Pula, Croatia
SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES
Venice, Italy Piran, Slovenia
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Depart today on your overnight flight to Venice, Italy.
DAY 2 • Venice, Italy You will be met at the airport and embark a motorboat to your hotel in Venice, where you’ ll meet your fellow travelers, including those who took the Romantic Landscapes of Verona & Lake Como pre-trip extension.
Palazzo Barocci or similar
DAY 3 • Venice Set out on a walking tour of the cobbled streets and elegant piazzas of the“ Floating City.” This afternoon, visit Venice’ s Jewish Ghetto or explore on your own. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner in a local restaurant.
Meals: B, D | Palazzo Barocci or similar
DAY 4 • Venice • Gondola craftsman visit Visit one of only two remaining traditional gondolabuilding businesses in the city, and learn from Venetian masters about the craftsmanship involved with creating time-honored gondolas and oars.
Meals: B, L | Palazzo Barocci or similar
DAY 5 • Venice • Controversial Topic: MOSE Dam • Embark ship
Engage in a conversation about the MOSE Dam project with local activists. Later, embark the 50-passenger M / V Artemis, your home for your 10-night cruise. This evening, savor a Captain’ s Welcome Dinner onboard.
Meals: B, D | M / V Artemis
DAY 6 • Ravenna • Balera music performance Dock in the port of Ravenna. Witness the city’ s highlights on a walking tour that includes Dante’ s tomb, the Basilica di San Vitale, and the Mausoleo Galla Placida. This evening, enjoy traditional balera music after dinner.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Artemis
DAY 7 • Trieste • Risiera di San Sabba • Conversation about the Foibe Massacre
Begin with a sobering look into Trieste’ s World War II history during a visit to Risiera di San Sabba concentration camp, followed by a walking tour of the city. Then, we’ ll learn about the complex cultural identity of Trieste and how the tensions rose between Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia after the Foibe Massacre of 1943.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Artemis
DAY 8 • Piran, Slovenia • Tartini Memorial Room • Farm & vineyard visit
Dock in the seaside port of Piran, in Slovenia. Witness the city’ s highlights on a walking tour that includes a visit to the Tartini Memorial Room, a museum dedicated to the violin virtuoso and composer. After, head to a local farm and vineyard for a tour, a farmfresh lunch, and a wine tasting.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Artemis
DAY 9 • Rovinj • Home-Hosted Lunch • Bale village & olive oil tasting
Uncover the timeless appeal of the seaside resort town of Rovinj during a walking tour. Then, depart for the
home of a Croatian family where you’ ll enjoy a Home- Hosted Lunch. This afternoon, visit an award-winning olive oil mill in Bale.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Artemis
DAY 10 • Rovinj • A Day in the Life of a Croatian farm
Today features A Day in the Life of a rural Croatian farm. We will visit one of the entrepreneurs who will show us around their farm, teach us some traditional recipes, and share how they are helping to shape their communities through workshops.
Meals: B, L, D | M / V Artemis
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 9, experience everyday family life in Croatia when you join a local family in Rovinj for a Home-Hosted Lunch.
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