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DISCOVER SOUTHERN TUSCANYTour Dates & Prices | Bookings & Enquiries | Itinerary A rich and relaxing tour for those who want to see the best of Tuscany. Stay in beautiful Pienza, location for films such as the “English Patient”. Explore the medieval towns of Siena and San Gimignano, visit gardens, wine cellars and local markets. Become an artist for the day. Enjoy a final night in the hill top town of Cortona, setting for the book and film "Under the Tuscan Sun". INCLUSIONS: fully guided; transportation; charming hotels and pensions; all specified meals including wine; farmhouse cooking lesson and lunch; art lesson; thermal pool; luggage handling
WALKS & TASTES OF TUSCANYTour Dates & Prices | Bookings & Enquiries | Itinerary A walking tour with a difference featuring Siena, Pienza and the ancient Etruscan heritage of the area, hosted by Ugo & Barbara Mariotti. Wander along the forest paths and through the lush meadows, vineyards and olive groves of Southern Tuscany. Experience the fine food and wine of the region, visit a local market and absorb the simple beauty of the land and its people. INCLUSIONS: fully guided; charming hotels and pensions; transportation; most evening meals including wine; breakfast daily; farmhouse cooking class; olive oil and wine tastings; thermal spa pool; museum entries; luggage handling. WALKING GRADE: Easy to moderate. You should be moderately fit with no mobilty problems. (If your travelling partner is not so keen on walking, Tuscany Under The Skin can arrange alternative day activities.) |
DISCOVER LE MARCHETour Dates & Prices | Bookings & Enquiries | Itinerary Tuscany and Umbria are on the western edge of this lovely, lesser-known area of Italy with Romagna and Abruzzo to the North and South. Le Marche is said to encompass "all of Italy in the one state". The gentle coast of the Adriatic Sea, rich in seafoods, rises through cutivated hills and valleys, equally rich in olives, vines, fruit-trees and herds of animals, to the heights of the Appennine mountains. Le Marche has a long history of 'la buona tavola' – good food and good wine. The history of its people is equally long: among the earliest were the Picenes, contemporaries of the Etruscans and likewise in contact with early Greece and other seafaring nations; then came the Latins, the Sabines, the Gauls ... and always the Romans. This rich heritage gave inspiration to later generations of artists, musicians, writers and architects whose genius is still alive in the places where they lived and worked. And work today. The symbol of the area is the woodpecker, il Picchio, which was the totem of the ancient Picenes, who the story goes, followed this little bird to discover their new land, Le Marche. GOURMET GARDEN TOURS: AUTUMN IN ITALYTour Dates & Prices | SOLD OUT Imagine the brilliance of Autumn in the 'heart of Italy'! Imagine the audacity of villages clinging to the cliff-faces of the Amalfi Coast! Imagine an upside-down city perched on a hill-top, where many of the treasures are hidden underground! Imagine the magic and mystery of the ancient Etruscans! Imagine Italy's traditional vintage in full swing! Imagine the villas and gardens of Florence burnished gold in Autumn light! Autumn - a most alluring time to visit - crowds are less, weather divine, shopping fabulous! GOURMET GARDEN TOURS - tours for lovers of the finer things of life!
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