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- Round trip flights NYC - Rome
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
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- 4 nights accommodations
- Breakfast daily
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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Dine with Opera Singers at Tanagra Caffe Concerto
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Day #2 |
01 Nov 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $59
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Dine on a selection of traditional Italian dishes while being entertained by professional singers from Rome's Opera House singing famous opera arias.
The menu begins with hors d'oeuvres and mixed salad, followed by a first course of a risotto and a pasta dish. You may choose your main course, either roasted veal or leg of lamb, both served with roasted baby potatoes mixed salad. Dessert is the Chef's choice. Mineral water and wine are always included.
Tour does not included transportation to/from restaurant
Tanagra is located on the banks of the Tiber River in the center of Rome.
Dinner starts at 7:30 p.m. at Tanagra Caffe Concerto, Lungotevere Flaminio, 57, Rome. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to serving time.
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#3 & 4 Rome with lunch
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Day #3 |
16 Aug 2008 - 07 Dec 2008 $159
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This morning, depart from the Piazza San Bernardo, site of Moses' Fountain, and travel along Via Bissolati and Via Veneto. Pass by Villa Borghese, one of Europe's most elegant parks, and previous estate of the noble Borghese family. The tour continues to the Vatican Museum and Galleries, where you will find galleries of chandeliers, tapestries, geographical maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. From here, visit the Sistine Chapel and behold the great frescoes by Michelangelo. Passing through the Vatican Hall continue to the Basilica of Saint Peter, one of the four major basilicas of Rome, and burial site of its namesake Saint Peter. Continue along the Via Nazionale to the Basilica of St. John in Lateran. Dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the Basilica is ranked first among the four major basilicas of Rome and is famous for its baroque and medieval masterpieces. Proceed to the Holy Stairs, the 28 marble steps climbed by Jesus Christ to stand trial in Pilate's Palace. From this ancient pilgrimage site, the tour continues by coach, crossing the Piazza San Giovanni and Via Latina, to the Appian Way, where you will find the sacred Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis". Then, visit the Catacombs of St. Sebastian before walking along the Appian Way to the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metellea, built around 50 B.C. Return in the early evening, passing the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla en route.
Please note that on Wednesdays during the Holy Father's Audience, the visit inside St. Peter's Basilica will not take place.
Departs at 7:30 a.m. (Apr 1-Nov 15); and 8:30 a.m. (Nov 16-Mar 31) from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time (between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m.). Drop-off in city center.
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#5 Tivoli & Its Villas 8:30 AM
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Day #4 |
16 Nov 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $79
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Today's tour begins with a drive along Via Tiburtina to the ancient town of Tivoli, known for its soothing "Acqua Albulea" spring. Cross the Ponte Lucano and view the Tomb of Plautius Lucanus before visiting Hadrian's Villa. Afterward, continue to visit the Villa D'Este, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its complex water system and architectural gardens full of pavilions, artificial caves and sculpted fountains.
Departs at 8:30 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 60 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off in city center.
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#13 Naples & Pompeii with lunch from Rome 7:15 AM
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Day #5 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $169
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Depart Rome in the early morning for a pleasant drive along the "Sun Route" motorway, taking you through the scenic regions of Lazio and Campania. Pass the famous Abbey of Montecassino en route to Naples where you will enjoy a short panoramic tour of the city. Continue toward Pompeii for lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by a short visit to a nearby coral and cameo factory. Afterward, visit the excavated ruins of this incredibly well preserved Roman town, destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Departs at 7:15 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off in city center.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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Rates & Hotels |
Click On A Date To Book Online * All Prices are in USD
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| 2008 | Air & Land |
| Nov 26 | 699 |
*Not included: airport charges, fees & September 11th Security Fee, transfers & optional tours (see Terms & Conditions).
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Hotel Center  | Rome |
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 | This budget class hotel is one of three in the Center Hotels complex, in the center of Rome and within walking distance of the Colosseum. [more] |
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Portamaggiore  | Rome |
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 | This superior budget class hotel is located in the historic center of Rome. The hotel faces the monumental Porta Maggiore, surrounded by archeological treasures. [more] |
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Donatello Hotel  | Rome |
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 | This tourist class hotel is located near the historical center of Rome. [more] |
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Hotel Villafranca  | Rome |
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 | This tourist class hotel is located near the historical and commercial center of Rome. [more] |
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Grand Hotel Palatino  | Rome |
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 | This first class hotel is located in the heart of ancient Rome, just a short walk from the Colosseum. [more] |
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Quirinale Hotel  | Rome |
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 | This first class hotel is located in the center of Rome, close to Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps. [more] |
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Quality Hotel Nova Domus  | Rome |
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 | This first class hotel is centrally located, within walking distance to Vatican City and Museum and the Sistine Chapel of Michelangelo. [more] |
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Kolbe Hotel Rome  | Rome |
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 | This superior first class hotel is located in the heart of historic Rome adjacent to the Forum. [more] |
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Massimo D'Azeglio  | Rome |
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 | This first class hotel in the historical center of Rome dates back to 1875. [more] |
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Mediterraneo Hotel  | Rome |
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 | This superior first class hotel, designed in Italian Art Deco with public rooms decorated with mosaics, inlaid paneling and marble busts of Roman Emperors, is walking distance from the Opera House. [more] |
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Grand Hotel Parco Dei Principi  | Rome |
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 | This deluxe hotel stands in its own private botanical park, facing the Borghese Gardens, near the Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps. [more] |
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