Gibraltar to Naples aboard the 59-cabin, all-suite Hebridean Sky
Join Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and host Jenifer Neils aboard the elegant, 59-cabin, all-suite Hebridean Sky for an eight-night western Mediterranean cruise. This unique educational program highlights phenomenal architecture in Spain and Italy, and fascinating archaeological sites from Gibraltar to Spain’s Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, and mainland Italy. Begin the program in Gibraltar, U.K., where we will witness where the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea meet at Europa Point; and stop at Gorham’s Cave Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where four caves have provided archaeological and paleontological evidence of more than 100,000 years of Neanderthal occupation. Embark the spectacular Hebridean Sky and cruise to Spain to visit the outstanding Alhambra fortress and Generalife Gardens, with a special Andalusian lunch to follow. On Menorca, the most northerly of the Balearic Islands, see the UNESCO Prehistoric Site of Talayotic Menorca with its mysterious rock mounds (talayots) and megalithic, T-shaped stone monuments.
Call at Cagliari, Sardinia, home to the ruins of Nora, an ancient Punic-Roman city, and Su Nuraxi di Barumini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the largest and best preserved of the island’s 700 Bronze Age nuraghi (stone fortresses). On Sicily, you will have the chance to visit the hilltop fortress of Erice, and see the Greco-Roman theater at Taormina.
Finally, witness the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Paestum with its three Doric Greek temples before cruising along the spectacular Amalfi Coast to Naples. There will be opportunities to participate in a pre-trip extension in Gibraltar, and/or a post-trip extension in Naples and Pompeii. Throughout this program you will be joined by expert study leaders, including popular AIA lecturer/host Jenifer Neils, an archaeologist and professor who has accompanied many study tours, who together will offer a series of illustrated lectures and informal discussions. This is not an exclusive AIA program and is co-sponsored by other organizations. With only 59 cabins available, I encourage you to reserve your preferred cabin today by contacting AIA Tours at aia@studytours.org or (800) 748-6262.
Tour Prices (9 nights)
Per person, double occupancy
Tour prices start at $6,990 double occupancy and $10,990 single occupancy.
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