“POMPEII IS SOMETHING SO WONDERFUL, SO FULL OF MYSTERY, SO CAPTIVATING TO THE IMAGINATION”
–Charles Dickens
Voyages to Antiquity
Pompeii is Something so Wonderful (16 days)
(Rome to Venice)
Cost from $4250 per person
Before the Romans came to regard the Mediterranean as mare nostrum (our sea), it was the Greeks who dominated the region colonizing places as far afield as Italy, Sicily and Asia Minor. Between them these two great cultures left behind a legacy of archaeological treasures. It is not surprising, therefore, that the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome dominate our thoughts about the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean. It was, after all, the philosophers, poets, historians, politicians, artists and scientists of these two dynamic societies that laid the foundations of our own civilization.
From the ruins of Pompeii to the splendor of Venice: Rome, Sorrento, Pompeii, the great volcanoes of Vesuvius & Etna, Palermo, Taormina, Valletta, Split, Dubrovnik and Venice. Includes 2 nights pre-cruise stay in Rome
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***Early bookings may qualify for free airfare from 60 gateways***
Day 1 – Depart for Rome
Depart the USA for Rome
Day 2 – Rome
Arrive in Rome and transfer to hotel
Day 3 – RomeMorning tour of the Colosseum, Forum Romanum, St Peter’s Basilica.
Free afternoon to explore as you wish.
Day 5 – Civitavecchia
Morning at leisure to explore Rome. Afternoon transfer to board the Aegean Odyssey
Depart 6:00PM
Day 6 – Sorrento
Morning tour of Pompeii, Afternoon tour: Herculaneum
Overnight
Day 7 – Sorrento
A day of leisure
Depart 6:00PM
Day 8 – Palermo
Arrival 8:00AM
Sicily – Norman Palermo tour: Palermo Cathedral
Overnight
Day 9 – Palermo
Morning tour Segesta, afternoon at leisure
Depart 8:00PM
Day 10 – Taormina
Arrival 8:00AM
Morning city tour including the Graeco-Roman theater. Afternoon optional tour to Mount ETNA
Depart 7:00PM
Day 10 – Valletta
Arrival 8:00AM
Malta – City tour including St John’s Co-Cathedral and the Palace of the Grand Masters, trip to MEDINA. Afternoon to explore
Depart 6:00PM
Day 11 – AT SEA
Lectures on board as the ship sails to Dubrovnik
Day 12 – Dubrovnik
Arrival 8:00AM
Croatia – Sightseeing tour: Church of St Blaise, the Cathedral, the Rector’s Palace, evening at leisure
Depart Midnight
Day 13 – Korcula
Morning tour of Venetian KORCULA: Marco Polo’s reputed birthplace, Cathedral of St Mark & the Abbey Treasury
Day 14 – Split
Afternoon cruising the islands of Hvar and Brac.
Arrival 6:00PM
Evening at leisure in Split
Overnight
Day 15 – Split
Morning tour of PALACE OF DIOCLETIAN
Depart 2:00PM
Day 16 – Venice
Arrival 8:00AM
Morning city tour: San Marco, Bridge of Sighs, the DOGE’s PALACE, afternoon at leisure, evening visit to St Mark’s
Overnight
Day 17 – Depart Venice
Disembark and transfer to airport for a flight home
