b'POSITANO12 DAYSFROM Highlights of Southern$4,395 Italy & Sicily2025 Departures in: Built on the shoulders of ancient civilizations and brimming with MAY, JUN, SEP, OCT breathtaking coastlines and magical destinations, Southern Italy and Sicily are a treasure trove of adventure.ESCORTEDUNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCESCruising along the beautiful AmalfiYOUR ITINERARY Coast to Amalfi and PositanoRiding the Circumetnea RailwayDays 1-2Arrival in historic Rome Days 7-8To Sicily and Mt. Etnapast the lava fields of Mount Etna As you arrive in the Eternal City of Rome,Today sees us travel to by train to Sicily. Exploring Romes sites on a tour,make your own way to your hotel and meetThe islands centerpiece and one of the including entry to the Colosseum the Tour Manager before dinner. Dive rightworlds most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, Marveling at Palermos Palatinein to Rome on Day 2 during a guided tour,is on full display on Day 8 as we venture Chapel and Monreales cathedral with entry to the Colosseum, and a visitto the Silvestri Craters. After, we join the to the Trevi Fountain. Overnights Rome. Circumetnea Railway on its route along Admiring the unique architecturethe volcanos base, pausing at a winery of Matera and Alberobello Days 3-4Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast for a tasting. Overnights Giardini Naxos.From Rome, we travel by train to Naples and on to Pompeii, where we exploreDays 9-11Taormina & PalermoROME this ancient city frozen in time after theA guided tour reveals Taorminas historic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Saltysites including the Greek Theater dating breezes and colorful villages are onfrom the 3rd century BC. After trying an the itinerary on Day 4 as we take to theauthentic cannoli, we proceed to Palermo. water for a cruise along the Amalfi Coast,Day 10 starts at the Palatine Chapel, before taking in its shimmering towns of Amalfiwe move on to Capo Market for a tour and and Positano. Overnights Sorrento. street-food tasting. Afterward, we visit Monreales 11th-century cathedral. The Days 5-6Matera & Alberobello Hellenic architecture of the UNESCO-listed The Basilicata town of Matera is one of theValley of Temples is revealed on Day 11 as oldest constantly inhabited cities in thewe explore its eight temples and numerous world and best known for its astonishingruins with a local guide. After a four-course To book and for moresassi caves that were inhabited right uplunch and drinks at an agriturismo, we information, go tountil the 1950s. More stunning dwellingsreturn to Palermo. Overnights Palermo.await on Day 6 as we visit Alberobello. After vacationsbyrail.comlunch in a local restaurant, we view theDay 12Homeward boundor call 877-253-9891 white-washed and cone-shaped limestoneYour holiday concludes today and you are trulli houses. Overnights Matera. free to fly home from Palermo at leisure. 48 EUROPE'