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www.centralholidays.comDAY 1
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SAT
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ROME
morning arrival into rome’s Leonardo da Vinci
Airport. Here you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. The balance of
the day is at leisure.
DAY 2
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SUN
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ROME
rome is filled with monuments, fountains,
antiquities and other sites worth exploring. use this free day to discover,
on your own, all the eternal City has to offer. Take an optional tour or
discover why roman trattorias are famous for their fine cuisine. (B)
DAY 3
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MON
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ROME
This morning experience a very special privately
guided tour of the priceless collection of art and treasures in the Sistine
Chapel and Vatican museum. Then proceed to the Piazza Venezia and
roman forum, with a stop at the Colosseum – a testament to the
greatness of rome’s past. Continue your full day tour by viewing the Arch
of Constantine, Circus maximus, the Great Synagogue, isola Tiberina
and Castel Sant’Angelo. Tonight bid arrivederci to rome at a special
dinner with wine in a lovely roman restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 4
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TUE
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ROME
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NAPLES
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POMPEII
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SORRENTO
This morning
drive south to naples for an orientation tour of the city. Before heading
to Sorrento, stop in Pompeii, the ancient city covered by volcanic lava
2,000 years ago, for a guided tour of the remarkably preserved ruins of
temples, houses, gardens and public buildings. Then drive along the
spectacular coast road of the Bay of naples to Sorrento, the famous
resort town of orange and lemon groves. Dinner at your hotel restaurant
is included. (B,D)
DAY 5
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WED
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SORRENTO
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POSITANO
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AMALFI
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RAVELLO
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SORRENTO
Leave Sorrento in the morning for Positano. Brief stop at
the Belvedere to enjoy a unique view of moorish architecture blended
with pastel colored houses. Weather permitting, board a motorlaunch
and cruise along the coast to Amalfi for a walking tour of the old town.
Continue to ravello. enjoy lunch at a restaurant with spectacular views
of the Amalfi coast and the Bay of Salerno. free time for a stroll around
the center of town before returning to Sorrento. (B,L)
Naples bay
Fruit stand in Sorrento
DAY 6
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THU
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SORRENTO
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CAPRI
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SORRENTO
A morning jetfoil
whisks you across the blue Bay of naples to the fabled isle of Capri,
where you will ascend to the Piazzetta, visit the floral Gardens of
Caesar Augustus, and still have free time for lunch and some
shopping before returning to Sorrento. Tonight dinner is at a local
restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 7
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FRI
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SORRENTO
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NAPLES
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PALERMO
Today we say goodbye
to Sorrento. Transfer to naples airport for your flight to Palermo (not
included). Arrival in Palermo and transfer to your hotel. Tonight enjoy
dinner at a local restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 8
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SAT
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PALERMO
This morning enjoy a tour of Palermo featuring
the massimo Theater, Quattro Canti, a splendid example of Spanish
Baroque architecture, the Palace of the normans, and the Cathedral
housing the shrine of Santa rosalia. The last stop will be at the Abbey
of monreale, an Arab-norman Cathedral built in the 12th century
famous for its magnificent Byzantine mosaics and the adjacent
Benedictine cloister. Balance of the day is at leisure to relax or to take
an optional tour of Cefalu’, a picturesque fishing village outside of
Palermo. (B)
DAY 9
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SUN
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PALERMO
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ERICE
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MARSALA
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AGRIGENTO
This
morning we take a breathtaking scenic drive up to the medieval town
of erice. After the elymians settled here, it became an important
religious site associated with the goddess Venus. Wander through its
ancient streets, each cobbled with rectangular stones, and take some
time to stop by one of the famous homemade pastry shops selling