Plenty of Opportunities for 'Sketching on location', for the artist-minded, throughout the itinerary, as well as an array of activities for both horseback riders & non- riders
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Next year is Personalized Travel's 25th Anniversary and they are planning a FABULOUS custom tour designed especially for us that is unlike anything you will find with a travel agency!
Enjoy 12 days in September 2010, in the villages and cities of Florence, Val d'Orcia & Venice, Italy. This very carefully crafted journey for only 15 people promises lots of fun surprises and will make you feel spoiled all along the way.
We hope you will be one of the lucky ones to join us in 2010 to travel to these three "magical" locations in Italy This is an itinerary that brings wine tasting, plein air sketching, cooking a traditional Italian lunch, horseback riding, shopping, sight seeing and soaking in warm natural spring waters all in the most gorgeous locals in Italy.
Wine tasting in San Quirico, Montalcino & Venice
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP
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Val d'Orca, Renaissance times, Stay in a hotel with a "State of the Art" spa facility with complete spa services.
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Riding in the lush hills and valleys of Tuscany followed by a sumptuous farm house lunch in a stone structure dating back to the 1400's.
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Visiting local wineries in the countryside and sampling several locally produced wines, cheeses, sliced meats and freshly baked breads.
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Firenze (Florence) See the Uffizi Museum. Lots of time in the to "Shop-Till-You-Drop" in Florence, taste the well known gelato from “Vivoli's” and stroll the famous Ponte Vecchio Bridge.
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Optional Cooking class. While in Florence enjoy the fruits of your labor by dining on the foods prepared by the group including wine and dessert.
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Riding trip in Florence will take the group through the countryside around Florence.
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Venezia (Venice) We will Visit the Islands in the Venetian lagoon ... Murano, the glass blowing island and Burano, with its brightly painted little houses and lace making crafts.
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Canal boat trips to visit the hidden Venice, the magnificent carnival mask makers and a stroll through the Piazza San Marco to see the Dodge's Palace.
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We will be the guests of gourmet chef Andrea, from our hotel in Florence and we will have the first taste of the Florentine cuisine at this feast.
Chef Andrea has asked us to mention to everyone on the tour that he will be designing a special menu for our welcome to Florence party which will include a Prosecco toast to the group.
The view from the intimate dining patio of our hotel has a Renaissance panorama of Florence that can not be duplicated and it is truly a Kodak moment.
You will need to pinch yourself as you swoon into your chair and admire the historical center view from this spectacular vantage point.
After dinner Roberta Kritzia will conduct a short orientation walk in our neighborhood very near the Ponte Vecchio. By the way, vegetarians will be accommodated at all of our meals.
Words fall short in describing the unique city of Florence known as "il magnifico" city of Michelangelo's sculpture "The David", Florentine gold jewelry and leather goods galore.
Join Sunnie Rose on this unforgettable tour, a $300 deposit will hold your space.
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