YOUR HOLIDAY

DAY 1 ARRIVE ROME Welcome to Rome, the 'Eternal City', which you'll have an opportunity to explore on your own before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception this evening. SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY Enjoy an orientation drive – a perfect introduction to this beautiful city, the centre of which has been proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its 10 DAYS 1 COUNTRY 14 MEALS FROM US$2675 PP* ruins, imposing monuments, statues and fountains. (WR) Hotel: Victoria

2 ROME – CASSINO – POMPEII – SORRENTO (2 NIGHTS) From Rome, visit the Commonwealth War SLOW DOWN TO THE LANGUID PACE OF THE SOUTH, A PART OF ITALY THAT MARCHES TO ITS OWN TUNE. EASE INTO THIS Cemetery in Cassino to commemorate those who died here in the WWII battle. Then, view the Benedictine LEISURELY EXPLORATION OF THE SOUTH AND SICILY. Abbey, originally founded by Saint Benedict in the 6 th century. Next, stop at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pompeii. Your 'Local Specialist' will take you on a walking tour of the excavations buried for centuries under a layer of volcanic ash aft er Mount Vesuvius erupted. See such sites as the Gymnasium, the Temple of Apollo and the impressive Basilica before arriving later at your hotel in Sorrento. (B, D) Hotel: Johanna Park

3 SORRENTO – ISLE OF CAPRI EXCURSION Take a ferry to the Isle of Capri, the isle of sirens according to Greek mythology. You'll ascend to Capri town by funicular railway and see the famous Piazzetta during your guided walking tour with a 'Local Specialist'. Spend some free time people-watching at one of the local cafés before returning to the mainland where you can enjoy free time in Sorrento. (B)

ROME

1 Visit the Isle of Capri in the midst of the Tyrrhenian Sea, a popular haunt for artists, Cassino ▼ writers and celebrities over the centuries and an ITALY island so pretty it inspired paintings and novels ▼ celebrating its dramatic scenery.

GUEST Pompeii REVIEW 2 SORRENTO /5 4 SORRENTO – TAORMINA (GIARDINI NAXOS) RATED: 4.5 (3 NIGHTS) Drive south via Salerno and through Isle of Capri Calabria, crossing the straits of Messina to Sicily and the beachside resort town of Giardini Naxos below Taormina. Tonight 'Connect With Locals' during a 'Be ICONIC HIGHLIGHTS My Guest' dinner hosted at a beautiful Sicilian winery and restaurant overlooking Mount Etna. (B, BMG, ) ▼ • SIGHTSEEING TOUR with a Local Hotel: Sant Alphio Garden Specialist in Pompeii, Capri, Taormina, Agrigento and Palermo 5 TAORMINA SIGHTSEEING AND FREE TIME Your • VISIT the Commonwealth War Cemetery in 'Local Specialist' will take you on a walking tour of Cassino, the excavations at Pompeii, the ruins Taormina on the slopes of Monte Tauro, overlooking of the ancient Greek theatre at Taormina, the the sea. Visit the Greek theatre and see the terraced Mondello Temples of Concord and Juno at Agrigento, botanical gardens. Then, stroll along the elegant Erice FERRY 2 PALERMO Erice, Monreale Cathedral and Mondello Corso Umberto with a elsi elato and on to the

3 TAORMINA Piazza for splendid panoramic views across the bay. ▼ Monreale • VIEW the Benedictine Abbey at Monte (Giardini Naxos) Later, there's free time for shopping for souvenirs and

▼ Cassino, the fortress town of Enna and handmade lace on the Corso. (B) Palermo Cathedral 1

AGRIGENTO • SEE St Peter's Basilica in Rome 6 TAORMINA FREE DAY Enjoy a full day to do as you please in this beautiful resort town. Shop, relax, see • SCENIC CRUISE to the Isle of Capri the sights of your choice or consider an Optional

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