Italy 2018 Wednesday, May 9 Depart Raleigh, NC (RDU) at 4:15pm Arrive New York, NY (JFK) at 6:10pm Depart New York, NY (JFK) at 9:01pm Thursday, May 10 Arrive Venice, Italy (VCE Venice Marco Polo Airport) at 11:30am *Time Difference* = Eastern Standard Time +6 hours (Italy) Private water taxi, meet outside Arrivals Check-in Locanda Ca Zose (after 2:00pm) Calle del Bastion, 193/B, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy 30123 Phone: +39 041 5226635 Pick up TIM for Visitors SIM card; 10 minutes Teleradiofuga S.R.L. Sestiere San Marco, 3713, Venice, Italy 30124 +39 041 5239263 To avoid international data charges on your iphone, go to Settings, click on Cellular. Turn Cellular Data off (tap on/off switch to turn it from green to gray). Ensure Data roaming is off (switch is gray not green). It should be off by default. At this point your phone will work like a dumb phone (voice and messages only). Buy an Italian SIM card, install it, and turn cellular data on again. You should now have use of phone and data again as if you were home. When calling Italy from within Italy, leave off the 39. Dial the entire number, including the initial zero. When calling US from within Italy, use Skype. Dial +1 then the 10-digit phone number. Friday, May 11 Dal Moro s Fresh Pasta to Go (for lunch), Calle De La Casseleria 5324, +39 327 8705014 Ristorante La Calcina (for dinner), Dorsoduro 780, +39 041 2413889
Saturday, May 12 Check-out Locanda Ca Zose (before 10:00am) Depart Venice (Venezia San Lucia) at 6:06am on ItaliaRail; 3 hours 24 minutes Arrive Rome (Roma Termini) at 9:30am Check-in Domus Alberti (12:00pm 8:00pm) Via Venezia, 15, Rome, Italy 00184 Phone: +39 346 5817046 Meet up for Borghese Gallery Tour at 10:30am (tour 11:00am 1:00pm) Alfredo alla Scrofa (for lunch), Via della Scrofa 104, +39 06 6880 6163 Trevi Fountain Spanish Steps Mimi e Coco (for dinner), Via del Governo Vecchio 72, +39 06 6821 0845 Sunday, May 13 Walks of Italy Gladiator's Gate: Special Access Colosseum Tour with Arena Floor ; meet outside of Oppio caffe located on Via delle Terme di Tito, 72 at 8:45am; 3 hours duration Ristorante Roma Sparita (for lunch), Piazza di Santa Cecilia 24, +39 06 5800757; 1:00pm reservation confirmed Ai Tre Scalini (for appetizers/drinks), Via Panisperna 251, +39 06 4890 7460 Monday, May 14 Walks of Italy Pristine Sistine Early Entrance Small Group Vatican Tour Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, St. Peter s Basilica; meet at l Ottagono (the green bar) in Piazza del Risorgimento at 7:15am; 3 hours 45 minutes duration L Osteria di Birra del Borgo (for lunch), Via Silla 26, +39 06 8376 2316 Astemio (for appetizers/drinks), Via di Santa Maria Maggiore 122, +39 06 487 3236 Blackmarket Hall (for drinks), Via de Ciancaleoni 31, +39 33 9735 1926
Tuesday, May 15 Fantasia del Fornaio, (for breakfast/pastries), Via Venezia 13 Capuchin Monastery Dar Sor Olimpio al Drago (for dinner), Piazza del Drago 2, +39 33 9885 7574 Wednesday, May 16 Check-out Domus Alberti (before 10:00am) Depart Rome (Roma Termini) at 7:00am on ItaliaRail; 1 hour, 10 minutes; Train #: 9681 Frecciarossa Arrive Naples (Napoli Centrale) at 8:10am Car service from Naples (Napoli Centrale) to Positano (Pensione Casa Guadagno) with Positano Tonytaxi; approximately 1 hour 30 minutes Check-in Pensione Casa Guadagno (7:00am 8:00pm) Via Fornillo, 34/36, Positano, SA, Italy 84017 Phone: +39 089 875042 The Brasserie (for lunch), Viale Regina Giovanna 5, +39 089 875400 Lo Guarracino (for dinner), Via Positanesi d America 12, +39 089 875794; 7:30pm reservation confirmed via email; Thursday, May 17 Da Vicenzo (for lunch), Via Pasitea 172/178, + 39 089 875128; 1:30 lunch reservation confirmed via email Positano Boats Sunset Cruise ; Reservation ID #R3262097; meet at Stand on Spiaggia Grande at 6:30pm; 1 hour 30 minutes Next2 (for dinner), Via Pasitea 242, +39 089 8123516; 9:00pm reservation Friday, May 18 Depart Positano on Lucibello Positano Jet ferry at 10:25am; 25 minutes Arrive Capri at 10:50am Depart Capri on Lucibello Positano Jet ferry 6:00pm; 25 minutes
Arrive Positano at 6:25pm Ristorante Saraceno d Oro (for dinner), Via Pasitea 254, +39 089 812050; 8:30pm reservation Saturday, May 19 Bus from Positano to Agerola (Bomerano); approximately 1 hour 40 minutes Hike Sentiero degli Dei ( Path of the Gods ), Bomerano to Nocelle; approximately 3 hours Bus from Nocelle to Positano; approximately 40 minutes Café Positano (for lunch), Via Pasitea 168/170, +39 089 875082 Ristorante La Terra (for dinner), Via Tagliata 14, +39 089 811179 Sunday, May 20 Depart Positano on TraVelMar ferry at 10:00am; 30 minutes Arrive Amalfi at 10:30am Enoteca & Gastronomia Il Protontino (for appetizers/drinks), Via Pietro Capuano 8, +39 089 872311 da Gemma (for lunch), Via Gerardo Sasso 11, +39 089 871345 Depart Amalfi on TraVelMar ferry at 4:20pm; 30 minutes Arrive Positano at 4:50pm Café Positano (for dinner), Via Pasitea 168/170, +39 089 875082 Monday, May 21 Check-out Pensione Casa Gaudagno (before 10:00am) Depart Positano on Alilauro ferry at 12:00pm; 40 minutes Arrive Sorrento at 12:40pm Check-in Palazzo Montefusco Relais (12:00pm 6:00pm) Via San Cesareo, 34, Sorrento, NA, Italy 80067 Phone: +39 081 8785154
Booking through Orbitz.com; Itinerary #7291132040721 Il Convivio (for lunch), Via Correale 19, +39 081 8783743 Ristorante Bagni Delfino (for dinner), Via Marina Grande 216, +39 081 8782038; 7:30pm reservation Tuesday, May 22 Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, and Winery (Cantina del Vesuvio for lunch) day trip; Iaccarino Sorrento Limousine Service; meet at Piazza Torquato Tasso outside Syernuse (bar) at 8:00am; 8 hours duration; Tony +39 3349431459, Raffaele +39 3381215116 Accento Restaurant (for dinner), Corso Italia 38/D, +39 081 8785216 Wednesday, May 23 da Gennaro The Garden (for appetizers/drinks), Corso Italia, +39 081 878 1195 Porta Marina Seafood (for dinner), Via Marina Grande 25, +39 349 9754761; no reservations, no credit cards Thursday, May 24 Check-out Palazzo Montefusco Relais (before 10:30am) Depart Sorrento on Navigazione Libera del Golfo (NLG) ferry 7:20am; 35 minutes Arrive Naples (Beverello) at 7:55am L Antica Pizzeria da Michele (for lunch), Via Cesare Sersale 1/3, +39 081 5539204 Check-in Hotel Il Convento (after 2:00pm) Via Speranzella, 137/a, Naples, NA, Italy 80132 Phone: +39 081 400332 Pizzeria Ntretella (for dinner), Vico Maddalenella degli Spagnoli 19, +39 081 427970 Friday, May 25 Check-out Hotel Il Convento (before 11:00am)
Depart Naples, Italy (NAP Naples International Airport) at 6:20am Arrive Paris, France (CDG Charles de Gaulle International Airport) at 8:45am Depart Paris, France (CDG Charles de Gaulle International Airport) at 11:50am Arrive Raleigh, NC (RDU) at 2:50pm