Jim's picks for your ports of call
The classic Tuscany port day: Renaissance Florence with its Duomo and Ponte Vecchio, plus the Leaning Tower in Pisa, with a local tasting along the way.
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A private day on the Italian Riviera visiting the colorful cliffside fishing villages of the Cinque Terre, with time to wander, eat and take in the sea views.
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Trade the crowds of Florence for Tuscany's medieval hill towns: Siena's shell-shaped Piazza del Campo and the stone towers of San Gimignano, with rolling vineyard views in between.
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Take the wheel of a soft-top 4x4 and follow the coastal Route des Crêtes to the fishing village of Cassis and the limestone cliffs of the Calanques, stopping wherever the views call for it.
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Paddle with a guide along the white limestone cliffs of the Calanques, slipping into hidden coves and stopping to swim in clear Mediterranean water.
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See Marseille's Old Port and Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, then head inland to stroll the fountains, markets and café-lined boulevards of Aix-en-Provence before returning to the ship.
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