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HIGH SEASON 2020 ENGLISH FULLY ESCORTED TOURS OF ITALY Regular guaranteed depar- tures to discover Italy at its best! Several traveling options from 3 nights to 16 nights Iconic cities like Rome, Flor- ence and Venice; the Tusca- ny Wine Region; the North Lakes Region; the wonderful South with Sorrentine Coast, Sicily and Apulia Selected Hotels & typical Italian meals We work only with the best licensed guides: quality as- sured! Our top sold Fantasia are guaranteed in English only All our tours are organized directly by us BOLZANO ITALIAN UNESCO’S TRENTINO FRIULI Lago Lago di TRENTO Maggiore Como UDINE WORLD HERITAGE SITES Varenna Riva del Garda Stresa VALLE Orta Bellagio TRIESTE Lago Lago di VENETO DE AOSTA Como di Orta Bergamo Garda MILAN Sirmione PADUA VENICE Brescia Verona PIEMONTE LOMBARDIA Golfo di Venezia TORINO EMILIA ROMAGNA LAZIO EMILIA ROMAGNA SARDEGNA Rome: Historic center, the Properties of Ferrara: City of the Renaissance and its Barumini: “Su Nuraxi” BOLOGNA GENOA Ravenna La Spezia the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extra- Po Delta Cinque Terre territorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Ravenna: Early Christian Monuments LIGURIA Mura BASILICATA Mare Ligure SAN Modena: Cathedral, Torre Civica and FLORENCE MARINO Tivoli: Villa Adriana Matera: The Sassi and the Park of the ANCONA Piazza Grande Rupestrian Churches Pisa Tivoli: Villa d’Este Loreto Mare Adriatico MARCHE Siena Cerveteri e Tarquinia: Etruscan Necrop- UMBRIA Assisi olises FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA Montepulciano Assisi: Basilica of San Francesco and Aquileia: Archaeological Area and the TOSCANA UMBRIA Other Franciscan Sites Patriarchal Basilica TOSCANA PESCARA Florence: Historic center LIGURIA MARCHE CORSICA Pisa: Piazza del Duomo Porto Venere, Cinque Terre and the Is- Urbino: Historic center ABRUZZO San Giovanni San Gimignano: Historic center lands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) ROME MOLISE Rotondo Foggia Siena: Historic center Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system LAZIO Trani of the Palazzi dei Rolli PIEMONTE CAMPANIA BARI Pienza: Historic center Vineyard Landscape of Piemonte: PUGLIA Ostuni Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Castel Val d’Orcia OLBIA NAPLES del Monte VESUVIO Alberobello LOMBARDIA Locorotondo Residences of the Royal House of Savoy Sorrento Pompeii Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany Milan: Church and Dominican Convent of SASSARI Ischia POTENZA th Amal Matera Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Ivrea, industrial city of the 20 century Capri Positano BASILICATA LECCE Otranto Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci NUORO CAMPANIA Golfo Napoli: Historic center Valcamonica: Rock Drawings PUGLIA di Taranto ORISTANO th Crespi d’Adda: Company towns Alberobello: The Trulli Caserta: 18 -Century Royal Palace at SARDEGNA Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Mantua and Sabbioneta Castel del Monte Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex Monte San Giorgio Mare Tirreno COSENZA Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annun- CAGLIARI CALABRIA ziata: Archaeological Areas Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes Amalfi: La Costiera Amalfitana Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy Cilento: Vallo di Diano National Park with Venetian Works of Defence between the SICILIA th th the Archeological Sites of Paestum and 16 and 17 Centuries: Stato da Terra – MESSINA PALERMO Velia, and the Certosa di Padula Agrigento: Archaeological Area Western Stato da Mar Savoca REGGIO Salinas de Monreale Cefalù Forza d’Agrò CALABRIA Piazza Armerina: Villa Romana del Casale Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the la Laguna Taormina Marsala Erice Segesta VENETO Alps ETNA Isole Eolie: Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, SICILIA Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi e Panarea The Dolomites Piazza Venice and its Lagoon Armerina CATANIA Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power AGRIGENTO Verona: City Val di Noto: Late Baroque Towns (568-774 A.D.) SIRACUSA Vicenza: City and the Palladian Villas Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis Modica Noto Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of of the Veneto of Pantalica RAGUSA the Carpathians and Other Regions of Padua: Botanical Garden Mount Etna Europe Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral MARE MEDITERRANEO Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e rani Tou arr urs C Churches of Cefalú and Monreale Valdobbiadene since since 1925 c e m Italian D FANTASIA HS 2020 3 Useful information before booking Why Fantasia tours are unique our Fantasia tours and beloved by travellers? Meeting point and time: Transfer Service: The Best Italy has more Unesco sites than any other country in the Fantasia departing from Rome leaves from the Hotel Transfer IN & OUT is included only when booking the Unesco Jewels whole world: discover this jewels with us… Massimo D’Azeglio at 7:15 am Fantasia 8 Days / 7 Nights The Tour includes: Hotels Categories: Overnight stays in Selected Centrally Located Hotels » Transportation by deluxe motorcoach The difference between Tourist Superior and 1st Cate- Best Venice - Selected Hotels for Fantasia Tours: » Monolingual tour-escort in English gory consists in the hotel accommodation in Venice. 1st category: Hotel Santa Chiara 4*, located in Venice island Both categories are accommodated in 4* hotels but accommodations 2nd category: Hotel Delfino 4*, located in Venice Mestre » Accommodation in 4 stars or 3 stars hotels st nd st Florence - Hotel selected for 1 category and 2 category: Hotel Raffaello 4* » Meals as per itinerary (please inform us at the mo- our 1 Category stays in Venice Island (city center) ment of the booking, in case of any food allergy or ali- without supplement, while Tourist Superior stays in mentary restriction) Venice Mestre. Designed by Italians for travelers looking for an authentic » Entrance tickets to the archaeological site in Pompeii DUE TO TECHNICAL AND / OR LOGISTIC ISSUES, ITINERAR- Italian style experience. with “Skip the Line” (when included in the itinerary) IES COULD BE AMENDED » Entrance tickets to Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s Basilica with “Skip the Line” (when included in the itin- We inform all Clients that rates do not include city tax erary) when applicable. City tax will have to be paid directly » Visits with local expert guide as per itinerary (Rome, Best ratio Fantasia Tours are incredibly affordable and offer the best from clients at the Hotel upon arrival or at the check out. quality/price ratio. Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Capri, Palermo, Agrigento, We remind you that the city tax may change according quality/price Siracusa, Bari, Matera, Lecce) to the hotel category. Please kindly inform travelers be- » Entrance tickets to the archaeological sites in Sicily fore the departure. on our Fantasia Siciliana, Fantasia Mediterranea and English, Fantasia All Italy Important Notice: in case of loss or damage of the Portuguese and Fantasia Tours are available in English, Spanish and Portu- » Entrance tickets to the Castel del Monte (Fantasia of headsets we will have to charge 55 €/device. guese. Puglia) Spanish spoken » Entrance tickets to the St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice ALL RATES ARE PER PERSON with “Skip the Line” (when included in the itinerary) OVERNIGHT IN LISTED HOTELS OR SIMILAR » Visit of the Blue Grotto in Capri (when included in the Rates indicated are expressed in EURO (€) and include Attention to food Served during the tour: We take care of quality and fresh- itinerary) Service and the current applicable VAT. All prices are quality ness of food served to all travelers! » Porterage service included only on our escorted tours subject to automatic change without prior notice due to in Sicily & Apulia VAT increase, local fees or bus congestion charge not communicated at the time of this catalogue's release. Expert Guides We only work with licensed Professionals. All our Tour The Tour does not include: Cancellation Policy and Fees: Guides are experienced and friendly! » Tips » Until 15 working days before departure: no penalty and Escorts » Porterage service » From 14 to 7 working days before departure: 10% » Drinks » From 6 to 3 working days before departure: 25% We're happy to provide our travelers free wi-fi on board » Entrance fees to monuments or museums when not » From 2 days to 24 hours before departure: 50% Free Wi-Fi mentioned to let them be in touch with family & friends, sharing their » From 24 hours or for no-shows: 100% connection on board journey’s experiences! » City tax for overnight stays (according to each city council rules) Working days: from Monday to Friday. » Everything that is not mentioned in the paragraph “The Tour includes” Stretch your legs with extra legroom on Carrani Fantasia Comfort when coaches! We have more space on board to pamper our travelling travelers with the most comfortable trip. Our clients are provided with headsets to let them follow Headsets clearly the information provided by our tour leader and local guides. FANTASIA HS 2020 4 FANTASIA HS 2020 5 TOURS INDEX TOURS INDEX Fantasia 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS Fantasia North Lakes [4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS] ROME > VENICE | 3 MEALS 8 MILAN > MILAN Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence > Bologna > Padua > Venice 26 Milan > Orta > Stresa > Como > Bellagio > Varenna > Bergamo > Brescia > Sirmione > Riva del Garda > Verona > Milan Fantasia 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS ROME > ROME | 4 MEALS 10 Fantasia of Puglia [6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS] Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence > Bologna > Padua > Venice > Tuscany Wine BARI > LECCE | 5 MEALS Region (Traditional Tuscan lunch in Montepulciano) > Rome Bari > Trani > Castel del Monte > Alberobello > Matera > Locorotondo > Ostuni > 28 Fantasia 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS Otranto > Lecce ROME > ROME | 4 MEALS Fantasia Siciliana [7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS] Rome >
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