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ITALY & THE MEDITERRANEAN

This evening, enjoy a pesto-making demonstration DAY 12 • Portoferraio, Elba • Home- DAY 15 • Disembark ship • Rome • Anzio’s
led by our ship’s chef back onboard. Hosted Lunch American Cemetery
B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena Disembark on Elba and take a discovery walk Disembark our ship this morning and transfer
of Portoferraio, the island’s main port. Then, to Rome, making a stop in Anzio along the way.
DAY 10 • Marina di Carrara • Marble experience the warmth of an Italian welcome during Anzio was the site of an important World War II
quarries • Controversial Topic: Marble a Home-Hosted Lunch with a local island family. battle, where many Allied troops lost their lives
production B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena liberating Italy from the Nazis. We’ll have a chance
Dock this morning in Marina di Carrara, a coastal to pay our respects during a visit to the American
port city in Tuscany, to visit the Carrara marble DAY 13 • Giglio Island Cemetery here.
quarries. Board 4-wheel-drive vehicles and head Dock in Porto Santo Stefano, a port town on the B,L — Hotel Savoy or similar
up the Apuan Alps for an adventurous tour of the southern Tuscan coast. From here, we’ll catch a
quarries, where the marble used by Michelangelo brief ferry to Giglio Island, one of the seven islands DAY 16 • Rome • Farewell Dinner
to sculpt David came from. There, meet a former that make up the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. Discover the “Eternal City” on a walking tour
quarry worker to discuss the Controversial Topic of Depending on the weather, we might explore Giglio featuring many of the city’s history-spanning
the impacts of marble quarrying in the area, like on a gentle hike, or we may snorkel in the island’s highlights, from the Pantheon, built in the second
the economic inequities and physical tolls faced near-translucent waters. century AD, to its resplendent Spanish Steps. You’ll
by workers. B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena also see the many layers of history on display, lie the
B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena iconic Trevi Fountain, built in 1762 upon the site of
DAY 14 • Giglio Island • Optional Tarot an ancient Roman aqueduct. This evening, toast to
DAY 11 • Bastia, Corsica • Corsican Garden and Capalbio tour your discoveries during a Farewell Dinner at a local
independence conversation We remain in Porto Santo Stefano this morning. restaurant.
Meet a local expert to discuss the Corsican You can enjoy the day to explore on your own, or B,D — Hotel Savoy or similar
independence movement. Then, explore this join our Optional Tarot Garden and Capalbio tour.
volcanic island on a walking tour through We’ll first visit the whimsical Tarot Garden created DAY 17 • Return to U.S.
Bastia’s Old Town. We’ll see St. Nicholas Square by French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle. Transfer to the airport for your flight home. Or
as well as the island’s impressive cathedral and a Then, we’ll make our way to the medieval, hilltop begin your post-trip extension to Central Italy: Hilltop
15th-century fortress. town of Capalbio to enjoy a discovery walk and a Villages of the Apennine Mountains.
B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena community lunch. B
B,L,D — M/V Artemis or M/V Athena

M/V Artemis & M/V Athena
Features

• All outside cabins
• Private balconies on Upper Deck cabins
• Complimentary wireless Internet in all cabins
and common areas (connectivity is limited in
certain locations)

To view deck plans for this ship, visit
On Day 9, we’ll take in the beauty of Cinque Terre. www.oattravel.com/fmr-ships

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