11 days Italy tour

11 days Italy tour
Taste and Slow Italy - Trasimeno Travel Sas, Via Novella 1/F, 06061 Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. Tel. 075-953969, Fax 075-9652654
www.tasteandslowitaly.com - [email protected]
Day 01
Arrival at the airport in Rome, meeting with the tour leader
and transfer.
Arrival at the hotel in Rome, located right in the city centre.
In the afternoon, you will take a walk and stop by in the most
famous sites in the city: the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza
di Spagna with the Spanish steps.
Roma - Piazza Navona
Rome is very rich in historical and architectural monuments: the historical centre within the Aurelian walls,
the extraterritorial Properties of the Holy and San Paolo Fuori le Mura were all added to the UNESCO World
Heritage List.
Besides, Rome is a very green city, with its numerous parks in the centre.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Roma - San Pietro
Day 02
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader for a guided tour of the interesting and striking Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica.
In the afternoon, guided tour of Borghese Gallery.
The gallery is situated in one the most popular parks of the city, and it houses an important part of the Borghese collection, started by Cardinal Scipione Borghese who, in the 16th century, requested a villa to keep his
collection of works in.
You can also pay a visit to the very famous rococo Trevi Fountain, whose construction began in 1732 and ended in 1762. The water of the fountain comes from the “modern” Acqua Vergine, the revived Aqua Virgo, one
of the aqueducts that supplied water to the ancient Rome. In the centre, on a rocky base, the statue of Ocean is
on a shell cart dragged by two sea horses guided by tritons.
You also have the possibility to visit the Jewish ghetto, established in 1555 by Pope Paul IV and now one of
the most ancient and striking ghettos in the world.
You will be stunned by the majesty of the Synagogue, by the Jewish Museum and by the delicious smell coming from the historical restaurants of the quarter where you will have the chance to taste one of the typical
delicacies of the city.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Roma - Quartiere ebraico
Day 03
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach Valeria’s culinary school by private bus. The school is
located in a wonderful quarter in Rome.
Valeria is a cooking teacher; she also collaborates with the Slow Food Organization.
Before starting with the cooking lesson, Valeria will take you to a local market where you will buy all the
ingredients which are necessary for your recipes!
Small lunch with a great wine!
In the afternoon, guided tour of the Imperial Rome ( Coliseum, Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia).
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to
reach a location on the border between Tuscany
and Umbria.
In fact, we will reach Orvieto at 11 am. Take
the chance to wander through the streets of this
wonderful small city!
Light lunch at a wine and olive oil trade. Enjoy
this unforgettable experience!
The owner will let you visit an ancient cellar
dug into the tuff stone and the ancient oil mill,
owned by the family.
Orvieto - Il Duomo
Lunch with a great red and white wine of their selection.
In the afternoon, arrival at the hotel.
Overnight stay.
Day 05
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader and private bus.
Today you will visit the amazing Val d’Orcia, in Tuscany. This site was
added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004.
Visit of Pienza.
Next stop will be Giuseppe’s dairy factory, right in the heart of Val d’Orcia. Giuseppe is the owner, he loves his job and he manages to transmit
all of his passion while he explains how to make the delicious Pecorino
of Pienza.
Val D’Orcia
Small lunch. The tasting session of these tasty local products will be held in a wonderful hall with a charming
chimney.
In the afternoon we will reach Montalcino for a tasting session of the very famous Brunello red wine.
Last stop of the day will be Bagno Vignoni.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 06
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to
reach Firenze by private bus.
Before reaching Firenze we will stop at Fiesole,
a small town located at the top of the hill of Florence.
Visit of the archeological site of Fiesole.
We will have lunch at an historical residence
which today serves as a wine and olive oil trade.
Light lunch with delicious Tuscan recipes together with red wine and extra-virgin olive oil from
this region.
Fiesole
During the tasting session you will understand the difference between the Umbrian oil making process and the
Tuscan one, both of high quality.
In the early afternoon, arrival at the hotel in Florence.
Meeting with a local guide to visit the most striking sites of this city: Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio,
(Old Bridge) and the Basilica of Santa Croce.
Firenze - Santa Maria Novella
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 07
After breakfast, meeting with the local guide to continue the visit of this amazing city on foot. You will see
the Cathedral, the Academia Gallery where Michelangelo’s sculpture David is kept and finally the Medici
Chapel.
In the afternoon, free time for shopping together with the tour leader.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 08
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader to reach Venice by private bus.
In the early afternoon, arrival at hotel.
Then you will take a walk with the tour leader through the
streets of Venice; you will get acquainted with some of the
most important sites of the city: Piazza San Marco, Rialto
Bridge and the numerous secrets that the city holds within
its alleys!
Ponte di Rialto
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 09
After breakfast, guided tour of the Doge Palace, Piazza San Marco and the Basilica.
In the afternoon you will visit the Academia Bridge, Campo Santa Margherita and the amazing Basilica of
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 10
A day dedicated to the islands of Venice.
After breakfast, departure to reach Murano ( the island famous for its glass
making ) by private motor boat.
You will have the chance to visit one
of the most enchanting glassmakers of
the island . An expert will show you
the art of glass-blowing. See the finished piece of art.
Next stop will be the picturesque Burano Island with its multi-colored houses
and fishing boats that reflect in the water. It is said that the houses were painted in different colors so
that the sailors and the fishermen could identify their houses as they came back from the sea in the middle of
a thick mist.
Burano
Finally, you will see the hanging bell-tower of the tiny St. Martino Church. Inside there also is the painting of
San Giovanni Tiepolo Crucifixion.
At the end of the tour, you will come back to the city centre by the private motor boat.
Day 11
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport by private bus and tour leader.
End of the services.
Tour information:
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The tour will be available with a minimum of 16 paying participants
The tour can be changed according to airport and flights’ schedule
Round trip flights’ reservation available
Booking cancellations insurance available
Services Included:
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11 days, 10 nights in a 3/ 4 star hotel in B&B
Tour leader for the whole duration of the tour
Local guide, for 4 half-days and 3 full-days
Private bus with driver for the whole duration of the tour
4 small lunches
3 wine tasting sessions
2 extra-virgin olive oil tasting sessions
One Italian cooking lesson
Tour of the islands by private motorboat
Booking and entrance fee to the Uffizi Gallery
Booking and entrance fee to the Vatican Museums
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Anything which is not expressly mentioned in the list above
Travel health insurance
Baggage insurance
Entrance fees to the museums which haven’t benn mentioned
Tips and personal expenses
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Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Roma
Guided tour of Vatican Museum, Saint Peter’s and Borghese Gallery
Cooking lesson and guided tour: the Imperial Rome
Transfer to Umbria, stop in Orvieto
Tour Val d’Orcia: Pienza, Montalcino and Bagno Vignoni
Fiesole, transfer to Firenze and guided tour of the city
Guided tour of Firenze
Transfer to Venezia
Guided tour of Venezia
Guided tour of Murano and Burano
End of services
MEALS
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Taste and Slow Italy - Trasimeno Travel Sas, Via Novella 1/F, 06061 Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. Tel. 075-953969, Fax 075-9652654
www.tasteandslowitaly.com - [email protected]