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New deadline: the deadline for registration for the “post-congress” visits has been extended to 14 October 2005.
Tours organised for participants and their partners for the weekend following the Congress*
1) TIVOLI - (Minimum 15 participants)
Saturday 12 November 2005
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Departure from Rome to reach Tivoli by mid-morning (35 km - about 1 hour). |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the visit (languages: English, French and Italian). |
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Visit to Hadrian's Villa, the biggest Imperial Villa designed by Hadrian |
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| Midday |
Lunch at Ristorante Sibilla (3-course meal with drinks included) |
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| Afternoon |
Hotel check-in:
- at Hotel Torre Sant'Angelo - former residence of Roman nobles, restored and transformed into a Castle;
- or at Hotel Sirene - villa transformed into a charming hotel in the historical city centre.
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Workshop held by the "Gran Maestro" in a goldsmith's where our guests will see copper artefacts being made. |
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Medieval dinner at the Hotel |
Sunday 13 November 2005
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the visit of the Villa D'Este with its wonderful fountains.
The Organ Fountain has recently been reopened to the public and its water jets accurately reproduce the sounds of an organ.
Languages: English, French and Italian.
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| Midday |
Aperitif and lunch at the Restaurant of Villa d'Este (3-course meal with drinks included). |
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| Afternoon |
After lunch, departure to arrive in Rome by 16:00. |
2) TUSCANY - Florence and Siena (Minimum 15 participants)
Saturday 12 November 2005
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Departure from Rome to reach Florence by mid-morning (km 290 -about 3 hours 30 minutes). |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the visit of the city (languages: English, French and Italian). |
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Visit to the Palazzo Pitti
The palace was built in 1448 for Luca Pitti. The first floor is ascribed to Filippo Brunelleschi. The Medici family bought the palace in 1549 and enlarged it. Today it houses a number of museums including the Gallery of Modern Art, the Palatina Gallery, the Costume Gallery, the Silver Museum, the Museum of Carriages, the Museum of Chinaware, the Royal Apartments and the Apartments of the Duchess of Aosta. |
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Lunch in a typical Florentine 'trattoria' (3-course meal with drinks included) |
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Guided tour of Florence's historical centre and visit of the Vasari Corridor (the Vasari Corridor is currently closed for restoration and re-opening scheduled for next summer, to be confirmed in June 2005).
As an alternative, we propose to visit the Palazzo Vecchio.
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Hotel check-in:
- at Villa Poggiale - a historical manor located in the hills near Florence.
- or at Hotel Regency - 5-star hotel.
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Dinner at the Regency Hotel's renowned gourmet restaurant, the "Relais le Jardin" (4-course meal with drinks included). |
Sunday 13 November 2005
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Departure for Siena (km 71 - about 1 hour 30 minutes) |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the visit of the city (languages: English, French and Italian). |
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| Midday |
Lunch in a typical Siena 'trattoria' (3-course meal with drinks included) |
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| Afternoon |
Departure after lunch to arrive in Rome by 16:00. |
3) CAMPANIA - Naples et Pompeii (Minimum 15 participants)
Saturday 12 November 2005
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Departure from Rome to reach Naples by mid-morning (220km - about 2 hours 45 minutes). |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the visit of the city (languages: English, French and Italian). |
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Lunch at Pizzeria Brandi (menu: typical seafood starter, pizza; Italian fried specialities; typical dessert - water, wine, coffee and limoncello included). |
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Visit to Underground Naples. This is a guided tour of the original part of the Greek-Roman aqueduct.
The tour includes:
- the projection of slides in a large hall, to give visitors an overview of the different and mysterious aspects of the reality of underground Naples;
- we will climb down 136 steps reaching a depth of about 40 m where we will visit some tufaceous caverns which were excavated during the Greek age. These have been used as tanks for the Naples water supply for about 23 centuries (this part of the visit lasts about 1 hour);
- visit of a part of the Roman Theatre in Naples, incorporated in the 15th century by the houses that still stand in the Via Anticaglia, Vico Cinquesanti
and Via S. Paolo. Entry is through a typical Neapolitan house - commonly known as "basso" (basement flat) due to its location at street level - and you will find yourself in the Roman Theatre. By simply opening a trapdoor other areas are accessed where Nero had his private dressing rooms on the occasions he came to Naples to stage his shows (this part of the visit lasts 20 minutes).
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Dinner in a typical Neapolitan restaurant. |
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Overnight stay at Hotel San Francesco al Monte - 4-star hotel located in a panoramic position opposite the Gulf of Naples. |
Sunday 13 November 2005
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Departure from Naples for Pompeii (25 km - about 45 minutes). |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group during the visit of the archaeological sites (languages: English, French and Italian).
The visit will last about 2 hours in order to see all the main buildings. |
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| Midday |
Lunch in the well-known restaurant "Il Principe" (1-star Michelin) with typical Pompeii dishes (3-course meal with drinks included). |
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Departure after lunch to arrive in Rome by 16:00. |
4) UMBRIA - Perugia and Assisi (Minimum 15 participants)
Saturday 12 November 2005
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Departure from Rome to reach Perugia by mid-morning (184km - about 2 hours 15 minutes). |
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Visit of the Perugina Museum and Factory. Guests, divided into two groups, will watch a short film in English and French, followed by an explanation in English of the chocolate production process and a visit of the Factory |
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Lunch in a typical restaurant (3-course meal with drinks included). |
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Tour of the city with a local guide.
Perugia: When Rome was not much more than a camp of huts, in the Etruscan Perugia there were 7 gates, including the massive Porta Pulchra or of Augustus. Entering by Porta San Pietro, renovated on the outside by Agostino di Duccio in 1475, the Basilica of San Domenico is on the right. The cloisters and the adjoining convent house the important National Archaeological Museum of Umbria. From there we will continue to the Piazza del Sopramuro, which houses the fifteenth-century Old University building, together with the Capitano del Popolo Palace; going uphill we will visit one of the most important square of Italy: the Piazza Grande of Perugia (Piazza IV Novembre), a wonderful monumental complex including the Palazzo dei Priori, the Cathedral and - in the middle of the square - the Fontaine Maggiore of the thirteenth century. At the opposite end of Corso Vannucci there is a famous garden belvedere which has been built on the foundations of the Rocca Paolina, the fortress commissioned by Pope Paul III in 1540. As if under a huge bell, these foundations contain a whole district of the old city, a dead city, a kind of Medieval Pompeii which has been opened to the public and provides a fascinating visit. |
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Hotel check-in:
- at the Antica Dimora Alla Rocca hotel in Trevi (45 km from Perugia) - 4-star hotel in a historical building in the city centre.
- or at Villa di Monte Solare - former aristocratic villa near Trasimeno lake.
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Dinner at the hotel restaurant (4-course meal with drinks included). |
Sunday 13 November 2005
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Departure for Assisi (about 33 km from Trevi) |
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Meeting with the local guide who will accompany the group for the morning during the visit of the city (languages: English, French and Italian).
Assisi: the most ancient core of the town is protected by a defence system made up of eight fortified gates and a long boundary wall, still very well preserved, with two castles at each end: the Rocca Maggiore, rebuilt by Cardinal Albornotz in 1367 and the Rocca Minore. In addition to San Francesco, we can also visit the churches of Santa Chiara and St Peter. The first was built in Gothic style between 1257 and 1265, the second, a bit older, is decorated by an elegant central portal and three rose-windows. The Dome, devoted to Assisi Patron Saint, San Rufino, maintains unchanged the wonderful façade with sculptures and relief; instead, over the centuries the interior underwent rebuilding work which completely changed the original plans of the thirteenth century. The Square of the Town Hall, placed in the ancient area of the forum, hosts the Palazzo dei Priori of 1337, the thirteenth-century Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo and the temple of Minerva, built during the Augustan age with Corinthian capitals, columns and pronaos which are still very well preserved.
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Return to Rome in the early afternoon. |
*Triumph Viaggi e Incentive reserves the right to change the Programme.
For further information contact the Organising Agency:
Gruppo Triumph
Via Lucilio 60 - 00136 Rome - Italy
Tel.: + 39 06 35 530 307
Fax: + 39 06 35 340 215
tourcnue2005@gruppotriumph.it
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