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ITALY & THE MEDITERRANEAN
Small Groups: Average of 22 Travelers
YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
Ljubljana & Trieste:
World War II to the
Present
PRE -TRIP: 5 nights from
$ 1695 Only $ 339 per night
Rome: Ancient Sites
& Hidden City Gems
POST -TRIP: 4 nights from
$ 1095 Only $ 274 per night
To view your optional extensions in detail,
visit www.oattravel.com/ vma
Marina of Monopoli, Italy
Arrive Early, Stay Later
DAY • World War II conversation with DAY ¡ • Otranto • Afternoon at sea •
Undiscovered Adriatic: Eastern Italy, Venice, Puglia & Malta local expert • A Day in the Life of an Conversation about immigration in the Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
and private airport transfer.
Mediterranean
Ortona farmstead
Italy: Venice, Ravenna, Pesaro, Ortona, Tremiti Islands, Monopoli, Alberobello, Otranto | San Marino | Explore Ortona today. You’ll learn about Visit the port city of Otranto, and take a • Arrive early in Ljubljana on your pre-trip extension
Sicily: Siracusa | Malta: Valletta, Mdina, Hagar Qim, Three Cities Departures: Departures: the WWII battle that was waged over its walking tour of this town known for its white- for $175 per person, per night
sand beaches, famed Aragonese Castle, and
harbor during a conversation with a local
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For single and double cabin availability, departure dates, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ vma pricing Mar; May-Jun; Aug-Oct 2023 expert. Later, drive out to the countryside to Romanesque cathedral. Set sail later for your • Arrive early in Venice for your main trip for $325 per
person, per night
experience A Day in the Life of a local Ortona southernmost Italian destination. Later, take
17 days from $ 7395 Spend 11 nights aboard a 50-passenger small ship cruising across the Adriatic farmstead. part in a conversation about immigration in the • Conclude your main trip with more time in Sliema for
Mediterranean.
just $225 per person, per night
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including international airfare and Ionian seas to discover what life is like in six of Italy’s lesser-known regions—as B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena • Remain in Rome after your post-trip extension
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Limited FREE or Low-Cost well as the tiny island of Malta. Throughout your voyage, you and your small group DAY • Tremiti Islands DAY ¢ • Siracusa, Sicily • Sicilian folk for $175 per person, per night
Single Supplement Available of 20-25 (average of 22) will explore destinations that are truly undiscovered, like Begin a full day of exploration in San Domino. music performance
Board a ferry bound for the Tremiti Islands.
Save a FULL 10%, up to $960, with our the white-washed port towns of Monopoli and Otranto or the cone-shaped trulli You’ll first visit San Nicola for a walking tour, Arrive in the Sicilian city of Siracusa and streets, lined with Baroque buildings made of Malta’s
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 dwellings of Alberobello. then, continue on to a boat tour for views embark on a walking tour of Old Town, where characteristic yellow limestone.
of cliffs, coves, and woods surrounding modern life blends with the timelessness of B — The Victoria Hotel or similar
the islands. southern Italy. This evening aboard the ship,
WHAT TO EXPECT DAY • Explore Venice includes Dante’s tomb, the Basilica di San Vitale, B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena enjoy dinner followed by Sicilian folk music. DAY • Hagar Qim • The Three Cities
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Embark on a walking tour of Venice, visiting and the Mausoleo Galla Placida. This evening, B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena Explore the megalithic temple complex of Hagar Qim.
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the Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square). After, enjoy traditional balera music after dinner. DAY • Explore Alberobello • Home- Then, embark on a walking tour of Vittoriosa, dating
join your Trip Experience Leader for a traditional B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena Hosted Lunch DAY ¤ • Valletta, Malta • Controversial
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View all physical requirements at Italian aperitivo before a Welcome Dinner. After docking in Monopoli, depart for Topic: Anti-corruption activism in Malta back to the time of the Phoenicians. After, join your
www.oattravel.com/ vma B,D — Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli or similar DAY • Pesaro • The Republic of San Marino Alberobello, and marvel at the trulli homes that • Captain’s Farewell Dinner fellow travelers for a Farewell Drink and dinner at
Stop in the Italian port town of Pesaro, then travel line the streets. Next, enjoy a Home-Hosted Cruise into Valletta, Malta’s capital city. Explore your hotel.
ITINERARY DAY • Venice • Controversial Topic: overland to the independent Republic of San Lunch with a local family. the serene Barracca Gardens, and learn about B,D — The Victoria Hotel or similar
The MOSE Dam • Burano • Embark ship • Marino, one of the world’s smallest states. After, the mysterious Sovereign Military Order of DAY • Return to U.S.
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DAY • Depart U.S. Captain’s Welcome Dinner explore Pesaro during a discovery walk. B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena Malta. After, engage in the Controversial Fly home or extend your discoveries on our post-trip
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Depart today on your flight to Venice, Italy. Engage in a Controversial Topic about the MOSE B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena DAY • Monopoli • Controversial Topic of anti-corruption activism. Return extension to Rome: Ancient Sites & Hidden City Gems.
Dam project with local activists. Then, travel to Topic: Puglia’s environmental issues • to the ship this evening for the Captain’s
DAY • Venice the Venetian island of Burano for a walking tour of DAY • Pesaro, Italy • Urbino • Optional Matera Troglodyte City tour Farewell Dinner. B
Arrive in Venice, where you’ll be met at the this village renowned for lace-making and bright Farmhouse lunch Enjoy a day of leisure in Monopoli. Or, perhaps B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena
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airport and assisted with the transfer to your waterside cottages. Later, embark your small ship. Set off to the university town of Urbino for a you’d like to explore Matera Troglodyte City on
hotel by an O.A.T. representative. You’ll then be B,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena guided tour, including a visit to the magnificent an optional tour. Discover the cave dwellings DAY ¦ • Disembark ship • Mdina
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joined by travelers from the pre-trip extension Ducal Palace. Later, enjoy lunch in a nearby of Sassi di Matera. Later, gather in the ship’s Disembark your ship and journey to Mdina—the
to Ljubljana & Trieste: World War II to the Present. DAY • Porto Corsini • Ravenna • Balera farmhouse. lounge for a Controversial Topic on the “Silent City.” Stroll along the peaceful winding
Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli or similar music performance B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena environmental issues facing Puglia.
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Dock in Porto Corsini and travel to Ravenna. B,L,D — M/V rtemis or M/V Athena To learn more about this
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Small Ship Adventure,
Witness the city’s highlights on a walking tour that scan the QR code at right.
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