10 Nights Greek Islands & Italy From Istanbul To Rome 2015

This is the time to personalize your cruise experience—you can participate in any or all the activities scheduled onboard or do nothing more strenuous than lift an umbrella drink while reading a book poolside.

 

Mykonos is known for its whitewashed villages sprinkled with blue and jade green. It's also famous for its sophisticated nightlife. The most popular island in the Cyclades is bustling with activity, awash in beautiful alleyways, and home to alluring sandy beaches.

 

Here on the island of Santorini, you'll find a classic Greek seascape-whitewashed houses accented by sea-blue roofs. This is a treasure trove for both professional and amateur archeology buffs, with sites that include tombs that date back to the 9th century and the sanctuary of Apollo. Ride a donkey up the trail to the city of Thira or take a cable car. The views from Thira, set atop a ledge overlooking the sea, are stirring. Most ships allow just enough time here to wander the streets, admire the churches and browse the shops and cafes.

 

Crete is the largest island in Greece, and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, the visitor can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges, and become part of the island’s rich gastronomic culture. Crete is, after all, a small universe teeming with beauties and treasures that you will probably need a lifetime to uncover!

 

This is the time to personalize your cruise experience—you can participate in any or all the activities scheduled onboard or do nothing more strenuous than lift an umbrella drink while reading a book poolside.

 

Catania, an historic city on the Italian island of Sicily is commonly known as the ‘Milan of the South’, but what is different from its Northern Italian sister city is that Catania sits at the foot of Mount Etna, enjoys a sunny southern Mediterranean climate and is surrounded by orange trees and olive groves.

 

This locale requires a camera with lots of memory. Wedged into the mouth of a ravine, encircled by sheer cliffs and facing blue waters, it is hard to believe that this tranquil little town was once a great naval power. Now terraced hillsides support the lemon groves vital to the production of limoncello liqueur, which you must taste, if only to fortify yourself for a not-to-be-missed foray along the Amalfi Drive, a thrilling ride snaking along hillsides past unbelievably stunning views of other pastel hamlets perched above the sea.

 

Just off the coast of Naples floats the Isle of Capri of song and legend, a popular getaway spot since the Emperor Tiberius built his holiday villas here a couple thousand years ago. The coastline is best discovered by boat, and is marked by secluded beaches and hidden caves, most famously the Blue Grotto with its intense azure waters. Anacapri’s old town makes for fascinating walks along secret pathways, with La Piazetta in the center, a gathering place for locals and visitors alike. Breathtaking panoramas can be viewed by taking the chairlift to the top of Mt. Solaro, for 360 views of Anacapri, the countryside, and the Bay of Naples.

 

Sorrento is a small Italian holiday town located on the Bay of Naples, on the south coast of Italy. Located on rugged cliffs, Sorrento is set in a spectacular location, amidst mountains, rolling hills, lemon and olive groves and vineyards.

 

Rome is the capital of the Italian Republic.It is the city with the highest concentration of historical and architectural riches in the world. It's 70 km. far away from Civitavecchia port. Historical centre, outlined by the enclosing Aurelian Walls, layering nearly three thousand years of antiquity, is an invaluable testimony to the European western world’s cultural, artistic and historical legacy and in 1980 it was, together with the Holy See’s property beyond the confines of the Vatican State as well as the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List .