Avalon River Cruises Tours with Italy
Italy, in south-central Europe, borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. The independent states of Vatican City and San Marino lie entirely within the boundaries of Italy. Rome, the capital city, was teh center of Western Civilization for centuries. Excavations in Italy show a Neanderthal presence back to the Paleolithic period 200,000 years ago. It has seen Greeks, Romans, and Germanic tribes influence its civilization. World War II had a profound effect on Italy. The Apennine Mountains together with the Alps form the northern boundary and the backbone of Italy. Mont Blance, the highest peak; Po, the longest river; Garda, Maggiore, Como, Trasimeno, and Bolsena Rivers are all there. Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius volcanoes are in Italy. Major metropolitian cities are: L'Aquila, Bani, Potenza, Catanzaro, Naples, Bologna, Trieste, Rome, Genoa, Milan, and Turin. Several of the finest works in Western architecture, the Colosseum, the Milan Cathedral, Florence cathedral, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and buildings in Venice are all attractions in Italy. It was home to notable artists: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Botticelli, Fra Angelico, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian and Raphael. Composers, Scarlatti, Corelli, Vivaldi, Paganini, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, as well as modern Berio and Nono were significant in Italy's music. Notable scientific minds included: Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Enric Fermi, Alessandro Volta, Marcello Malpighi, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Camillo Golgi, and Guglielmo Marconi. Italy is a must for a Avalon tour.
Avalon Waterways Cruises featuring Italy:
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WLJQ
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Burgundy & Provence with 2 Nights in Nice (Northbound)
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10 Day River Cruise Nice to Chalon-sur-Saône
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10
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$4,358.00
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WJLE
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Burgundy & Provence with 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound)
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10 Day River Cruise Chalon-sur-Saône to Nice
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10
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$4,258.00
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WLJY
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Burgundy & Provence with 2 Nights in Nice & 2 Nights in Paris (Northbound)
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12 Day River Cruise Nice to Paris
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12
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$5,307.00
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WJLY
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Burgundy & Provence with 2 Nights in Paris & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound)
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12 Day River Cruise Paris to Nice
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12
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$5,207.00
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WZA5
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Romantic Rhine with 3 Nights in Lake Como & 1 Night in Lucerne & Mount Pilatus (Northbound)
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12 days from Lake Como to Amsterdam
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12
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$4,498.00
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WAZ1
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Romantic Rhine with Mount Pilatus, 1 Night in Lucerne & 3 Nights in Lake Como (Southbound)
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12 Day River Cruise Amsterdam to Lake Como
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12
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$4,498.00
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WAZ4
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Romantic Rhine with 1 Night in Amsterdam, Mount Pilatus, 1 Night in Lucerne & 3 Nights in Lake Como (Southbound)
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13 Days from Amsterdam to Lake Como
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13
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$4,857.00
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WLPQ
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Grand France with 2 Nights in Nice (Northbound)
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17 Day River Cruise Nice to Paris
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17
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$8,077.00
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WPLE
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Grand France with 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound)
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17 Day River Cruise Paris to Nice
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17
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$8,057.00
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WLAQ
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Rhine & Rhône Revealed with 2 Nights in Nice (Northbound)
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17 Day River Cruise Nice to Amsterdam
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17
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$7,657.00
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WALE
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Rhine & Rhône Revealed with 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound)
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17 Day River Cruise Amsterdam to Nice
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17
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$7,677.00
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WALY
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Rhine & Rhône Revealed with 1 Night in Amsterdam & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound)
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18 days from Amsterdam to Nice
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18
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$8,036.00
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WLP1
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Grand France with 2 Nights in Nice & 3 Nights in London (Northbound)
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20 Day River Cruise Nice to London
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20
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$9,076.00
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