On our ITALY adventure, together we will...
Delight in Jewish music with an operatic Italian flair, featuring the soaring voices of the Cantors Assembly
Explore Italian history through a Jewish prism, with scholarly presentations throughout
Enjoy a gondola ride through Venice, visit Rome's old Jewish Ghetto in the Trastevere area, meet the director of the new Jewish Museum in Ferrara and tour the gorgeous Duomo of Florence
...and so much more!
2020 pricing held for 2021!
INCLUDED IN ALL PACKAGES:
All touring and sightseeing in a deluxe air-conditioned motor coach with professional English-speaking tour escorts
Local and sites guides throughout
Coach class train from Rome to Florence
Motorcoach from Florence to Venice
Breakfast daily (not Kosher)
Shabbat dinner in Rome (Kosher)
Shabbat Kiddush in Rome (Kosher)
Reception at the Great Synagogue in Rome (Kosher)
Group lunch in Ferrara (Kosher)
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Airport transfers and assistance if arriving/departing on designated days
Porterage
PACKAGES DO NOT INCLUDE:
Roundtrip airfare, departure taxes & fuel surcharges (available 10-11 months prior to departure)
Border taxes or visa fees
Tips to guides, drivers or dining room waiters ($20 per person, per day; pre-collected)
Meals not listed above
Items of a personal nature
Travel insurance (recommended - group policy available)
JOIN OUR ROME PRE-TOUR:
See PDF link for full Rome pre-tour itinerary and pricing
THEN JOIN AN EXTENSION TO CROATIA, SICILY OR EXTEND YOUR TIME IN VENICE!
Click the pre/post PDF links above for more details!
FIRST CLASS PACKAGE HOTELS:
5 nights Hotel Savoy Roma, Rome
2 nights Hotel Cerretani MGallery, Florence
2 nights Hotel Bonvecchiati, Venice
DELUXE PACKAGE HOTELS:
5 nights Westin Excelsior, Rome
2 nights Westin Excelsior, Florence
2 nights Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice
DELUXE PLUS PACKAGE HOTELS:
5 nights Westin Excelsior, Rome
2 nights Westin Excelsior, Florence
2 nights Hotel Danieli, Venice
SUPER DELUXE PACAKGE HOTELS:
5 nights St. Regis, Rome
2 nights St. Regis, Florence
2 nights St. Regis, Venice
GROUP INSURANCE is available. You can add this to your reservation during the online booking process. If selected, insurance coverage will be invoiced to cover your full land tour cost, plus up to $2,000/person towards airfare. Once you have flights in place, please contact ayelet@ayelet.com to adjust your coverage amount based on final flight pricing.
For over two thousand years, Jewish communities have existed in Italy. Our ancestors settled here during the pre-Christian Roman era and through periods of prosperity and times of persecution, have held a continuous presence until today.
We'll explore these roots and routes - historic, religious and of course, musical! Join us as we sing, study, sightsee and celebrate together through inviting, intriguing Italy!
Cantors Nathan Lam, Raphael Frieder and Ofer Barnoy were in Italy recently to help mark 25 years of Israeli/Vatican relations, and took the opportunity to test the accoustics for the upcoming Italy mission! Watch here: