ITALY TOUR: THE DIVINE RAPHAEL ROME | FLORENCE | PERUGIA May 30 - June 7, 2021 Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1506 41780 Six Mile Road, Suite 100, Northville, MI 48168 CORPORATE TRAVEL T: 866.468.1420 | F: 313.565.3621 | ctscentral.net LAND ONLYONLY PRICEPRICE STARTINGSTARTING AT AT $4,499 $4,499 PER PER PERSON, PERSON, DOUBLE DOUBLE OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY PRICE REFLECTS A $100 PER PERSON EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS FOR DEPOSITS RECEIVED BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2020 & A $140 PER PERSON PRICEPRICE REFLECTS REFLECTS A $100A $100 PER PER PERSON PERSON EARLY EARLY BOOKING BOOKING SAVINGS SAVINGS FOR FOR DEPOSITS DEPOSITS RECEIVED RECEIVED BEFORE BEFORE DECEMBER FEBRUARY 30, 1,2020 2021 & & A A$140 $140 PER PER PERSON PERSON DISCOUNTDISCOUNT FOR FOR TOURS TOURSTOURS WHERE WHEREWHERE INITIAL INITIAL INITIAL DEPOSIT DEPOSIT DEPOSIT IS IS ISPAID PAID PAID ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE VIA VIA VIA CREDITCREDIT CREDIT CARD, CARD, AND AND ALL ALL FUTURE FUTURE PAYMENTSPAYMENTS PAYMENTS WITH WITH WITH CHECK/E-CHECK. CHECK/E-CHECK. CHECK/E-CHECK. DISCOUNT FOR TOURS WHERE INITIAL DEPOSIT IS PAID ONLINE VIA CREDIT CARD, AND ALL FUTURE PAYMENTS WITH CHECK/E-CHECK. BOOK NOW BY VISITING: WWW.CTSCENTRAL.NET/LIZLEV-LEV-RAPHAEL-20210530 BOOKBOOK NOW NOWNOW BY BYBY VISITING: VISITING:VISITING: WWW.CTSCENTRAL.NET/LIZLEV-LEV-RAPHAEL-20210530 WWW.CTSCENTRAL.NET/LIZLEV-LEV-RAPHAEL-20210530 WWW.CTSCENTRAL.NET/LIZLEV-LEV-RAPHAEL-20210530 ItineraryItinerary Day 1: Sunday, May 30 • Depart USA DAYDay 1: Sunday,SUNDAY, MayMAY 30 30 •• DepartDEPART USAUSA Depart on independent overnight flights to Rome. DepartDepart on on independent independent overnightovernight flights to to Rome. Rome. Day 2: Monday, MAY 30 • Arrive in Rome DAYDay 2: Monday,MONDAY, MAYMAY 30 31 • • ArriveARRIVE inIN RomeROME Arrive in Rome and meet Liz Lev and your professional Italian Tour Manager. Board your private motorcoach for the city center and a walk through The Eternal Arrive in Rome and meet Liz Lev and your professional Italian Tour Manager. Board your private motorcoach for the city center and a walk through The Eternal City’sArrive historic in Rome churches and meet for Lizan Levintroduction and your professionalto Raphael’s Italiangreat works.Tour Manager. Visit Santa Board Maria your della private Pace motorcoach to view Raphael’s for the stunningcity center sibyls and (originallya walk through commissioned The Eternal to City’s historic churches for an introduction to Raphael’s great works. Visit Santa Maria della Pace to view Raphael’s stunning sibyls (originally commissioned to decorateCity’s historic the interior churches of the for anchurch introduction in 1514), to Sant’Agostino Raphael’s great with works. its’ magnificant Visit Santa Maria fresco della of the Pace Prophet to view Isaiah, Raphael’s and Sant’Eilgio stunning sibyls degli (originally Orefici whichcommissioned was initially decorate the interior of the church in 1514), Sant’Agostino with its’ magnificant fresco of the Prophet Isaiah, and Sant’Eilgio degli Orefici which was initially designedto decorate by Raphael, the interior and of is the the church only church in 1514), in Sant’AgostinoRome (other than with St.its magnificantPeter’s Basilica) fresco that of can the be Prophet attributed Isaiah, to and the Sant’Eilgiogreat master. degli Special Orefici welcome which was dinner initially and designed by Raphael, and is the only church in Rome (other than St. Peter’s Basilica) that can be attributed to the great master. Special welcome dinner and designed by Raphael, and is the only church in Rome (other than St. overnightPeter’s Basilica) in Rome. that can be attributed to the great master. Special welcome dinner and overnightovernight inin Rome. Day 3: tuesday, june 1 • Rome DAYDay 3: tuesday,TUESDAY, june JUNE 1 1 •• RomeROME After breakfast, an early departure for the world-renowned Vatican Museums and the Pinacoteca, with its’ Raphael Rooms, exhibiting the beautiful After breakfast, an early departure for the world-renowned Vatican Museums and the Pinacoteca, with its’ Raphael Rooms, exhibiting the beautiful AfterTransfiguration. breakfast, an earlyThis wasdeparture Raphael’s for lastthe world-renownedpainting and arguably Vatican his Museums “most beautiful and the Pinacoteca,and most divine” with itsits workRaphaelRaphael and Rooms,Rooms,was likely exhibitiexhibiti influencedngng thethe beautifulbeautiful by Michelangelo. Transfiguration.Transfiguration. Later Transfiguration. This was Raphael’s last painting and arguably his “most beautiful and most divine” work and was likely influenced by Michelangelo. Later Thisdepart was for Raphael’s Trastevere last andpainting visit andthe delightfularguably hisVilla “most La Farnesia beautiful with and Raphael’s mostmost divine”divine” outstanding workwork andand wasfrescoeswas likelylikely depicting influencedinfluenced classical byby MichelangeMichelange mythologylo.lo. LaterLater and departdepart considered forfor TrastevereTrastevere one of the andand depart for Trastevere and visit the delightful Villa La Farnesia with Raphael’s outstanding frescoes depicting classical mythology and considered one of the visitnoblest the delightful and most Villa harmonious La Farnesia creations with Raphael’s of Italian outstanding Renaissance. frescoes Lunch depicting on your classicalclassicalown and mythology mythologythe remainder andand consideredofconsidered the afternoon oneone ofof at thethe leisure. noblestnoblest This andand evening mostmost harmoniousharmonious have the noblest and most harmonious creations of Italian Renaissance. Lunch on your own and the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. This evening have the privilegecreations of of a Italian private Renaissance. Sistine Chapel Lunch tour, on where your own Liz willand discuss the remainder the relationship of the afternoonafternoon of faith atatand leisure.leisure. beauty ThisThis in eveningevening front of have haveRaphael’s thethe privilprivil frescosegeege ofofwhich, aa privateprivate with Sistine Sistinethe Sistine ChapelChapel Chapel tour,tour, privilege of a private Sistine Chapel tour, where Liz will discuss the relationship of faith and beauty in front of Raphael’s frescos which, with the Sistine Chapel whereand Liz Michelangelo’s will discuss the Last relationship Judgement, of faith constitute and beauty the mostin front precious of Raphael’s assemblage frescos which,ofwhich, paintings withwith thethe in SistineSistinethe western ChapelChapel world. andand Mi MiDinnerchelangelo’schelangelo’s this evening LastLast Judgement,Judgement, on your own constituteconstitute and and Michelangelo’s Last Judgement, constitute the most precious assemblage of paintings in the western world. Dinner this evening on your own and the most precious assemblage of paintings in the overnightwesternwestern world.world. in Rome. DinnerDinner thisthis eveningevening onon youryour ownown andand overnightovernight inin Rome.Rome. overnight in Rome. DAY 4: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 • ASSISI | PERUGIA Day 4: wednesday, june 2 • Assisi | Perugia After breakfast depart for Assisi. UponUpon arrival arrival enjoy enjoy a a special special walkingwalking tour,tour, including including the the Basilicas BasilicasBasilicas of ofof San SanSan Francesco FrancescoFrancesco andand SantSantSantaaa Chiara.Chiara. StartedStarted onlyonly twotwo yearsyears After breakfast depart for Assisi. Upon arrival enjoy a special walking tour, including the Basilicas of San Francesco and Santa Chiara. Started only two years afterafter St.St. Francis’s death, the fresco cycles inin thethe BasilicaBasilica ofof SanSan FrancescoFrancesco areare somesomesome of ofof the thethe most mostmost historically historicallyhistorically important importantimportant art artart in iinn Italy. Italy.Italy. Cimabue, Cimabue,Cimabue, Giotto, Giotto,Giotto, Cavallini,Cavallini, after St. Francis’s death, the fresco cycles in the Basilica of San Francesco are some of the most historically important art in Italy. Cimabue, Giotto, Cavallini, PietroPietro LorenzettiLorenzetti and Simone Martini areare allall thoughtthought toto havehave beenbeen involvedinvolved ininin the thethe work workwork andand and despite despitedespite varyingvarying varying degrees degreesdegrees of ofof restorati restoratirestorationonon and andand preservation, preservation,preservation, they theythey Pietro Lorenzetti and Simone Martini are all thought to have been involved in the work and despite varying degrees of restoration and preservation, they constituteconstitute one one of ofthe the great great achievements achievements of westernof western civilization. civilization. After After lunch lunch on on your your own ownown depart departdepart for forfor Perugia, Perugia,Perugia, the thethe capital capitalcapital of ofof Umbria. UmUmbria.bria. Visit VisitVisit the thethe Cathedral CathedralCathedral and andand the constitute one of the great achievements of western civilization. After lunch on your own depart for Perugia, the capital of Umbria. Visit the Cathedral and the Oratorythe Oratory of San Bernardino,of San Bernardino, dedicated dedicated to Saint to Bernardino Saint BernardinoBernardino of Siena, ofof Siena,Siena,with its’ withwith notable itsits notablenotable multicolored multicoloredmulticolored façade façadefaçade covered coveredcovered in reliefs inin reliefs reliefsby the byby Renaissance thethe RenaissanceRenaissance artist Agostino artistartist Oratory of San Bernardino, dedicated to Saint Bernardino of Siena, with its’ notable multicolored façade covered in reliefs by the Renaissance artist