Rome @ Leisure

Join Us For Our Roman Holiday!

Rome@Leisure includes:

 » Fly Delta Air Lines from the Twin Cities (other gateway cities are available)

 » 7 nights at the centrally located MECURE HOTEL DELTA COLOSSEO

 » Half-day introductory city tour

 » Gratuities for hotel baggage handling

 » Arrival and departure hotel transfers

 » Pre-trip social gathering

 » Personalized luggage tags

 » Escorted by New Departures' Kathy Sidla

Join us on this New Departures' Exclusive Excursion. Depart the Twin Cities 24 March 2006 for 9 dazzling days in the Eternal City, Rome. Arrive at Leonardo DiVinci Airport to be greeted and whisked to the comfortable Mecure Hotel Delta Colosseo, just a stone's throw from the breath-taking Coliseum and the glory of the Roman Forum.

For the next 8 days the Italian capital is yours to share with your friends, and after your 1/2 day introductory city tour, you'll know the lay-of-the-land and how exactly to fill your days.

Your Rome@Leisure excursion includes not just airfare, hotel, introductory city tour, transfers, breakfast ... but also the personal attention of your host, Kathy Sidla, who will help you to enjoy this capital city at your own pace and in your own way!

"LA DOLCE VITA"

La dolce vita, the sweet life, it's a promise made by Rome for more than two millennia. The Eternal City, the Open City, the city of Julius and Augustus Caesar, Michelangelo, the Holy See. From the fiddling of Nero to the fiddling-around of Sophia and Marcello, Rome's history, myths, and legends are etched on our psyches.

Between galleries, churches, historic palazzi, ruins, castles, and tombs, Rome has many more monuments and museums than the average visitor has time to see. The expression "Roma, non basta una vita" ("Rome, a lifetime is not enough") pretty much sums it up, as even the most dedicated of native Romans is unlikely to see it all.

Ruins dating from Rome's glory days lie within an area known as Roma Antica (Ancient Rome) and include the monumental Colosseum and the Foro Romano (Roman Forum) a crumbling legacy of pagan temples, broken marble and triumphal arches. Buildings from the Renaissance period are concentrated within the centro storico (historic center), situated between Via del Corso and the Tevere (River Tiber). Here, a labyrinth of narrow, winding, cobbled side streets opens out onto magnificent piazzas presided over by Baroque churches, regal palaces and exquisite fountains. The romantic Piazza Navona with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, Piazza di Spagna and the sweeping Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain immortalized by Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1959), all lie within walking distance of each other. Modern life continues amid this theatre of breathtaking monuments, as thousands of years of history are animated by more recent innovations sophisticated boutiques, rowdy pizzerias and a merry-go-round of cars, buses and Vespas. Across the river, to the west, lies the Vatican State home to the Pope and spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church. South of the Vatican, one finds the bohemian quarter of Trastevere, packed with trattorie and small wine bars. Further south still is the Testaccio district, renowned for nightclubs and live music.

Mecure Hotel Delta Colosseo

Located near the Coliseum and the Roman Forum, the Delta Colosseo offers all the modern conveniences for their leisure guests. Smoked-glass windows band the stucco facade of this seven-story hotel, and the large lobby sparkles with glowing marble floors and recessed lighting. The adjoining lounge, with a Botticino marble floor, features a piano, a curving bar under pendant lights, art-deco-like tub chairs, and a big plasma-screen TV. Besides a modest breakfast room, there is an inviting main restaurant with marble and stylish black lacquered seating.

The renovated rooftop terrace is unique in the city, with a pool, ample space for relaxing, and stunning views of the Forum and the Coliseum.

The restyled guest rooms are nicely standardized, with bold print spreads and drapes, rose or red color schemes, sturdy patterned carpeting, and historical art. The new fire and safety equipment in each room is a welcome perk. Standard are small desks disguising minibars, thermostats, phones, safes, and queen or paired twin beds. The tile and marble baths have hair dryers.

Come Citizen, for we march on Rome!

 » $ 2625.00* Double Occupancy, per person

 » $ 928.00 Sharing with or Single Supplement

Deposit of $500.00 per person due at sign-up.

Space can not held without a deposit.

Final payment due 8 February 2006.

Not included are International taxes of approx $100.00, and all items of a personal nature.

Phone 612.305.0025 or 1-800-853-1880

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Due to the special nature of this trip all payments are non-refundable. Trip insurance is highly recommended (a brochure will be sent at deposit).
Prices are based on minimum number of participants. If the number falls below this minimum, New Departures has the right to increase individual cost or cancelthe trip. In the event of cancellation by New Departures, all monies will be refunded.