Gems of Italy • Visits Shown in Italics in Itinerary
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v VENICE (2) Milan FLORENCE (2) San Gimignano Gubbio Loreto Perugia Orvieto vv SAN GIOVANNI Rv OME (2)ROME (3) ROTONDO (1) Montecassino Naples PPompeiiompeii Capri SORRENTOSORREN (2)TO (2) 10 DAYS What’s Included • Round-trip airfare • 8 nights in three & four-star hotels • Full-time CHA Tour Director • Breakfast & dinner daily • On-tour transportation by private motorcoach & ferry • Guided sightseeing & walking tours Gems of Italy • Visits shown in italics in itinerary Day 1: Departure from the USA Day 6: Sorrento-Florence Journey north - ward through the rolling hills of Umbria to Flo - 2018 TOUR PRICES Day 2: Rome Welcome to Rome where your rence in the heart of Tuscany where four of the Oct 1- Feb 1- Mar 18- May 16- Tour Director is waiting at the airport to take greatest names in Italian art, from Michelangelo Jan 31 Mar 17 May 15 Sept 30 you to your hotel. Later, get better acquainted to Leonardo da Vinci, lived and worked. 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