Our mission is simple: EXPERIENCE ITALY provides travel experiences for those who demand quality and appreciate value. Our tours are based on what we know about North American standards and levels of “creature comfort” three and four star hotels, private deluxe motor coaches, included entrance fees and sight-seeing tours, top local guides, etc.; our tours are very inclusive. We also don’t feel that we have done our job well unless we provide our guests with an experience that they feel has exposed them to a “true Italian” experience.
Journey to Michelangelo's Italy
February 11 - 22, 2009
Travel to Florence and Rome, the most romantic places in the world, this Valentine’s Day: February 11-22, 2009. Come along with KCRA’s former television anchors, Dave Walker and Lois Hart, as they celebrate their retirement in Michelangelo’s Italy. Together with author and resident expert, Angela Nickerson, you and your beloved will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime excursion.
Join two of Sacramento’s finest journalists on an intimate journey into Michelangelo’s Italy. Angela Nickerson, your escort, will reveal the stories and secrets of Italy’s most romantic cities and uncover the passions of Italy’s most renowned artist. Read Michelangelo’s love letters and sonnets in the cities where they were written. See his art through a new lens -- that of a devout and romantic creator.
Design & Architecture in Florence 2009 Proposed dates: Depart Sunday June 13th and return Monday June 28th
Professors Andrew Anker and Jim Kenney with CaliforniaStateUniversity, Sacramento will lead a group to Florence for two weeks to study art and architecture. Participants will live in comfortable, fully equipped apartments, and will be able to experience Firenze and the Tuscany region in depth. To get the complete details of this unique opportunity, questions should be directed to Prof. Andrew Anker at 916-278-5019 or Prof. Jim Kenney at 916-278-6375. Keep an eye on the CSUS website for updates: www.csus.edu/design.
The trip includes: 14 nights accommodations in Florence in three-star furnished apartments with unobstructed views of the Arno River with fully equipped kitchens; several group meals; an evening celebrating the Festival of San Giovanni; several all day excursions touring Tuscany, all entrance fees are covered for all items on the scheduled itinerary; and three units of University credit.
Premier Patti Palamidessi Tour of September/October 2009 Join the this group to Venice, Veneto,Tuscany and Rome
September 21th departure and October 3rd return
Another quality escorted tour by Experience Italy– Sacramento, CA
This is going to be a wonderful tour. Year before last, I have traveled with the Experience Italy folks to “The Boot” and had the trip of a lifetime. We’ll be visiting Venice, Tuscany and Rome with a Florence-Lucca, and back to my family roots in the region of Veneto. LakeComo is an optional extension and I plan to start my trip there on the quiet lake edge. The trip ends in Roma, where we’ll be given opportunity to shop and wander the narrow streets
-- Patti Palamidessi
Accommodation on bed/breakfast basis, as follows:
ArrivalSept 21
Lenno Sept 21-3 – (3 nts): Hotel Lenno http://www.albergolenno.com/english/} Venice Sept 24-26HotelDonàPalace - 4 star (www.donapalace.it)
Montepulciano Sept 27-29 - (3 nts): Agriturismo Villa Nottola (www.villanottola.com)
Rome - Sept 30-Oct 2 -(3 nts):Hotel Del Corso -3 star( www.hoteldelcorsoroma.com)
Departure Oct 3
The following services by private motorcoach:
Transfer Malpensa Airport/Hotel in Lenno/Como railway station
Half day excursion LuganoLake and the town in
Transfer Venice/Montepulciano
Half day tour Montepulciano/Pienza
Half day tour Cortona
Full day excursion to Florence/Lucca
Transfer Villa Nottola/ Montepulciano restaurant for dinner/Villa Nottola
Transfer Montepulciano Rome
Transfer Rome hotel/airport
Additional Services:
1st class train ticket Como/Venice (via Milan)
Transfer Venice railway station /hotel/P.le Roma by private motorlaunch
Welcome dinner Venice (beverages not included)
3 days vaporetto pass in Venice
1 wine tasting in Montepulciano
Half day English speaking guide Como lake
Half day English speaking guide Florence (walking tour)
Half day English speaking guide Rome (Vatican Museums walking tour)
Entrance fees to Villa Carlotta/Vatican Museums/Accademia in Florence
We have a 7-night all-inclusive Sorrento, Italy tour that we have been promoting for many years, and it's been extremely popular for us for a number of reasons. First of all, it is a "stay put" program with accommodations in the superior 4-star Michelangelo Hotel or similar (plaza level, not hillside). We include 3 meals daily, as well as comprehensive sightseeing with just the last full day free for individual exploration, rest and relaxation, or optional touring. During the 7-night stay, we include full day trips to the Amalfi Drive, the Isle of Capri, Pompeii/Naples, and the Royal Palace at Caserta, along with a visit to the Abbey at Montecassino. We also have a 3/4 day excursion that includes a visit to the Coreale Museum in Sorrento; a hillside tour, along with tasting at La Sorgente; an 800 year old farm that's hillside in Sorrento
Join your fellow travelers on a wonderful 9 - day/7 - night tour to Taormina,Sicilya world class resort area situated on the east coast of Sicily(“The #1 island destination in Europe” as rate by Travel & Leisure Magazine’s readers’ poll). We will enjoy regularly scheduled Alitalia flights non-stop from Boston to Milan with a connection to Catania. There will be full meal and beverage service en route, including complimentary beer and wine, as well as free headphones for the movies or stereo. 7-nights at the centrally located Hotel Splendid (www.presidenthotelsplendid.com) included, as well as three meals daily (buffet breakfast, full luncheon, and dinner). Full sightseeing is also included with a local bilingual expert guide and plenty of free time for individual sightseeing, shopping, rest, relaxation, and evening entertainment. Enjoy the wonderful temperatures while the countryside is showing off its beauty.
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