Sacred Places of the Mediterranean Aboard Corinthian II
June 5 - 14, 2012
Tunisia
Tunisia Spices
Athens Greece
Valletta, Malta
Sail from Athens via the scenic Corinth Canal to Cephalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands, to visit Argostoli, once a strategic port in the Byzantine Empire. Continue to Sicily, perhaps the most magnificent island in the Mediterranean, and its volcanic Aeolian Islands. In Lipari, visit a 16th-century Norman castle and in Pompeii and Herculaneum, see the remains of the towns preserved by the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius. Also tour Paestum, one of Italy’s most important archaeological sites; medieval Monreale, where the Norman kings of Sicily built an incredible cathedral; and Selinunte. Conclude in Syracuse and walk across the bridge to the Old Town on Ortygia Island to find ancient Greek and medieval monuments.
Study Leader Information
Dr. Elizabeth Bartman, President of the AIA, the Archaeological Institute of America; Martin Brandwein is a New York City architect specializing in traditional design; Janet Walsh, President Emerita of the American Watercolor Society
Tour Itinerary
June 5
USA
June 6
Athens | Piraeus | Embark Corinthian II
June 7
Saranda, Albania, for Butrint (New)
June 8
Taranto, Italy, for Metapontum or Matera (New)
June 9
Lipari, Italy (plus New addition of Stromboli)
June 10
Agropoli, Italy, for Paestum
June 11
Trapani, Sicily, Italy, for Erice and Segesta
June 12
Tunis, Tunisia – choice of Carthage and Bardo Museum or full-day excursion to Dougga (New)
June 13
Valletta, Malta (New)
June 14
Catania, Sicily, Italy | Disembark | USA
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