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THE HIGHLIGHTS OF SICILY & SOUTHERN ITALY - 2009

14 days incl. air, or 13 days from Rome to Rome (ZM)

Vacation Overview

This is the perfect vacation for those who wish to concentrate on Southern Italy. Your trip starts in Rome. Included are guided sightseeing tours in Rome, Naples, Capri, Pompeii, Palermo, and Syracuse, with visits to St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and Roman Forum in Rome, the palace and gardens of splendid Reggia of Caserta, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, the Isle of Capri, Sorrento, and Pompeii. Enjoy boat rides across the Bay of Naples and the Strait of Messina and an overnight ferry crossing from Naples to Palermo, where a guided sightseeing tour features visits to the Palatine Chapel and the Norman Cathedral in Monreale. Exciting included excursions to the Valley of the Temples and the Archaeological Site of Syracuse, birthplace of Archimedes, complete your exploration of Roman history. Back on the continent, drive through Calabria and Apulia, the richest region of the south. On to pretty Matera for a walking tour. Next, enjoy a full day of leisure in Alberobello with its unique trulli houses. Your tour ends back in Rome. For those wanting to see Southern Italy, this vacation is for you!

Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • Vatican City in Italy
  • Visit the world famous Roman Forum
  • Enjoy the gorgeous views of Rome
  • Enjoy the beautiful architecture in Rome
  • Visit the Roman Forum, where Roman legions marched in triumph
  • Visit the great Colosseum in Rome
  • The Sistine Chapel is world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings
  • Saint Peter’s Square in Rome
  • Pompeii is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy
  A Vacation Story  Pompeii

"While wandering the superbly-preserved streets of Pompeii keep an eye out for the cauponae or early fast-food restaurants beloved by the ancient Romans. Located on several corners and looking like open-air bars, these one-room establishments were where busy citizens could grab a quick meal and glass of wine on the run. They were identified by colorful signs over their doors (one place excavated in Pompeii had a Phoenix, another, an elephant and pygmy). And like modern coffee bars in Italy today, customers stood at an L-shaped brick counter to order. There were jars full of hot and cold food, as well as amphorae of wine, which they could consume on the spot or take out to a few wooden seats provided on the street or, in some cases, a small back garden."

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