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Why Romantica Tours? Over 15 years of experience 24/7 on-call staff Knowledgeable, reputable and reliable team Service oriented: accessible, available and eager to assist Financially secure and insured Quality and consistency Unbeatable service and flexibility Complete quotes with competitive pricing Comprehensive and useful website Teamwork – Romantica Tours is your partner in Italy The Impossible - We make it happen!

Over 15 years of experience

24/7 on-call staff

Knowledgeable, reputable and reliable team

Service oriented: accessible, available and eager to assist

Financially secure and insured

Quality and consistency

Unbeatable service and flexibility

Complete quotes with competitive pricing

Comprehensive and useful website

Teamwork – Romantica Tours is your partner in Italy

The Impossible - We make it happen!

Why Romantica Tours? We pay commissions! From 10% to 15% Net rate program available for big producers

We pay commissions!

From 10% to 15%

Net rate program available for big producers

Assistance… 24/7

The staff… ALDO CARONIA Native Italian Based in Chicago area President – Director of USA Operations Bachelor of Science in Economy Master in Tourism Sciences Lived in Paris for 13 years and traveled extensively More than fifteen years of experience in the travel industry Thorough knowledge of Italy - the destination and culture Participation in program operations, client site inspections, educational trips and industry trade shows Available to travel for client presentation Fluent in Italian, French and English

ALDO CARONIA

Native Italian

Based in Chicago area

President – Director of USA Operations

Bachelor of Science in Economy

Master in Tourism Sciences

Lived in Paris for 13 years and traveled extensively

More than fifteen years of experience in the travel industry

Thorough knowledge of Italy - the destination and culture

Participation in program operations, client site inspections, educational trips and industry trade shows

Available to travel for client presentation

Fluent in Italian, French and English

Why Italy?… Italy … the experience pleases any taste. It is a country that offers extraordinary cultural and historical adventures near to beaches, ski resorts and unforgettable lakes. Don’t forget - the best food and wine in the world is at your fingertips. For Romantica Tours, it is more than a job. We enjoy people and the opportunity to make dreams come true in Italy. The more demanding, the bigger the challenge, the more ready we are! Now, please allows us to take you on a tour of Italy ….

Italy … the experience pleases any taste.

It is a country that offers extraordinary cultural and historical adventures near to beaches, ski resorts and unforgettable lakes.

Don’t forget - the best food and wine in the world is at your fingertips.

For Romantica Tours, it is more than a job. We enjoy people and the opportunity to make dreams come true in Italy. The more demanding, the bigger the challenge, the more ready we are!

Now, please allows us to take you on a tour of Italy ….

Destinations… Rome Florence Venice The Lakes The Islands The Amalfi Coast The Countryside Umbria Tuscany Sicily The Dolomites And more…

Rome

Florence

Venice

The Lakes

The Islands

The Amalfi Coast

The Countryside

Umbria

Tuscany

Sicily

The Dolomites

And more…

What we do… Air and Ground Transportation From everywhere in the US Hotel/Villa Accommodations Architecture Tours Castles and Gardens Religious Tours Culinary Tours

Air and Ground Transportation

From everywhere in the US

Hotel/Villa Accommodations

Architecture Tours

Castles and Gardens

Religious Tours

Culinary Tours

What we do… Hands-on Cooking classes Historical Sightseeing Weddings Honeymoons Winery Tours Shopping Tours

Hands-on Cooking classes

Historical Sightseeing

Weddings

Honeymoons

Winery Tours

Shopping Tours

Hotels… Three Four and Five Star hotels Special services for Romantica Tours clients Centrally located Air conditioning Minibar Satellite TV Direct phone Internet 24 hours concierge desk Modern amenities Regularly inspected by Romantica Tours staff

Three Four and Five Star hotels

Special services for Romantica Tours clients

Centrally located

Air conditioning

Minibar

Satellite TV

Direct phone

Internet

24 hours concierge desk

Modern amenities

Regularly inspected by Romantica Tours staff

Hotels… More than 160 direct agreements Special negotiated rates Best rooms guaranteed

More than 160 direct agreements

Special negotiated rates

Best rooms guaranteed

Sightseeing Tours/Excursions… Group tours Half day Full day With lunch (optional) Port excursions Where? Rome Florence Venice Amalfi Coast Naples Milan Turin Palermo Taormina

Group tours

Half day

Full day

With lunch (optional)

Port excursions

Where?

Rome

Florence

Venice

Amalfi Coast

Naples

Milan

Turin

Palermo

Taormina

Private Tours… Private driver guide Deluxe vehicles Sedans Minivans Minibuses Motor Coaches Half day Full day Insurance included Where? Anywhere!

Private driver guide

Deluxe vehicles

Sedans

Minivans

Minibuses

Motor Coaches

Half day

Full day

Insurance included

Where?

Anywhere!

Transfers… Where? Anywhere! Private service Car Minivan Minibus Motor Coaches To/From Airport To/From Hotel To/From Rail station To/From Cruise ship

Where?

Anywhere!

Transportation… Private Boats Lake charters Seaside cruises Cars Sedans, mini coaches Luxury motor coaches Vintage cars, limousines Road rallies (u-drive or chauffeured) Trains Private cars on scheduled trains Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express (based in Zurich) Chartered jets and helicopters Horse carriage rides

Private Boats

Lake charters

Seaside cruises

Cars

Sedans, mini coaches

Luxury motor coaches

Vintage cars, limousines

Road rallies (u-drive or chauffeured)

Trains

Private cars on scheduled trains

Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express

(based in Zurich)

Chartered jets and helicopters

Horse carriage rides

Cooking Class/Wine Tasting Where? Venice Florence Rome Sorrento Ravello Tuscany Umbria Sicily Paris Martinique

Where?

Venice

Florence

Rome

Sorrento

Ravello

Tuscany

Umbria

Sicily

Paris

Martinique

Rome… Rome

Rome

Rome… At a glance Leonardo da Vinci airport, 50-minute transfer to city 3-6 nights recommended Excellent sightseeing, dining, shopping and venue options The mild climate (palm trees!) makes it a winning destination year-round

At a glance

Leonardo da Vinci airport,

50-minute transfer to city

3-6 nights recommended

Excellent sightseeing, dining, shopping and venue options

The mild climate (palm trees!) makes it a winning destination year-round

Rome… The classics … Colosseum/Roman Forum St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel Trevi Fountain Spanish Steps Piazza Navona Castel Sant’Angelo Castel Gandolfo Ostia Antica Catacombs Tivoli Gardens Papal Audience/Blessing Florence and Pompeii excursions Something new … Palazzo Colonna Villa Doria Pamphilii Tarquinia Villa Borghese Museum Annibaldi Tower Capitoline Museums Cocktail at Bulgari And much more…

The classics …

Colosseum/Roman Forum

St. Peter’s Basilica

Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel

Trevi Fountain

Spanish Steps

Piazza Navona

Castel Sant’Angelo

Castel Gandolfo

Ostia Antica

Catacombs

Tivoli Gardens

Papal Audience/Blessing

Florence and Pompeii excursions

Something new …

Palazzo Colonna

Villa Doria Pamphilii

Tarquinia

Villa Borghese Museum

Annibaldi Tower

Capitoline Museums

Cocktail at Bulgari

And much more…

Venice… Venice

Venice

Venice… At a glance Marco Polo Airport Land and boat transfer to the city 3-5 nights recommended One of Italy’s most romantic cities Excellent sightseeing, dining and venue options

At a glance

Marco Polo Airport

Land and boat transfer to the city

3-5 nights recommended

One of Italy’s most romantic cities

Excellent sightseeing, dining and venue options

Venice… The classics… St. Mark’s Basilica and Square The Bridge of Sighs 9 th century Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale) Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Scuola Grande di San Rocco Gondola rides The lagoon islands Murano, Burano, Torcello Romantic Verona / Arena opera Palazzo Pisani-Moretta Something new …. Visit to a gondola maker Visit to a mask maker “ The Riddles of Venice” The Guggenheim Museum Palladian architecture tour in the Veneto region

The classics…

St. Mark’s Basilica and Square

The Bridge of Sighs

9 th century Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Gondola rides

The lagoon islands

Murano, Burano, Torcello

Romantic Verona / Arena opera

Palazzo Pisani-Moretta

Something new ….

Visit to a gondola maker

Visit to a mask maker

“ The Riddles of Venice”

The Guggenheim Museum

Palladian architecture tour in

the Veneto region

The Lakes… Lake Maggiore Lake Como Lake Garda

Lake Maggiore

Lake Como

Lake Garda

The Lakes… Lake Como Silk shopping Milan excursion for shopping and sightseeing Visit to Lugano, Switzerland Fly-away day to St. Moritz, Switzerland Day trip to Bergamo Evening in a private villa Potential George Clooney spotting Lake Maggiore Tour of the islands: Isola Bella, Isola Grande, Isola dei Pescatori Golf, tennis, biking & hiking Tours to Bergamo, Brescia, Mantova. Visit to the Franciacorta vineyards Lake Garda Windsurf, biking & hiking Tours to Verona for opera Visit the Bolla winery

Lake Como

Silk shopping

Milan excursion for shopping and sightseeing

Visit to Lugano, Switzerland

Fly-away day to St. Moritz, Switzerland

Day trip to Bergamo

Evening in a private villa

Potential George Clooney spotting

Lake Maggiore

Tour of the islands: Isola Bella, Isola Grande, Isola dei Pescatori

Golf, tennis, biking & hiking

Tours to Bergamo, Brescia, Mantova.

Visit to the Franciacorta vineyards

Lake Garda

Windsurf, biking & hiking

Tours to Verona for opera

Visit the Bolla winery

The Islands… Sardinia Sicily

Sardinia

Sicily

The Islands… Sardinia Costa Smeralda Cala di Volpe, Hotel Romazzino, Hotel Pitrizza, Hotel Cervo Beach and water activities Jeep rally around the island Train excursion Shopping Spa, golf and tennis Sicily Taormina or Palermo San Domenico Palace, Grand Hotel Timeo Amphitheatre of Taormina Mt. Etna jeep adventure Beach and water activities Siracusa discovery Visit to ancient Messina

Sardinia

Costa Smeralda

Cala di Volpe, Hotel Romazzino, Hotel Pitrizza, Hotel Cervo

Beach and water activities

Jeep rally around the island

Train excursion

Shopping

Spa, golf and tennis

Sicily

Taormina or Palermo

San Domenico Palace,

Grand Hotel Timeo

Amphitheatre of Taormina

Mt. Etna jeep adventure

Beach and water activities

Siracusa discovery

Visit to ancient Messina

The Coasts… The Italian Riviera The Amalfi Coast

The Italian Riviera

The Amalfi Coast

The Coasts… The Italian Riviera Spa, beach & water activities Visit to Cinque Terre Scuba diving in Santa Margherita Ligure Wine tasting Abbey of St. Girolamo Boat excursions Amalfi Coast Sorrento, Positano, Ravello, Capri Hydrofoil to the island of Capri Discovery of Pompeii Archeological Museum of Naples Visit to Mt. Vesuvius Beach & water activities Wine, olive oil & limoncello tasting

The Italian Riviera

Spa, beach & water activities

Visit to Cinque Terre

Scuba diving in Santa Margherita Ligure

Wine tasting

Abbey of St. Girolamo

Boat excursions

Amalfi Coast

Sorrento, Positano, Ravello, Capri

Hydrofoil to the island of Capri

Discovery of Pompeii

Archeological Museum of Naples

Visit to Mt. Vesuvius

Beach & water activities

Wine, olive oil & limoncello tasting

The Countryside… The Dolomites Tuscany Umbria Lazio

The Dolomites

Tuscany

Umbria

Lazio

The Countryside… The Dolomites Hiking, biking & walking tours Ski Spa treatments Castle tours Whitewater rafting Visit to San Cassiano Wine class Cooking lessons Tuscany Florence, Fiesole, Siena, San Felice, Montepulciano… Wine classes and winery tour Road rallies Gourmet cooking classes Elegant dining in a historical castle, villa or monastery

The Dolomites

Hiking, biking & walking tours

Ski

Spa treatments

Castle tours

Whitewater rafting

Visit to San Cassiano

Wine class

Cooking lessons

Tuscany

Florence, Fiesole, Siena, San Felice, Montepulciano…

Wine classes and winery tour

Road rallies

Gourmet cooking classes

Elegant dining in a historical castle, villa or monastery

The Countryside… Umbria Hiking, biking & walking tours Food tour Spa treatments Ceramic shopping (Deruta) Jazz festival Wine class Cooking lessons Lazio La Ciociaria Wine classes and winery tour Buffalo mozzarella tasting Gourmet cooking classes Olive oil tasting

Umbria

Hiking, biking & walking tours

Food tour

Spa treatments

Ceramic shopping (Deruta)

Jazz festival

Wine class

Cooking lessons

Lazio

La Ciociaria

Wine classes and winery tour

Buffalo mozzarella tasting

Gourmet cooking classes

Olive oil tasting

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