WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN August 11 – 26, 2023 France Venice Monte Carlo Portofino Croatia Saint-Tropez Italy Zadar Marseille Barcelona Spain
Rome
Kotor
Amalfi/Positano
Tirana Greece
Taormina
Argostoli
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS A M E R I C A N C L A S S I C 2 02 2 -2 3 TO U R C O LL E C T I O N
Ì Venice & San Giorgio Maggiore
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Ì Roman Ruins in Old Town Zadar Ì Old Town Kotor & St. Tryphon
Cathedral Ì Fortress of Justinian Ì Drapano Bridge and Lighthouse of St. Theodore Ì Sicily and Mount Etna Ì Almalfi Coast Ì Roman Coliseum & Roman Forum Ì Vatican City Ì Portofino & Santa Margherita Ì Casino de Monte-Carlo Ì Charming Countryside of Provence Ì Nice, Cannes or St. Paul de Vence Ì Marseille’s Old Port Ì Papal Palace in Avignon Ì Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia Ì Las Ramblas & Passeig de Garcia A M E R I C A N C L A S S I C TO U R S .C O M
1-Night Pre-Cruise in Venice 1-Night Post-Cruise in Barcelona 12-Night Cruise Aboard the Oceania Nautica YOUR ITINERARY DAY 1
F LI G H T TO V E N I C E , I TA LY.
DAY 2 V E N I C E Arrive in Venice for a 1-night stay. Free evening at your leisure. DAY 3 V E N I C E – E M B A R K AT I O N Savor the beauty of Venice as you glide along its canals and under its bridges, opulent palazzi and elegant churches lining the route. Admire the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Embark on your Mediterranean Cruise (B, D) DAY 4 Z A DA R , C R OAT I A Zadar offers beautiful beaches, charming promenades, preserved ancient architecture and fascinating historical monuments. Roman aqueducts, forums and temples surround the old town. (B, L, D) DAY 5 KOTO R , M O N T E N E G R O Kotor is a walled medieval city of twisting, pink-paved
streets and architecture reflecting Byzantine to Venetian influences. Tour the imposing St. Tryphon Cathedral, consecrated in 1166. (B, L, D) DAY 6 T I R A N A , A LB A N I A Tour the National Museum of History with archaeological artifacts going back as far as 100,000 years or jump ahead a few millennia and relive the Byzantine era at the Fortress of Justinian. (B, L, D) DAY 7 A R G O S TO LI , G R E E C E This capital of the island of Cephalonia resides in a sheltered bay along Koutavos Lagoon. See the Drapano Bridge and Lighthouse of Saint Theodore. (B, L, D) DAY 8 S I C I LI Y, I TA LY See the famed Greek theater and its fantastic view of Mount Etna. Venture into the countryside and its lovely hill towns, one with a Norman castle built of black lava, and visit beautiful old Catania. (B, L, D)