Mount Etna , Taormina , Sicily
THE MEDITERRANEAN
Paestum , Italy Lipari , Sicily
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U . S . Depart today on your flight to Rome , Italy .
DAY 2 • Rome Arrive in Rome and transfer to your hotel . Meet travelers who took our optional Tuscany : Florence & Siena pre-trip extension .
Hotel Savoy or similar
DAY 3 • Rome Discover the highlights on display within the “ Eternal City ”— from the Spanish Steps to the Pantheon and more — during an included walking tour of Rome , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Meals : B , D | Hotel Savoy or similar
DAY 4 • Rome This morning , we explore the Roman Forum , the greatest architectural vestige from Imperial Rome . Then , discover more of Rome on your own and mingle with the locals .
Meals : B | Hotel Savoy or similar
DAY 5 • Rome • Garden of Ninfa • Gaeta • Embark ship
Explore the sprawling Garden of Ninfa , an Englishstyled landscape garden cited among the most romantic in the world . Then , continue on to the port town of Gaeta , where our ship will be waiting . This evening , enjoy a Welcome Dinner aboard ship .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 6 • Pozzuoli Embark on a walking tour of Pozzuoli accompanied by a local guide , exploring Flavian Amphitheater , the third largest amphitheater in Italy . Later , enjoy dinner onboard , followed by a Neapolitan folk music performance .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 7 • Sorrento • Home-Hosted Lunch Disembark our ship and tender to the cliff-side town of Sorrento . Enjoy a discovery walk , and then learn what it ’ s like to live and work here when we join a local family for a Home-Hosted Lunch . Return to our ship later and begin sailing toward Salerno , witnessing the colorful Amalfi Coast during a scenic cruise .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 8 • Salerno • Paestum • Buffalo mozzarella farm • World War II conversation
Tour Paestum , an ancient Greco-Roman city . Then visit a local farm to sample buffalo mozzarella cheese . Return to Salerno later for a discovery walk , followed by a conversation about the city ’ s World War II history .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 9 • Salerno • Optional Pompeii tour Explore Salerno independently , or join the half-day optional tour to Pompeii , witnessing the devastation caused when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 10 • Lipari Enjoy a walking tour of Lipari , the largest of the volcanic Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily , including a tasting of the famous Sicilian cannoli , filled with sweet ricotta cheese .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Artemis or M / V Athena
DAY 11 • Lipari • Salina • A Day in the Life of a farm on Salina • Strait of Messina
Discover the quaint charm of the Aeolian Islands . Tender to Lipari , and then enjoy a private boat ride to Salina during which we ’ ll enjoy views of nature . After a panoramic bus ride around the island , experience
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 7 , learn what it ’ s like to live and work in Sorrento when you join a family there for a Home-Hosted Lunch
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