8 Day Tuscany

• 6 nights First Class accommodations at Grand Hotel Plaza, Montecatini
• 9 meals: 6 buffet breakfasts, 3 dinners with wine
• Sightseeing per itinerary
• Transportation to Lucca, Pisa and Florence via rail
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary

DAY 1, Saturday - Depart USA Package is also available land only
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Sunday - Arrive in Italy and transfer to Montecatini
Arrive in Florence and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a welcome cocktail and orientation, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Monday - Renaissance Lecture and Tour of Lucca
This morning, enjoy a lecture on "Artistic Tuscany and the Renaissance," followed by a tour of Lucca, one of the most fascinating towns in Tuscany. Walk the narrow streets of the original Roman grid to San Michele and its beautiful piazza, which occupies the site of the ancient Roman Forum. In the afternoon, return to Montecatini
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Tuesday - Tour of Pisa
Today, enjoy an exciting tour of the city of Pisa. Walk the quaint streets of this Old Mariner Republic and enjoy the medieval arcades of the Borgo Pio, along with views of the city's famous university that fostered Italy's many Nobel Prize winners. View the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and Duomo. In the afternoon, return to Montecatini
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5, Wednesday - Tour of Tuscan vineyard
Morning at leisure. In the late afternoon, depart for a Tuscan farm in the countryside. Enjoy a tour of the farm's vineyards before settling in for a rustic Tuscan Paesana dinner, including wine and olive oil tastings
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 6, Thursday - Tour of Florence
Travel to the city of Florence, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance. Walk to the Duomo and Baptistery to view Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise," whose south door quatrefoils and seated Virtues feature scenes from the life of John the Baptist. Continue to visit the historic open-air art museum of Signoria Square, with its beautiful statues, Palazzo Vecchio, and the "Old Bridge." Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. Return to Montecatini in the evening
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7, Friday - Full Day in Montecatini
Full day at leisure to explore the region independently. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 8, Saturday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast

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• Lecture on "Artistic Tuscany & Renaissance"

• Walking tour of Lucca & Pisa

• Wine & Olive Oil tasting at Tuscan Vineyard

• Michelangelo's David, Florence

• Wine & mineral water with all dinners

Prices are quoted land only, please ask for air inclusive prices.

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

NOT INCLUDED:

Restaurant tips of $10

optional tours

tips to local guides, driver and tour mangager

Land only price DOES NOT include arrival/departure transfers.

For groups of 15 or more passengers, a tour manager will accompany the tour from arrival until departure.

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