Portrait of Italy

time SEP. 7-22, 2024

ticket $4,995

activity Activity Level: Moderate Activity

diploma UCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

Amalfi Coast, Rome, Orvieto, Barberino Val d’Elsa, Venice

From the breathtaking Amalfi Coast to eternal Rome, through the gentle Umbrian and Tuscan countryside to treasured Venice, this wide-ranging 16-day small group tour showcases ancient sites, contemporary life, priceless art, and unique accommodations. Begin on the storied Amalfi Coast, experiencing this stunning region by sea and by land and visiting Pompeii’s exquisite ruins. Continuing on to the Eternal City for a three-night stay, tour the Colosseum, the Forum, monumental St. Peter’s Square, and the sublime Sistine Chapel, and explore independently. Spend three nights in Italy’s “green heart” of Umbria, enjoying a cooking demonstration in Orvieto and a visit to beloved Assisi. Journeying to alluring Tuscany, tour splendid Siena. Discover Florence, living monument to the Renaissance, and encounter classic Tuscany in the hill town of San Gimignano. Sample a local winery’s offerings before concluding your tour in wondrous Venice. Savor more time in Venice with an optional 3-day/2-night post-tour extension.

Cost: $4,995
Odysseys Unlimited

Activity Level: Moderate Activity

Health and Safety Protocols

Odysseys Unlimited will waive the $200 per person penalty associated with tour deposits.
Each guest’s $500 deposit will be fully refundable up until the final payment due date: 95 days prior to tour departure.

Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
Enclose a check or provide credit card information for $500 per person, per tour, as a deposit for the selected tour. Make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited. Deposits are provisional and fully refundable pending your acceptance of final brochure terms.

STEP 3
Fax 310-209-4271, email travel@alumni.ucla.edu, or mail to:
Odysseys Unlimited, Inc.
Attn: Special Interest Groups
One Newton Place
275 Washington Street, Suite 300
Newton, MA 02458

A brochure will be mailed to you as soon as it is available.

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Greg Kendrick

Modern European History

Greg Kendrick directed the UCLA Freshman Cluster Program and was a Professor of Modern European History for twenty years before his retirement in 2016. Before his tenure at UCLA, he was also one of the German historians who worked with Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to collect and catalogue some 55,000-survivor testimonies. His areas of expertise are in the cultural politics of Germany from 1871-1945, the Holocaust, the relationship between culture producers and the Bolsheviks in the early Soviet Union from 1918-1939, and historical archetypes of heroism and villainy in the West. He also has a passion for the history of the Roman Republic and Empire, which he studied extensively while working on his Master's degree. He looks forward to discussing with you the role of Cleopatra in late Roman republican politics, as well as the reasons behind the collapse of Rome's republican government.

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FAX: (310) 209-4271

EMAIL: travel@alumni.ucla.edu