Join one of our tours to Italy.  Our tours to Tuscany & Umbria are one of our special tours to Italy featuring Tuscany, Florence and the possibility of including a tour of Rome and Venice.

 

A fabulous upscale tour open to all adults

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 TUSCANY & UMBRIA

May 31 - June 6, 2008 - Open to All Adults

Sept. 17 - 23, 2008  - Open to All Adults

Limited to 14 people

Art, Culture, Architecture, Elegant Accommodations, Special Dinners, Wine Tasting, Olive Oil Tasting ... 

OPTIONAL TOURS OF ROME & VENICE ARE AVAILABLE

COST OF TUSCANY & UMBRIA TOUR:

$3,195.00 Double Occupancy

Single Supplement Cost: $595.00

Single Occupancy Supplement applies, if you do not want a roommate.

 

Arrival airport is Rome

Departure airport is Florence, unless doing Venice Option

 

Detailed Itinerary - May 2008

Reservation Form - May 2008

 

Detailed Itinerary - Sept. 2008

Reservation Form - Sept. 2008

 

INFORMATION REQUEST

 

 

This tour guarantees to make you fall in love with Italy. You will see some of the most beautiful landscapes, magnificent sites and sample of the most fantastic food as you travel with us to explore Umbria and Tuscany.

This tour covers various regions on Italy.  The ultimate tour for the discerning traveler, truly a treat. Check out the Highlights listed below and inquire about the detailed itinerary. You'll tour scenic cities, towns rich in art and history. With an extremely scenic setting and perhaps Umbria's most charming town, Spoleto, one of the highlights in this tour, has an ancient Roman bridge. You will also tour Assisi and visit the Basilica of St. Francis, where his tomb can be found. Other sites in Assisi include various Roman ruins like an arena, arches, Temple of Minerva and the Roman forum.   You will also visit the ancient town of Montefalco, where we will tasted their unique wine of Sagrantino.   The fall tour also takes us to Orvieto.  NOTE:  Refer to the specific detailed itineraries for the accurate lists of places we plan on visiting.


You will tour Florence, the city of Renaissance, and see Statue of David, the Duomo. (Cathedral), Ponte Vecchio and lots of other sites. You'll have an opportunity to see the Basilica of Santa Croce, where tombs done by Michelangelo and Vassari and a crucifix by Donatello.  Donatello, Galileo, Michelangelo, Macchiavelli, the poet Alfieri and many other influential thinkers, scientists, inventors, and civil leaders are buried here. You will also have the opportunity to see the greatest collections of Italian art that at the top museum, the Uffizi. Visit the Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, the Bargello or go shopping. The list of things to see and do in Florence is long.

The tour will also take you through the countryside of Siena.

Another major focus of this tour is the culinary adventure that will take you through the various regional food and wine of both Umbria and Tuscany to round out your Italian experience. We have several very special meals planned for you. Join us!

 

NOTE:  YOU HAVE TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE TO JOIN THIS TOUR.  IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US TO WALK 15 MINUTES TO GET TO VARIOUS SITES AND CITY WALKING TOURS ARE 2 1/2 TO 3 HOURS LONG.  THIS TOUR WILL USE SPOLETO AS OUR BASE FOR HALF OF THE TOUR.  BE AWARE THAT SPOLETO IS EXTREMELY HILLY.  PLEASE DISCUSS THIS WITH US BEFORE SIGNING UP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Never been to Italy? 

Don't worry.  We will help you along the way.  You will receive lots of information from us well before you leave for Italy. 

 

Lots of free time for impromptu activities the group can do:  train to Lucca, Pisa or other places, wine tasting, trips to the market, etc.

 

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Guided tour of the city and visit the city's treasures like Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Ghiberti's Gate of Paradise, Piazza della Signoria,

 

Guided tour of Accademia museum for the Statue of David.

 

Tour of beautiful cities and the countryside of Umbria and Tuscany.

 

Excursion to Siena in Tuscany

 

Guided tour of Assisi for sites like the Roman arena, Roman forum and St. Francis Basilica

 

Special meals with wine that highlights both Umbrian and Tuscan meals

 

Guided tour of the beautiful Umbrian hilltown of Spoleto and see Roman Antiquities: a spectacular Roman bridge, Roman theater

12th-century cathedral 

 

Italian Wine Appreciation; wine is served with all meals

 

Wine Tasting in Montefalco

 

Cooking Class

 

Package Includes:

7 Days of Land Tour

 

Elegant Accommodations: 4 Star Hotels

 

Breakfasts Daily

 

1 Lunch with wine and 4 Dinners with Wine

 

Professionally Guided Private Tours to All Cities, Sites, Museums - Guides are scholars with background in history, art and architecture

 

Cocktails in Umbria

 

Services of Your Tour Manager Throughout the Tour

 

Entrance & Reservation Fees to Museums, Sites

 

Private Transportation to All Planned Activities

 

Airport Transfer from Rome Airport to Hotel in Umbria; 1 transfer is included.

 

Airport Transfer from Spoleto to Rome Airport; 1 transfer is included.

 

Gratuities (excluding Tour Manager's)  to guides, drivers, concierges, chambermaids and hotel restaurant staff

 

Maps, Restaurant and Activity Suggestion Lists

 

Maps

 

Maps, Restaurant and Activity Suggestion Lists

 

Not Included:

Airline Tickets

Gratuity to Tour Manager
 

 

VENICE OPTION

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Guided Tour of the art and architecture treasures: St. Mark's Square and Cathedral in Venice, Doge's Palace

 

Guided Tour of  Doge's Palace, Rialto Market, Bridge of Sigh in Venice

 

Package Includes:

 

Accommodations for 2 nights

Breakfast daily

 

First Class train tickets from Florence to Venice

 

Private boat transfer from train station to hotel

 

Guided Walking Tour of the city

 

Services of your tour escorts

 

Gratuities to drivers, tours guides and restaurants

 

ROME OPTION

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Guided Tour of Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica

 

Guided Tour of Ancient Architecture and Ruins of Rome - Roman Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon, Arch of Constantine

 

Beautiful Plazas in Rome - including

Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain in ROME.

 

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