An Adriatic Journey: from Trieste to Dubrovnik

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Overview
Highlights
- Christopher Wood, with the assistance of Dr Christopher Gribbin shows how Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Croat, Venetian, Austro-Hungarian and Turkish culture and trade travelled the sparkling Adriatic as you journey along Croatia’s magnificent panoramic coastline.
- Chart the Roman Empire’s Balkan history through grand monuments like Pula’s huge amphitheatre and Diocletian’s monumental palace at Split, later transformed into a medieval fortified town.
- Visit a masterpiece of the Byzantine world in the Euphrasian Basilica in Porec, with mosaics to rival Ravenna.
- Journey through the Plitvice Lakes National Park, one of Europe’s scenic wonders.
- View some of Europe’s greatest Romanesque monuments in Zadar and the tiny island city of Trogir, with its superb cathedral portal sculptures.
- Appreciate masterpieces of Venetian architecture like the Cathedral of St James in Šibenik and Dubrovnik’s churches and palaces.
- Skirt Montenegro’s deep fjord, fringed by awesome mountain ranges, to the medieval town of Kotor.
- Walk the well-preserved walls of Dubrovnik, and learn how this city-state avoided dominion by Venice and the Ottomans.
- Enjoy cosmopolitan Trieste and the picturesque Miramare Palace.
- Journey to the rejuvenated, historical Bosnian city of Mostar and see the beautiful 16th-century Ottoman Old Bridge, one of the country’s most recognisable landmarks.
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Trip includes
- Accommodation in twin-share rooms with private facilities in 3 and 4-star hotels
- Breakfast daily, lunches and evening meals indicated in the tour itinerary, where: B=breakfast, L=lunch & D=evening meal.
- Drinks at welcome and farewell meals. Other meals may not have drinks included
- Transportation as outlined in the tour itinerary by air-conditioned coach
- Airport-hotel transfers if travelling on the ASA ‘designated’ flights
- Porterage of one piece of luggage per person at hotels (not at airports)
- Lecture and site-visit program
- Tour Notes
- Entrance fees
- Use of audio headsets during site excursions
- Tips for the coach driver, local guides and restaurants for included meals.
Itinerary

Orientation Walk & introduction
Welcome Meeting
Participants arriving on the ASA ‘designated’ flight into Venice will be transferred by private coach to the charming Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta located on Piazza Unità d’Italia, the monumental main squa...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Trieste walking tour, including Colle di San Giusto, Ancient Theatre, Basilica di San Giusto, Borgo Teresiano
Castello Miramare
Welcome Evening Meal at Harry’s Grill Restaurant.
Trieste is a thriving port situate...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Sixth-century Basilica Complex (Cathedral, Baptistery, Bishop’s Palace), Porec
Romanesque House, Porec (exterior)
Temple of Neptune (ruins), Porec
House of the Two Saints, Porec (exterior)
Today we cross t...
Meals: Breakfast
Amphitheatre, Pula
Gate of Hercules, Pula
Temple of Romae and Augustus, Pula
Arch of the Sergii, Pula
Rovinj
We leave Porec this morning for nearby Pula – the ancient colony of ‘Pieta Julia’. Now a large regio...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Church of St Mary of the Rocks, Beram
Nineteenth-century resort town, Opatija
We farewell Porec this morning and travel to the little church of St Mary of the Rocks, just outside
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Situated in the mountainous heartland of Croatia, this intricate network of sixteen lakes, placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, is set against mountains whose slopes are covered with d...
Meals: Breakfast
Museum of Sacred Art
Church of St Mary (visit to interior subject to opening times)
Romanesque Cathedral of St Anastasia
Pre-Romanesque Church of St Donat
Church of St Chrysogonus (exterior only)
Bishop’s Pala...
Meals: Breakfast
Cathedral of St James, Sibenik
Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, Trogir
Loggia and Clock Tower, Trogir
Sea Gate and Fish Market, Trogir
Kamerlongo Castle and St Mark’s Tower, Trogir (exterior)
Church of St John the...
We will spend the rest of the day ...
Meals: Breakfast
Split Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Site of Salona
Palace of Diocletian
Cathedral of St Domnius (Mausoleum of Diocletian)
Temple of Jupiter
Chapel of St Martin
The UNESCO World Heritage-listed ci...
This morning we visit Split’s archaeological museum, where we view a number of intriguing finds dating from preh...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Old town of Hvar
Early this morning we make our way to the Split ferry terminal, where we board a ferry to the island of Hvar – a jewel of the Adriatic famed for its gentle weather, the perfume of its lavender fields and its c...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Island tour with visits to several small villages and Starigrad
Lunch and wine tasting at a family restaurant in one of Hvar’s charming villages
Time at leisure in late afternoon
This morning we will further enjoy...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Narona Archaeological Site
Mostar Old Town and Ottoman Old Bridge
Today we return to the mainland and drive along some of Croatia’s most beautiful coastline before heading inland to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovi...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
City Walls, Gates and Forts, Dubrovnik
Today we continue our exploration of Mostar before returning to the coast and crossing the border back into Croatia. We then follow the beautiful scenic road that runs alongside the Adriat...
Meals: Breakfast
Cathedral and Treasury
Church of St Blaise
Fountain of Onofrio
Franciscan Monastery
Afternoon at Leisure
This morning we return to Dubrovnik to continue our exploration of this splendid city. We begin with a v...
Meals: Breakfast
Montenegro: Old Town of Kotor
Today we journey along the dramatic and spectacular mountain coastline into Montenegro. Skirting the winding Bay of Kotor, a deep inlet in the shadow of cliffs, we arrive at our next destination, the walled ...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Renaissance Rector’s Palace and Museum of the City of Dubrovnik
Dominican Monastery
Afternoon at Leisure
Farewell Evening Meal
Today we will return to the old town of Dubrovnik where we will visit the rema...
Meals: Breakfast
Airport transfer for those taking the ASA ‘designated’ flight
Today our tour ends in in Dubrovnik. Those taking the ASA ‘designated’ flight will be transferred to the airport.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Airfare: Australia – Venice, Dubrovnik – Australia
- Personal spending money
- Airport-hotel transfers if not travelling on the ASA ‘designated’ flights
- Luggage in excess of 20 kg (44 lbs)
- Travel insurance
Accommodation
If you decide to cancel your booking the following charges apply:
More than 75 days before departure: $500.00**
75-46 days prior 25% of total amount due
45-31 days prior 50% of total amount due
30-15 days prior 75% of total amount due
14-0 days prior 100% of total amount due
**This amount may be credited to another ASA tour departing within 12 months of the original tour you booked. We regret, in this case early-bird discounts will not apply. We take the day on which you cancel as being that on which we receive written confirmation of cancellation.
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