Roman senators and Greek philosophers are among the celebrated cast of characters that crop San Marco, Rialto and Murano are Venetian up day by day on this absorbing cruise. Orange and ochre-fronted houses look over luxury yachts signatures you'll recognize. Koper and Hvar are in Ligurian harbors. Rome and Florence parade works by Raphael and Michelangelo. Also Dalmatian finds we have in store. This stunning showcased are lovely resorts along the Dalmatian coast, cities such as Zadar with its Roman forum, cruise reviews fabled Greek islands, Iliad echoes, its cloisters and loggias. Streets paved with marble hide within Dubrovnik's forbidding city walls, tales of Poseidon and Apollo. And it heads on, Ionian islands lie untouched by time and sublime Aegean beaches tempt you to take a break rounding up the spectacular relics of Ephesus from your wanderings. Journey's end is on Istanbul's Golden Horn where Byzantine splendors and the skyline of Istanbul. entwine with tales of conquering sultans.