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Archive for the ‘Italy Tours’ Category
Friday, December 11th, 2009
 If you’ve always wanted to float down the canals of Venice, admire the original statue of David by Michelangelo in Florence, and visit St. Peter’s in Rome, now is the time. Globus tours has created a selection of delightful itineraries to magnificent Italy. From the most important must-see sights, like the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, St. Mark’s Basilica, and the Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs, to the smallest details like the use of headphones on included sightseeing in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Pompeii, Globus covers Italy like no one else.
Globus tours has been the leader in escorted tours & travel packages for more than 80 years & we will make your dream vacation possible. Visit our specialty travel site for more Italy tours, cruises and vacations.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
 Do you have amazing pictures of Italy you would like to share?
Fodor’s has partnered with Princess Cruises for the “Show us Your Italy Photo Contest.”
First-time visitors to Italy come in search of la dolce vita (the good life) and they quickly learn just how easy it is to escape completely. A romantic gondola ride in Venice. A walk in Caeser’s footsteps in ancient Rome. A meal of fresh tortellini in Bologna. There are thousands of discoveries to be made and places to explore, which provide travelers with plenty of reasons to visit again and again. Share the moments and photos that made your trip to Italy special for a chance to have your photograph featured in Fodor’s Italy and receive a suite of Fodor’s latest full-color guides (ARV = $130).
Runner-up winners will have their photographs featured in a slideshow on Fodors.com and will win two (2) Fodor’s guides of their choice (ARV = $45). In addition, if any photographs are selected to be included in a future Fodor’s guide, those entrants will also receive a complimentary copy of the guide in which their photo appears.
Enter today and tell friends and family who have traveled to Italy to enter as well. The “Show Us Your Italy” contest closes November 26, 2009.
Looking to travel to Italy in 2010, visit our Italy website for an amazing selection of Italy tours, Italy cruises and Italy rail packages.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
 TRIP TO ITALY: 1/08/09 – 1/21/09
Insight Vacations: Easy Pace Italy
My experience in Italy was well worth ever penny it cost me. From the travel agency: Atlas Travel and our agent Cheryl Kennedy, she was so patient with me and answered every question that concerned me. I would definitely use Cheryl again as our travel agent and I can speak for my son Michael and my daughter Jill as well who traveled with me to Italy.
Our tour director: Francis Touscheck’s knowledge of the history of Italy was amazing. Every detail of every city and village that we traveled to was even more interesting because of Francis’ expertise. Not only was he a great tour guide, but also a very nice, friendly man. He was very funny at times and serious when he had to be. He went out of his way to take us to places that were not on the tour. If we had time, he would have our driver take us to other sites and let us get out of the bus to have a “Kodak moment.” He did that in every city that we were in. The unexpected was always a nice surprise.
When we were on our own, Francis always took the time to help and guide us in the right direction, so we wouldn’t get lost; although, he often did say we should get lost and take in as many sites as we could on our own. He left all of us his mobile phone number so we could find him at any time. As we departed Roma at 6:30am, Francis bought breakfast for me and my son and daughter and two other people from our tour as we sadly headed home. Those were the little perks that Francis did for us.
Thank you sooooooo much Francis. As I remember our trip to Italy, I will remember you, Francis made it so much more than I could have ever expected. I¹m ready to go back, because I left my heart in Italy. “Grazie
Pino, our bus driver was much more than a bus driver, He was such a caring and helpful man. He always helped us out of the bus; God knows I needed some help now and then.
Pino was able to maneuver his bus in the smallest spaces and often-times we gave him applause…Pino, you were the “greatest,” your expertise in driving through the countryside through rain and fog never made me nervous. I trusted you 100%. “Grazie”
I will never forget either of you, hopefully, one day, we will meet again.
Contributed by: J. Abatemarco
Insight vacations offers premier escorted vacations in Europe and North America. Their Easy Pace vacations are quite popular as they offer longer stays in all the major cities. Click here for more information on Insight trips.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
 Did anyone catch the latest episode of Giada’s travels? Giada’s Italian Holiday, a 1 hour special on the Food Network, visited the Italian cities of Venice, Parma a short stop in Perugia and ended in Rome. From glass blowing in Murano, making Parmesan cheese in Parma to sightseeing and romance in Rome, the show just gives a brief highlight of all that these cities have to offer.
We offer a great selection of tours that visit Venice and Rome, including train travel for those weary of a bus tour, but not many tours visit Parma. Parma is a beautiful Italian city known for its monuments, castles, opera and gastronomy. Barilla pasta factory opened in Pama in 1877. The region is also well known for it’s prosciutto and parmigiano reggiano.
 Globus’ Discover Italy package is a 17 day covers Northern and Southern Italy with 3 nights in the Parma region. The 10 day Buon Taste and Flavours features wine tasting, cooking classes and a full day in Parma, including a visit to the factory Giada visited, where the world famous Parmigiano Reggiano is produced. Also overnight in Perugina and enjoy a cooking lesson and chocolate tasting.
You can also stay in Venice or Florence and take a drive for the day, or we can set up a custom itinerary with private car and driver. The distance to Parma from Venice is about 104 miles. The distance between Parma and Florence is 84 miles.
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
 Winter in Venice shines with a different glow – a pale, almost lemon-hued sun pushes through the mist that rises from the lagoon. And in those heady days before Lent descends, the streets pulse with a cadenced rhythm that rises and falls with the light: It is Carnevale with its grand gala evening costume balls in ancient palazzos and casual piazza afternoon soirees with hand-held masks. At once bright and chatty, shrouded and whispered. Are you ready to experience the magic? Choose this extraordinary escape – Venice Carnevale – a fivenight homage to a millennium-old celebration. The city’s Grand Canal and those who wander its alleyways and bridges are transformed into characters in one of life’s great plays.
 A BRIEF HISTORY OF VENICE CARNEVALE
Since 1162 Farewell, meat! From the Latin, comes today’s Carnevale. All meat, butter, and eggs had to be consumed before the liturgical season of Lent began, and so became a superb excuse for a religious celebration – one that harked back to pagan festivities. Venice Carnevale first commemorated a military victory on Shrove Tuesday, but in 1228 the first “masks” appeared, and a new celebration was born. The 18th century – and its excesses – allowed Carnevale to blossom. A decline in the 1900s was reversed in the latter part of the century, and this historic tradition was revived in earnest. Within a few years the image of the masked reveler – unique to Venice Carnevale – had become an icon worldwide.
Want to Experience a Luxury package to the 2009 Carnivale? It will only cost a mere $6,999 for a small group 6 day package that includes deluxe hotel accomodations, sightseeing & attendance to costume balls including 5 day costume rentals.
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