b'YOUR ITINERARY 11 DAY HOLIDAYFROM ITALYDays 1-2London to RomeDay 8Monopoli & Alberobello2,495 PPOur holiday begins at London StWe travel to our next base, Monopoli Pancras when we board the Eurostar a vibrant maritime town on the in Standard Premier Class to Paris,Adriatic coast. On arrival, we are taken2024 Departures in: continuing in First Class to Chambry.to white-washed Alberobello and haveMAY, JUN, SEP, OCTOn Day 2, we travel by First Class raillunch at our characterful guides family to Turin and on to Rome in Standardrestaurant. This magical UNESCO-1 2 3 4Class where we have dinner on arrival. listed town is packed with hundredsComfortable Explorer ratedof trullicone-shaped, limestone Day 3Exploring the Eternal Cityhouses. Our exploration continues toUPGRADE YOUR HOLIDAY:the hill town of Locorotondo, whereHotel Room upgrades available.Today we discover some of Romeswe are free to wander the labyrinthineCall to book or for more information.spectacular sights on a guided tour,streets of the beautiful historic centre, including the Colosseum, the Romanamong whitewashed buildings andYOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES:Forum, Piazza Venezia, Trevi Fountainsome impressive stone churches.and the Pantheon. (Entrances are notExpertise of a UK Tour Managerincluded). Our tour concludes in PiazzaTOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:First and Standard Class rail and all Navona and youre free to exploreViewing Alberobellos trulli houses transfers, Eurostar Standard Premierat leisure. The Eternal City offerswith local guide Mimmo Palmisano countless places to eatmaybe enjoyAll rail and coach travel crispy pizza al taglio in a trattoria.Day 9Guided tour of Monopoli Return flight from Bari to GatwickDay 4Santa Maria al BagnoA local expert guides us through*Option to return by rail for Monopolis charming old quarter and300pp supplement spending 1 Saying arrivederci Roma, we set offsleepy fishing harbour with pretty to the unspoilt southern heel of Italypainted houses. On a free afternoonnight in Turin on the inbound journey by Standard Class rail. From Lecceand evening you could visit one of9 nights 4-Star hotel we transfer by coach to the relaxedseveral sheltered coves or sandyaccommodationfishing village of Santa Maria al Bagnobeaches before eating in one of the(10 nights if opting to return by rail)and our hotel on the seafront. Old Towns inviting restaurants.Breakfast each day, 1 lunch and 6 Day 5The Baroque town of LecceTOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:dinners (7 dinners on return by rail) Today we travel by coach to Lecce Relax in a hotel by the Ionian Sea andGroup luggage transfers between the Florence of the Southfor a tourstay in a lively Adriatic fishing town hotels from Rome to Monopoliof its interesting Old Town, visitingDay 10Otherworldly Materathe Chiesa di Santa Croce and the Piazza del Duomo. Our tour endsToday is a highlight of our tour, an TO TURIN IF YOU with a Leccese coffee, served withexcursion to the UNESCO-listed hilltop1 1 CHOOSE TO RETURN BY RAILpasticciottoa pastry filled withtown of Matera in Basilicata, famedFROMcustard or ricotta. We then have freefor its ancient sassi cave dwellings.CHAMBRY Baritime to continue exploring Lecce. Our guided tour takes us throughRome 2the maze of winding streets and3 Monopolifascinating Palaeolithic-era abodes,ITALYDay 6Free time to exploresome of which were inhabited until asAlberobello LecceMateraToday you can explore peaceful Santarecently as the 1950s, and we enter anSanta Maria al Bagno 4Maria al Bagno or enjoy our hotelsincredible sassi cave. Magical Matera excellent facilities and small privatehas flourished in recent years, it was beach. The unspoilt village boasts aEuropean Capital of Culture in 2019, quaint centre and a beautiful coast. and there are many boutiques, craftTour Code: PBS |per person based on 2 shops, bars and cafs to discover.sharing. Deposit from 400 per person. Supplement for solo travellers from 550 Day 7Galatina & Gallipoli Our first destination today is oneDays 11-12Homeward bound of Puglias hidden gems, Galatina, aYou say farewell to your Tour ManagerTo book and for beautifully preserved Baroque townand transfer to Bari airport from where away from the well-worn tourist track.you fly home. *If you have opted toinformation go toWith some free time you could admirereturn by rail, you travel onwards togreatrail.com/PBS24 the frescoes in the Basilica di SantaTurin in Standard Class. On Day 12, if Caterina. Our tour continues to thereturning by rail, you continue youror call 01904 527168charming town of Gallipoli, set on ajourney across the Alps to Paris in & speak to ournarrow promontory and known for First Class, changing here for the its fortified historical centre. Eurostar back to London St Pancras.expert team.23'