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The perfect wine tour to taste Antinori wines and learn about this world class winemaking dynasty and to discover Tuscany and its beauties

A renaissance of wine, food and travel. You are invited to discover the historical Antinori estates in Tuscany where the tradition opens to the future

5 nights in 4* Hotel - 2 in Florence and 3 in Siena - with guided tours of the cities, welcome dinner, wine tastings and lunches in the prestigious Antinori wine cellars, and thermal spa...

Family-owned Marchesi Antinori is arguably the most famous house in Italian wine, and starting this year, for the very first time, guests can get an inside look at the family’s more than 625 years of Italian winemaking history.

Tradition, passion and intuition have been the three driving principles which have led the Marchesi Antinori firm to become a leader in Italian wine.

The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated. “Ancient roots play an important role in our work. But have never been a limit to our innovative spirit”.

Curiosity, passion and the desire to explore different vines and terrains which had the potential for great winemaking led the Antinori family on the journey that brought them to the new “Wine Areas” producing wines in the respect for tradition and for the land of Tuscany. This passion, together with the enjoyment of hospitality and good food, can be found and rediscovered in special places, rich in tradition, in a perfect harmony of flavors, colors and fragrances.

Day 1Day 1 _ Travel to Tuscany and reach your 4 Star Hotel located in Florence. We always select structures that we know personally and with whom we work a long time. All our packages include breakfast buffet with a preference for local products.

_ Welcome dinner at the Cantinetta di Antinori in the historic centre of Florence. Your voyage of discovery of new flavour sensations is beginning with a selection of recipes divided up according to the four seasons, out of respect for the tradition of Tuscan cooking. This tradition is based on the

philosophy that "every product from the earth should be eaten during its natural season of ripening in order to be able to fully enjoy its flavors". For each recipe are recommended the Antinori wine best suited for that dish. Enjoy the food and have fun!Back to your accommodation for overnight.

Day 2Day 2 _ After breakfast at your accommodation you head into the gently rolling hills covered with vineyards in the heart of the Chianti Classico where you stop at Badia a Passignano where “A fairy tale is a timeless page in time that one savours little by little”. The tale of Badia a Passignano is hidden in the maze of its precious vineyards, in the serene shadows of its olive groves, in the spirituality of its ancient Abbey, in the warmth of the hospitality and generous affability of the people and the beauty of the countryside surrounding us. Meet at the wine shop at Badia a Passignano. Tour to the vineyards with an introduction to viticulture and wine production. From here guests will visit the historic cellars below the Abbey. Continue to lunch at Osteria di Passignano restaurant were guests will be served the tasting menu with wine pairing. Wines will include: Marchese Antinori Riserva, Chianti Classico Riserva Badia a Passignano, Tignanello, Solaia and Vinsanto delle Tenute. The meal will be preceded by extra-virgin olive oils tasting.

Lunch will be followed by a visit to the newest Antinori Chianti Classico Estate in Bargino where tradition opens up to the future. The cellars inaugurated on October 25th, 2012 are the Antinori family’s homage to the territory of Chianti Classico, a confirmation of the historic ties to the family’s place of origin. It is unique in Italy in its type: constructed with local materials and with the maximum respect for the environment and of the Tuscan landscape. The cellars, therefore, were constructed for reasons strictly tied to the production of wine but also to give a vast public of wine lovers the opportunity to enter into direct contact with the production philosophy of the family, offering the possibility of seeing, from the vineyard to the bottle, how a wine is born, observing - step by step - the phases of fermentation and aging. Visit of the Estate and wine tasting.

Early evening we are back in Florence. The evening is free.

Day 3Day 3 _ After breakfast at your accommodation, at 10.30 am. our professional guide will meet you in the historic center of Florence for a walking tour of two hours. With attentive and very knowledgeable assistance of a local guide who speaks your language, you can visit nearby monuments and squares that make unique Italy. You will be accompanied by a very nice guide who will explain all the curiosity of Italian people and the traditions of Tuscany. This is the best way to see and learn about a city without getting lost in unfamiliar areas: you can optimize your time looking at things at once the most beautiful and famous!

At the end of the tour you will have the opportunity to continue the free visit to the city, we will be happy to give you some tips and directions to fully enjoy your stay in Tuscany!Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon, took the bags at the hotel and hailed Florence, with our minibus we will take you to Siena at your new 4 Star Hotel in Siena (70 km far from Florence) where dinner will be served with a preference for local, seasonal produce accompanied by Tuscan wines. You can relax at your residence to regain your strength and get ready for the next day.

Day 4Day 4 _ After breakfast at your accommodation we continue to Tenuta La Braccesca just a miles away from the city of Montepulciano, near the border between Tuscany and neighboring Umbria.

La Braccesca estate is surrounded by a splendid territory situated in two very close, but entirely different, zones: Montepulciano, the classic and prestigious area of “Vino Nobile”, and Cortona, which has made a name for itself in world markets principally with international grape varieties, above all Syrah. These two different “souls”, the essential spirit of different terroirs, represent the Braccesca style with its respect for tradition and, at the same time, tireless research. The wines of the La Braccesca estate are the results of this happy synthesis.

Visit of the estate, wine tasting and buffet lunch with typical and local products.

After lunch we go back to Siena. Our professional guide will meet you in the historic center for a walking tour of two hours. The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, the horse race held twice a year.

At the end of the tour you will have the opportunity to continue the free visit to the city, we will be happy to give you some tips and directions to fully enjoy your stay in Tuscany!Free time for dinner.

Day 5 Day 5 _ After breakfast at your accommodation we continue to the South towards Grosseto for a visit and lunch at Le Mortelle wine estate, in the Tuscan Maremma near the town of Castiglione della Pescaia. The estate has belonged to the Antinori family since 1999, and it has worked both on the vineyards and the new cellars with the firm conviction that the area, at the time just emerging into prominence in the overall panorama if Italian wine, had a very significant potential for the production of high quality wine where the finest

characteristics of the terroir and the varieties to be planted could fully find an excellent expression. The cellar is, in large part, underground in order to minimize its impact on the environment and was constructed using natural materials, allows the most efficient use of the finest technology for the production of wine.Visit of the estate, wine tasting and buffet lunch with typical and local products.

After lunch we continue to the North towards Siena and we stop at the spa of Petriolo Thermae for you to relax in an oasis of well-being of body and mind. Set in a private nature reserve and built just above the medieval spa of Petriolo, the Resort allows its guests to enjoy not only the healing properties of thermal water at 43 ° C, but also the historical beauty of a natural paradise praised since antiquity. The pool that collects the thermal waters of Petriolo, surrounded by magical scents and colors, gives the guests an unforgettable sensory experience, in sign of being more intimate.After this break of relaxation will bring you again to Siena.

Free time for dinner.

Day 6 Day 6 _ After breakfast at your accommodation we will be at your disposal for the departure from Tuscany.

Hoping that your journey through the Antinori estates and the Tuscan towns and countryside was to your liking and you did enjoy our deepest culture, we look forward to your next trip!

The vacation includes per person: • 5 nights in 4 Star Hotels - the first 2 nights in Florence, the other 3 nights in Siena• 5 breakfast buffet• all transfers to the Estates + the transfer Florence-Siena in minivan equipped with every

confort and professional driver• 1 welcome dinner at Cantinetta di Antinori in Florence• 1 visit and lunch with wine tasting at Badia a Passignano estate• 1 visit with wine tasting at Antinori Chianti Classico estate• 1 walking tour of Florence, 2 hours with professional guide• 1 dinner at the 4 Star Hotel in Siena• 1 visit and lunch with wine tasting at La Braccesca estate• 1 walking tour of Siena, 2 hours with professional guide• 1 visit and lunch with wine tasting at Le Mortelle estate• 1 admission to the spa Petriolo with pools at different temperatures, small waterfalls and

splashes of water, Kneipp, round sweat, emotional and color therapy showers, bio-sauna, aromatherapy, relaxation area and solarium

►by minivan 8 seats € 1859,00 price per person in double room►by minivan 4 seats € 2039,00 price per person in double room►by minivan 2 seats € 2414,00 price per person in double room

►by minibus 20 seats € 1874,00 price per person in double room►by minibus 16 seats € 1924,00 price per person in double room

we will give you the detailed info and photos of accommodation, restaurant and wineries at the moment of the request

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