A Week in Tuscany & Umbria

A Week in Tuscany & Umbria

A Week in Tuscany & Umbria

This self guided week long tour you will discover some smaller jewels of the two sister regions; Tuscany and Umbria. Visit some of the more unique and off the beaten path villages and towns. Add a few days to make it a longer tour.


Departure Date : All Year

Valid till : 31 December 2011

Days / Nights : 8 Days/ 7 Nights

Hotels : 3 Star Bed and Breakfast Accommodations

Price: see price in USD, CAD, GBP, EURO and YEN*

Countries : Italy

Cities : Bettona, Torgiano, Deruta, Perugia, Montefalco, Assisi, Montepulciano, Pienza, Siena, San Gimignano, Chianti, Montalcino

Itinerary

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Day 1 Highlights: Arrival to Rome, Bettona, Relax & Unpack!

Welcome to Rome

DAY 1: Arrival to Rome – Welcome to Italy!

+ Included: B&B Accommodations, Multi Course Dinner

This tour begins in Rome

Welcome to Italy! Arrival in Rome. Pick up your rental car (not included) and travel to the Umbria Region. Arrival in Bettona, lovely medieval village in the heart of the region of Umbria. Accomodation in a lovely bed and breakfast you will love your room and multi course welcome dinner in the characteristic restaurant of the Relais. Overnight stay.

Today is your day to arrive, get over the long flight and just enjoy the fact that you have just begun your well needed vacation to Italy.

Stroll the streets around your hotel for a cocktail, find a local artist studio to look over the latest art or just find a piazza and people watch; the choice is yours!

You will need a rental car for this program, take a look at the options here

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Day 2 Highlights: Torgiano, Deruta, Perugia

Tuscany

DAY 2 – Umbria to Tuscany


+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Wine tasting

Sightseeing Route to follow


Fuel your full day of sightseeing with pastries, juice, authentic italian espresso and more at your hotel’s included continental breakfast.

After breakfast depart for the hilltop town of Torgiano, not far from Bettona to visit at leisure the Wine Museum that will delight both the connoisseur as well as the merely curious.

You'll have the chance to taste the singular wines of Umbria′s most illustrious wine house Cantine Giorgio Lungarotti which lies just outside Torgiano. The rest of the afternoon can be spent in Deruta, renown for its beautiful ceramic and pottery. Here we suggest you to visit the National Museum of the Pottery, located just in the village centre. You will also have time to a stop to Perugia, elegant town rich in important monuments and renown for its production of Chocolate (the world famous "Bacio" candy was born here). Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

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Day 3 Highlights: Montefalco, Assisi

Tuscany`

Day 3 – The Cradle of Umbria

+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Olive Oil and Food Tasting

Today’s sightseeing tour is dedicated to exploring Umbria, the cradle of the Renaissance.

After breakfast departure for Montefalco, gorgeous medieval town called "the terrace of Umbria" for its incredible panoramic location. Here you will visit an ancient olive oil mill run by a nice woman and her family, for a tasting of traditional local food and olive oil.

Typical Italian snacks will be served. The rest of the day is dedicated to visiting Assisi at your leisure. Dinner on your own. Back to the Hotel and overnight stay.

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Day 4 Highlights: Montepulciano, Pienza, Siena

Tuscany

Day 4 – Tuscany Heartland

+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Wine Tasting


Enjoy your breakfast and prepare for a full day of exploring. After breakfast departure for Tuscany. First stop at the Renaissance town of Montepulciano. The town is the birthplace of the humanist poet Poliziano and host to works of some of Italy′s greatest architects. Quench your thirst with a bit of wine with a tasting and tour with snacks in an ancient wine cellar in the city center.

Lunch at leisure. In the afternoon you will have the chance to stop in the lovely town of Pienza and take your time to get lost in the narrow and characteristic streets of the town, which names as "la Via dell′Amore", are so romantic. Arrival in your Hotel in Siena area. Dinner on you own and overnight stay

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Day 5 Highlights: Cooking Class, San Gimignano

Italy cooking Class

Day 5 – Italian Cooking Class! San Gimignano

+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Italian Cooking Class

Good morning! As you rise and shine, the smell of fresh espresso and pastries fill the air. Today you get to learn about Siena and have a great cooking class!

After breakfast at the Hotel drive into the Sienese countryside to attend a cooking class in a farmhouse. You′ll learn the principle secrets of Italian cuisine, such as the art of making a delicious pasta. Enjoy for lunch what you created during the cooking class.

The reminder of the afternoon can be spent in San Gimignano, wandering among the towers and shops of this timeless medieval town. Dinner on your own in San Gimignano. Overnight at hotel.

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Day 6 Highlights: Chianti, Winery Tour, Siena

Wine

Day 6 – Tuscan Wine Country

+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Winery Tour and Tasting


Enjoy your breakfast and prepare for your departure to the heart of Tuscany’s wine country. First stop of the day is the Chianti region.

After breakfast departure for the Chianti region, located between Siena and Florence known around the world for fine wines. Enjoy a bit of culture with a tasting and tour of winery, complete with tasting. In the afternoon you’ll have chance to wander the medieval streets of Siena and have time for shopping and relax. Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

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Day 7 Highlights: Montalcino, Brunello Wine Estate, Lunch

Italy Wine

Day 7 – The King of Wine

+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast

Wine Estate Tour and Tasting

Lunch

Sip your espresso, take another bit of the fresh fruit and enjoy your breakfast because today you will walk taste and learn about the amazing Brunello wine.

After breakfast departure for Montalcino, where you will enjoy a winery tour and tasting in a Brunello wine estate. Lunch in a central trattoria and the afternoon, we suggest you a visit to the intimate 11 century Romanesque church of St. Antimo. Returning back to Siena, have a stop to the impressive Benedictin Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, one of the finest holy place of Tuscany region. Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

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Day 8 Highlights: Private Airport Transfer

Siena

Day 8 – Farewell Tuscany


+ Included:

Buffet Breakfast


After breakfast, Last day of your tour. We suggest you to spend the morning in Florence on your own, for visiting this wonderful art city. Possibility to extend the stay with one or two overnight stay in town. End of our services.

No matter what your travel plans, the experts at
Italy 4 Real can help you with the arrangements.

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Departure Dates 2011: A week in Tuscany and Umbira


STATUS : GUARANTEED DEPARTURE!
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This tour departs on your schedule, any day any time!


Important notes about this Tour

This tour is SELF GUIDED which means that you travel on your own at your own schedule with the following inclusions.

3 nights - 1 HB + 2 b&b accomodation in Umbria
4 nights b&b accomodation in Tuscany
Wine tasting at Lungarotti in Torgiano
Light lunch at a traditional olive oil mill in Montefalco
Visit and wine tasting in an ancient cellar in Montepulciano
Visit and wine tasting in a traditional cellar in Montalcino
Visit and wine tasting in a cellar in Chianti
Lunch in a local trattoria in Montalcino
3 hour cooking class in a villa with lunch and drinks included
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*Travelling alone? Single supplements available for this trip. Contact US. Discounts apply to Low Season Travel, Inquire when booking

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Extras at no chargeOur Exclusive TRIP PAK that contains over $50 in maps, local and regional travel guides, travel tips, city information, dining suggestions, sightseeing suggestions and more all developed by our staff of Travel Experts and guides to make your trip more enjoyable.

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