Cruise & Re-Energise Tour

La Dolce Vita Tour

1 June 2012 – Return 21 or 28 June 2012

LAKE COMO – PARMA – FLORENCE – VERONA – GRAZ – WORLD RENOWNED SPA TOWN, PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA

Escape the Australian winter and join me on a unique “La Dolce Vita” tour of Italy and Slovakia. Explore some of the most scenic and enticing parts of Italy and relax and re-energise in the picturesque spa town of Piestany where the thermal mineral springs have been popular since the Middle Ages. Experience spa treatments based on the extraordinary therapeutic effects of its thermal springs and sulphuric mud at this world renowned spa town.

Forget the hassle and stress of organising your next holiday and join us on this fully escorted tour. All activities, transport, sightseeing and entrance fees are included. Forget spending time lost in foreign cities, searching for the best places to eat and waiting in queues for tickets at the sights. It has all been taken care of.

Your tour guides, Eva and John are natives of the counties you will visit. Eva is fluent is Slovak and John is fluent in Italian. They will guide you through the places you visit taking you to the hidden gems unbeknown to other travellers. Both are committed to ensuring you have a great time and a stress free holiday.

Our tours are different - by travelling with us will have the opportunity to meet your fellow travellers in Sydney 4 weeks prior to departure. We will discuss all aspects of the tour in detail and get to know each other. After the tour we assist you in keeping the lifetime friendships you will make on the tour with reunion dinners and getaways around Australia.

On this tour you will see some of the best Italy has to offer including:

  • The enchanting Lake Como, one of the most beautiful lakes in the word surrounded by enchanting waterside villages, a playground of the rich and famous.
  • Parma an ancient city famous for the production of Parmesan cheese and prosciutto.
  • Florence in the heart of Tuscany, home of some of the greatest museums, churches and architecture the world has to offer. View the greatest works of the Renaissance including Michelangelo’s statue of David.
  • Siena and S. Gimignano in the wine region of Chianti, known to be the most beautiful countryside in Italy. Indulge yourself on the local wines and cuisine. The area is scattered with picturesque stone villages, characteristic parishes and countryside homes in stone.
  • Verona, the setting of Romeo and Juliet, its luminous marble monuments will take you two thousand years back in time and its famous Amphitheatre; the Roman Theatre will overwhelm you.

On our way to Slovakia we stop in Graz, Austria’s second largest city where we will explore the historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Known to have one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.

Finally, time to really relax and re-energise in Piestany. Here we stay for 14 days or if you are short of time, 7 days. The spa resort town of Piestany is a paradise for body and soul! Our hotel is situated in a picturesque park in the heart of the town where everything is within walking distance. While you are relaxing and exploring the nearby areas, rich in history and enjoying its folklore, opera, jazz or shopping –have fun and rejuvenate your body! See what the amazing natural thermal mineral pool, thermal mud and the daily spa treatments will do for you!

For those on the 28 day package there is a tour of the capital city Bratislava and premium tickets to see Verdi’s opera Nabucco at the 100 year old opera house included. This package also includes 3 meals and 4 spa treatments daily (20 minutes each) for the 14 days. For those on the 21 day package, 2 meals and 3 spa treatments daily included.

The 21 Day European Tour “La Dolce Vita” is incredible value at $7,999 pp twin share or stay an extra 7 nights at the Spa in Piestany (28 Day Tour) total cost $8,999 pp twin share. Airfare included!

Information night for this tour

WEDNESDAY 16 November at 4 PM
at Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, Harbour Terrace Room,
73 Spring St. Bondi Junction, Sydney.
RSVP BY 10 November 2011