We’re off to Venice! But, before that, it’s a 4 segment plane ride (COS/DFW/LHR/AGP) to get to Malaga, Spain where we’ll visit friends that recently moved from the US and enjoy the best of southern Spain.
Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), Ronda, Spain
Arriving in Venice, we’ll spend 3 nights at the Hyatt Centric on Murano and explore as much as we can including the Grand Canal in Venice, the glass works of Murano and the colorful homes on Burano.
Murano Island, Venice, Italy
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Burano Island, Venice, Italy
After a long transfer (nearly 3 hours) we’re onboard the Celebrity Constellation in Ravenna. We’ll visit Split & Dubrovnik, Croatia followed by Kotor, Montenegro before a day at sea. Our sea day takes us to Messina, Sicily before Salerno on the Amalfi Coast. Then another day at sea before arriving in Portofino followed by La Spezia, for Florence & Pisa and then ending in Civitavecchia , the port of Rome.
The Old City Walls, Split, Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The Franjo Tuđman Bridge; Dubrovnik, Croatia
Kotor, Montenegro
Kotor, Montenegro
The Lava Fields of Mt. Etna; Sicily, Italy
Into a Lava Tube, Mt. Etna; Sicily, Italy
From Portofino, we enjoyed a full day of exploring the Cinque Terre (“Five Lands”) villages along the rugged Italian coast. After transferring via the ships tender to Portofino, we boarded a ferry for a quick boat ride to Rapallo. From the Rapallo, we boarded a chartered train to Vernazza, the smallest of the Cinque Terre villages. After exploring Vernazza, we enjoyed a quick transfer via motorboat launch to Monterosso al Mare, the oldest and best-known of the villages. We returned by train to Rapallo, ferry to Portofino and finally the ships tender took us back home. A terrific overview of this beautiful area!
Rapallo, Italy
Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
La Spezia, Italy
