- Day 1 - We travel to France for an overnight stay.
- Day 2 - Continue to northern Italy for an overnight stay. B
- Day 3 - We arrive in Fiuggi for a four-night stay. B
- Day 4 - Easter Sunday Rome (included). Home to the Vatican City and the beautiful St. Peter's Cathedral, Sistine Chapel and the Piazza Venezia, discover the delights of the former capital of the Roman Empire. Our optional sightseeing tour, with local guide, visits such spectacular sites as the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and Rome's greatest amphitheatre - the Colosseum! We will be in Rome on Easter Sunday, offering the chance to hear the Pope's 'second' Easter address. B
- Day 5 - Montecassino (optional, included on Silver Service). Built over the ruins of an ancient acropolis, and founded by St. Benedict in 529AD, is the fascinating mountain-top monastery of Montecassino. Most of the complex was destroyed during WWII, but has been restored to its former glory. B
- Day 6 - Ostia Antica and Frascati (optional) Join us on our visit to the fantastic Roman village of Ostia Antica. With the fall of Rome and the spread of malaria, this working port city was abandoned and eventually buried beneath mud and sand. Often such tides of time can prove cruel, but in this instance Ostia was remarkably well protected from both erosion and stone scavengers. Although Ostia is less celebrated than Pompeii, it is regarded by many to be superior in its remains of both the rich and poor sections of Roman society, and visitors are privileged to see some of the best-preserved Roman excavations in the world. In the afternoon we visit Frascati, with a chance to sample the region's famous wine B
- Day 7 - To northern Italy for an overnight stay. B
- Day 8 - We spend a night in France en route. B
- Day 9 - We journey to Calais, then return home B
8-Day Italian Easter Break
- Day 1 - Express overnight journey to Fiuggi.
- Day 2 - This afternoon we arrive at our hotel in Fiuggi for a five-night stay.
- Day 3 to 6 - Same as 9-Day itinerary above. Rome (included). Please note April 1 departure will be in Rome on Good Friday and April 6 departure will be in Rome on Easter Sunday. Montecassino (optional, included on Silver Service); Ostia Antica and Frascati (optional), Isle of capri (optional). We take the hydrofoil to Capri and spend free time exploring this gem of an island. We visit Capri town, with its main square 'Piazza Umberto', or the gardens of Augustus, which overlook the Faraglioni Rocks. An optional guided tour of the island is available. B
- Day 7 - Free time in Fiuggi, before commencing our express overnight journey home. B
- Day 8 - We journey to Calais, then return home. B
B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner
