Wed May 27- Picenes founded Numana-Sirolo in 8thc BC. Le MARCHE’s Marvels Relax in Loreto pilgrim plaza or see angel-flown Casa Santa. Castelfidardo artisans craft fine accordions. Savor brodeto, May 21 – 31, 2020 beccute & Osimo wine atop Monte Conero. Crest drives reveal coves near Ancona’s Trajan arch & harbor fort. B/L Th May 28- move via Macerata‘s almond-shaped Sferisterio Join escorts Sharie Sbrazza & Roberto Parker in Italy’s unknown opera arena. Fermo secrets 40AD Roman cisterns, Cupra- but historic Le Marche region. Relax by the Adriatic to explore Grottamare boast sea treats & Via Salaria leads to sips. cultural gems amid gentle hills perched with castles & villages. Stay 2 nights ASCOLI PICENO, a marble-paved gem of Savor Tuscan-like lifestyle minus fuss, cost & crowds! Composer palaces, chapels and Quintana jousting museum. B/L/T Rossini, artist Raphael & Montefeltro dukes were marchigiani. Fr May 29- Norcia is an Umbrian foodie-haven for truffles, Castelluccio lentils & wild boar; its 5thc chapel honors twin saints Scholastica & Benedict. Quaint Offida offers lace & folkcraft art, or enjoy free time to stroll Ascoli Piceno. Taste ascolane olives & sip Meletti anise after dinner. B/T/D Sa May 30- move via Abruzzi Gran Sasso peaks to Lazio; sip Frascati in Frascati & villa dine in Grottaferrata. Browse Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s Lake Albano summer home. Enjoy sunset views as we stay in CASTELLI ROMANI. B/L/T Ravenna mosaics Su May 31- stroll watery gardens in Ninfa & follow old Via Appia to Genzano & Lake Nemi; will Nemi berries be ripe? Th May 21- meet for 6pm sips; stay 2 nights BOLOGNA.T Onto Rome after roman warships! Stay on or fly home. B/L Fr May 22- Byzantine mosaics at Ravenna’s San Vitale-Galla Placidia awe! Via Dante’s Tomb & lunch near lagoons, stroll Ferrara’s moated Castello Este, shops & museums. B/L Sa May 23- move via Cesena’s Malatesta Library & cross the Rubicon as Julius Caesar did in 49BC! Try Talamello cheese & olive oil near perched San Marino, Europe’s smallest/ oldest republic with postage stamps & fine textiles. Stay 2 nights RIMINI with 187BC arch & Malatesta temple. B/T/D Su May 24- in Pesaro see Imperiale Park & Rossini academy Monte Conero on Adriatic Sea or home. Mt Bartolo sea views awe before hilltop lunch in medieval Borgo Viviani. Setting of Francesca & Paolo’s sad Land Rate $2891 if 18-21 guests or $2991 if 14-17 guests; love story is Gradara castle. A gelato in Gabicce? B/L/T per person in twin or double. Single: add $551. Mo May 25- move via Fano for a moretta near Sangallo Fort Includes indicated 10 nights fine hotels, private bus, 27 & Rocca. Visit Urbino’s splendid Palazzo Ducale; free time meals-tastings, admissions, guides-escort & maps-booklet. for Raphael’s home or Salimbene chapel. Urbania boasts Meal Legend B=breakfast / L=lunch / D=dinner / T=tasting Casteldurante ceramics & Mercator globes. Take FurloGola Add required insurance, tax & personal/non-included items to the sea to stay 3 nights MONTE CONERO. B/T/L Payment $500 deposit check now; final check due 2-12-20. Perk for early deposit or past Andiamo guests 1979-2019. Pre-options 1 hour rail to: Venice, Florence, Verona or ? Post-options day tours: Ostia, Tivoli, Orvieto, Assisi or ? ** FREE MEETINGS - RSVP me for time ** Sat Feb 1 at Cal Luggage – RSVP Bernie 707.528-8600 Sat Feb 1 at Acre Café (621-4th St) email RSVP Mon Feb 3 at SR Library (Forum Room) email RSVP Fri Feb 7 at Glaser Lobby (Mendo Ave) email RSVP Palazzo Ducale Urbino Tue Feb 11 at Charlies Café (Windsor) email RSVP Tour Application: email [email protected] Tu May 26- explored in 1971, karst Frasassi is a wonderland Andiamo by Sbrazza, Box 406, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 of lakes, crystals & majestic caverns. Vittore Chapel is an 11thc Romanesque stone gem. Wander Fabriano, where April 2021: custom Balkans & Greece papermaking began in 1201 & watermarks were invented. I host Oceania cruise Athens-to-Venice via Aegean-Crete- Jesi, settled in 247BC, was one of Frederick II’s Swabian Corfu-Croatia after Kotor-to-Athens custom tour via Tirana- homes and still produces crisp Verdicchio wines. B/T/D Berat-Butrint-Meteora-Thessaloniki-Delphi & more. 2/20 .