L'Italo-Americano

L'Italo-Americano GIOVEDÌ 26 FEBBRAIO 2015 www.italoamericano.com 28 The virtues that make Orofino Tours unique The family-managed Stay and Visit ® Italy tour operator, through its two headquarters in Naples and Sarasota, Florida, serves travelers from both Italy and North America. What makes the Orofino and associates' tours unique? First of all, the family owns the four-star hotel chains in Italy: Aurum Hotels ®, but also restaurants a n d t h e r m a l s p a s , s o t h a t i t offers the most convenient all- inclusive fares, by making its g u e s t s s a v e m o r e t h a n 5 0 % , compared to other tour opera- tors. Secondly, Stay and Visit ® I t a l y o f f e r s a f a m i l y - l i k e , warmth welcoming, in which all t h e s t a f f w i l l a c c o m m o d a t e every guest's needs with effi- ciency and cordiality. Let's focus on two fabulous, nine-days tours: the Amalfi coast & R o m e T o u r ( A R ) a n d t h e T u s c a n y , U m b r i a a n d R o m e Tour (TUR). T h e A R t o u r b e g i n s w i t h individual transfers from your flight destination to Naples. Then, your adventure starts in t h e f i r s t c l a s s G r a n d H o t e l Ischia Lido Resort & Spa, right on the beach of Ischia Porto, where you will spend the fol- lowing five nights. Some of the resort's amenities, perfect to relax, include two outdoor pools, one of which with geothermic water, an indoor Beauty Centre with four additional geothermic pools, water falls, geyser tubs, cervical hydro massage, etc. The following four days, you m a y t a k e s o m e o r a l l o f t h e optional tours. At first, you will sightsee around the beauties of the volcanic island, Ischia, the prominent natural SPA destina- tion in Europe. The island you can tour next is Capri, which boasts breath-taking views over the marvelous Faraglioni (sea stacks emerging from the sea) and sea caves, like the Blue Grotto. Next destination is Sorrento, from where you can enjoy the best sights over the Naples' Bay, while perhaps sipping a traditional, delicious Limoncello glass. Next, you may visit Amalfi and Positano, two postcard-like towns, peacefully nested cliff- side along the seashore. In the final three days, you w i l l g o o n a n a r c h e o l o g i c a l binge through the outstanding archaeological sites of Pompeii and Rome, with its myriad artis- tic, historical and religious trea- sures. You will spend your two nights in the Art Nouveau first c l a s s h o t e l G r a n d H o t e l Olympic, in the heart of the cap- ital city. T h e T U R o p e n s w i t h t h e transfer from Rome to the first class resort Grande Hotel Corte d e i B u t t e r i , o n t h e G u l f Argentario (Tuscany), where you will spend the following four nights. During the next three days y o u w i l l h a v e t h e o p t i o n a l chance to see several Tuscan pearls: Orbetello and surround- ings, with ecologically notewor- thy flora, fauna and archeologi- cal remains of the Etruscan civi- lization; Lucca, with its 16 th century walkable ramparts and Pisa, with its famous Leaning Tower; and finally, Siena, one o f t h e U N E S C O ' s W o r l d Heritage Sites. Next, on the route to Rome, y o u ' l l s t o p b y t w o U m b r i a n towns: Orvieto, with its aston- ishing cathedral, and Todi, cho- sen by Richard S. Levine, pro- f e s s o r o f a r c h i t e c t u r e a t t h e University of Kentucky, as the ideal sustainable city. Y o u w i l l s t a y t h r e e f i n a l nights in Rome's Grand Hotel Olympic, from which you may trip towards Assisi, home town of Saint Francis, and the sur- rounding Spello, from where you can delight in a beautiful p a n o r a m a o v e r t h e U m b r i a region, while enjoying delicious culinary specialties. As last "course", you'll have a full immersion among Rome's archaeological treasures. Grand Hotel Ischia Lido Resort & Spa - Photo courtesy of Giorgio Orofino Grand Hotel Olympic in Rome. Photo courtesy of Giorgio Orofino VALERIO VIALE

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