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Taste and Slow Italy - Trasimeno Travel Sas, Via Novella 1/F,
06061 Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. Tel. 075-953969, Fax
075-9652654www.tasteandslowitaly.com -
[email protected]
11 days Italy tour
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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.
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 - Piazza Navona
Roma - San Pietro
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Day 02
After breakfast, departure with the tour leader for a guided
tour of the interesting and striking Vatican Mu-seums, 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 Bor-ghese 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 en-ded 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 co-ming 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.
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.
Roma - Quartiere ebraico
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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,
Ro-man 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.
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’Or-cia. 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.
Orvieto - Il Duomo
Val D’Orcia
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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 Flo-rence.
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 toge-ther with red wine and extra-virgin olive oil from
this region.
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.
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
Fiesole
Firenze - Santa Maria Novella
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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 Ve-nice
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!
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 Ve-nice.
After breakfast, departure to reach Mu-rano ( 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 fini-shed piece of art.
Next stop will be the picturesque Bura-no 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.
Ponte di Rialto
Burano
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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:
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:
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•
Not included:
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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Taste and Slow Italy - Trasimeno Travel Sas, Via Novella 1/F,
06061 Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. Tel. 075-953969, Fax
075-9652654www.tasteandslowitaly.com -
[email protected]
DAY ITINERARY MEALS1 Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Roma2
Guided tour of Vatican Museum, Saint Peter’s and Borghese Gallery B
3 Cooking lesson and guided tour: the Imperial Rome B - L4 Transfer
to Umbria, stop in Orvieto B - L5 Tour Val d’Orcia: Pienza,
Montalcino and Bagno Vignoni B - L6 Fiesole, transfer to Firenze
and guided tour of the city B - L7 Guided tour of Firenze B8
Transfer to Venezia B9 Guided tour of Venezia B
10 Guided tour of Murano and Burano B11 End of services B
B = breakfastL = lunchD = dinner
