Perillo Tours Italy 2023

DAY 1 • DEPART USA » ROME THURSDAY: Boarding your overnight flight, you’re off on a journey that will remain etched in your memory forever! DAY 2 • ARRIVE IN ROME » AFTERNOON AT LEISURE FRIDAY: Benvenuti a Roma! Your Perillo representative will be at the airport to greet you. We are pleased to offer complimentary transfers from the Rome airport to your hotel at scheduled times. This afternoon you’ll have some time to relax or better yet, explore the Eternal City. There’s so much to see and do! Tonight, we’ll meet our tour leader for a brief orientation and welcome drink. After orientation, you’ll be free for the remainder of the evening. Be sure to ask your tour leader for restaurant recommendations – so many wonderful places to eat in this amazing city! DAY 3 • ROME » VATICAN MUSEUM » SISTINE CHAPEL » ST. PETER’S BASILICA » DINNER OUT SATURDAY: Rome wasn’t built in a day, and you certainly can’t see it in one—but we’ll try to show you as much as possible in the next few days! This morning, we travel ten-minutes to another country—Vatican City. With our expert local guide we’ll tour the Vatican Museums, a massive collection of ancient Greek sculptures, medieval tapestries and Renaissance paintings. Our visit culminates in the Sistine Chapel, the room where the Pope is elected. Next we visit St. Peter’s Basilica, by far the largest church in Christendom. We’ll see Michelangelo’s Pietà, sculpted when he was just 24, as well as Bernini’s seven-story bronze canopy located above the main altar. Tonight, we’ll recount our explorations with good food and wines fit for an Emperor at a local Roman restaurant! (Please note that the visit of St. Peter’s Basilica is subject to availability based on the events planned by the Pope.) DAY 4 • ROME CITY SIGHTSEEING » AFTERNOON OF LEISURE SUNDAY: Hail Caesar! All aboard our chariot for a relaxing, panoramic driving tour of Imperial Rome including the Roman Forum, downtown ancient Rome, the Circus Maximus, and the Great Synogogue, built in the heart of the Jewish quarter. Then we’ll enter the Colosseum, reliving the brutal entertainment of the gladiators and the lions, refereed by the Emperor himself. Tonight, we thought you’d enjoy a dinner on your own. Ask your tour guide for a nearby recommendation, or venture out and explore the local restaurants in Rome! Be sure to try a Supplì, a quintessential Roman specialty: Fried ball of rice filled with tomato sauce, meat and melted mozzarella. DAY 5 • ROME » POMPEII » SORRENTO » DINNER IN HOTEL MONDAY: After a delicious breakfast in the hotel, we’re off on the beautiful drive south to Pompeii! On the way, we approach the view of the Bay of Naples, birthplace of Caruso, Sophia Loren, Bel Canto and ‘O Sole Mio. We travel back to the Pompeii of 79 AD. A city perfectly preserved by the ash that rained down from Mt. Vesuvius. You’ll see the tragic fossils of the people trying to escape with their children and dogs, and streets, homes and stores that are all amazingly intact. This evening we enjoy a relaxing dinner in our hotel. YOUR FIRST-CLASS & DELUXE, CENTRALLY-LOCATED HOTELS: NOTE: If a change in hotels becomes necessary for any reason, the hotel substituted will be equivalent of those shown. ROME – Starhotels Michelangelo (SUPERIOR FIRST-CLASSS) SORRENTO – Parco dei Principi (DELUXE) FLORENCE – Rivoli Boutique Hotel (SUPERIOR FIRST-CLASS) 10 DAYS FROM $ 3250 Rome (3 NIGHTS) Sorrento (2) Florence (3) ALSO VISITING: Pompeii, Capri, Venice WHAT’S INCLUDED: • Centrally Located 4 & 5 star Hotels • Smaller Tour Groups • More Motorcoach Legroom • Airport Transfers at Scheduled Times • Full Breakfast Daily • 3 Lunches & 4 Dinners • Gourmet Ice Cream Tasting • Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting • Full Day Venice Excursion Including Lunch • Wireless Headsets To Hear Your Tour Guide Clearly • Travel Wallet, Baggage Tags and Travel Documents Included • Baggage Handling Throughout (Except at Airports) • Hotel Taxes, City Taxes, Hotel Service Charges and all Tips For Hotel and Restaurant Personnel • Professional Tour Directors and Licensed Local Guides • Complimentary Wi-Fi On Our Buses = Full Breakfast = Lunch = Dinner • BOOK YOUR TOUR NOW: PerilloTours.com • 1-800-431-1515 • Or See Your Professional Travel Advisor Perillo Tours & Perillo Tours Travelers @Perillo_Tours 1 2 V E S U V I U S T O U R