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Meeting in the heart of Italy, our small group tour to Tuscany will explore the most amazing city of Florence, where we spend 4 nights in a charming hotel, right in the centre of this renaissance gem. We experience the incredible treasures of the Uffizi and the most beautiful Michelangelo’s ’David’ with expert guides. After discovering the exciting leather markets, our small group in Tuscany will dine under the stars with the best authentic food and wines before travelling to one of the most iconic of the Tuscan hill-towns, San Gimignano, our home for the next 2 days. Touring ancient castle wineries and lunching with delicious Chianti wines, we experience the lush green countryside before venturing out to medieval Siena, another jewel in the Tuscan crown. We explore markets, taste wonderful wines and meet great characters. Your small group tour to Tuscany will be an experience of a life-time.
4 nights Florence
2 nights San Gimignano
3 nights Siena
Our guided tour in Tuscany starts in Florence...see map of Tuscany
Rendezvous in the afternoon at a charming hotel just a step from the Duomo. Observe the magnificent architectural masterpieces within walking distance of the hotel in a guided orientation tour. Enjoy a welcome aperitivo and get to know your “Indulgence” travelling companions. Then off to a restaurant to savour the mouth watering taste of sun-kissed local ingredients, beautifully and skilfully prepared and paired with delicious local wines.
Dinner and wine included
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The day begins with a fascinating walking tour of Florence concentrating on Michelangelo – his life and passion. His masterpieces will be admired at the Accademia, the Medici Chapels and the New Sacristy. With our expert and local guide we will explore the Duomo, Giotto’s tower and more to learn about the history of these and other monuments.
Breakfast
Wander the streets and back lanes of this fascinating city where around every corner a surprise awaits the senses. Maybe a walk to the Oltrano where the artisans still ply their trade and where many locals live, the ’left bank’ of the Arno River, this is home to the Pitti Palace and the beautiful Boboli Gardens. Our lunch today is in a wonderful and iconic wine bar where we will taste the freshest focaccia straight out of the oven topped with the most imaginative ingredients, washed down with a lovely Chianti from one of the best wine growing estates, belonging to the owner. This is lunch the Florentine way - sometimes even standing! Later we will make our way to Piazzale Michelangelo for a wonderful view of Florence below.
Breakfast & Lunch and wine included
Guided tour of the Uffizi, home to the Medici’s famous collection of 14th to 18th century Italian art. In the afternoon, explore ‘your’ Florence with a trip to Ponte Vecchio, oldest occupied bridge in the world – also home to Florence’s gold market or just shop until you drop at San Lorenzo, the best open air leather market in Italy. This is the chance to buy that Italian leather coat you have always wanted.
Breakfast included
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We are specialists in guided tours in Tuscany.
Every tour to Italy wouldn’t be complete without a scenic drive through the rolling landscape of Tuscany to a delightful fortified hilltop village offering the chance to wander, shop and taste some local wine. Journey to an olive and wine farm where the family take great pride in the production of organic products including oil, wine, cereals, honey, saffron and beef. Here against the magnificent backdrop of San Gimignano on a distant hill, we will sample a most delicious lunch paired with the aromatic wines of the farm and get to know our wonderful Italian hosts. We arrive in San Gimignano for a relaxing evening.
Breakfast & Lunch with wine included
Fascinating walking tour of this iconic towered town, built at a time when every man’s home was literally his castle. Some of the best views overlooking the Val d’Elsa await those who climb the main tower in Piazza Duomo. Delight in the quaint shops while searching for that perfect Italian ceramic plate or a painting that captures the essence of Tuscany.
Breakfast included
See map of San Gimignano Italy
Travel to Volterra, a hilltop town with a difference. Like peeling an onion, history is revealed in layers from an ancient Etruscan core to a Roman amphitheatre to a functioning medieval village. Lunch here, at leisure, before journeying through the quilt-work countryside to the southern most city of the Medici empire, Siena. Dinner tonight will be a fun ‘hands on experience’ where experienced chefs will guide us in making pasta from scratch using local ingredients and other Sienese delicacies.
Breakfast & Dinner and wine included
Travel through wooded hills and picturesque valleys of Chianti to the quaint town of Greve - centre of the wine district. Find your favourite chianti in the local cellars and visit the 500 year old butcher shop to savour some wonderful delicacies. Continue to a historic castle, and typical Chianti winery (see photos), for a leisurely gastronomic lunch with local wine and a fascinating tour of the cellars.
Breakfast & Lunch with wine included
Enjoy a guided walking tour of Siena visiting the magnificent Duomo, Piazza del Campo - home of the famous palio (horse race) and Palazzo Pubblico or town hall. In the afternoon, explore the 17 districts that radiate from Il Campo and discover ‘your Siena’ at leisure. We meet for drinks in a favourite Siena bar before our farewell dinner in a delightful restaurant located in a side street off Il Campo.
Breakfast & Dinner and wine included
Travel from Siena to the train station in Florence where the tour ends. Stay in the area to explore more wonderful Tuscan towns, or catch a train to Rome, Milan, Verona……the possibilities are endless.
Breakfast included
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Our itineraries are carefully planned and well thought out but touring Italy can sometimes offer wonderful surprises. The magic of travelling in such a small group in Tuscany allows us to cater for this spontaneity and it is sometimes these unplanned occurrences that can be the most memorable. The rich tapestry of experiences and the characters you meet along the way will make this tour of Italy something special.
• Italian Indulgence Tour Director for the entire period of the tour. Every detail is taken care of so you don’t need to worry.
• Expert tours of Florence and Siena – with professional and registered city guides.
• Cooking class in Siena
• Visit to an ancient castle and winery for tour and wonderful lunch
• Breakfast daily and meals as indicated in itinerary
• Visit to an organic farm for a wonderful lunch with local wines
• Wine tasting in historic wineries, wine with meals as indicated in itinerary
• Group ground transportation throughout the tour including chauffeur driven vans, train, ferries, airport transfers taxis at times
• Limited to only 12 guests
• 3 and 4 star hotels, central and hand picked
• entrance into galleries and attractions when accompanied by a guide
• Time for shopping and your own ‘discovery’
• Visit Greve, Volterra
• Airfares
• Items of a personal nature
• Insurance
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Caravaggio In Florence 2010
May 22nd - Oct 10th
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Tuscan Indulgence Highlights
Full-time Tour Director
3 full days in Florence
Historical guides in Florence
Guided Tour of the Uffizi
Visit to see David, Accademia
Shopping in Florence markets
Lunch on a country farm
2 nights San Gimignano
Visit Volterra
Fun Cooking class in Siena
3 nights Siena
Lunch and tour of Ancient Winery
Visit Greve
Expert Tour of Siena
Winery and food tastings
14th - 23rd Sept, 2010
Florence
Florence
Easy - Moderate
$4995 Australian
twin share accommodation
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an additional $720)
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