GROUP 1 AZ ATI 16 seats
Departure from JFK for an overnight flight to Rome, Italy
ITA flight AZ# 609 departs JFK 4:15 PM
Check-in at terminal 1 should be at 1:15 PM
1 checked luggage is included
GROUP 2 LH / OS 17 + 5 seats (22 seats total)
Departure from JFK for an overnight flight to Rome, via Frankfurt
LH flight # 401 departs JFK at 3:55 PM
Check-in at terminal should be at 1:00 PM
1 checked luggage is included
GROUP 1 AZ ATI 16 pax Arrival at Fiumicino airport at 6:40 AM
Assistance and transfer to your hotel / Monastery located in Trastevere
Receive whispers, an audio system compulsory for guided tours in some museums.
GROUP 2 LH / OS 22 pax Arrival Rome Fiumicino at 9:20 AM
LH #401 arrives Frankfurt at 5:15 AM to connect with flight LH # 230 leaving at 7:30 am
Assistance and transfer to your hotel / Monastery located in Trastevere
Receive whispers, an audio system compulsory for guided tours in some museums.
Group will stay in Trastevere in 2 different monasteries 15 minutes walk apart / 1 km
Instituto Orsoline di Maria Immaculata
Via Dandolo, 46
Roma 00153
Phone: + 39 (0) 658 12 150
Check-in on arrival; leave luggage in storage (check-in starts at 10:30 AM
Curfew is at 11:15 PM – City tax to be paid locally
Breakfast not available at the monastery (not included)
Casa per Ferie San Giuseppe
Vicolo Moroni, 22
Rome 00153
Phone: + 39 (0)6 94 443 884
Check-in at 11:00 AM
No curfew City tax to be paid locally
Breakfast included.
Afternoon walking guided tour: departing from…….. t.b.a.
Combined tickets for the Colosseum and the Forum
Guide services for 3 hours. Meet guide …. t.b.a
Audio whispers included.
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant in Trastevere
Morning one way transfer by coach to go to the Vatican.
Meet your guide at the entrance.
Visit the Vatican Museums and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Guide services for 4 hours. Audio whispers included.
Tour ends at the Basilica. Remainder of the day for academic studies
Return to the hotel on your own.
Morning guided tour. Coach and guide services for 4 hours.
Baths of Caracalla, San Sebastiano Catacombs
San Sebastiano Gate Museum
Domine Quo Vadis Church
Church, San Callisto or San Sebastiano.
Free afternoon: optional instructor-led walk to Spanish Steps, Trinità dei Monti Church, and Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona with optional cappuccino stop at Café Tazzo d’Oro and/or tartufo at Ai Tre Tartufi.
Day at leisure in Rome.
Optional instructor-led walking tour of Northern Rome (Via Veneto, Capuchin Crypt, Villa Borghese, Piazza del Populo). Extra charge for admission to Crypt.
8:00 AM Departure from Rome by motorcoach to go to Naples (2.5 hrs).
11:00 AM Upon arrival meet your guide for visiting Naples.
Guide meeting point t.b.a.
Guide services for 4 hours including visit of the museum
11: 15 AM Panoramic and walking tour with local guide to see the highlights of Naples: Piazza del Plebiscito, Church of San Francesco di Paulo, Galleria Umberto I, Naples Underground, Castel dell’Ovo, San Domenico Maggiore, Spaccanapoli.
1:00 PM Pizza lunch & Sfogliatella
2:15 PM Entrance to the archeological Museum
3:45 PM Walking tour of Spaccanapoli
4:15 end of the guided tour and proceed to Sorrento (1.5 hrs)
5:30 / 6:00 PM check-in at the 2 different Monasteries of Sorrento for 5 nights.
Villa Crawford
Via Nuovo Rione Cappuccini, 2
Sorrento 80065
Phone: + 39 (0)8 180 730 84
Check-in after 2:00 PM
No Curfew City tax to be paid locally Breakfast included.
La Culla: Suore Oblate Del Bambin Gesù
Corso Italia 377
Sorrento 80067
Phone: +39 (0) 81 878 17 97
Curfew: 11:59 PM
Check-in 12 noon City tax to be paid locally Breakfast included.
Remainder of the day at leisure.
Full day excursion to Capri (no guide)
One way transfers by coach to go to the pier.
9:00 AM Jetfoil departure Sorrento to Capri
Full day visit of Capri on your own: Capri and Anacapri
Day led by Instructor to go around Capri; optional climb to Villa Jovis.
5:40 PM Jetfoil to return to Sorrento
Transfer from the pier back to Villa Crawford and to La Culla, or to Sorrento for Dinner
Morning excursion to Pompei: Guided tour of the ruins
Bus at disposal for 4 hours / Guide service on site for 2 hours.
Return to Sorrento and afternoon at leisure
Full day excursion to Mount Vesuvio National Park, the M.A.V. and Herculaneum
Climb to the crater. (Optional). No guide.
The hiking part takes 90 minutes, including walking up and down and wandering at the top to enjoy the great views of the main crater “Gran Cono” and the Bay of Naples.
Free time for lunch
3:00 PM Entrance to the archeological site and guided tour.
After the visit of the site, visit the MAV: the Virtual Museum of Archeology of Herculaneum with Immersive exhibits & 3D movies showcasing life in Herculaneum before the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption. The virtual tour only takes 15 minutes and the museum is 160 meters away. Group will be split into 2 groups entering 15 minutes apart.
Return to Sorrento
Day at leisure
Farewell dinner in Sorrento at a local restaurant
Breakfast box.
Early transfer to Naples airport for your flight home.
ATI flight AZ# 1268 leaves Naples at 6:30 AM and arrives Rome Fiumicino at 7:20 AM
Connection with flight AZ#608 which leaves FCO at 10:25 AM and arrives JFK at 2:00 PM
Austrian Airlines flight leaves Naples at 10:05 AM and arrives Vienna at 11:45 AM. Connecting flight OS#87 leaves Vienna at 4:30 PM and arrives JFK at 8:05 PM
Monastery Santa Lucia Filippini Casa per ferie
Address: Largo di Santa Lucia Filippini, 20, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Check-in: May 24, 2023
Check-out: May 28, 2023
4 nights
Sorrento Monastery Villa Crawford
Address: Via Nuovo Rione Cappuccini, 2, 80065 Sant’Agnello NA, Italy
Check-in: May 28, 2023
Check-out: June 2, 2023
5 nights
Price : $2,800
Deposit: $500 (non-refundable)
Final payment date: April 4, 2023
Departure Day | Departure Date | From (airport/terminal) | Departure Time | Flight # | To (airport) | Arrival Time (local time) |
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ITA Airways | ||||||
Tuesday | 05/23/2023 | JFK, NY | 4:15 PM | AZ 609 | Rome | 6:40 AM+1 |
Friday | 06/02/2023 | Naples | 6:30 AM | AZ 1268 | Rome | 7:20 AM |
Friday | 06/02/2023 | Rome | 10:25AM | AZ 608 | JFK, NY | 2:00 PM |
Lufthansa/Austrian Airways | ||||||
Tuesday | 05/23/2023 | JFK | 3:55 PM | LH 401 | Frankfurt | 5:40 AM +1 |
Wednesday | 05/24/2023 | Frankfurt | 7:30 AM | LH 230 | Rome | 9:20 AM |
Friday | 06/02/2023 | Naples | 10:05 AM | OS 540 | Vienna | 11:45 AM |
Friday | 06/02/2023 | Vienna | 4:30 PM | OS 87 | JFK | 8:05 PM |
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