| Program 7 days and 5 days : |
March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
Departure every Monday: |
March: 05 - 12 - 19 - 26
April: 02 - 09 - 16 - 23
May: 07 - 14 - 21 - 28
June: 04 - 11 - 18 - 27
July: 02 - 09 - 16 - 23 - 30
August : 06 - 13 - 20 - 27
September: 03 - 10 - 17 - 24
October : on request
November: 05 - 12 - 19 - 26
December: 10 - 17 |
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Monday
Included in:
7 days tour
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5 days tour |
Morning : arrival at your hotel
Transfer to your hotel not included (must be booked at the moment of reservation of the tour)
Chianti wine tour:
- 02.00 p.m. DEPARTURE
- VISIT AND WINE TASTING IN "IL BORRO" WINERY THE WORLD FAMOUS WINERY OF SALVATORE FERRAGAMO FAMILY.
- 05.00 p.m. TASTING OF THE RENOWNED WINES OF THE "I SELVATICI" WINERY FAMOUS FOR ITS "SUPERTUSCAN" AND ITS "VIN SANTO" UNIQUE IN THE WORLD FOR "WINE SPECTATOR" MAGAZINE WINE
- 06.30 p.m. RETURN
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Tuesday
Included in:
7 days tour
and
5 days tour |
Ferrari Museum and Balsamic Vinegar :
- 08.00 a.m. DEPARTURE
- 11.00 a.m. VISIT THE FERRARI MUSEUM AT THE GALLERIA FERRARI: THE MYTH KEEPERS TICKET NOT INCLUDED.
- 01.00 p.m. LUNCH IN A NICE RESTAURANT
- 03.00 p.m. VISIT AT THE BALSAMIC VINEGAR FACTORY : In a XIX century court
the Leonardi family founded a Vinegar Factory ("Acetaia") and created the Leonardi balsamic
vinegar which is solely extracted from must cooked on direct fire.
In this over a hundred years old factory in order to obtain an excellent product all
the rules that the tradition requires and all the secrets that have been handed down
from four generations are observed. In this Factory you can see the laboratory,
the cellars and you can taste 5 different kinds of balsamic vinegar from 10 years to 50 years old.
The Leonardi family produces one of the best balsamic vinegar in the world in fact is the official furnisher of the English Royal Family. TICKET NOT INCLUDED
- 04.30 p.m. DEPARTURE
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Wednesday
Included in:
7 days tour
and
5 days tour |
Castello di Verrazzano + Shopping outlets:
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10.00 a.m. DEPARTURE
- WINE TASTING IN THE FAMOUS VERRAZZANO CASTLE
- LUNCH IN THE VERRAZZANO CASTLE : WINES IN COMBINATION WITH FOOD. GUIDED WINE EXPLANATION BY A SOMMELLIER .
- Shopping Outlets : GUCCI, FENDI, ARMANI, FERRAGAMO, YSL, VALENTINO, UNGARO, CELINE LOWE, BOTTEGA VENETA, MAX MARA, LORO PIANA, MIU MIU, SERGIO ROSSI
- 7.00 p.m. RETURN
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Thusday
Included in:
7 days tour
and
5 days tour |
Brunello Wine Tour:
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09.30 a.m. DEPARTURE
- TASTING OF "VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO" AT THE FAMOUS WINERY OF "AVIGNONESI"
COMPANY
- VISIT OF THE ANCIENT TOWN OF MONTEPULCIANO AND THE CELLAR OF REDI WINERY
(ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD)
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01.00 p.m. LUNCH IN A NICE RESTAURANT
- TASTING OF FAMOUS BRUNELLO WINES OF CASTELLO BANFI WINERY
- VISIT THE OLD TOWN OF MONTALCINO
- 07.00 p.m. RETURN
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Friday
Included in:
7 days tour
and
5 days tour |
Cinque Terre:
- 08.00 a.m. DEPARTURE
- MORNING VISIT:
Riomaggiore and Manarola where the sea, the hills, the vineyards, the old fishing villages and
the Genovese style churches add together to result in enthralling scenery.
From Riomaggiore to Manarola there is the renowned Via dell'Amore (lover's pathway)
cut out of the coastal rock.
LUNCH NOT INCLUDED
- AFTERNOON VISIT:
Porto Venere that is a must on account of its beauty. It's a small picturesque 12th century hamlet of Genovese architecture.
- 07.00 p.m. RETURN
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Saturday
Included in:
7 days tour
Not included in:
5 days tour |
Ceramic shopping in Deruta and Cortona :
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09.00 A.M. DEPARTURE FOR A GREAT CERAMIC SHOPPING IN :
Deruta, is a picturesque hilltown in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of Italy.
Long known as a center of refined majolica manufacture, Deruta is still known for its ceramics,
which are exported worldwide.The local clay was good for ceramics, whose production began in the
Early Middle Ages, but found its artistic peak in the 15th and early 16th century,
with highly characteristic local styles, such as the "Bella Donna" plates with conventional
portraits of beauties whose names appear on fluttering banderoles with flattering inscriptions.
In the 16th century Deruta produced the so-called "Rafaellesque" ware, decorated with fine arabesques
and grottesche on a fine white ground. Deruta produced some of the finest Italian majolica.
- LUNCH IN A NICE RESTAURANT
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03.00 p.m. visit:
Cortona is one of the oldest cities in Tuscany and was founded by the
Etruscans whose work can still be seen in the foundations of the town's massive stone walls.
The city was a major seat of power during the medieval period, able to hold its own against
larger towns like Siena and Arezzo; Cortona's narrow streets and alleyways give you the impression
of how it must have been in these small isolated towns in the medieval period, and you'll realize
how much history a little town can contain. Cortona has been made famous by the book Under the
Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes.
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06.30 p.m. RETURN
Only for 5 days tour:
transfer to your destination (to book at the reservation of the tour)
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Sunday
Included in:
7 days tour
Not included in:
5 days tour |
Visit with companion of Siena - San Gimignano::
- 09.00 departure to
Siena's most prosperous era pre-dated the Renaissance and consequently much
of the fabric of the city is in the older Gothic and Romanesque styles. There is a fine
Gothic and Romanesque Cathedral built in stunning black and white marble with a magnificent
interior. The city is an important religious center, being the birthplace of St Catherine,
and there is a church here devoted to her worship. The 700-year-old university holds a summer
school in Italian. The Piazza del Campo, overlooked by the giant campanile of the Palazzo
Pubblico, is possibly the most complete Gothic piazza in Italy. Siena is probably most famous
for its Palios, bare backed horse races that It has been a special event since the 14th century
and attracts crowds from all over the world.
- LUNCH IN A NICE RESTAURANT
- 02.30 p.m. Departure to
San Gimignano is situated in Tuscany just south of Florence.
It served as an important relay point for pilgrims on the via Francigena to and from Rome.
The patrician families, who controlled the city, built some 72 tower-houses (up to 50m high)
as symbols of their wealth and power . Only 14 have survived but San Gimignano as retained
its feudal atmosphere and splendid appearance.
After the tour free time for great shopping in town
- 06.00 p.m. RETURN
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Monday |
Transfer to your destination (to book at the reservation of the tour)
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The tour includes :
- 4 stars hotels or historical properties with B/B service in Chianti region or Relais in Valdarno area
- Transportation during the week
- Companion during the visits (not guided tours inside the monuments or buildings)
- Lunch always included, except on Monday and Friday.
- Dinners on your own.
- Transfer from/to your hotel not included (on booking)
The tour doesn't include:
- Souvenirs, snacks, eventually museum admissions, gratuities, dinners, 2 lunches.
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