Gov. Phil Murphy will embark on a 13-day overseas family vacation next week, spending most of his time in Italy where he and First Lady Tammy Murphy own a mansion outside of a small 15th century village.

Murphy is scheduled to depart New Jersey the evening of July 24 and return on Aug. 7, the governor’s office confirmed.

Before they touch down in Italy, the family will spend two-and-a-half days in Israel, according to his office.

Then they’ll set off for Italy, where the couple purchased the 23-room mansion in 2004 for about $7.3 million. That is where they will spend the remainder of their vacation until the governor returns to the Garden State.

Murphy took an 11-day vacation there about this time last year. The trip made headlines then because Murphy’s office refused to say where the governor would be when he left the state.

The last time the governor left the country for an extended vacation was in December, when he and his family took a 12-day trip to Africa to spend Christmas in Tanzania.

Murphy was in Israel late last year as part of an overseas business mission. He split his time between there and Germany, where he served as U.S. ambassador under President Barack Obama’s administration.

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will serve as acting governor in Murphy’s absence.

Taxpayers will pick up the cost of Murphy’s security detail while he’s overseas. Otherwise, the governor pays for the rest of the trip.

Matt Arco may be reached at marco@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewArco or Facebook.

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