Italy 2009

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Tour dates: October 15 - 28, 2009

Open to 20-25 students, ages 15 - 19 (parents welcome too!)

Last day to send in registration and deposit: June 30, 2009

NOTE: Those who send in their registration and $300 deposit by March 1, 2009 will receive a $50 discount on the tour price.

 

Make plans NOW to join us in fall 2009 for an exciting 13-day tour of the highlights of Italy.

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Experience the magnificence of the Austrian Alps and Italian Dolomites as you ride the train from Munich to Venice.
  • Cruise the canals of Venice in a water-taxi.
  • Feed the crowds of friendly pigeons in St. Mark's Square in Venice.
  • Browse through some of Italy's finest leather products, and admire Renaissance art masterpieces in Florence.
  • Sample some of the best gelato flavours on the continent.
  • Step aboard a cog-wheel train to get to the centuries-old, walled hill-town of Orvieto.
  • Descend over two hundred spiral steps into a giant well.
  • Snap goofy pictures at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
  • Discover the history of Pompeii, a city preserved for nearly 2000 years under volcanic ash.
  • Follow the footsteps of ancient Romans along the two-thousand-year-old Appian Way.
  • Admire master-artist Michelangelo's brilliant work, including the Pieta sculpture and Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings.
  • Hike the trail connecting five picturesque, clifftop villages of the Cinque Terre on the Mediterranean.
  • Travel like the locals do, using Europe’s slick and speedy train system.
  • Stay in comfortable and safe youth hostels.
  • Travel with tour guides who are familiar with each city, and have taken much care to plan every detail so that you will have a care-free trip.
  • …And much, much more!

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