Julie and Roger’s Family Vacation to Italy!...Julie and Roger’s Family Vacation to Italy!...

Julie and Roger’s Family Vacation to Italy!

Wednesday, May 21st AIR FRANCE Flight # 7 Depart NYC-KENNEDY 7:05pm Arrive PARIS-DEGAULLE 8:30am (Thursday, May 22) Thursday, May 22nd AIR FRANCE Flight # 1504 Depart PARIS-DEGAULLE 9:45am Arrive ROME-FIUMICINO 11:50am Pick Up arranged by Hotel Santa Maria “THE CAR & TAXI RENTAL COMPANY” will send the driver to pick you up, with a signboard, with your name on it. The driver will wait for you at your flight’s gate (just outside custom area, inside the Arrival Hall). Cost of the transfer is Euro 55,00 for all of you - You can pay it cash directly to the driver. In case of problems to FIND THE DRIVER, CALL THE HOTEL IMMEDIATELY at 06-5894626. In case of any CHANGE (arrival time - flight number), CANCELLATION , LOST LUGGAGE, please, CALL THE HOTEL at 06-5894626. Drop your bags off at: Residenza Santa Maria Via Dell'Arco Di San Calisto’20 Rome - Italy Tel. (0039) 06 58335103 BOOKING # 2595681, Check in: 2:00 p.m./Check out: 11:00 a.m.

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Confirmed in a 1 Quad Room for 4 people at the RESIDENZA SANTA MARIA from May 22 - 24, 2014 for 2 nights. Total for 2 nights €520,00 (10% IVA tax included) and then 1 Quad Room at the HOTEL SANTA MARIA for 1 night May 24, 2014. Total rate for that room €309,00 (10% IVA tax included). Hotel has only been guaranteed with your credit card. Payment must be paid upon arrival. The Hotel Santa Maria is a Hotel of 20 rooms, developed around 2 courtyards with orange trees. The Residenza Santa Maria is a 2 minutes walking distance from the Hotel Santa Maria. It is a small property with 6 rooms all on the ground floor, it’s a really quiet place. http://www.hotelsantamariatrastevere.it/ and www.residenzasantamaria.com Find lunch in a nearby trattoria. See the Jewish Ghetto and Museum. Heart of Rome or Trastevere walking tour on your own. Dinner at Sabatini in Trastevere or Ristorante la Gattabuia on Via del Porto (moderate priced trattoria in an ancient tavern). Wander the winding alleys and cobblestone streets back to your hotel. Overnight at Residenza Santa Maria. Friday, May 23rd 7:20am Wake up early for your Vatican Behind the Scenes Tour, ($458.32 total-paid online). This tour meets at Via Leone IV, 51 outside the bar "Taverna Antiche Mura." Via Leone IV, 51 is at the corner of Via Leone IV and Via degli Scipioni. Please arrive at 7:20am for your 7:35am tour. The tour will leave on time. Show your


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enclosed map to the taxi driver to ensure you arrive promptly at the meeting point. If you are running late or need to cancel, please call 069-480-4888 or 334-974-4274. Helpful tip: Bring your identification (girls bring student ids) and wear clothes that cover your shoulders and knees. See St. Peter’s Basilica. See the Colosseum and then the Roman Forum nearby. Overnight at Residenza Santa Maria. Saturday, May 24th Check into: Hotel Santa Maria Vicolo del Piede 2 Rome – Italy Phone : 06.5894626 See the Borghese Museum (2 hours) Visit the Capuchin Crypt See the Capitoline Museum (2 hours) Overnight at Hotel Santa Maria. Sunday, May 25th Taxi to Roma Termini Statione for your train: Frecciarossa 9509 Departs at 10:45am, arrives into Napoli Centrale Station at 11:55am. You have reserved seats in Economy class. $204.95 paid. Train tickets enclosed. Seats are 07C, 07D, O8C,


08D Check your luggage at the station. Check out the Naples Archaeological Museum and go on Rick Steve’s walking tour of Naples. Get your luggage at the Station and take the Circumvesuviana train (can be found on the lower level two flights down from Napoli Centrale Station) to Sorrento. Sorrento is the last stop and the journey takes approximately one hour. Once in Sorrento, reach Piazza Antiche Mura to take the free shuttle bus service to your hotel, Il Nido. They leave on the ½ hour: 4:30pm, 5:30pm, etc. Check in to: Hotel Il Nido Sorrento Via Nastro Verde, 62 80067 Sorrento ITALY Phone:+39.081.8782766 Reservation # 1398616616 Booked in two rooms, a Balconied Sea View Triple Room and a Window Garden View Standard Double Room Total Price €780 Monday, May 26th 10:37 a.m. Circumvesuviana Napoli-Sorrento line train from Sorrento to Pompeii-Scavi Villa Misteri. Meet tour guide from Lello Tours of Pompeii (260 euros -- already reserved). Train to Herculaneum. Train back to Sorrento.


Tuesday, May 27th Bus to Positano and Amalfi. Either take the bus or ferry back to Sorrento. Wednesday, May 28th See Sorrento today. Walking tour perhaps. Take a bus from Sorrento to Naples Airport in time for your 5:15pm flight. There is a 2pm bus that gets you there by 3:30pm. €10 per person. Tickets can’t be purchased online. Ask your concierge regarding this upon arrival. ALITALIA Flight #1207 Seats 9D, 10C, 10D, 11C Depart: NAPLES, ITALY 5:15pm Arrive: PALERMO, ITALY 6:10pm Confirmation # PXWNAE Rent a car from Europcar: Opel Insignia Wagon or similar/ Midsize Class MANUAL - 4 door/ 5 passenger 2 large and 2 small suitcases Total Inclusive Rate: $496.79. This is to rent from Palermo airport and drop off at Palermo airport on the night of June 2nd at the airport. Please see directions to hotel on Google Maps. Drive to: HOTEL GIARDINO INGLESE Viale della Libertà, 63 Palermo Sicilia 90143 Italia Phone +39 091 6251295 1 night accommodation. 1 double room and 1 with 2 singles. Fare is €105,00 for each room breakfast and Internet WiFi included. Direct


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payment at the guests' departure. Parking is €20 per night. Enjoy a meal or a cocktail in Via Principe di Belmonte, the elegant pedestrian area of town. Walk through old Palermo to see the floodlit monuments at night. Thursday, May 29th Start at the Palatine Chapel to see the formidable mix of eastern and western art, especially the mosaics. Walk along Villa Bonanno to the Cathedral in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, just to admire the exterior; continue along Vittorio Emanuele to the imposing Four Corners. Admire the Tuscan fountain in Piazza Pretoria and, just behind it, take in two splendid Arabo-Norman churches, La Martorana and San Cataldo. Make your way down Corso Vittorio Emanuele again; on the first left after Via Roma you'll stumble upon the raucous Vucciria market. Lunch like a Palermitan would: Standing up, eating food from any of the impromptu fry-up places in the neighborhood (don't ask, just eat). Begin your drive to Taormina with a stop at Monreale along the way Drive out of town and spend some time gaping at the impressive mosaics in the Duomo of Monreale, which lies 15km (12 miles) south of Palermo. Make your way next door to visit the annexed Cloisters, where no two-column capitals are alike. Driving Directions: please see attached directions from your hotel in Palermo to Monreale. Driving Directions: please see attached directions from Monreale to Hotel Sylesia. You may want to visit Castello Ursino in Catania on the way. Hotel Sylesia


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Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 301 98037 Letojanni (Sicilia) Phone +39 0942 376120 Reservation # 441378960 Two rooms reserved Sights to see: Stroll along the main street, Corso Umberto I. Have a cocktail at the Wünderbar in Piazza IX Aprile, which faces the breathtaking Bay of Naxos. It might be pricey, but it’s glorious. Greek Theatre: On the edge of town, a short walk from the main street. Meredith and Kimberly may need their passports at the entrance (below 25 years of age). A steep climb for an impressive view. Giardini della Villa Comunale: pretty gardens and oasis to stroll in and see views of Bay of Naxos and Mount Etna. Friday, May 30th Visit the mountaintop town of Castelmola. Driving Directions: 13.6 km. 26 minutes. Or, you can take the public bus from Taormina located just past the tram outside the Messina gate. Roundtrip is less than €2 per person. If you drive, just know the drive is steep and windy and parking is more expensive than the bus fare. Great views of Taormina, Giandini-Naxos, Mt. Etna and surrounding hills and coastline. Can see the view and walk around the town and have lunch. Have some Vino Alla Mondorla while you are there. 9:15pm See Italian Opera at the Cine Teatro San Giorgio. Tickets are €20 per person and €15 for under 25s. http://www.taormina.it/mayoctober-italian-opera-taormina.html


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Overnight in Taormina. Saturday, May 31st Head south to visit one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, the Neapolis Park of Syracuse. Start your day by visiting the archaeological area of Syracuse and explore the still-working Greek Theater, the Ear of Dionysius (said to have been cunningly used by the tyrant himself to eavesdrop on rebels), and the Roman Amphitheater, where the shows were man vs. man or man vs. beast (the latter often won). After your visit, proceed to the delightful Ortygia Island and have lunch at one of the many eateries that surround the splendid Piazza Duomo, but make sure you pop in to have a look inside the cathedral beforehand -- a Greek temple is part of the cathedral. Driving directions from Hotel Sylesia to Syracuse. 1 hour 20 minutes. 4:30pm See the Puppet Theatre in Syracuse. Drive to Noto. Driving directions from Syracuse to Hotel la Corte del Sole. 36.7km. 33 minutes. Overnight in Noto at: Hotel la Corte del Sole C.da Bucachemi - Eloro 96017 Noto (SR) Tel. 0931 820210 You are reserved in 1 double room Mediterranean + 1 twin room Mediterranean Total for stay €648,00. Sunday, June 1st


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After breakfast in Noto, take a drive (128 km, 1 hour 38 minutes) to the hill town of Caltagirone, known for its pottery. See the Maiolica ceramics in the town. Continue to drive for 33 more minutes to Piazza Armerina. You can grab lunch in this sleepy historic town of Piazza Armerina. Just 3km away, you will arrive at an extremely important archaeological site: the Villa Romana del Casale at Piazza Armerina. At the Villa, you'll get a taste of how Romans loved to live large -- this hunting lodge houses magnificent floor mosaics that illustrate scenes from everyday life with astounding precision (one girl athlete is depicted with stitches on her leg). If you're lucky, you'll also see the experts in art restoration at work; they volunteer their time to preserve the precious tiled artwork. Driving directions: from Villa Romana del Casale to Noto. 179 kms. 2 hours 4 minutes. Overnight in Noto. Monday, June 2nd Drive to Agrigento to see the Valley of the Temples. Driving Directions: 187 km. 3 hours 5 minutes. The splendid Valley of the Temples, a Unesco World Heritage site, preserves the vestiges of what was once a main player in the Mediterranean and surpasses Greece's Athens itself for the quantity and quality of ruins. The near-intact Temple of Concord is the best-preserved temple in the world and one of the symbols of Sicily. Driving Directions to Palermo Airport to drop off your car: 165 km, 2 hour 33 minutes. Drop off car at Palermo Airport and take a 10-15 minute taxi to:


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B&B Antichi Colori Via San Benedetto, 21, Cinisi Palermo, Italy antichicolori.it Tel. 091 748 2348 or Cell. 33-87-03-33-64 Two double rooms. €140 total cost including breakfast. Christina is the contact here. Tuesday, June 3rd Christina at the B&B will make sure that you have breakfasts packed for the road. They will shuttle you to the airport this morning in time for you flight for the €20 shuttle fee. Confirmation # PXWNAE ALITALIA Flight # 1776 Depart: PALERMO, ITALY 8:00am Arrive: ROME FIUMICINO, ITALY 9:10am Seats 11D, 12C, 12D, 14C KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES Flight #1602 Depart ROME-FIUMICINO 12:55pm Arrive AMSTERDAM 3:25pm KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES Flight #643 Depart AMSTERDAM 5:15pm Arrive NEW YORK’S JFK at 7:20pm

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