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Highlights:


  • Private openings of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua and the Last Supper in Milan with twice the usual time allowed for group visits
  • Buildings of Andrea Palladio in Vicenza, two by special arrangement
  • Four nights of luxury accommodation in Venice at the height of Carnival
  • Sunday Carnival Brunch
  • Possibility to attend a costume ball at one of the Venetian Palazzos
  • Optional musical performances at La Fenice and La Scala (in Milan)
  • Outstanding dining experiences


Included:


  • 10 nights in Italy: 4 in Venice at the height of Carnival, 3 in Verona, and 3 in Milan
  • Luxury accommodations: 5-star properties in Venice & Verona, 4-star in Milan
  • Excursions led by scholars & art historians
  • All ground transportation
  • Private openings of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua and the Last Supper in Milan
  • Buildings of Andrea Palladio in Vicenza
  • Buffet breakfast each day
  • Lunch or dinner, drinks included, on 7 days
  • Welcome cocktails and farewell toast


Tour Map of Italy


The program at a glance:


  • Traveling day | Fri, Feb 5 | Group departure from Houston on Air France, non-stop to Paris with a convenient connection to Venice
  • Sat, Feb 6 | Arrive in Venice and transfer to 5-star Hotel Luna Baglioni - Early evening orientation stroll - cocktails and dinner
  • Sun, Feb 7 | Morning lecture on Venetian Painting and a visit to the Church of San Zaccaria to see Bellini's Madonna and Child - Carnival Brunch at a famous Venetian Palazzo - Carnival Ball
  • Mon, Feb 8 | Morning thematic tour, Hidden Venice in the Age of Carnival - lunch - Architectural Tour of Venice - Performance at La Fenice
  • Tue, Feb 9 | Free day in Venice or Women from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment optional thematic tour and lunch
  • Wed, Feb 10 | Padua, The Scrovegni Chapel - Vicenza, Private buildings by Andrea Palladio - Verona 5-star Hotel Due Torri
  • Thu, Feb 11 | Verona City Tour with lunch
  • Fri, Feb 12 | Free in Verona or optional day tour to nearby Mantua and the Ducal Palace with lunch - Threepenny Opera at the Teatro Filarmonico
  • Sat, Feb 13 | Drive from Verona to Milan with a private viewing of The Last Supper - Hotel Grand Visconti Palace - visit to the Duomo (Cathedral) and the imposing Castello Sforzesco where a Pietà by Michelangelo can be found - Don Quixote ballet at La Scala
  • Sun, Feb 14 | Milan | The Brera Gallery, Milan's most formidable art museum - the medieval city center - Don Giovanni at La Scala - Gala dinner
  • Mon, Feb 15 | A free day in Milan or optional visit to Bergamo, a nearby medieval hill town - Concert by La Scala Philharmonic - Farewell reception
  • Tue, Feb 16 | Return to Houston


Accommodations:


  • VENICE - Hotel Luna Baglioni
  • VERONA - Due Torri
  • MILAN - Grand Visconti Palace


Your Hosts:


> ST.JOHN FLYNN:

St.John joined KUHF as Programming Director for KUHF–Classical in March 2008.  In addition to his role as host and executive producer of The Front Row (KUHF’s daily arts magazine), he supervises the classical announcing staff and the audio engineers responsible for the station’s concert recordings around town, including the Houston Symphony.


> DEAN DALTON:

At KUHF, Dean has recently retired as the producer and host of the daily arts magazine program, The Front Row, yet continues to provide interviews for the show and to host broadcast concerts by the Houston Symphony. In 2009, he celebrated 15 years of planing and hosting KUHF's ever popular music and arts tours. He's currently serving as tour guide/manager with Arte Travel.

Listen to Dean's introduction to the tour:


Prices:


$4,975.00 per person sharing
$5,975.00 per person single room

All Arte Travel and Anywhere Adventures prices in USD (American Dollars), are subject to variation due to volatility in foreign exchange rates. This program was calculated using a 1.40 USD X 1 Euro.

Group air is priced separately at $550 per person (+ apx. $390 taxes)
see the brochure for details


Deposits:


With reservation: $1000

The deadline to take advantage of the group air rate is October 31, 2009. If you reserve after October 31 we can book your air on the group flights at the best current rate, or you are always free to make your own air arrangements.

Payment in full is due by December 15, 2009

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KUHF's Spring 2010 Tour
"Carnival in Venice"


Even if you've been to Italy before, you've never experienced it like you will on our 11-day Carnival in Venice journey!

Start the perfect vacation in magical Venice at the very climax of the city's legendary Carnivale; we'll be ensconced in luxury at the 5-star Luna Hotel Baglione and expert scholars will lead us on thematic tours through "the city of dreams."

Then we are off to Padua where we enter, by special arrangement, one of the great achievements in the history of art - the Scrovegni Chapel. Two very private and outstanding buildings by the famous architect Andrea Palladio in Vicenza are also on our program by special arrangement. The city of Romeo and Juliet, Verona with its glorious Roman treasures is next, and we end in Milan, the fashion capital, where we discover the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Being Italy, great food and wine are, of course, an important part of our program as well.

Attend an elegant Carnival brunch in a Venetian palazzo and performances at that city's famous La Fenice ("The Phoenix," now resurrected from the ashes of its most recent disastrous fire), and Milan's legendary La Scala opera houses. To fully experience Carnivale, you may wish to participate in a spectacular Carnival Ball (costume required) in a private palace; stunning costumes are available for the four days we are in Venice. The ball and costumes as well as the performances are extra cost options, allowing you to customize the tour to suit your own interests.