This winter MediterraneanVisits is offering incredible small group tours throughout Italy and independent packages in Florence, Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast.  

There is no other country in the world that celebrates Christmas quite like the Italians do and the magic of the season is sure to inspire and delight.
 

'Tis the Season to find incredible travel deals to Italy December - January 2012 

 Escorted Small Group Tour through Italy's Amazing Art Capitals including Tuscany and Umbria: 12 nights/13 days 
+3400.00 CND per person based on dbl occupancy - taxes included 

• Enjoy a retreat unlike any other  this winter on a fully escorted tour through 5 different regions in Italy that include Rome, Florence, Venice, Tuscany, Umbria, Venice, Verona and the Amalfi Coast 
• 4 Star superior hotels in great locations with daily buffet breakfast included 
• Incredible sightseeing opportunities in each city with a knowledgeable professional English Speaking guide 
• Dozens of Christmas markets, craft fares, meetings with local artisans and wonderful dining opportunities will be experienced on this once in a life-time tour of Italy this winter

 Rome Christmas Market and Winter Mini-Stay 4 days/3 nights 
+From 699.00 CND per person based on dbl occupancy taxes included 

• Rome is an incredibly romantic and very beautiful city to visit during the winter months, when temperatures are still warm and magnificent light displays pop up all over the city.  The largest Nativity scene in the world can be found at Vatican city and great shopping, dining and sightseeing opportunities await you at every corner.  
• This package includes round trip transfers
• 3 nights in a beautiful 4 star hotel in the historic centre of Rome
• Daily buffet breakfast 
• Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary 

 New Years Eve on the Amalfi Coast 4 days/3 nights

+From 799.00 CND per person based on dbl occupancy taxes included 

• This New Years Eve package on the Amalfi Coast in the town of Sorrento will have you dancing and dining with the locals on New Years Eve where you will enjoy a feast of a lifetime 
• Package includes roundtrip transportation 
• Sightseeing as described in the itinerary
• Delightful, centrally located 4 star hotel in Sorrento
• Daily buffet breakfast and numerous wine pairings are included
• New Years Eve full course dinner including beverages followed by dancing  
  
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Christmas Markets in Italy are popular both with the locals and visitors from abroad. A visit to an Italian Christmas Market is one to remember, whether it be the Piazza Navona in Rome or one of the smaller Italian Christmas Markets in the Italian Alps, for example the Trentino region. Elaborate crib displays and nativity scenes are a pride of Italy and they can be found on display at many Italian Christmas Markets. The stallholders will have mouth-watering displays of local food and drink plus of course the usual array of locally manufactured seasonal gift items. Among foods, sweets top the list of the crowd's most beloved treats.

In Rome, 

November 26^th 2010-January 6^th 2011

www.romainfoline.it 

Piazza Navona, home to the spectacular Fountain of the Moor and the Fountain of Neptune, is where Rome'sbiggest and most traditional Christmas Market takes place. Meet Santa Claus, nativity scenes see and browse the many stalls for Christmas goodies. To top it all, on 6 January the old witch herself, a benevolent old woman, comes along to hand out presents to good kids and coal to the not-so-good ones. 


There are various events in and around Piazza Navona throughout the Christmas period. Kids can visit Santa Claus and parents can wander around in the happy and expectant atmosphere of the holiday market, talking in the sights and smells, munching biscuits, nougat and other Christmas Delicacies.

Snow is almost unknown in Rome, and even on the coldest days in winter, the sun usually makes a generous appearance. Locals wrap up in sleeping-bag coats, muffled up to their noses, but there really aren't many days that feel very cold to someone from a cooler climate. 

Temperatures vary throughout the winter; sometimes a cold wind can send a chill through the streets, at other times it's mild enough to eat outside, even in February. Many restaurants and bars have heaters above outdoors tables, and continue to serve customers. You'll need a coat, gloves and scarf, but don't forget your sunglasses! 

  This winter MediterraneanVisits is offering incredible small group tours throughout Italy and a independent packages in Florence, Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast.  

There is no other country in the world that celebrates Christmas quite like the Italians do and the magic of the season is sure to inspire and delight.

December through January

 Escorted Small Group Tour: 

       Amazing Art Capitals of Italy at Christmas 

• Enjoy a retreat unlike any other in Chianti in the heart of the beautiful village of Castellina in Chianti where an ancient palace that has been completely restored and offers incredible views over the countryside 
• Complete with a spa, a beautiful marble swimming pool surrounded by gorgeous gardens you enjoy divine views over the valley. In the evening you can venture out into the village from hotel and not worry about driving home! 
• The cooking course included in this package is held on one of Chianti's largest wine estates and during the day you will visit the enormous wine cellar, balsamic vinegar cellar and the olive groves 
• Daily buffet breakfast and numerous wine pairings are included

 Rome Christmas Market and Winter Mini-Stay

• Enjoy a retreat unlike any other in Chianti in the heart of the beautiful village of Castellina in Chianti where an ancient palace that has been completely restored and offers incredible views over the countryside 
• Complete with a spa, a beautiful marble swimming pool surrounded by gorgeous gardens you enjoy divine views over the valley. In the evening you can venture out into the village from hotel and not worry about driving home! 
• The cooking course included in this package is held on one of Chianti's largest wine estates and during the day you will visit the enormous wine cellar, balsamic vinegar cellar and the olive groves 
• Daily buffet breakfast and numerous wine pairings are included

 New Years Eve on the Amalfi Coast

• Enjoy a retreat unlike any other in Chianti in the heart of the beautiful village of Castellina in Chianti where an ancient palace that has been completely restored and offers incredible views over the countryside 
• Complete with a spa, a beautiful marble swimming pool surrounded by gorgeous gardens you enjoy divine views over the valley. In the evening you can venture out into the village from hotel and not worry about driving home! 
• The cooking course included in this package is held on one of Chianti's largest wine estates and during the day you will visit the enormous wine cellar, balsamic vinegar cellar and the olive groves 
• Daily buffet breakfast and numerous wine pairings are included