Macerata Opera Festival

Rossini Festival
Pesaro Italy

Music tour with festival tickets, sightseeing tours and hotel accommodation

The highlights of the Italian Summer festival season are in the Marche region. The delightful seaside city of Pesaro features four Rossini Operas this year, Bianca E Falliero, La Gazzetta, Il Barbiere Di Siviglia and Stabat Mater  with international guest performers. The lovely hill town of Macerata at the foothills of the Abruzzi mountains, lies 25 km from the Adriatic coast. There, in the enchanting ambience of the Arena Sferisterio you can enjoy performances from Verdi, Puccini and others. The town offers many excursion possibilities to nearby Loreto, the Frasassi Caves and the seaside.

Package includes:

• 2 nights first class or standard accommodation in Macerata with daily breakfast (Hotel Claudiani  for First Class and also for standard)

• 1 ticket to Macerata Opera Festival (First Category  - stalls for first class packages, 2nd category - stalls or boxes, for standard packages)

• 3 nights first class or standard accommodation in Pesaro with daily breakfast (Hotel Savoy  for first class packages , Hotel Bonconte (in Urbino 30 Km from Pesaro) for standard packages

• 1 ticket to the Rossini Opera Festival (First Category - stalls for first class packages,  cat. B box seats for standard packages ) 

• 2 nights first class or standard accommodation in Florence with daily breakfast (Hotel Roma  or similar for first class packages, Hotel Machiavelli or similar for standard packages)

• Half day city tour of Florence

Price: in Euro or US$* (rate varies depending the exchange rate)

First Class package:
 Euro or US$* 1112 per person based on double occupancy   Single supplement: 445 Euro or US$* 

No triple room accommodation possible in Pesaro.   

Standard package:
Euro or US$*  931 per person based on double occupancy  Single supplement: 412 Euro or US$*

No triple room accommodation possible in Pesaro.

Additional cost: 

4 days Italian First Class Rail pass: approximately: Euro 190 per person based on two passengers traveling together plus Euro 18 handling fee per file 
or Euro 240 for single passenger traveling alone plus 18 Euro handling fee per file

4 days Italian 2nd Class Rail pass approximately : Euro 155 per person based on two passengers traveling together plus Euro 18 handling fee per file 
or Euro 180  for single passenger traveling alone plus 18 Euro handling fee per file

Individual rail tickets can be purchased locally.

* US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate

Italy Rail Information and Train Schedules

Click here for the Macerata and Pesaro Opera Festival program - 2008