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Byzantine Italy
13 Days / 11 Nights, Venice, Padua, Ravenna, Florence, Orvieto, Rome, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Salerno,
Pompeii, Sorrento, Naples
TOUR FEATURE INCLUDES:
•Round-trip air: USA – Venice and Naples – USA
•Meet and assist upon arrival by your Homeric Tours representative
•Private deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach throughout
•Professional English speaking Orthodox guide(s)
•Your choice of 3, 4 or 5 star hotels
•11 Nights of hotel accommodation
•Breakfast and dinner daily
•11 Days of sightseeing tours
•All transfers
•All entrance fees
•Hotel taxes and service charges
•Porterage of one suitcase per person
•USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program
The itinerary may be modified and tailored to the specific
requirements and budget of your group.
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Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
DAY 1: USA
Departure for our overnight flight to Venice.
DAY 2: VENICE / PADUA
Upon arrival at Venice Airport we will meet our
English-speaking Homeric Tours Escort. Transfer
to Padua for lunch and a tour including a visit to
St. Anthony’s Cathedral and Scrovengi Chapels.
Overnight in the region. (D)
DAY 3: PADUA / VENICE / PADUA
After breakfast, we depart for Venice, which
originally was a Byzantine province. We have a
guided tour of St. Mark’s Square and Doge’s Palace,
before visiting the Museum of the Venetian-Greek
Icons. Afternoon visit to the islands of Murano,
famous for its glass making, and the Basilica of
Santa Maria e Donato, with Byzantine mosaics.
We then head for the island of Torcello to see the
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta with the mosaic
of the Last Judgement. Overnight Padua. (B,D)
DAY 4: PADUA / RAVENNA / FLORENCE
Today we depart for Ravenna, whose beauty is
hidden inside the majestic Byzantine churches.
The works of art found there are spread over four
periods. We see Mausoleum of Galla Placidia,
Baptistery of the Orthodox, and Baptisteries of the
Arians, St. Apollinare Nuovo and St. Apollinare in
Classe, as well as St. Vitale. Depart to Florence for
dinner and overnight. (B,D)
DAY 5: FLORENCE
DAY 9: ROME
Today we tour St. Mark’s Monastery and the
Cathedral, and view its Baptistery (from the outside). Visits also include the Holy Cross Church
and the Medici Chapels. Afternoon is at leisure to
see the famous Uffizi Gallery and the Academia.
Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
After breakfast, we will tour the ancient Catacombs
before having an afternoon at leisure for shopping or visiting the Vatican Museum. Dinner and
overnight in Rome. (B,D)
DAY 6: FLORENCE / ORVIETO / ROME
This morning we join the liturgy in the Orthodox
Church, before departing for Orvieto. Take the
funicular up to the Cathedral to tour one of the
most beautiful Cathedrals in Italy. Wine tasting
with the area’s famous local wine. Afternoon
arrival in Rome. (B,L,D)
DAY 7: ANCIENT ROME TOUR
After breakfast, we will have a guided tour of
Ancient Rome including the Church of St. Sabina,
Circus Maximus, Imperial Palace, Coliseum, Arch
of Constantine, Roman Forum, St. Maria Antiqua,
Cosma and Damiano, Mamertine Prison and
St. Nicholas Church, the Trevi Fountain and the
Spanish Steps. Dinner and overnight Rome. (B,D)
DAY 8: CHRISTIAN ROME
After breakfast we tour Santa Maria in
Trastevere, St. Peter’s Basilica, Scavi (if possible),
St. Maria Maggiore, Holy Stairs, St. John the
Lateran including the Baptistery, St. Clement and
St. Paul Outside the Walls. Dinner and overnight
in Rome. (B,D)
DAY 10: NAPLES / AMALFI COAST
We depart Rome for Naples after breakfast and
tour Naples’ Duomo and the nearby St. Georgio
Maggiore. Lunch is included today in a typical
trattoria. The day ends in Paestum to visit the
Temples. Overnight in Salerno. (B,L)
DAY 11: SALERNO / POMPEII / SORRENTO
This morning we tour the volcanic ruins of
Pompeii, and the Rosary Basilica. We continue
to Capri (weather permitting) and visit the Blue
Grotto by boat, an unforgettable sight. After dinner
we depart for Sorrento for overnight. (B,D)
DAY 12: SORRENTO
After breakfast we drive along the Amalfi coast
and stop for lunch and shopping in the local
villages. In the afternoon we return to Sorrento
for a leisurely afternoon. Dinner and overnight in
Sorrento. (B,D)
DAY 13: NAPLES / USA
After breakfast we transfer early to the Naples
airport for our flight home. (B)
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