ALBATOURS PUTS ITALY ON SALE

September is a beautiful time to visit Italy and ALBATours is making it even more affordable with a sale on select escorted coach tours. Explore Calabria and Sicily on ALBATours’ “Italy’s Jewels”10-day, eight-night coach tour, which is on sale for $2,299 plus taxes p.p. and includes not only the tour, but return airfare, accommodation in centrally located four-star hotels, breakfast daily and most meals with wine and water. Departing Toronto on Sept. 1, this tour visits Vibo Valentia, Pizzo, Tropea, Crotone, Acireale, Reggio Calabria, Taormina, Noto, Isle of Ortigia, Siracusa, Agrigento, Erice and Cinisi (Palermo). There is also ALBATours’ popular “Italy’s Dolce Vita”tour, a 10-day, eight-night package that visits Florence, Siena, Castellina in Chianti, Montalcino, Pienza, San Gimignano, Siena, Cinque Terre, Orvieto and Rome. There are two departures available on this tour – one on Aug. 29, which is priced at $2,199 plus taxes p.p., and one on Sept. 12 for $2,099 plus taxes p.p. Both packages include nightly accommodation in four-star hotels in city centres, breakfast daily, wine and food tastings, most (16) meals, transportation, guided tours and return air. And finally there is the “Vendemmia in Calabria”nine-day, seven-night coach tour that departs on Sept. 17 and starts at $2,199 plus taxes p.p. With visits to Crotone, Cosenza, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia, Tropea, Pizzo and Taormina, as well as guided tours of local vineyards, various cultural and religious sites, this all-encompassing tour explores the region’s wine making and culinary traditions, along with its history and culture. This tour also includes return air, hotel stays and most (16) meals. (http://www.SunquestAgent.ca , http://www.Albatours.com)