Sicily • Calabria • Venice • Paris
- 14 Days airfare included from Pittsburgh and Venice FL (Price is based on 6 people with a private tour guide and transportation. Price will not change if more people join.)
There are no trip dates scheduled at this time.
- Flights
- Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
- Transfers as per itinerary with an English speaking driver and English speaking tour guide.
- Tour guide will be at your disposal 24/7 to help you track your family roots.
- 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas if they exist
- Transportation with luxury bus.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. (Dinners take place at upscale restaurants not at the hotel. (Except in the Holy Land, at the Shrines, or when there is a long day of travel and the circumstances necessitate it.) Wine included with all dinners.
- All tips to driver, hotel, and tour guide.
- Guided Tours and Tour Fees ~ Our tour guides are very caring, licensed, and well educated. Many of our guides have their PhD's.
- Luggage handling (1 suitcase and 1 carry-on per person)
Trip Includes
- Lunch
- Trip Insurance
Trip Does Not Include
Day 1: Departure from USA.
Day 2: Arrival in Palermo. Check in to hotel in Campofelice di Rocella. Free afternoon and evening. Dinner and overnight in Campofelice di Rocella, Sicily.
Day 3: Search for the family roots in Campofelice di Rocella with the help of the driver and the tour guide. Dinner and overnight in Campofelice di Rocella.
Day 4: Search for the family roots in Cefalu. Dinner and overnight in Campofelice di Rocella.
Day 5: Depart Campofelice di Rocella to the Island of Lipari. Check in the Hotel. Free afternoon in Lipari and contact the locals to search for the family roots. Dinner and overnight in Lipari.
Day 6: Wine tasting on the island of Salina at the winery of Virgona. Dinner and overnight in Lipari as the search for the ancestors continues.
Day 7: Depart to Nicastro Calabria. Search for the roots of the family in Nicastro. Dinner and overnight in Nicastro.
Day 8: Search for the family roots in Serrastretta.Dinner and overnight in Nicastro.
Day 9: Fly to Venice. Tour of Venice: an amazing city built on water. Leave for Venice in the morning on our private bus. Estimated time of arrival is 12:00 noon. Visit St. Mark's plaza. Optional: Gondola ride and shopping. Long pants if you intend to go inside St. Mark's. Casual dress if you intend to go on a Gondola ride or spend time shopping and visiting the beautiful streets and bridges of Venice. Dinner and overnight in Venice.. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
Day 10: Free day in Venice. With the help of the tour guide visit any place you wish in the area including the Morano Glass island. walk to see the Rialto bridge. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
Day 11: Fly to Paris. Once in Paris start at the gardens of the Tuileries; make your way up the Champs-Elysees to shop (or just window shop) at Louis Vuitton and Herm's. See the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe and look back to see the sweeping view of Paris' main boulevard. Eat lunch in the 8e arrondissement. Take the Metro to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur; visit the artists and antique shops of Montmartre. After dinner, take a romantic river ride on a Bateau Mouche and see all the beautiful sights lit up from the Seine River. Stop for an ice cream at Berthillon on your way back to the hotel. Overnight in Paris.
Day 12: Late start. Bus tour of the city: see the most famous sites of the city, including the Eiffel Tower, the Opera, and the Palace of the Invalides. Tour the Cathedral of Notre Dame and eat lunch in the Latin Quarter. After lunch, take in the most stunning view of Paris from the Montparnasse, then have some free time to rest or see more sights. Overnight in Paris.
Day 13: Tour the Louvre, the most famous art museum, to see the Mona Lisa and the winged victory, Nike. After lunch, take a leisurely walk or visit the Sainte Chappelle, with its beautiful stained glass windows or take a tour of the Pantheon, where France's most prestigious writers and philosophers are buried. Overnight in Paris.
Day 14: Private bus to Airport and departure back to USA.
