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Verona Featuring Venice and the Italian Lakes SMALL GROUP Ma xi mum of LAND 24 Travele rs JO URNEY Verona featuring Venice and the Italian Lakes Inspiring Moments > Embrace the romantic ambience of Verona, where Romeo and Juliet fell in love, brimming with pretty piazzas, quiet parks and a Roman arena. > Wander through the warren of narrow INCLUDED FEATURES streets and bridges that cross the canals of Venice. Accommodations (with baggage handling) Itinerary > Dine on classic cuisine and sip the – 7 nights in Verona, Italy, at the Day 1 Depart gateway city Veneto’s renowned wines as you first-class Hotel Indigo Verona – Day 2 Arrive in Verona and transfer enjoy a homemade meal. Grand Hotel des Arts. to hotel. > Cruise Lake Garda and experience the Extensive Meal Program Day 3 Verona chic Italian lakes lifestyle. – 7 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners, Day 4 Lake Garda | Valpolicella Winery > Admire Palladio’s architectural including Welcome and Farewell Dinners; Day 5 Venice genius in Vicenza . tea or coffee with all meals, plus wine Day 6 Verona > Experience three UNESCO World with dinner. Day 7 Bassano del Grappa | Vicenza Heritage sites. – Opportunities to sample authentic cuisine and local flavors Day 8 Padua | Verona Day 9 Transfer to airport and depart Scenic Lago di Garda Your One-of-a-Kind Journey for gateway city – Discovery excursions highlight the local culture, heritage and history. Flights and transfers included for AHI FlexAir participants. – Expert-led Enrichment programs Note: Itinerary may change due to local conditions. enhance your insight into the region. Activity Level: We have rated all of our excursions with activity levels to help you assess this program’s physical – AHI Sustainability Promise: expectations. Please call or visit our website for full details. We strive to make a positive, purposeful impact in the communities we visit. – AHI Connects: Local immersion. – Free time to pursue your own interests. – Welcome and Farewell Receptions. – A personal VOX headset to hear your English-speaking guide clearly. – Tipping of guides and drivers. Alumni C amp us Abroad® – Complimentary travel mementos. 800-323-7373 www.ahitravel.com VERONA Discovery Enrichment AHI Sustainability Promise AHI Connects: Azienda Agricola > The History and Architecture We strive to make a positive, purposeful Coali. The Valpolicella wine region east of of the Veneto impact in the communities we visit, Lake Garda produces highly regarded red whenever possible. > Contemporary Italy wines. Visit a family-owned winery, Azienda Environmental Impact | Thoughtful Agricola Coali, to enjoy lunch and a wine > Music and the Arts of Verona choices to minimize our environmental tasting in the countryside. footprint: eco-friendly transportation, Verona. Explore “fair Verona,” setting guided walks in lieu of bus tours and less of Shakespeare’s famous love story. Step UNESCO World Heritage plastic waste. inside the Arena, Verona’s iconic landmark, 1. City of Verona Social Impact | Ongoing initiatives to Italy’s third-largest amphitheater and a support local businesses that employ and reminder of the city’s Roman founders. 2. Venice and its Lagoon benefit people in the community. Curating Visit Piazza Bra and Piazza Erbe. The latter, meaningful experiences by staying in 3. City of Vicenza built on the site of the Roman forum, still intimately sized locales instead of cities functions as a market today. Grand palazzi affected by overtourism. surround the square, which is a stone’s Economic Impact | Community-based throw from Juliet’s House and her balcony. tourism using expert local guides and Lake Garda. Feast your eyes on Lake lecturers, plus program scheduling during Garda, Italy’s largest lake. Its beauty has quieter, “shoulder seasons.” inspired poets and writers from Catullus and Virgil to D.H. Lawrence and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Travel to glamorous Sirmione, a popular resort town that sits on a narrow AHI Travel Expertise peninsula on the southern end of the lake. Passenger Service Representative | Its highlights include the ruins of a Roman Helps with everything from arranging flights villa and Rocca Scaligera, a 13th-century to fulfilling special requests. castle. Glide across the lake on a boat ride Travel Director | Manages all details to Lazise. to ensure a memorable trip. An Evening in Verona . Discover delicious Travel information | Prepares you fully Veronese specialties at a special dinner. for your journey. Verona has a strong performing arts tradition, | and the evening includes a performance. Expert local guides and lecturers Venice Provide friendly, knowledgeable service and Palladio and the Veneto. Travel to share their passion for their country. Bassano del Grappa in the foothills of the Italian Alps. Stroll across the Ponte Vecchio, a bridge designed by the region’s famous 16th-century architect, Andrea Palladio. Let us arrange your flights! Sample grappa, the city’s famous brandy. In AHI FlexAir | Our personalized Vicenza, see Palladio’s Basilica dei Signori air program features transfers, assistance and the Teatro Olimpico, an indoor homage and flexibility. to ancient Roman theaters. Padua and Villa Pisani. Step into Padua’s vibrant city center. Inside the Capelli dei Scrovegni, surround yourself 2021 DATES & PRICES with the spectacular frescoes painted by Giotto in the 14th-century. Venture to Sept. 10-18 | Oct. 15-23 opulent Villa Pisani, a historic Venetian villa that was the home of Napoleon. From Price $3,645 Special Savings $250 Valpolicella wine region Special Price $3,395 Accommodations VAT is an additional $295 per person. Hotel Indigo Verona – All prices quoted are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy and do not include air transportation Grand Hotel des Arts costs (unless otherwise stated). Single accommodations are an additional $695 (limited availability). The information in this flier is correct Bassano del Grappa at the time of printing. Please visit our website to ensure that you receive the most current information. 2021.
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