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Guaranteed Departure
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Sep 29, 2010
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Tour Price in Euro
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€ 3,595
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Single Supplement
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€ 480
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All travel and transfers
within
Italy
during the tour by
Deluxe AC
Coach.
A small personalized
group of maximum 16
passengers.
Accommodations
3
Nights in Rome
or Similar
3
Nights in Viterbo
or Similar
2
Nights in Perugia
or Similar
1
Nights in Siena
or Similar
2
Nights in
Florence
or Similar
Meals
11
breakfasts
11
dinners
Guided Tours
Rome,
Cerveteri, San Giovenale, Viterbo, Tuscania, Tarquinia, Bagnoregio,
Orvieto,
Bettona, Perugia, Cortona, Chiusi, Chianti, Siena, Volterra,
Florence
Admission to the various
historical sites,
galleries and museums
specified in itinerary.
Professional tour
leader and local guides
throughout the tour.
Porterage (1 piece per
person) is included at
hotels, where available
and where provided at
airports, stations and
piers.
Assistance and support 24/7.
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Airfare
Travel and Medical
insurance
Items of personal
nature, phone calls,
laundry.
Beverages
unless specifically
described.
Entry
fees to places other
than those specifically
mentioned in itinerary.
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Itinerary
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~
Archaeological
Tour ~
Rome,
Cerveteri, San Giovenale, Viterbo, Tuscania, Tarquinia, Bagnoregio,
Orvieto,
Bettona, Perugia, Cortona, Chiusi, Chianti, Siena, Volterra,
Florence
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12
Days
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Long before the days of Rome's greatness, Italy was the home
of a people far advanced in civilization--the Etruscans, or
Tyrrhenians. These people rose to prosperity and power, then
almost vanished from recorded history, leaving unsolved many
questions about their origin and culture.
Scholars think that the Etruscans were a seafaring people
from Asia Minor. As early as 1000 BC they were living in
Italy in an area that was roughly equivalent to modern
Tuscany, from the Tiber River north almost to the Arno
River. Later their rule embraced a large part of western
Italy, including Rome. When the Tarquin Dynasty was expelled
from Rome about 500 BC, Lars Porsena, king of Etruria and
Clusium, sought to re-establish his influence over Rome.
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Itinerary
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Day
1: Arrival
in Rome Airport or Train Station
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Private
Transfer from
Rome
Airport or Train Station
to
Hotel in Rome.
Meet your Tour Director and rest of Group
Evening Welcome Dinner Party in a traditional
restaurant
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Day
2: ROME
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After Breakfast at hotel
enjoy an
Ancient Rome Guided
walking tour.
Visit the best known monuments of Rome such as the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Trevi Fountain,
the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona.
Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Day
3: ROME - CERVETERI - ROME
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Buffet breakfast.
Today we visit Villa Giulia, National Etruscan Museum, the
world's
foremost collection of Etruscan art & artefacts.
Next we drive out to Cerveteri, site of one of the most
powerful of Etruscan city-states.
Late afternoon return to Rome. Dinner and
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4: ROME - SANGIOVENALE - VITERBO
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After Breakfast at hotel,
we drive to San Giovenale and Aquarossa Etruscan town-sites.
Then a brief stop at the gracious medieval town of Barbarano
Romano
before we continue to
Viterbo
where
we visit a unique exhibit on Etruscan houses.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day
5: VITERBO - TUSCANIA - TARQUINIA - VITERBO
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After breakfast
we drive a shot
while to the town of Tuscania, a powerful Etruscan town from the VIII cent.
B.C. We then continue to Tarquinia,
the most populous and important of the Etruscan cities - a place of riches and
high culture 3,000 years ago.
Late afternoon return to Viterbo. Dinner and
overnight.
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Day
6: VITERBO - BAGNOREGIO - ORVIETO - VITERBO
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After breakfast we will visit Bagnoregio and then
continue to the Etruscan town of Orvieto. The town
sits on an outcrop of volcanic tufa rock, with thousands of caves underneath the
city. We will explore a fascinating subterranean tour.
Late afternoon return to Viterbo. Dinner and
overnight.
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Day
7: VITERBO - BETTONA - PERUGIA
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Buffet breakfast.
Today we visit
Bettona, known as the 'Etruscan balcony' for its fabulously panoramic setting
above the Spoleto Plain.
We then continue to Perugia. Originally a Villanovian settlement, Perugia became an Etruscan town in the 6th century BC.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day
8: PERUGIA - CHIUSI - CORTONA - PERUGIA
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After breakfast we depart for
Chiusi; a treasure trove of tombs for Etruscan civilization.
We then continue to
Cortona.
The medieval streets are pleasant to wander and you'll be rewarded with
fabulous views of the countryside along the Etruscan town walls.
Late afternoon return to Perugia. Dinner and
overnight.
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Day
9: PERUGIA - CHIANTI - SIENA
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Buffet breakfast.
Today we visit the towns of Greve, Castellina and
Radda. This area was all part of Etruria with
visible historic elements and references all over
the territory. In the afternoon we will reach Siena,
one of the most beautiful cities of Tuscany.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day
10: SIENA - VOLTERRA - FLORENCE
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After breakfast we drive north to the
“magic and mysterious” city of Volterra with its roots
in three thousand years of history.
Visit the
ancient city walls, the imposing Porta all’Arco, the
Necropolis of Marmini and the Museo Etrusco Guarnacci.
Late afternoon transfer to Florence.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day
11: FLORENCE
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Buffet breakfast.
Morning guided walking tour of Florence.
Visit the
splendid Duomo, the Baptistery, Giotto's Bell Tower, Piazza Della Signoria
and the Academia Museum, where you will admire the David
by Michelangelo. Spend the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight.
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Evening Farewell
Dinner Party in a traditional
restaurant
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12: End of Tour
After Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to
Florence Airport or Train
Station
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