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Women's
Tours and
Travel in
Italy |
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A
Taste of
Tuscany |
This
fabulous
trip for our
small group
of 12 women
will tour
the major
sites of
Rome,
Florence and
some very
special
interests of
the Tuscany
region of
Italy. Our
10-day tour
will include
a winery
visit & wine
tastings,
daily city
walks,
select
regional
meal
specialties,
museum
visits, and
we'll even
take an
afternoon to
enjoy the
natural
thermal
pools of a
spa in the
Val D'Orcia. |
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Dates: |
Friday 5
September
– Sunday
14
September
2008 |
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Cost: |
$3345.00
CND/USD
per
person
(single
supp.
$650
only if
requesting
private
room) |
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Booking
and
information: |
IV
Travel |
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Trip Highlights
- Renaissance art & architecture
- Rome: The Colliseum & The Forum, The Vatican, Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps, The Pantheon, Piazza Navona
- Florence: Piazza Della Signoria, 'David', The Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens
- The leather markets and leather shops
- Great food & wine and of course gelato!
- Thermal Spa visit
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A JOURNEY FOR ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE & ART |
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Accommodations
Homebase' locations convenient walking distance to historical sites; all rooms air conditioned and equipped with TV, mini refrigerator, hair dryer, private bathroom; elevator access; courtesy bicycle use in Florence, afternoon tea/coffee in Florence.
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What's Included
- All accommodations
- Daily continental breakfast
- R/T ground transport from Rome-Florence-Rome
- Rome and Florence daily city walks
- Ticketed entry for Colliseum in Rome & Accademia in Florence
- Montepulciano ancient town wine cellars tour & tasting
- World-renowned Avignonesi Estates winery tour & tasting
- Florence enoteca (wine bar) tasting event featuring extra virgin olive oils, aged balsamics & wine
- Afternoon at Val D'Orcia spa facility for use of thermal mineral pools, unique ‘Bioquam’ hydro massage
- Three specialty lunches
- Daily 'wine-thirty' tasting of regional wines
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A TIME FOR FASHION, FUN & FABULOUS FOOD |
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Additional Activities (cost not incl.)
- Additional museum entry
- Day trips & excursions - Siena, San Gimignano, Venice, Lucca, Pisa, Chianti Wine Route
- Spa body treatments
- Meals and all items otherwise not listed above
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Getting There
You will arrange your international flight to (typically Fiumicino Airport) Rome, Italy. Take an airport taxi or use Rome's efficient Metro railway line to Rome Centro - Termini Stazione. Take taxi from Termini to city center, instructions and location maps for Rome and Florence provided with your confirmation letter for your convenience and use during our stay. |
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