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 RUSSIA
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Option 1) - UNESCO SITES

Day 1 - Individual arrival and transfer to Hotel. Overnight.

Day 2 - After breakfast, departure by deluxe Coach and multilingual speaking Guide to Aquileia (Visit site); proceed to Palmanova (Visit the Star City); proceed to Cividale (Forum Julii) and lunch in typical Restaurant. Afternoon visit Cividale del Friuli and back to Hotel late afternoon. (Optional: Dinner) Overnight

Day 3 - Breakafst in Hotel. Departure by Coach and Guide to Miramare Castle (visit); proceed to Trieste and City sighseeing Tour of Trieste. Visit San Giusto Castle and Tour ends at 1pm at the Pier where your Cruise ship awaits you for Lunch.

Option 2) - MUSEUM TOUR

Day 1 - Individual arrival and transfer to Hotel. Overnight.

Day 2 - After breakfast, departure by deluxe Coach and multilingual speaking Guide to Timau (near the Austrian border) to visit the World War 1 Museum. Proceed to Pesariis (Open Air Clock Museum) In this small village a local family business started in 1785 to build Tower Clocks and now the Solari Company is known worldwide for the giant Timetables you can see in the main Airports and Train Stations worldwide.
We continue to Tolmezzo (Lunch in a typical Restaurant). Afternoon visit the Ethnographic Museum of Carnia in Tolmezzo. Proceed to Udine and short sighseeing Tour of Udine. Tour ends late afternoon at the Hotel. (Optional Dinner) Overnight

Day 3 - Breakafst in Hotel. Departure by Coach and Guide to Miramare Castle (visit); proceed to Trieste and City sighseeing Tour of Trieste. Visit San Giusto Castle and Tour ends at 1pm at the Pier (Port of Trieste)

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   One Week in Friuli (8 Days/7 Nights) Pre or Post Cruise Tours - Culture, Enogastronomy, History

  Day 1 - Arrival - Transfer from Port (Venice-Triest or Koper) or Airport (Venice-Triest-Ljubljana) to Hotel
  Day 2 - Full Day excursion from Udine to Postojna Caves – Ljubljana – Lake Bled – Udine
  Day 3 - Full Day excursion from Friuli Region to Salzburg
  Day 4 - Full Day excursion to Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Dolomites
  Day 5 - Full Day excursion in the Wine area of Friuli (Best White wines of Italy) and San Daniele (Ham)
  Day 6 - Full Day UNESCO Tour of Friuli. From Roman Towns of Cividale del Friuli (Forum Julii) and Aquileia
              to the Venetian Fortress of Palmanova (the Star City).
  Day 7 - Full Day excursion to Venice and Venice Islands.
  Day 8 - Departure - Transfer to Port (Venice-Triest or Koper) or Airport (Venice-Triest-Ljubljana)

                                      Shore Excursion in Trieste & Miramare Castle                                          
Duration: 4 Hours

You will start your exploration of Trieste with a panoramic coach tour to admire some of the city's most precious monuments. You will then climb the hill to reach the famous Church of Saint Justus (San Giusto) built around its medieval complex that dates backs to the 13th century. Your guide will take you into the church for a close-up view of the splendid Byzantine style architecture enriched with precious mosaics. You will then continue to Miramare Castle, spectacularly built on a Karstic rocky promontory in 1856 by order of Maximilian of Hapsburg. Inside the castle you will be able to admire perfectly preserved furnishings and decorations in an eclectic style. As you pass from one hall to another you will be enchanted by the charm of a place that harmoniously combines Mediterranean splendour with a typically Northern atmosphere. As you journey towards the modern part of the city you will travel past the places that made Trieste an important shipping and trading centre in the 18th and 19th centuries. When you reach Piazza Unità d'Italia, it will be easy to capture that Mitteleuropean atmosphere which still lingers throughout the city from Hapsburg times.

          Half Day Shore Excursion to Aquileia & Palmanova - UNESCO World Heritage          
Duration: 6 Hours

You will travel by coach for approximately one hour to reach the city of Aquileia. Right from its foundation, in 181 BC, Aquileia was an important port due to its strategic location between the Mediterranean Sea and the Northern lands. To this fame of important trading port the city soon added that of a remarkable centre of art and handicrafts. Your excursion will enable you to discover the Basilica, a magnificent Romanesque building enriched with a precious 4th century mosaic floor, the largest in all Western Christendom.
The local guide will accompany you as you stroll amongst the ruins of the Roman excavations in this true open-air museum of inestimable value. On the way back we will stop in Palmanova to see another Unesco World Heritage site. Back to the ship at the end of the visit. Back to the ship at the end of the visit.

Please note: This excursion features long walks; comfortable walking shoes are therefore recommended.

Your tour takes you across the Italian border on a one-hour bus ride to neighboring Slovenia where you'll visit the famous caves of Postumia. Once there, you'll board an electric train that will take you on a scenic tour of these remarkable caves. You'll view a portion of the 20 kilometers of caves and tunnels that have been carved out of the rock by nature over the course of thousands of years leaving behind beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations. A portion of the caves have been illuminated to provide a stunning optical show highlighting the rocks' transparency and giving the illusion of a wall of water. A well planned walk will lead you to the bowels of the earth. At the end of the visit, free time for lunch (optional-not included). After lunch we will proceed to Trieste. After a panoramic tour to admire some of the city's most precious monuments you will climb the hill to reach the famous Church of Saint Justus (San Giusto) built around its medieval complex that dates backs to the 13th century. Your guide will take you into the church for a close-up view of the splendid Byzantine style architecture enriched with precious mosaics. You will then continue to Miramare Castle, spectacularly built on a Karstic rocky promontory in 1856 by order of Maximilian of Hapsburg. Inside the castle you will be able to admire perfectly preserved furnishings and decorations in an eclectic style. As you pass from one hall to another you will be enchanted by the charm of a place that harmoniously combines Mediterranean splendour with a typically Northern atmosphere. As you journey towards the modern part of the city you will travel past the places that made Trieste an important shipping and trading centre in the 18th and 19th centuries. When you reach Piazza Unità d'Italia, it will be easy to capture that Mitteleuropean atmosphere which still lingers throughout the city from Hapsburg times.

Please note: The inside of the caves is damp and has temperatures as low as 8°C, warm clothing is recommended. This trip is not recommended for guests in wheelchairs or those with mobility problems. A valid Passport or European Community ID Card is required to border into Slovenia.

After a bus ride of 2 hours you will reach Ljubljana, which is a city with a soul featured by Baroque Old Town which is nestled at the foot of Castle Hill and the art Nouveau mansions. Your guide will take you on a walking tour through the Old Ljubljana, this term refers to the area on the right bank of the Ljubljanica River, directly beneath Castle Hill - the only part of central Ljubljana to have survived the 1895 earthquake intact. It has the densest concentration of sights as well as coffees and bars in town. On the tour you will see the Cathedral of St. Nicholas (inside visit), Bishop's Palace and the Seminary, Dragon Bridge, The Marketplace, Presernov trg, The Church of the Annunciation (inside visit), Triple Bridge, Kongresni trg (headquarters of Ljubljana University, newly-restored Academia Philharmonicorum building, Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity). Free time for Lunch (optional-not included) on your own and/or shopping.
Afternoon drive to Lipica (one Hour visit ) The Lipica Stud Farm is the cradle of all Lipizzaner horses in the world. Nowadays it is one of the most beautiful cultural and historical monuments of the Republic of Slovenia, its rich history reaching back to the year of 1580. It has been boasting of the tradition of breeding and selecting pure-breed horses. In the 1960’s the Lipica Stud Farm established the Classic Riding School which still participates in worldwide equestrian events. The history of Lipica is closely intertwined with the Habsburgs who ruled as many as 650 years over an extensive part of baroque Europe.  Horses, the Spanish horse was considered an ideal breed, were at the time a crucial strategic advantage and were thus of outstanding importance to the Habsburgs. The soil and climate of the Karst are very similar to that of Spain which is why the Archduke Charles chose to build the royal stud farm in 1578 in the Karst in the abandoned summer residence of the Bishop of Trieste in this area. On 19 May 1580 he signed an agreement to restore the estate. At the end of the visit we will drive back to Trieste.

A valid Passport or European Community ID Card is required to border into Slovenia.