• Round trip flights NYC-Florence. Other departure cities available.

• Airline fuel surcharges

• 6 nights First Class accommodations at Grand Hotel Plaza, Montecatini

• All transfers

• 9 meals: 6 buffet breakfasts, 3 dinners with wine

• Sightseeing per itinerary

• Services of local guides in all major cities

• Entrance fees per itinerary

• Wine & mineral water with all dinners

Not included: Airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Fee, restaurant tips of $10 & tips to local guides and driver (see Terms & Conditions). 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.
 

DAY 1, Sat Depart USA to Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Sun Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a welcome cocktail and orientation, followed by a welcome dinner (D): MONTECATINI

DAY 3, Mon 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, surrounded by medieval walls. 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 (B): MONTECATINI

DAY 4, Tues 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. Visit the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, and Duomo. In the afternoon, return to Montecatini (B) MONTECATINI

DAY 5, Wed 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 (B, D) MONTECATINI

DAY 6, Thurs 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 "Old Bridge." Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. Return to Montecatini in the evening (B): MONTECATINI

DAY 7, Fri Full day at leisure to explore the region independently. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner (B, D): MONTECATINI

DAY 8, Sat Transfer to the airport for your departure flight (B).
 

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