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Italy Wide and Switzerland

Rome • Sorrento • Capri • Amalfi Coast
Pompeii • Tuscany • Florence • Venice
Lake Como • Milan • Switzerland

Trips in 2012

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Trips in 2013

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Flights to Italy

  • We fly you to Italy on flights that can originate from anywhere in the U.S. where published

Hotels

Hotels listed below are our preferred hotels. If reservations cannot be made at one or more of these locations, a comparable hotel will be reserved. We only use 4 or 5 star accommodations.

Rome

Sorrento.

Florence

Lake Como

Trip Includes

  • Flights can originate from anywhere in the U.S. where published. (same price)
  • Daily Mass is available but not mandatory. Proximo Travel has always one or more Catholic Priests accompanying the group as chaplain(s).
  • Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges
  • Transfers as per itinerary
  • 4 or 5 star Hotels in Downtown Areas
  • Transportation with Luxury Bus
  • All Breakfasts and all Dinners. Wine included with all dinners
  • All Tips to Driver, Hotel, and Tour Guide
  • Guided Tours and Tour Fees
  • Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
  • Remember: Our trips are not more expensive during high season ~  Passengers will never be expected to pay extra for anything while on the trip ~ Our group size is small to medium ~ We always wait for passengers and never leave anyone behind ~ There are no extra charges if a passenger would like to depart from overseas at a later date

Trip Does Not Include

Trip Itinerary

  • Day 1: Departure from USA.
  • Day 2: Arrival. Rest for a few hours. Visit Basilica of St. Paul outside the Wall where the body of St. Paul is buried. It is the 2nd largest basilica in Rome and the 5th in the world. Check in the hotel. In the afternoon, 0ur private bus will take us to the town where the Pope’s Summer Residence is located: the charming Castel Gandolfo with its spectacular Lake Albano. Awesome place just like those towns you see on TV. Wine tasting and opening night dinner at 6:00 pm at a local upscale restaurant: eat where the Italians eat. Several courses of delicious Italian food. Red and white wine included. Casual dress. Overnight in Rome.
  • Day 3: Late Start. Visit the Colosseum in the morning. The Colosseum, the symbol of the city of Rome , is a great building that has been standing since 80 A.D. In the afternoon go to St. John Lateran, the first Basilica ever to be built in the Roman Empire and then visit the Catacombs. The Catacombs are breathtaking. 500,000 people were buried there.  Back at the Hotel around 5:30 pm. Rest for an hour. Dinner around the hotel area at 6:45 pm. Red and white wine included. Overnight in Rome.
  • Day 4: Start the day by visiting St. Mary Major, the main Basilica dedicated to Mary in Rome. We will see the remains of Jesus’ manger, the tomb of Bernini, the remains of St. Matthew the Evangelist, the tomb of St. Jerome, and the oldest icon in the world of the Virgin Mary painted by St. Luke: the famous Salus Populi Romani. We will visit the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel (the Pope's private Chapel) and St. Peter's in the Vatican, the largest Basilica in the world.  long pants, capris, or skirts below the knee, shoulders covered. Dinner and overnight Rome.
  • Day 5: Private bus around 7:30 am to the Vatican to experience the 10:00 am Audience with the Pope. We will see the Pope very closely; sometimes we even shake his hand.  We will visit the Spanish Steps. This is the place where Romans hung out. Walk to Trevi Fountain for lunch and shopping. Walk to Pantheon, the oldest functional building in the world and then to the great artistic place of Piazza Navona around 4:30 pm. Dinner at Piazza Navona. Red and white wine included. Casual Dress throughout the day. Overnight in Rome.
  • Day 6: Check-in downtown Sorrento after visiting the incredible city of Pompeii. Dinner at the hotel area at 6:45 pm. Red and white wine included. Casual Dress throughout the day. Overnight in Sorrento.
  • Day 7: The Island of Capri is the greatest place for many people. Optional: visit the extraordinary beautiful Blue Grotto with its limestone bottom. Tour the island, shopping, and swimming. Dinner and dancing by the water in Capri. Red and white wine included. Casual Dress throughout the day. Overnight in Sorrento.
  • Day 8: Check-out Sorrento. Drive along the great Amalfi Coast to Florence. Dinner at 6:45 pm at Domenico's restaurant in rural Tuscany. It is the best local food in the area. Red and white wine included. Casual dress throughout the day. Overnight in Florence.
  • Day 9: Tour of Florence in the region of Tuscany. Tour of the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizzi, open air Market, Duomo (Cathedral), the Baptistery, Michelangelo's masterpiece, the David. Visit Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapel (where the Medici family was buried), and Basilica della Santa Croce (where Michelangelo and 15 other glorious Italian artists and thinkers were buried). Have a delicious dinner in Florence. Red and white wine included. Casual dress throughout the day. Overnight in Florence.
  • Day 10: En route to Lake Como visit Venice, an amazing city built on water. Visit St. Mark’s Basilica & plaza. Gondola ride is optional. En route to Lake Como, have dinner at a local restaurant right on the water of Lake Garda. Red and white wine included. Casual dress throughout the day. Long pants if you intend to visit St. Mark’s Basilica. Overnight in Lake Como
  • Day 11: Free morning. In the afternoon, visit the incredible Duomo in Milan, the 4th largest Cathedral in the world. Dinner at 6:45 pm at a local restaurant by the water of Lake Como around the area of the Hotel. Red and white wine included. Casual dress. Overnight in Lake Como.
  • Day 12: Visit the awesome country of Switzerland and the capital of the Italian section: Lugano. Spend the morning and most of the afternoon in Switzerland and then off to the beautiful Lake Como. Go on a boat ride and see the different towns surrounding Como. Closing dinner at the hotel. Red and white wine included. Casual dress throughout the day. Overnight in Lake Como.
  • Day 13: Private bus to Airport and departure from Milan back to USA

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