this and more to light. After lunch
we'll move on to Ostuni, the "White City" perched on a hill overlooking
the Adriatic Sea. Inhabited at least since 1000 BC by native peoples,
Ostuni was destroyed by Hannibal during the Punic wars, rebuilt by the
Greeks, taken over by Romans, sacked by Gauls and revived during
medieval times. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Trani, Castel del Monte
After breakfast, Transfer to Trani, in Puglia, a beautiful port town that
was once the possession of Venice. Afternoon guided visit to Castel del
Monte, the enigmatic octagonal castle erected by the Holy Roman
Emperor Frederick II in the 13th century. Dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Rome
After breakfast, leave to Rome. Overnight.
Day 10: Rome
After breakfast, transfer to Rome’s Fiumicino airport for your return flight
home.
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