October 2/09 , 2005
Price: $ 1.900


1° day – Individual arrival and transfer to the booked hotel near Florence. Lunch at leisure. In the afternoon free time for shopping, relaxing at hotel swimming pool or discovering a city. Unforgettable reinaissance dinner in an ancient palace called Palazzo Borghese, in the heart of Florence.


2° day
– Breakfast in hotel. Walking tour in San Lorenzo food market, enjoying the beautiful color and tastes of Italy. After get ready for an interesting cooking class to learn all the secrets about italian cuisine. The cooking class will be held in Florence in one of the most famous cooking schools in Italy. The lesson will last all the morning after which you’ll eat the delicious food you’ve prepared with your group. The rest of the afternoon is dedicated to a guided visit of Florence – the gem of the Renaissance. The historic center of Florence is a splendid mix of white, green and pink marble whose streets and palaces reveal the passage from Medieval to Renaissance times. The visit includes the Cathedral, the symbol of power in 13th and 14th centuries; the civic heart of the city the Piazza della Signoria; the outdoor sculptures in the Loggia dei Lanzi; the Ponte Vecchio, which as its name suggests is the oldest bridge of the city. Dinner at leisure.


3° day
- Breakfast in hotel, departure for the region of Chianti. Arrival at Castello Il Palagio, visit of the castle and its wine cellars. At lunch wine tasting accompanied by typical tuscan products. Free afternoon in Florence. Dinner at leisure.


4° day
– Breakfast in Hotel. Departure for a Chocolate Tour! You’ll discover everthing about chocolate…Starting with the visit to the best laboratories where it’s produced and ……..ending with a fabolous tasting of the products. Chocolate dinner in Florence.


5° day
Breakfast in hotel. Departure for Pienza, a nice village, home of the famous pecorino di Pienza. Visit of one of a Pienza’s cheese factory to know how the famous pecorino is made. Tasting at lunch. In the first afternoon departure for Castello di Banfi in Montalcino where is made the wonderful and famous wine Brunello. Guided visit of the cellar and of the Glass Museum where are exibited the world’s largest private collection of ancient Rome glassware. Dinner in the fabolous restaurant in the castle with a suggestive views of the tuscan hillside and an interior with hand-painted walls of vineyards trellising. A memorable dining experience!

6° day - Breakfast in Hotel. Departure for the city of “Palio”, where we’ll visit “Piazza del Campo”, one of the most beautiful medieval square, of a big scenographic effect, that has always be the centre of Siena’s civil life. It has a very particular shape, as a shell’s valve, and it is surrounded by the Public Palace with its Tower of Mangia, and by many others embattled and turreted palaces. We’ll visit also the Cathedral, one of the most beautiful Gothic creation of Italian architecture.
Lunch in a restaurant in Siena with a very particular medieval menu. During the coming back stop on San Gimignano, beautiful medieval village in the Tuscan hills for a guided tour.
Dinner at leisure in Florence.



7° day
– Breakfast in hotel. Another day dedicated to improve your cooking skills. Enjoy your lunch and talk about this interesting experience with your “teachers”. In the afternoon free time. Good-bye dinner in a beautiful Medieval Castle in Greve in Chianti.


8° day
– Breakfast in hotel. End of the tour and departure for your destination.


Price per person: euros 1900,00


Accomodation: Florence – Novotel Accor Hotel www.novotel.com


Price includes:
- 7 nights accomodation in Hotel **** near Florence in BB in DBL room with restaurant, bar swimming pool and free shuttle from hotel to the city and viceversa
- 1 lunch in Florence
- 1 lunch in Siena
- 1 dinner at restaurant in Florence (Palazzo Borghese)
- 1 dinner in Chianti at Castello di Vicchiomaggio
- 1 walking tour of San Lorenzo food market in Florence
- 2 cooking classes in Florence with lunch (drinks included)
- panoramic guided tour of Florence
- panoramic guided tour of Siena
- Chocolate tour around Prato by private bus
- Visit to Siena e San Gimignano by private bus
- Visit to Pienza and to one of its cheese factory and a tasting lunch. After visit to one of the most renowed estate in Montalcino and dinner. Transfer by private bus
- Assistance


Price doesn’t include:
- Tips, extras and everything that is not mentioned under the voice “the price includes”


Single supplements: € 500


Visa Requirements: None for U.S. Citizens, but passport valid for almost 3 months


Last Day to register: 1 Luglio 2005



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