Toscana & Le Cinque Terre

VISITING Montecatini, Florence, Siena, Greve, Pienza, Montepulciano, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Viareggio, Volterra, San Gimignano & Orvieto

Free visits to Montecatini Alto & Orvieto

group 1 2nd - 8th August group 2 23rd - 29th August group 3 30th August - 5th September group 4 27th September - 3rd October

FROM ¢429

MONDAY | We will meet at the airport at 5.30am for our Air Malta flight departing at 7.30am and arriving in Rome Fiumicino Airport at 09.00am. We board our coach and drive to Montecatini Alto which is a characteristic medieval village, situated a few hundred metres above the ‘new’ town. The views are splendid! We later proceed to our 4 star Hotel Grand Plaza in Montecatini, popular for its wonderful scenery, thermal baths and the Chianti wine.

TUESDAY | Today we will go on our full-day optional excursion to Florence and Pisa. In Florence we see amongst others the complex of three attractions, the Duomo, the Baptistery and Giotto’s Steeple. We will visit Piazza Signoria which is the meeting place of Florentines and tourists and proceed to nearby Ponte Vecchio noted for the various shops built along it. We will have some time for sightseeing and to do some shopping. Later we will proceed to Pisa where we see the “Campo dei Miracoli”, the world famous leaning Tower, the Cathedral and the Baptistery.

WEDNESDAY | On today’s full-day optional excursion we will be exploring the romantic Tuscan countryside and admire the beautiful scenery of rolling hills and valleys, olive groves and vineyards, castles and Romanesque churches that Chianti country has to offer. We will visit Siena, most famous for the Palio, the annual horse-race held in Piazza del Campo. We admire this almost all pedestrian town, before we proceed to visit the small but picturesque village of Greve, the chief town of Chianti’s Gallo Nero region. THURSDAY | This morning we will go on another full-day optional excursion which takes us to Pienza and Montepulciano, the two jewels of the Renaissance. Montepulciano is known for its very impressive Renaissance buildings, its beautiful churches and especially for its “Vino Nobile” (noble wine), one of the most distinguished of Italian wines in the world. There is plenty of sightseeing and the cathedral is well worth a visit. Pienza is a UNESCO protected town having a world famous cultural and natural patrimony.

FRIDAY | We leave for La Spezia for a fullday optional excursion. We take a ferry (included - weather permitting) to Cinque Terre, one of the most beautiful areas of the Liguria region. Here, five small villages are nestled in the cliffs overlooking the sea and hills where the land’s finest wines are grown. We make a short stop in the picturesque village of Monterosso. SATURDAY | Today’s full-day optional excursion takes us to another part of Tuscany visiting Volterra and San Gimignano. We have a short stop in Volterra. This city conserves a medieval aspect, not only for the 12th century city walls, but also because of the urban layout with narrow streets, palaces, tower houses and churches. We drive to San Gimignano, probably the most famous small town in Italy, which dominates the Val d’Elsa with its breathtaking skyline bristling with towers.

SUNDAY | After we check out of hotel we proceed to Orvieto, one of the most striking, memorable, and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy which sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo volcanic stone, overlooking cypressdotted Umbrian plains. We will later proceed to the airport for our return flight departing at 10.10pm and arriving in Malta at 11.35pm.

PRICE PER PERSON PRICE INCLUDES

GROUP 1-3 GROUP 4 * SPEC. PRC. * SPEC. PRC.

Adult in Triple ¢579 ¢479 ¢529 ¢429 Adult in Twin ¢619 ¢519 ¢569 ¢469 Adult in Single ¢709 ¢609 ¢659 ¢559 Child Sharing with 2 adults ¢479 ¢379 ¢429 ¢329 Half Board ¢99 ¢99

* Special price applies when half board & all excursions are taken Air Malta return flights to Rome 6 nights in 4 star Grand Plaza Hotel in Montecatini or similar Rooms with private facilities, hair-dryer & TV Daily buffet breakfast Welcome drink on arrival Return airport transfers Free visits to Montecatini Alto & Orvieto Services of tour leader Airport taxes & service charge Insolvency Fund EXCURSIONS

ADULT CHILD

Florence & Pisa

¢40 ¢20 Siena/Greve ¢41 ¢21 Pienza/Montepulciano ¢42 ¢21 Cinque Terre (Boat included) ¢59 ¢39 Volterra/San Gimignano ¢40 ¢20 NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE

City tax of ¢1.40 per person per night is to be paid directly at hotel

* The above price is subject to change