Europe Travel Brochure

Europe Travel Brochure

Travel to Europe with Celtic Tours World Vacations

Tuscan Experience Sale plus

Save $200 Per Couple on Land on Tuscan Experience

departing May 12, 2011. Use code CS100

Plus, Get $300 Credit Per Couple on Land for Future Celtic Tour

8 Nights or Longer*

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*Credit must be used towards new bookings only and cannot be combined with any other sales, promotions or discounted pricing. Credit is good towards Future tours 8 nights or longer to Ireland or Italy, from our brochure.

***These specials are for new bookings only and must be on deposit by March 16, 2011.

Southern Odyssey Tour of Italy

Southern Odyssey!

"Riviera Ulysses" A Southern Italian Odyssey. This coastal region, located between Rome and Naples, is named for the legendary journey and adventures of Ulysses, who landed in Gaeta with his companions and was placed under the magical spell of the Sorceress Circe. Our itineary does not include any magical spells, but ensures only great memories of an enjoyable vacation!

Your Southern Odyssey tour includes:

*Six nights accommodations at first class hotels with private bath/shower.
*Italian buffet breakfast daily, except for day of arrival.
*Transportation by private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout.
*Services of a professional English-speaking tour director.
*One (1) welcome dinner "Neapolitan Feast."
*One (1) farewell dinner including wine and water.
*Four (4) dinners featuring Southern Italian cuisine.
*One (1) welcome drink on arrival at our hotel.
*One (1) lunch featuring Neapolitan pizza.
*Half-day guided tours to Sperlonga, Gaeta and Pompeii.
*Sightseeing tours to the Amalfi Coast and Naples.
*Entrance fees to Excavations in Pompeii and the National Museum in Sperlonga.
*Porterage of one suitcase per person.
*Local taxes and tips (excluding tips to driver and guide).
*Celtic Tours flight bag and portfolio of travel documents.

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Limoncello

When life hands you lemons, fly to Italy and drink Limoncello!

Limoncello, a refreshing, intensely lemony cordial hails from southern Italy. It originated on the Isle of Capri in the 19th century, where innkeeper Vincenza Canale treated her patrons to her homemade liqueur. Word spread among travelers about her delightful liqueur and eventually the family began bottling it commercially.

For many Italians, sharing a glass of lemon liqueur with friends, new or old, is the essence of hospitality. When dinner is done, out comes a bottle of fragrant limoncello. Prepared from grain alcohol, infused with lemon peel and sweetened with sugar, it can be sipped as is or drizzled over poundcake, fruit salad or ice cream. One nip tingles the tongue and subsequent sips pack a surprising wallop.

What better way to enjoy this delightful beverage than in Italy! Celtic Tours is pleased to announce the Special Date Tour: Tuscan Experience: Learn more

Tuscan Cuisine

Each region in Italy has its own unique cuisine, and Tuscany is a good starting point for exploring the best in Italian food. Tuscan cuisine is appreciated world-round for its fine natural and favorful ingredients. A look at the Tuscan countryside reveals some of the key ingredients in local cooking: olive groves with their silvery sheen, fairytale forests of chestnut trees, hillsides blanketed in grape vines, angelic sheep lolling among ruins, fragrant rosemary and sage bushes lining gardens. Tuscan cooking is simple and seasonal, without the heavy sauces found in other regions.

Traditionally, meals in Italy usually contain 3 or 4 courses. Meals are seen as a time to spend with family and friends, thus daily meals can be longer than in other cultures. Lunch, or Pranzo, is considered the most important meal of the day. During lunch hours (typically 12 noon to 2:00) schoolchildren are allowed to go home and most shops close for a pausa, which is characteristic of that easygoing Italian way of life that visitors find so alluring and desirable.

What better way to learn more about traditional Tuscan cuisine, then to take a cooking class at an historical Tuscan Villa, located in the heart of Chianti. Together with the Villa Casagrande’s Chef Paola Eoncini, you will prepare typical Tuscan dishes and other specialties as well as decadent sweets and Tuscan cakes. Learn more by visiting Celtic Tours website.