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Tuscany & Florence Culinary Journey
Featuring Five Nights in Tuscany & Two Nights in Florence! The Chianti and Umbria Regions of Tuscany are filled with picturesque landscapes, rolling hills, olive groves and beautiful vineyards. In Florence View the Cathedral to see Giotto’s Bell Tower and Baptistry with its impressive ‘Gates of Paradise’.
Featuring Five Nights in Tuscany & Two Nights in Florence! The Chianti and Umbria Regions of Tuscany are filled with picturesque landscapes, rolling hills, olive groves and beautiful vineyards. In Florence View the Cathedral to see Giotto’s Bell Tower and Baptistry with its impressive ‘Gates of Paradise’.
BOOKING DISCOUNT!
Make your Final Payment by check prior to the Final Payment Due Date & receive $100 per person booking discount
Highlights
2-Night Stay in Florence
5-Night Stay in Tuscany
Tuscan Estate Dinner
Pasta Making Cooking Class
Wine Tasting
Siena Walking Tour
Dinner at Tuscan Farmhouse & Winery
San Gimignano
Gelato Tasting
Lunch at a local Farmhouse
Lake Trasimeno Boat Excursion
Island Maggiore with Lunch & Wine
Florence Guided Walking Tour
Academy Gallery & the Statue of David
Full Day Optional Tour to Lucca & Pisa
Optional 3-Night Rome Extension
Inclusions
Roundtrip Airfare From - PHX
Air Departure Taxes, Fuel, Fees
7 Nights First Class Hotel Accommodations
14 Meals: 7 Breakfasts - 3 Lunches - 4 Dinners
Professional Tour Director
Motorcoach Transportation
Admissions & Sightseeing Per Itinerary
Baggage Handling at the Hotels - One Checked bag per person
Roundtrip Hotel Transfers
Accommodations
5 Nights Tuscany: Hotel Borgo Di Cortefreda, Boccioleto Resort, Villa Sabolini, Hotel Garden Sienna or Similar
Tuscany 2 Nights Florence: Hotel Villa Neroli or Similar
Hotels are subject to change
On some dates alternative hotels may be used
Single Supplement Price $6,349.00
Day One
DEPART USA - Board your overnight flight to Europe.
Day Two
ARRIVE FLORENCE - TUSCANY - Arrive in Florence, meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel in Tuscany for a five-night stay. The Chianti and Umbria Regions of Tuscany are filled with picturesque landscapes, rolling hills, olive groves, beautiful vineyards and charming Tuscan hilltop towns. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner this evening.
DDay Three
ORGANIC COOKING CLASS – OLIVE OIL EXPERIENCE - Today enjoy an Organic cooking & pasta making class and lunch. Enjoy a welcome drink while the chef discusses the class, recipe and food to be made. The restaurant staff will assist you with putting on your aprons and the cooking fun begins! At the end of the cooking class you will get to eat and enjoy what you have prepared for lunch. Later this afternoon visit a local Olive Oil producing farm to learn how olive oil is produce. Sample some organic extra virgin olive oil, along with vinegar and Chianti Classico wine. Dinner is included this evening.
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VOLTERRA & SAN GIMIGNANO - Today we travel to Volterra, another ancient and beautiful hilltop Italian city. Enjoy some free time in Volterra then continue to a family-run farmhouse that specializes in saffron production for lunch. This afternoon we visit San Gimignano, the epitome of a Tuscan hill town, where nobles built more splendid towers to outdo one another and indulge in their need for status. The medieval structures of this city have largely remained intact and San Gimignano, with its large number of art treasures, is truly considered an open-air museum. Next enjoy a delicious gelato ice cream in one of the oldest gelateria in Italy that produces unique flavors of gelato which are famous world-wide. Later, visit a local Tuscan Farmhouse and enjoy dinner featuring typical Tuscan dishes paired with local wine.
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LAKE TRASIMENO - ISLAND MAGGIORE - UMBRIA REGION - Begin your morning with breakfast and journey to Lake Trasimeno located in the Umbria Region of Tuscany. The heart shaped Lake Trasimeno is surrounded by rolling hills, olive groves, woods of oak and cypress trees, vineyards and sunflower fields that frame castle-topped medieval towns and villages. Next enjoy a boat cruise to the Island Maggiore, where we will have lunch at a traditional restaurant located on the lake. Return to your hotel with the evening at leisure.
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TUSCANY AS YOU WISH - PISA & LUCCA OPTIONAL - Today is a full day at leisure to explore on your own or join the full day optional tour to Pisa & Lucca. See the remarkable Leaning Tower of Pisa and more of Pisa’s “field of miracles,” such as the Duomo and the Baptistry. Visit Lucca and explore the Old Town filled with quaint shops and Gothic palaces. Lucca’s great era was in the Gothic time just before the Renaissance, and the city contains stunning architecture from that period.
FBDay Seven
SIENA - TUSCAN ESTATE DINNER - FLORENCE - This morning travel to Siena, the heart of Tuscany, where a local guide awaits you for a walking tour in the Old Town. The highlight is the Piazza del Campo, the seashellshaped square on which the famous horse-race, the Palio, takes place each year. Enjoy lunch on your own.Later this afternoon travel to a lovely Tuscan Estate. Learn about truffles followed by delicious tastings of oil and truffle butter bruschetta, salami, pecorino cheese, and wines from the estate with and included dinner to follow. Later, travel to Florence and check into your hotel for a two-night stay.
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FLORENCE SIGHTSEEING - Today enjoy a Florence City Tour featuring a visit to the Academy Gallery to see Michelangelo’s original Statue of David, an incredible sight. View the Cathedral to see Giotto’s Bell Tower and Baptistry with its impressive ‘Gates of Paradise’. Buildings that demonstrate the traditions of Florentine art and architecture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Also see the open-air museum of Piazza Della Signoria & Santa Croce, which houses the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo. The evening is at leisure for dinner on your own.
FBDay Nine
FLORENCE - CIAO AND HOMEWARD BOUND - Ciao ! Transfer to Florence Airport for your flight home with wonderful memories of Tuscany and Florence OR join the 3-night optional tour extension to Rome.
FBFB=Full Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
Suggested Packing
-Comfortable walking shoes
-Hat and Sunscreen
-Cash and Credit Cards (Only those needed)
-Medicine and spare prescriptions
-Extra glasses and/or contacts
-Book, Word Search and/or Crossword Puzzle
-Binoculars
-Seat Cushions and/or Blanket (If attending a parade or show)
-Ear plugs and sleep mask
-Mini-Sewing Kit
-Toiletries and Tissues
-Chargers for devices (Cell phones, Tablets, etc.)
-Extra Memory Cards (Digital Cameras) or Extra Film
Average Temperature
October
Tuscany | 72 / 59
Florence| 67 / 48
Activity Level 4
You’re always on the go, seeking new adventures. You can walk and bike around town, and can easily handle a longer walking tour. You can explore all sorts of terrains—including dusty or uneven paths—with little issue. Plus, you’re comfortable with different temperatures and altitudes, making it easy to enjoy your travel experiences no matter where you go.
OPTIONAL 3-NIGHT ROME EXTENSION $1,250 pp dbl / $1,700 single
DAY 9: FLORENCE - ASSISI - ETERNAL ROME Travel south today into the Umbrian countryside to the beautiful hilltop town of Assisi, a well-preserved medieval hill town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its art and architecture, and the hometown of St. Francis, the revered patron saint of animals and founder of the Franciscan order. Enjoya guided walking tour to visit both the upper and lower parts of the great Basilica of St. Francis. St. Francis was born here in 1182. Later travel to the ‘Eternal City’ of Rome and the capitol of Italy. Check into your hotel for a 3-night stay. The evening is at leisure. (B) Overnight: Rome
DAY 10: ROME SIGHTSEEING - VATICAN MUSEUM - SISTINE CHAPEL Enjoy a Rome City Tour to see some of the highlights of the city such as, the Colosseum, The Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, Piazza Venezia, the Pantheon and more. Next it’s off to visit another country – Vatican City. With our expert local guide, tour the Vatican Museums, a massive collection of ancient Greek sculptures, medieval tapestries and Renaissance paintings. See the Sistine Chapel, its ceiling painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. This room, receives more than five million visitors each year and is also where the Pope is elected. Next, visit St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for a tour of St. Peter’s Basilica to view the art and architecture of one of the largest and most famous churches in the world. We’ll see Michelangelo’s Pieta as well as Bernini’s seven story bronze canopy located above the main altar. The evening is at leisure to explore Rome on your own. (B) Overnight: Rome
DAY 11: ROME - FREE DAY AS YOU WISH The entire day is free to explore Rome on your own. Perhaps a tour inside the Colosseum, a walk on Via Veneto, climb the Spanish Steps, indulge in an espresso or cappuccino in the Piazza Navona at a local café or shop for souvenirs. (B) Overnight: Rome
DAY 12: ROME - CIAO - FLIGHT HOME Transfer to the airport for your flight home with wonderful memories of Tuscany, Florence and Rome. (B)
Extension Inclusions: Three Nights Hotel in Rome (Mama Shelter Hotel, Hotel Cardinal St. Peter or Similar), 3 Breakfasts, Tour Director, Deluxe Motorcoach, Assisi Walking Tour, Rome City Tour, Entrance into Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel, Sightseeing & Admissions per Itinerary, Baggage Handling & Airport Transfers.
Note - Extension must be booked with your initial $600 pp tour deposit.
Due to group air policies outbound air could be a different schedule than the rest of your group for the extension passengers.
Extension is based on a 20 passenger minimum.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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