Tour Listing 2010      

	10 - 15	April	2010		€ 579
	8 - 13	May	2010		€ 589
	13 - 18	June	2010		€ 599
	3 - 8	July	2010		€ 599
	7 - 12	August	2010		€ 589
	25 - 30	September	2010		€ 579

Itinerary (subject to change)

DAY 1:
Departure at 6:00 a.m. from Wiesbaden, Hainerberg PX military bus
stop; 6:00 a.m. from Kaiserslautern P+R parking lot at Daenner Platz (near
Kleber Kaserne); 7:15 a.m. from Heidelberg PHV, P+R parking lot (near
new commissary); 9:00 am from Böblingen, Panzerkaserne PX parking
lot. Day 1 is reserved to drive south and a visit to well known Verona. A
walking tour will highlight the 1st century roman theatre and the famous
balcony of the house Capulet - You can almost hear the faint echoes of
Romeos whispered words of love and almost see the fading silhouette of
Juliet above. To this day an enchanted place where thousands of visitors
leave their own messages of the heart. You have time for a pizza dinner
next to the ancient arena before we continue to our hotel near Venice.
Early on

DAY 2:
we leave for the city in the lagoon. Around 10 a.m. Venice is rapidly
filling with hoards of tourists To be there an hour earlier does the trick! With
a private boat we transfer from the bus to the very heart of the town – to
majestic St. Mark’s square. You could read all that is written about Venice
and it would still be impossible to imagine this dreamlike ensemble of
Basilicas and Palaces lining the waterfront. During a short walking tour
your guide will point out the most important sights. There will be ample
time to visit one of the renown glass furnaces… to ride a gondola (approx
€29)… for shopping… or simply a stroll where every corner reveals new
highlights. In the afternoon we return to our bus and continue the journey
south to Rome. Evening arrival at our hotel.

DAY 3:
In the morning you can participate in our optional tour of the
Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s Frescoes and
St. Peter’s Basilica, ( € 49) highlighting a priceless collection of the world’s
best artworks. Your Vatican Guide is a known expert of art and history
and with the help of individual radio headsets will make it a memorable
tour. The afternoon is reserved for the Rome of the Caesars. We continue
to the Coliseum , the imperial Forum and the Capitoline hill - the very
heart of the Roman Empire. There is time for an ice cream at the Trevi
Fountain before we go to see the incredible Pantheon - dating back over
19 centuries, it is the largest and best preserved temple of ancient Rome.
Have an Italian coffee and enjoy the atmosphere or get your portrait done.
Before we return join our dinner in a typical restaurant (approx € 28).

DAY 4:
Full day free or join us for our big optional tour (€ 59). For the
painstaking work in which scholars seek to put together the fragmented
remainders of the past, the discovery of Pompeii has been the most
fortunate event. The 79 AD eruption of the nearby volcano Vesuvius with
its poisonous exhalations and the enormous rain of ashes brought all live
to a sudden end. Excavations that continue for now 250 years brought
back to light the most precious document of the ancient world. You spend
the morning with a guided tour featuring the highlights of Pompeii. A true
journey back in time. Around noon we take the Sorrentina, a panoramic
drive disclosing spectacular views over the Golf of Naples. Lunch and
shopping time (inlaid wood) at the Peninsula of Sorrento, a renown spa.
Evening Return to Rome.

DAY 5:
After breakfast we head north to Tuscany to another highlight of
our Italian Dream. After the fall of the roman empire a dark and artless age
began. It was in Florence, the celebrated monument of the reawakening of
mankind where the masters of the 15th Century exploded in a renewing of
western society. Our walking tour will begin at the academy museum with
the original statue of David. You will see the Ponte Vecchio, the Dome of
St. Mary with the cupola of Brunelleschi, Giotto’s celebrated Bell Tower,
the Baptistery with Ghiberti’s Masterpiece, the doors which Michelangelo
called the Porta dell Paradiso. Passing by Signoria Square, the old Palace
and golden St.Michael we end at the Franciscan St. Croce Church, resting
place of many of the geniuses of the Renaissance age. Of course there will
be free time for shopping (Florentine leather and gold). We check into our
hotel in the late afternoon. Tonight you may attend a Tuscan Gala Dinner
– perfect food and perfect music - a fantastic way to top your stay in Italy
(approx € 35).

DAY 6:
Before we begin our drive back we make a stop in Pisa. Your
guide will walk with you to the illustrious field of the miracles. See the
cathedral, the baptistery and the famed leaning tower. Our way home will
lead through Switzerland - one more scenic highlight with the breathtaking
vistas of lakes and mountains. Return to pickup points around midnight.