With the strong dollar, the days of luxury hotels at bargain prices are back. The Traveling Professor introduces travelers to one of the most spectacular hotels in all of Europe, perched on the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Naples, the gateway to the Amalfi Coast. We'll see Ravello, Positano, Sorrento and of course, Capri. From there we head up to our top-rated hotel in Florence where we will base ourselves for our tour of Tuscany - at the perfect time of year. Luxury is back at affordable prices. See the details on The Professor's newest tour in this blog post.
Most travelers who have not visited Italy before think of a tour to the Colosseum, the Accademia in Florence to see David, or maybe Venice to visit St. Mark's Square is on what should be on their itinerary. But for those of us who have enjoyed Italy before and want to go past the souvenir stands, escape the hordes of foreign tourists, and enjoy the REAL Italy, does The Traveling Professor have a tour for you. Take a look at today's blog post to see a delightful itinerary of Italy that is yours for discovery.
I'm back from my tour to Italy that included visits to Rome, the Amalfi Coast, Florence, the Tuscan hill towns of Monterrigioni an Castellina, and Venice. We had a small group tour of about 12 travelers, from all over the United States and Canada join us. The weather was unpredictably cool, but delightful. In our two weeks in Italy, we only experienced one day of inclement weather and even that day was not so bad. Read the blog post to find out more about our tour to Italy.
Whenever I am on a tour to Italy, especially Florence, I like to go into the countryside. The hills are filled with olive trees and grape vines. Bicyclists go up and down the hills. It seems like on every distant hilltop sits a small fortified town. Read my blog post to find out more about my tour of the Chianti region.
Our small group tour to Italy arrived in Florence on Tuesday night and it has been a great success. We are preparing to leave this morning to travel to Venice by high-speed train. I am sure on our adventure to Venice we will be talking about all we saw in Florence including our countryside wine tour, all the great sites of Florence including the Duomo, the frescoes, the artisan's workshops, the great Italian art, and the wonderful scenery and history of Renaissance Florence, Italy. Please see the blog post to view our photos and comments on this wonderful small group tour to Italy.
We are into our 2nd week on our small group tour to Italy and we have a wonderful group of 12 travelers enjoying the weather, great food, wonderful wine and the history/culture of Italy. In Rome we saw the Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon. A special tour of the Vatican will be remembered for years to come. After taking the high-speed train up to Florence yesterday, we went on a tour into the Italian countryside with a visit to a Tuscan winery. Read more about our small group tour in the blog post.