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Rosa, our specialist, shares some tips for our travelers...

Things to Consider when planning your trip:
How to Travel? Independent? Escorted? Cruise? Hosted?
How many nights will determine how many destinations.

Destinations:
* Rome – history / churches
* Florence – shopping/ Museums/ Tuscany/ Wine Country/ Medieval towns
* Venice – Romantic/ Relaxing/ Canals
* Southern Italy – (Pompeii) Amalfi Coast, Positano (Capri) other Islands
* Sicily – Excellent food, ruins, history, mountain and fishing villages
* Northern Italy (Como, Bellagio, Stresa) clean/crisp-closest thing to Switzerland (Lake Como-Lake Maggiore-Lake Garda-Lake Orta)

When to Travel : November – March (cold-low) April – October (shoulder – high) Where to Shop? VENICE: Venetian Murano Glass, Lace (in Burano), Garnet Stone Jewelry, Decorative Mardi Gras Mask FLORENCE: Leather Goods, Gold and Silver Jewelry, and Cameo’s, Silk Scarves ROME: Everything in Big Name Brands (elegant and fashionable shops on Via Condotti)

What to do?
PALERMO: Cathedral, Piazza Bellini, Palatine Chapel (in the Royal Palace), Mondello (a pretty resort area full of shops and lovely beaches)
SELINUNTE: Dorian Temple, Acropolis
AGRIGENTO: Valley of the Temples (24th Century)
SYRACUSE: Birthplace of the mathematician Archimedes
ARMERINA: Roman Villa of Casale (4th Century Hunting Lodge (Mythological scenes w/ Bikini girls)
CEFALU (little fishing Village on the Tyrrhenian Sea)

Sample Vacation: Rome, Florence & Venice The perfect introduction to Italy’s favorite cities 8 days • Rome/Venice from $1058 land only LOCALLY HOSTED........ Travel any day Itinerary