Experience the rich Mediterranean culture of Italy & Greece with Trafalgar

Explore the best of the Mediterranean region with Trafalgar on its brand new 10-day Italy & Greece Highlights holiday.

Visit Rome, Pompeii, Naples, Sorrento and the Isle of Capri before crossing the Adriatic to Greece, where you’ll visit Olympia, Delphi and Athens.

Highlights include: see the Colosseum and Circus Maximus on a walking tour through the Forum, and visit St Peters Basilica and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. Journey through the fertile grounds of Campania, regarded as the official birthplace of pizza, to the buried city of Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. Take a cruise to the Isle of Capri from the port of Sorrento, where you’ll discover the breathtaking views from the Faraglioni rocks. Take an overnight ferry across the Adriatic and Ionian seas to Greece, where you’ll visit the Temple of Zeus and the world’s oldest stadium at Olympia, where the very first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. Then its onto Delphi where you’ll see the Sanctuary of Apollo and Thebes, the birthplace of Oedipus. In Athens, take a walking tour of the Acropolis and the Parthenon, see the Royal Palace, the Temple of Zeus and visit the Agora where Socrates taught.

Italy & Greece Highlights is priced from $2675 per person, twin share (excluding airfares) and includes touring by luxury air-conditioned coach, daily sightseeing, first class hotel accommodation, many meals including breakfast daily, the services of a professional tour director and driver, airport transfers and much more.

Departures are available from 25 April to 17 October 2007.

At the end of your journey you can take an optional cruise to the magnificent Greek Islands. The 3-day Aegean cruise, visiting Piraeus, Mykonos, Rhodes and Kusadasi, is priced from $915 per person, twin share. The 7-day Aegean Cruise, visiting Piraeus, Istanbul, Mykonos, Patmos, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Crete, and Santorini, is priced from $1975 per person, twin share.

Trafalgar’s unique new ‘Explore Hidden Treasures’ leisurely guided walking tours take you slightly off the beaten track to discover the cultural fabric of Europe’s great cities. In addition, Trafalgar uses the latest in sightseeing technology to enhance your touring experience, with state-of-the-art personal headsets on several tours in many of Europe’s premiere cities, enabling you to discover Europe at your own pace. Plus, every Trafalgar Europe & Britain tour includes a Welcome Dinner for you to get to know your fellow travellers and your Tour Director in a casual, relaxed environment.

In conjunction with the 2007 Europe & Britain program, Trafalgar is offering a fantastic Earlybird offer valued at up to $500 per couple. Book a Trafalgar tour of 10 days or more and return Earlybird flights with Qantas or British Airways through Trafalgar and receive “A Day on the House” – one free night twin share accommodation preceding your tour in London or any other tour gateway city and a free transfer from the airport to the hotel. To qualify for this great deal, simply book and pay in full for you airfare by 29 December 2006.

With 60 years of experience, Trafalgar has perfected the art of providing travellers with hassle-free, seamless holidays in the United Kingdom, Europe, USA and Canada. Trafalgar’s commitment to value, quality, and innovative new ways to travel ensures your holiday will be an experience to remember. It really is a case of “Dream. Pack. And leave…the rest to us”.

For a copy of the 2007 Europe & Britain book or for more details on Trafalgar’s full range of holidays visit the website at www.trafalgar.com or email [email protected]