Off the Beaten Path, October 8 – 15, 2019
October 8: Arrival at our four-star hotel in Orvieto. Late afternoon meeting of the group. October 9: Morning visit to the magnificent and unique town of Cività di Bagnoregio. Lunch will be in the hidden-away town of Civitella D’Agliano in a cantina carved from tufo. The local cuisine will be served by Sergio Mattura, and more about this tour »
Sicilian Odyssey: May 3-15, 2019
Thursday (5/2). Leave from home. Friday (5/3). Arrive at hotel in Palermo on your own. Go to sleep early & get over jet lag. Saturday (5/4). Morning departure from our hotel in Palermo in our air-conditioned minibus. Proceed to Monreale to view the Norman cathedral with its glittering 12th-century mosaics. Continue to the more about this tour »
Carpe Italiam! March 6 – March 15, 2019
March 6, 2019: Depart USA for Italy. March 7: Arrive Rome. Transfer by bus to Villa Vergiliana for lunch. Tour the ancient Greek and Roman city of Cumae. Continue by bus to Sorrento. Take a walking tour among the orange and lemon trees of this beautiful city overlooking the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Sorrento. March more about this tour »
Italy 2018: A Very Grand Tour
Sunday, April 22: Fly from USA to Italy. Monday, April 23: Arrive in the beautiful city of Venice, and take a walking tour of this city in the sea. Overnight Venice. Tuesday, April 24: Tour St. Mark’s Basilica with its mosaics and more about this tour »
Italy’s Splendid Cities and Some Places In-between: September 29 – October 15
Friday, September 29: Fly to Venice from USA Saturday, September 30: Arrive Venice and take a walking tour of this fabulous city in the sea. Overnight Venice. more about this tour »
2017 May 26-June 4: Tour of Ancient Italy
May 26 Depart Jackson. May 27 Arrive Rome. Transfer to Sorrento. Take a walking tour of the city filled with oranges, lemons, and sunlight. May 28 All day tour of Pompeii walking through this evocative city destroyed in 79 AD. Overnight Sorrento. May 29 All day tour more about this tour »
Illustrating Italy: March 8 – March 17, 2017
An art experience for Jackson Prep students March 8: Leave USA for Rome, Italy March 9: Arrive Rome: check into the hotel, have a nice lunch in the area; sketch and/or photograph the Pantheon. Walking tour of the area; early dinner. March 10: Visit the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the more about this tour »
September, 2016 Italy: A Grand Tour
Tuesday, September 13 Leave USA for Rome, Italy Wednesday, September 14 Arrive Rome. Check into San Pio Hotel. Take a walking tour of the area. Enjoy a great Italian lunch. Overnight Rome. Thursday, September 15 Tour the ancient city: Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill, Capitoline Museum. Overnight Rome. Friday, September 16 more about this tour »
June 2016, Picture This: A Photographic Tour Through Italy
Tuesday, May 31 Leave USA for Rome Italy. Wednesday, June 1 Arrive Rome. Check into your lovely hotel on the Aventine Hill and then take a walking tour of picturesque sights in the neighborhood. Overnight Rome. Thursday, June 2 Take a tour of the ancient city, which includes the Colosseum, the Forum, the Palatine Hill, more about this tour »
Thanksgiving in Italy: Pompeii, Florence, Rome
Roman painting, and sculpture, Renaissance palaces and art, ancient Roman ruins everywhere: The Forum, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and much much more…. November 19 Leave USA November 20 Arrive Rome; travel by bus to the beautiful city of Sorrento perched on a cliff above the beautiful blue sea. November 21 All day visiting the once more about this tour »