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Monte-Carlo

Stay 1 nights at The Fairmont Monte-Carlo in a Fairmont Garden View Room with breakfast

Departs Monte-Carlo

Genoa, Italy

The ancient maritime city of Genoa is renowned for its architecture, landmarks, music and art, as well as fantastic luxury boutiques along Via XX Settembre, traditional markets and incredible Italian food. Discover Milan's illustrious history as Italy's fashion capital or Experience the rich culture and history of the Genoese Republic on a guided walk along the famed Via Garibaldi and the city center.

Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy

As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence and its historic center is bursting with elegant squares, imposing palaces, magnificent churches, incredible art galleries and museums with an abundance of riches. 

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Porto Santo Stefano, Italy

Tucked against the slopes of Monte Argentario lies a fishing town that’s relatively new—by Italian standards. While the town began to take shape in the 15th century under the Republic of Siena, it was constantly under siege from pirates until it was made more secure a century later by an imposing Spanish Fortress that still stands today. Drive into Italian viticulture land, stopping at Grosseto before your tour of Val delle Rose garden vineyard and cantina. Escape to southern Tuscany, where you can explore the medieval town of Capalbio before a tasting of local wines, or Interact with local fishermen and learn of their Cooperative's ancient techniques and sustainable practices in the lagoon.

Cagliari, Sardinia

You’re in luck—we happen to think the best way to arrive in Cagliari is by sea. This way you get to witness to full specter of this colorful city rising haphazardly from the sea, cresting with a rocky centerpiece better known as Il Castello. The capital of Sardinia, Cagliari boats over 25 centuries of history to explore in the form of Roman ruins, museums, churches, and numerous galleries. Explore the ancient mysteries hidden within the Neolithic Nuraghic ruins of Barumini, Enjoy a visit to a local farmhouse restaurant, where you'll sample a fabulous selection of local cheeses and wines or Embark on a fascinating archeological expedition amid the ruins of ancient Nora, a bustling Phoenician colony and strategic port some 3000 years ago.

La Goulette Nord (Halqueloued), Tunisia

Tunisian houses are generally simple and unadorned, but Tunis has a reputation for the elaborate and colorful doors and window treatments with which the wealthy have traditionally expressed their status. This all-day tour checks all the boxes: from Roman ruins, Islamic medina, local cuisine, to Sidi Bou Siad, the blue-and-white hilltop village, Get the most out of your time in Tunisia, from Roman ruins, life and shopping in the souks, and local cuisine by a local chef or Jump straight into life in Tunis' medina. Like the locals, weave through the souk markets and sip on mint tea in a festive ambiance set by the musicians playing traditional classics.

Trapani, Sicily

Few reminders exist of Trapani’s ancient history, but from Phoenician days it was an international trading port, and currently the Middle Ages is the era most evident in its old town, now a pedestrian zone. Discover the remains of a city founded by the Carthaginians in the mid-7th century. Visit the remains of three impressive temples that once graced the site, Delve into the history of Marsala on a guided tour of the city's Archeological Museum. Afterwards, enjoy a tour and tasting at a local winery or Explore the medieval streets of Erice on a tour that includes a scrumptious cannoli tasting. 

Amalfi, Italy

Wedged into the mouth of a ravine, encircled by sheer cliffs, facing blue waters and where terraced hillsides support lemon groves (and of course limoncello), Amalfi requires a camera with lots of memory. In 540 BC people from Turkey fled Persian invasions, settling and building Paestum. After your visit to the temples, you'll visit a farm for the freshest mozzarella di bufala cheese and lunch or Explore the mystical ruins of Pompeii, a city frozen in time by an eruption of mighty Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD.

Sorrento, Italy

A warming sun and gentle sea breezes have been attracting visitors to Sorrento for two millennia, and its reputation as a playground of the ancient rich and famous have resulted in lavish villas and palaces. Explore the most heralded archaeological site on earth, Pompeii, a lost city of lavish temples and mansions buried by an ancient eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, Spend a full day immersed in the ambiance and soaking up the sensational views found only on Capri, Italy's charmed island escape or explore the splendors of Naples unfold on this guided walk that spans 2,800 years of the city's history.

Arrives Rome

Stay 2 nights at Six Senses Rome in a Classic Room with breakfast