Elegant Etruria

August on Azamara means warm days in exotic ports, a salt water pool  to laze in, meeting wonderful people and enjoying the company of people from all parts of the globe.

It was a working holiday with   numerous  enrichment lectures  presented and  several  commentaries from the bridge  as we sailed in and out of Venice during  three cruises ( Aug 13-30).

Among the topics covered in Enrichment Lectures:

The Heart of Tuscany-Livorno, Florence and Pisa

Rome before the Romans-who were the Etruscans ?

The Many Faces of Dubrovnik

 

Sicilia! Italy in the Superlative

Malta: Capers and Caravaggio

Corfu the green cosmopolitan island

Venice the Pearl of the Lagoon 

We  visited 20  different  ports  including  Barcelona, St. Tropez, Nice, Portofino, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Sorrento, Amalfi, Taormina, La Valleta, Kotor, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Venice, Zadar, Hvar, Kotor, Korcula and Koper  .

Coming  soon  on my blog  50yearsinItaly, the full story, meanwhile here are a few photos .