Discovery Italy

The hills of Chianti, Florence, Siena and fascinating small villages, vineyards and hills in a medieval atmosphere

...Good tuscan cuisine, Art and Wine roads…a unique path that lead to beautiful tuscan historic towns, wine roads, wineries and farms with the well-known famous wine, Chianti

Duration: 5 days e 4 nights
Accommodation: 4 nights in 3* Hotel or B&B with breakfast

Short description: a walking journey to discover one of the most popular regions…Tuscany with its beautiful Hills of Chianti…Florence with its beautiful medieval and renaissance examples, walking on the hills of the famous Chianti wines among wine cellars, castles and farms.
You are also going to visit Siena, the tuscan city with its famous Palio horse race and beautiful noble buildings.
It is going to be an exciting journey to discover the artistic, historic heritage and the gastronomic traditions that ranges from ancient times up to present days.
It is an unforgettable journey!

Information:

• Trip to Florence
• Closest airport: Amerigo Vespucci Firenze Peretola Airport
• Period: all year round
• Duration: 4 nights
• Flights: to book separately from our site. You can find both scheduled standard flights and low cost flights. You receive booking assistance on request

PACKAGE A
Price with arrival at Florence airport: 420 euro*
Price with arrival at other airports: 470 euro*
*The price may vary according to season
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all accomodation rates include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

• Accommodation: 4 nights in centrally located 3* Hotel or B & B in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
• Transfer to/from the airport drink
• dinners in restaurants
• 2 wine tasting and local gastronomic products
• Telephone assistance
• Free entrance to all museums and cultural events
• Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel

PACKAGE B
Price with arrival at Florence airport: 470 euro*
Price with arrival at other airports: 520 euro*
*The price may vary according to season
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all accomodation rates include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

• Accommodation: 4 nights in centrally located 3* Hotel or B & B in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
• Transport: transfer round trip to/from the airport drink
• 2 dinners in restaurants
• 2 wine tasting and local gastronomic products
• Free entrance to all museums and cultural events
• Guided tour
• Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TUSCANY:
Description: Tuscany is a region of Central Italy: it borders to the north with Emilia Romagna, to the east with Marches and Umbria, with Lazio to the south, to north-west for a short distance with Liguria and to the west is washed by the Tyrrhenian Sea.is divided into: the provinces of Florence (regional capital), Prato, Pisa, Lucca, Grosseto, Arezzo, Siena, Pistoia and Livorno Massa Carrara.name of this region comes from its ancient inhabitants, tusci, a name that was given to etruscans by romans. Tuscany is famous worldwide for its art, history, landscapes and for the gastronomic products. Among the many art cities, the most famous are: Florence, Siena, Pisa and Lucca, and some beautiful medieval villages are San Gimignano and Montepulciano. A special feature of this beautiful region is certainly the natural heritage and the great variety of landscapes: we can find here the beautiful green hills of Chianti and Maremma Park, mountain landscapes of the Apuan Alps or Abetone, the thermal parks of Chinciano and Montecatini Terme and finally the very famous beach resorts of Versilia, Argentario and the island of Elba.

Cuisine and Wines: The typical Tuscan cuisine is simple and genuine based on quality foods such as bread (made without salt) and extra virgin olive oil.Among the typical dishes we find the delicious appetizers of meats and delicious croutons made with toasted Tuscan bread: very famous are the chicken liver croutons. Among the first course dishes we recommend "pappa al pomodoro, tomato cooked with garlic, basil and pepper. Very famous are the Tuscan soups including the delicious "ribollita”. Among the pasta dishes the most famous are undoubtedly "pappardelle with hare sauce”, pasta cooked with hare meat in red wine, olive oil and tomatoes. Other well-known dishes are steak “alla fiorentina” (meat strictly coming from Chianina cattle) and tripe. Among the local dishes there are also many fish specialty dishes including the famous "cacciucco fish soup" a typical dish of the city of Livorno, or "triglie alla livornese" (with tomatoes and peas). Among the desserts we find "Ricciarelli" and "Gingerbread" from Siena, "cantucci” from Prato, “brigidini“ from Pistoia, chestnut cake (made with chestnut flour, pine nuts and raisins), “bucellato” from Lucca. it comes to the wines of Tuscany...this is a chapter in itself: there are many varieties of wines and all very popular and well known. We find Chianti, Montepulciano, Brunello di Monatalcino, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Galestro and the red from the hills of Lucca.Last but not least, Morellino di Scansano, a wine with brilliant ruby red color and intense and fruity flavor. This wine is ideal to red meat.

Day1: FLORENCE PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA WITH PALAZZO VECCHIO, LOGGIA DEI LANZI AND NETTUNO FOUNTAIN Arrival at the Airport, transfer to 3* Hotel or B&B. Refreshing welcome drink and free time to relax or to begin familiarizing yourself with the enchanting atmosphere of Florence. During the late afternoon we recommend you to start walking to discover Florence, beginning with the most representative place of the city, Piazza della Signoria, the magnificent Palazzo Vecchio, visiting its ‘500 Saloon with famous frescoes of Vasari and the beautiful courtyard where can be admired the statue of David by Michelangelo in front of the building, the elegant Loggia dei Lanzi with important groups of sculptures and the Fountain of Neptune that Florentine people call “Biancone”, Court of the Merchandise and Ugoccioni Palace Evening: well known tuscan gastronomic tradition in trattoria and magical atmosphere

Day 2: FLORENCE UFFIZI GALLERY, VASARI CORRIDOR, WONDERFUL VIEWS FROM PONTE VECCHIO AND ARNO RIVER PIAZZA DUOMO AND ITS CATHEDRAL, BAPTISTERY, CAMPANILE GIOTTO, CATHEDRAL MUSEUM After a good rich breakfast in Florence, we recommend you to continue discovering the beautiful Florence. You start with the visit to one of the most prestigious world’s museum, Uffizi Gallery which hosts masterpieces of famous painters as Gioto, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Leonardo, Boticelli just to name a few of the most important. Particular attention is being given to Vasari’s Corridor where you can admire the original collection of portraits of famous painters from the Middle Ages, and portraits of the famous Medici family. You will carry in your heart for a long time the view of the Arno that you are going to have in front of you when you pass on the Old Bridge. Of equal beauty are the views of the hills surrounding Florence.Lunch in a restaurant where we recommend you to taste the delicious florentine cuisine ( some recommended dishes are florentine steak, roasted meat, ribollita, pasta with beans, florentine papardelle and local cheeses accompanied by a good glass of wine).In the afternoon you find another nice corner of Florence: Piazza del Duomo with its important monuments built with white marble of Carrara by geniuses like Giotto and Brunelleschi. A visit to the museum hosting models and tools for the construction of the imposing cathedral, is also recommended Evening: in trattoria, tasting florentine delicacies

Day 3: FIRENZE – GREVE IN CHIANTI 30 km by train/bus or on foot Wine tasting and local gastronomic products Your morning starts with a tour to discover the hills of Chianti. A few kilometers from Florence, you are going to be already in the heart of the vineyards in a stunning landscape that alternates between grapevines, olive trees and cypresses. You stop in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of the hills of Chianti and you visit its ancient triangular square lined by palaces, porticoes, arcades and the parish church of Santa Croce. During the late afternoon we recommend you to join a wine and local gastronomic products tasting in an old cellar. Evening: Accommodation in 3*Hotel, B & B or Agriturismo

Day 4: MEDIEVAL SIENA Wine tasting We recommend you to dedicate your day to the medieval Siena in the heart of the city. The seashell shaped Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Torre del Mangia and the beautiful Fonte Gaia are the first things to see in Siena. Evening: enjoyable sienese gourmet, tasting traditional dishes and a glass of wine in one of the charming narrow streets around Piazza del Campo.

Day 5: Departure to the airport and your destination