Enrolment and other informationWe are currently taking enrolments for this tour by phone, post or in person. Please fill out the enrolment form and either mail it to us or bring it in. You can also enrol by phone by calling 04-463 6556.

The tour is limited to 25 participants.

FeeNote: This fee is subject to change in case of major currency fluctuations and depending on the numbers travelling.• Twin share: NZ$13,700 per person• Single: NZ$14,900 per personIf you are travelling alone and request to share a room, you will be asked to upgrade and pay for a single room if a roommate is not available.

The fee includes:• Return airfares from Wellington to Italy• Airline taxes• Land travel in Italy in first class coach• Ferry from Sicily to Italy• Airport/hotel transfers• 21 nights’ accommodation• All breakfasts• One picnic lunch and one restaurant lunch• Five dinners and two wine tastings• Entrance fees to all sites• Local guides• Tips for drivers and local guides• Pre-tour meeting and attendance at tour-related

course

The fee does not include:• Meals other than those specified• Beverages during included meals• Insurance• Passport costs• Other items of a personal nature• Porterage at the hotels

DepositA deposit of NZ$1,600 per person is required to confirm your enrolment, on or before Friday 22 April. There may still be spaces on the tour after 22 April - please enquire.

You can pay by cheque, credit card or eftpos. To pay by bank transfer you will need to contact us on 04- 463 6556 first to receive a reference number.

Your place is not guaranteed until the deposit has been received.

The balance is due on Friday 15 July. An invoice will be sent to you approximately a month before the balance is due.

Visit our website for full itinerary, tour information and enrolment forms www.victoria.ac.nz/studytours

A Bloody Journey!Crime fiction and culture in southern ItalyStudy tour 15 September to 9 October 2016

Cancellations and WithdrawalVictoria University cannot take responsibility if a tour does not proceed because of natural disaster, political unrest or other events beyond our control. We reserve the right to cancel the tour or to refuse or cancel any enrolment for the tour. If Victoria University cancels the tour all payments made will be refunded in full, except where we are unable to recover deposits paid to other agencies. It is your responsibility to have travel insurance in place to cover such events and you will need to claim any unrecoverable costs from your insurance providers.If you withdraw from this tour:• after Friday 22 April 2016, your deposit will not be

refunded.• after the date of final payment, a refund will be

negotiated dependent on any unrecoverable costs paid to third parties on your behalf by Victoria University.

A withdrawal will only be effective when we receive written confirmation of the withdrawal.

InsuranceYou must have comprehensive travel insurance to take part in this tour. Insurance is not included in the tour fee. You are strongly advised to take out insurance as soon as you pay your deposit.

Your policy should include cover for pre-existing and declared medical conditions.

Keith Leadbetter is happy to arrange travel insurance for you. Please contact Keith for details.

TravelThe planned departure date for the tour is Thursday 15 September 2016, returning to New Zealand on Sunday 9 October. Land travel in Italy will be by charter coach and there will be a ferry journey between Sicily and Italy.

If you would like to meet the tour in Italy or fly back to New Zealand separately from the group please contact Keay Burridge.

Accommodation/MealsAccommodation will be in 4-star hotels in shared or single rooms with private shower or bath. Breakfast will be provided each day. Two lunches, five dinners and two wine tastings are included in the tour costs.

Pre-tour MeetingsThere will be a pre-tour meeting to provide practical advice and information approximately 6-8 weeks before departure. Date to be advised. It will be an informal evening with light refreshments provided.

Commentary on-tourBarbara Pezzotti will provide commentary and assistance on tour. There will also be local guides in some places to provide commentary.

Passport/VisasIt is essential to have a current passport (valid for at least six months after return to New Zealand). Holders of passports issued by countries other than New Zealand are advised to check visa requirements with our travel agent Keith Leadbetter, at Travel Managers. All inquiries regarding passports and visas should be directed to Keith.

VaccinationsWe strongly recommend that you consult with your doctor or travel doctor about vaccinations, particularly for travel to developing countries.

Health and FitnessThe tour is not particularly strenuous and provision is made for some free time. However, you should be fit and in good health and be able to:• Walk for at least a couple of hours, including over

uneven ground• Stop/start walk at galleries/museums/sites for at least

a couple of hours• Walk up and down stairs easily, and • Carry your own luggage.

To ensure the wellbeing of tour members and overall enjoyment of the tour group, you will be asked to complete a medical questionnaire. You must disclose any disability, injury or illness that would limit your full participation in any tour activities. Victoria University reserves the right to request written medical information or opinions on your physical capability for this study tour from a doctor or physician if necessary.

Our concern is always for the enjoyment and welfare of the group as a whole, and we regret that we cannot commit to providing individual assistance to participants for walking, getting on and off transport, or other personal needs.

Contact us: Keay Burridge, Senior Programme Advisor, Continuing Education Ph: 04-463 6552 Email: keay.burridge@vuw.ac.nz

Travel agent:Keith Leadbetter, Travel Managers Phone: 04-978 2326 Email: keith.leadbetter@travelmanagers.co.nz

Italy - the Sacra corona unita - and author Gianrico Carofiglio’s crime series. Take a walking tour of Bari Vecchia in the afternoon, including the Basilica di San Nicola, and Castello Svevo.

• Overnight in Bari (B)

Sun 2 October: Bari • This morning visit the Norman castle at Castel del

Monte, one of southern Italy’s most talked-about landmarks and a UNESCO heritage site. Free afternoon in Bari. In the evening dine at Perbacco trattoria - a slow food restaurant.

• Overnight in Bari (B, D)

Mon 3 October: Bari - Naples• Travel to Naples and in the afternoon take a guided

walking tour in the historical centre, including Basilica di Santa Chiara, Spaccanapoli and Via San Gregorio Armeno. Ride the funicular up to Vomero for a walking tour of the area and astonishing view of the city. This evening have an aperitivo with Neapolitan crime writer Massimo Siviero.

• Overnight in Naples (B, A)

Tue 4 October: Naples - Herculaneum or Pompeii - Naples• An all day visit to the archaeological site of either

Herculaneum or Pompeii.• Overnight in Naples (B)

Wed 5 October: Naples - Amalfi Coast - Naples• Take an all day trip along the Amalfi Coast with stops at

Amalfi and Ravello.• Overnight in Naples (B)

Thu 6 October: Naples• Free day in Naples. The final evening of the tour

includes dinner at Da Cicciotto in Naples.• Overnight in Naples (B, D)

Fri 7 October: Naples - Rome - Wellington• An early start in the morning to travel to the Leonardo da

Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome. Depart for Wellington.• Overnight in transit (B)

Sun 9 October: Wellinton• Arrive in Wellington.(B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, A = Aperitivo or wine tasting)

A Bloody Journey!Crime fiction and culture in southern Italy

About the TourBarbara Pezzotti will lead this tour that starts in Sicily and then visits some of the less well-travelled regions of southern Italy, including Calabria and Puglia, before ending in Naples.

The tour blends sites of cultural and historical interest with food and wine experiences, and explores the locations of famous crime novels and TV programmes. Along the way there will be opportunities to meet and talk to some well-known Italian authors of crime fiction.

Tour LeaderBarbara Pezzotti is a former journalist for the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 ore (the Italian equivalent of the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal) and in 2010 she received her PhD from the Italian programme

at Victoria University. She is author of the book The Importance of Place in Contemporary Italian Crime Fiction. A Bloody Journey (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2012). In May 2015, Barbara led the successful study tour Commemoration and Celebration: In the footsteps of World War II Kiwi soldiers in Italy for Victoria Continuing Education, which marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

ItineraryThe itinerary may need to be amended before or during the tour due to unforeseen circumstances.

Thu 15 September: Wellington - Palermo• Depart from Wellington.• Overnight in transit

Fri 16 September: Palermo• Arrival in Palermo in the morning. Afternoon free.

Dinner at Il Mirto e la Rosa - one of the Palermo businesses that don’t pay protection to the Mafia.

• Overnight in Palermo (D)

Sat 17 September: Palermo• Take a morning walking tour of Palermo city centre

including visit to Palazzo dei Normanni and its beautiful Cappella Palatina, and Palermo cathedral. In the afternoon visit to Monreale’s Duomo, a Norman cathedral decorated with world famous mosaics.

• Overnight in Palermo (B)

Sun 18 September: Palermo• Join the Palermo NoMafia walking tour in the morning,

which ends at Antica Focacceria San Francesco, one of the oldest eating houses in Palermo. In the early afternoon, visit of Palazzo Valguanera Gangi. The rest of the afternoon is free. In the evening have an aperitivo with crime fiction writer Santo Piazzese.

• Overnight in Palermo (B, A)

Mon 19 September: Palermo-Agrigento• Travel to Agrigento in the morning and visit the Valley

of the Temples, a UNESCO World Heritage site of the ancient Greek city of Akragasn, and enjoy a picnic lunch on site. In the afternoon visit the Casa natale di Luigi Pirandello, the Sicilian Nobel laureate in Caos.

• Overnight in Agrigento (B, L)

Tue 20 September: Agrigento• This morning visit Porto Empedocle, which features in

the Inspector Montalbano detective series and is the area where crime fiction writer Leonardo Sciascia was born. In the afternoon visit Parco letterario Leonardo Sciascia in Racalmuto.

• Overnight in Agrigento (B)

Wed 21 September: Agrigento - Villa Armerina - Ragusa • Depart Agrigento and stop at Villa Armerina to visit

Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the few remaining sites of Roman Sicily. Continue on to Ragusa and take a guided tour of Ragusa Ibla, the historical baroque-style town centre, where the Inspector Montalbano TV series was filmed. Have dinner at La Rusticana, a cheerful trattoria .

• Overnight in Ragusa (B, D)

Thu 22 September: Ragusa - Modica - Notos - Ragusa• Take a day trip to Modica to visit its ancient medieval

buildings and taste the world famous Modica chocolate. Stop at the Sicily’s oldest chocolate factory Dolceria Bonajuto; and then on to Noto, a baroque town famous for its ice-cream shops. This is also where Nobel Laureate poet Salvatore Quasimodo lived and worked. There will be a stop at the famous Caffé Sicilia and Caffé Costanzo for gelato, before returning to Ragusa.

• Overnight in Ragusa (B)

Fri 23 September: Ragusa - Siracusa• Travel to Siracusa and take a guided tour to the

baroque suburb of Ortygia and its Jewish ghetto. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Ortygia. In the afternoon visit Neapolis, Siracusa’s archaeological park and the Teatro Greco. This evening have dinner at Don Camillo, a Sicilian restaurant hosted in the 15th century vaults of a former convent.

• Overnight in Siracusa (B, L, D)

Sat 24 September: Siracusa• Free day in Siracusa.• Overnight in Siracusa (B)

Sun 25 September: Siracusa - Taormina• Depart Siracusa and visit the fishing villages of Aci

Trezza and Acireale before travelling to Taormina. In the afternoon take a guided tour of Taormina.

• Overnight in Taormina (B)

Mon 26 September: Taormina• Visit the craters, caves and Valle del Bove of active

volcano Mt. Etna. Afterwards visit Benanti and Andrea Fraschetti, whose vineyards produce the international award winning Passopisciaro and enjoy a wine tasting with salami and cheese. Afternoon free.

• Overnight in Taormina (B, A)

Tues 27 September: Taormina - Reggio Calabria - Tropea• Depart Taormina and stop in Reggio Calabria to visit

the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia. Begin the afternoon by crossing the Parco nazionale dell’Aspromonte and then continuing on to Tropea. Remainder of the afternoon free.

• Overnight in Tropea (B)

Wed 28 September: Tropea - Matera• Depart Tropea and travel to Matera, one of the oldest

towns in the world. In the afternoon take a walking tour of the Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage site of natural grottoes adapted for dwelling.

• Overnight in Matera (B)

Thu 29 September: Matera - Locorotondo - Alberobello - Matera• A day trip that starts with a visit to Locorotondo,

rated as one of the most beautiful little towns in Italy, to sample local spumante at Cantina del Locorotondo. In the afternoon travel to Alberobello for a guided tour of this UNESCO World Heritage Site containing over 1500 beehive-shaped houses.

• Overnight in Matera (B, A)

Fri 30 September: Matera - Lecce• Depart Matera and travel to Lecce, a beautiful

baroque town with palaces and churches sculpted from the soft local sandstone. On arrival take a walking tour of the historic centre, including Basilica di Santa Croce and Duomo di Lecce. Afternoon free.

• Overnight in Lecce (B)

Sat 1 Oct: Lecce - Bari• Travel to Bari, one of the most prosperous southern

cities and home of the fourth-largest mafia clan in