Italy Tour Info

LET’S GO TO ITALY TOGETHER

Hop aboard with Stephanie Chance as she leads you on a fairy-tale adventure through Italy & beyond!

Twice a year:  May/June & Sept/Oct.
Email for details: ALNCHANCE@AOL.COM

Call: 903.845.2519
Call: 903.736.5075

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When not in Italy, taking Americans on fairy-tale tours, I’m in my shop, Decorate Ornate, a shop filled floor to ceiling with fabulous finds from Europe!

I go on separate buying tours, bringing the Old World to you!

Stephanie Chance celebrates her 20th year, taking two fun
groups of Americans to Italy and beyond twice a year.

Hang on as they go “off the tourist” paths and see things only read about
in fairy-tale story books!

Enjoy the “Small Group” Adventure
Call: Decorate Ornate – 903.845.2519

E-mail: ALNCHANCE@AOL.com

Loaded up and heading to East Texas?

Stephanie in Rome, Italy enjoying two – Oh so good!

Stephani – Pisa, Italy – So much fun!

Stephanie

We’ve arrived at Frances Mayes’ house
(Under the Tuscan Sun)

Do you remember the old man in the movie that put flowers in here everyday?
“Under the Tuscan Sun” – Must see the movie!

Jacque & Stephanie at AnaCapri, Italy, to grab a bite!

Stephanie in Sicily – Marionette Show

Rome, Italy – My dear friend who paints for Decorate Ornate!

Stephanie talking to a local resident – Positano, Italy

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Yes, we are going to WALK up this very medieval bridge!

Only ten residents living on the top village… We are going up….

Hop aboard with me!

Boarding our private boat to see the Italian Rivera

Guess where we are today?

Listening to the church bells as I look out my window

Here we go….this is off limits to the public, but not to us!

Our view from the top of this village in Tuscany
Can you imagine looking over your backyard fence, at this view?”

We are sailing the gorgeous CinqueTerre

Arriving in the village, Caltagirone, Sicily… home of the
ceramics, Majolica… Come on and see!

Valley of the Temples – Sicily

Long generations of family members making ceramics.. He’s
making a Lemon out of clay within seconds!
He is making me for the store, gorgeous Moorish Urns!

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITALY TOURS

Lana Niemann of Rocket Reality endorsing your work as Owner at Decorate Ornate
Dear Stephanie,
I’ve written this recommendation of your work to share with other
Recommendation: “If you have not been to Decorate Ornate in Gladewater,
you are missing an absolute “Hidden Treasure”. I was out one evening window shopping
not expecting to find much, when I step into Stephanie’s store. Immediately I was struck by the
atmosphere of being somewhere else. I was warmly greeted by a beautiful woman that looked as
exotic as her store. I don’t even remember what she said, because I was so enthralled with the unexpected
and unusual items surrounding me. Treasures from all over the world. Rare and antique furniture, castle doors, Art from Italy, so many things!  After 2 hours of looking and just absorbing everything, Stephanie tells me about the 2 tour trips a year she takes to Italy. Of course I signed up. I went in May to Rome, Venice, Florence, Amalfi and Tuscany, just to name a few, and had the most amazing journey through time. The trip was first class from the moment we landed to when we left. I would recommend this to anyone, but especially to those of you who, like me, are afraid to travel outside the US or alone. Stephanie and her Italian Family will not let you have anything
but an absolute fantastic time filled with so many wonderful memories and unexpected surprises,
such as meeting and being fitted by a famous designer, dancing with a Count, staying at a castle,
walking the cobblestones streets with monks. One caution I must make is, YOU WILL want to go
back !!! I did go back again in September, this time to Sicily. I not only gained these precious memories
and experiences, but a new found wonderful friend who I treasure the most. You never know where you
will find a “Hidden Treasure”  but one place for sure is Decorate Ornate.!”