MONTECATINI A Touch of Tuscany WHAT’S INCLUDED • Round-trip flights from New York (JFK) or Newark including government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges (see Terms & Conditions under Pricing for details). Other gateways available at an additional cost. • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers. • Hotel accommodations for seven nights, including hotel taxes and service charge. • Daily breakfast, seven dinners with wine and bottled water. • Services of a local host. • Free parking at the hotel.
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PER PERSON/Double Occupancy. Single occupancy add $249 (Oct) or $399 (Nov-Sep).
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OPTIONAL EXTENSION Relax and rejuvenate Dolce far Niente (the art of doing nothing). Extend your stay at the Vittoria Hotel for one week. Add double/ single $599/$759 per person. Includes: Seven nights accommodations, with seven breakfasts and seven dinners. An airfare deviation surcharge may apply.
Day 1 Depart New York (JFK) for Italy. Days 2-8 Arrive in Italy and transfer to your hotel in Montecatini. For centuries, Montecatini has been an exclusive world-renowned spa resort, famed for its spring waters, thermal baths and spa treatments. Enjoy time exploring Tuscany on your own. Spend the day in Florence, where its striking buildings and galleries attest to the Florentine love of display. Visit Siena, the medieval walled city and center of the Tuscany region. You can enjoy the day in the Chianti region, considered by many visitors as “the most beautiful countryside in the world.” Famous for its wine, Tuscany enchants every visitor with the beautiful architecture of its medieval small towns, castles, and stone farm houses. Optional tours are available during your stay. Dinner is included daily at your hotel. Day 9 Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
ONE WEEK CAR RENTAL FROM $29! Personalize your itinerary in Tuscany by renting a car and enjoy day-trips to the hidden treasures of this beautiful and fascinating region: Pisa, Lucca, Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano and Montepulciano. Visit the Chianti area and enjoy some of the world’s best wines. Stop at a trattoria along the way and savor wholesome and genuine regional dishes. Book your Montecatini – A Touch of Tuscany program and we will offer you a car rental, Category B, FIAT Panda 1.2 manual transmission or similar for one week for only $29 per person when two people share a car. Valid for pick-up and drop-off at the airport at time of your flight arrival and departure in Tuscany. Upgrades and single use are available on request. Rates include: Unlimited mileage third party liability insurance (RCA), collision damage waiver reduction (TRP), airport charges, road tax, VAT tax and 24-hour road assistance.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED • Round-trip flights from New York (JFK) including government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges (see Terms & Conditions under Pricing for details). Other selected gateway departures may be available for an additional cost. • Hotel accommodations for four nights, including daily breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges. • Round trip airport to hotel transfers.
THINGS TO DO IN ROME: The Sights Visit the ancient Forums, the Palatine Hill, the Campidoglio and the Colosseum; St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel; the fountains of Piazza Navona; the Spanish Steps; the Pantheon; the Trevi Fountain; Circus Maximus; the Catacombs and Monuments along the ancient Appian Way; Piazza del Popolo and Castel Gandolfo. Fine Dining Enjoy great cold cuts and bruschettas at l’Ambasciata d’Abruzzo; sliced, aged beef with fresh basil and Parmigiano cheese at Da Tullio; great catch of the day at Bistrot del Mare; Hostaria dell’Orso, a gem located in a 15th century palace with a view of the Tiber River. And many more.
ROME WEEKEND ESCAPE 6 DAYS
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PER PERSON/Double Occupancy. For single occupancy add: $299 at Beverly Hills, $359 at Quirinale or $799 at the Regina Baglioni.
ITINERARY Depart for Italy. Day 1 Days 2-5 Arrive in Rome and transfer to your hotel. Romans say that “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” nor can Rome be seen in a day. One could live in the Eternal City for years and still not see everything. Explore the city on your own. Visit the Roman Forum, the important archaeological area in the city and once the center of public life. See the Colosseum, the most famous monument of ancient Rome. Worth a visit are the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. For some fun, stop at a trattoria in Trastevere to try the local cuisine, sit outside of a caffé on elegant Via Veneto or maybe shop in fashionable Via Condotti for a wonderful range of art, antiques and antiquities shops. Day 6 Transfer on your own to the airport for your return flight.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED • Round-trip flights from New York (JFK) including government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges (see Terms & Conditions under Pricing for details). Other selected gateway departures may be avalable for an additional cost. • Hotel accommodations for three or more nights, including daily breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges. • Round trip airport to hotel transfers. Optional tours are available, call for details.
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Trevi Fountain, Rome
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Note: Additional cost may apply if staying during the New Year’s holiday period.
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SPECIAL AIRFARE! Receive special airfare pricing from $899 (Nov-Mar) or $999 (Oct; Apr) if booked on designated flights 90 days or more prior to departure (Limited capacity, book early).
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$1299 WHAT’S INCLUDED • Round-trip flights from New York (JFK). Fuel surcharges included (valid at time of printing). With purchase of air and land packages. • Round-trip transfers included with air and land packages and also with land only packages when booked on designated flights. • Hotel accommodations for six nights, including hotel taxes and service charges. • Daily breakfast, one lunch, six dinners with wine and bottled water. • Two private cooking classes, two wine and cheese tastings. • Full-day tours of the Chianti Region and the Brunello Region. • Half-day tour of Pisa and halfday tour of Lucca.
BOOK YOUR OPTIONAL TOUR WITH US! Florence Enjoy a half-day guided city tour, then spend free time exploring the city known as the Cradle of the Renaissance. Includes train and guide. $59 per person.
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ITINERARY Day 1 Depart New York (JFK) for Italy. Day 2 Arrive in Florence, meet your guide and transfer to nearby Montecatini Terme. Over the next week you’ll experience the local, simple but often hearty cuisine. Enjoy a welcome drink and orientation tour. Dinner is at your hotel this evening. Day 3 Today is a full-day tour of the Chianti Classico region. See one of the many popular estates of this region such as Castello di Verrazzano or Vicchiomaggio. Have a special country style lunch in a local winery to enjoy the specialties of the area. Dinner at the hotel tonight. Day 4 Today is your first cooking experience. En route, visit the charming town of Lucca. Its peaceful narrow lanes wind among the medieval buildings, opening suddenly to reveal churches and tiny piazzas. You will have the full-day to learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine and taste the traditional dishes that you helped prepare. Enjoy an early dinner at the Villa. Day 5 Explore on your own, or take an optional excursion to Florence, known as the Cradle of the Renaissance. Return to hotel for dinner. Day 6 Depart on your full-day tour to the Southern Tuscan region. Visit Montepulciano. Continue to Pienza, famous for the production of Pecorino cheese. Visit a cheese factory and enjoy a cheese tasting. Continue to Montalcino where the red wines Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino are produced. Enjoy a visit to the winery and taste Brunello and Nobile wines. Dinner is at the hotel. Day 7 Depart for Pisa to see its incredible Leaning Tower (entrance not included). See Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli, the Baptistery and the Duomo. Continue for your second Montecatini, Italy cooking experience. Observe the chef as he teaches you how to prepare the delicious meal you will enjoy for your early farewell dinner. Day 8 Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the U.S.
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