Tuscany- Mind, Body and Soul – Small Group

Departure Dates: October 12-19, 2018

SMALL GROUP TOUR! Travel solo or grab your friends for this affordable get-away

READY TO FEED YOUR BODY, MIND AND SOUL?  Come join this journey to a land as old as the gods, where good food and wine are a way of life….reconnect your body and soul with daily meditations and yoga….sit at your table and savor wines….immerse yourself in this culture, and this country….be welcomed to the heart and soul of Italy.

Tuscany is certainly one of Italy’s best-loved and beautiful regions. Looking for real Tuscany wine tours? Visit the countryside! It’s dotted with delightful villages, medieval castles and graced with a combination of sun, vineyards, olive groves, and signature cypress trees. Tuscany’s rich artistic heritage includes exquisite art and architecture, a glorious history, excellent wines and delicious food. This would be a special way to travel with your friends and stay at the elegant Tuscan Villa that was built at the end of 14th century and located in the heart of a Tuscan town – Figline Valderno – near Florence. Villa is surrounded by magnificent garden and offers spa treatments. Restaurant is known for delicious local dishes from its own farm estate and wine from the ancient wine cellars.

What’s Included:  6 nights’ accommodation in an elegant 14^thCentury Tuscan Villa, experienced guides, transfers, cooking class, excursion to Florence, explore Siena and wine tasting at a farm in San Gimignano.

DAY 1: Departure Day!
Today is a travel day, enroute the magical Tuscany, Italy to live like a queen for a week in a 14th century Villa.

DAY 2: Tuscany
Arrival transfer from Florence airport to your Tuscan villa. Airport pick up in Florence (one   transfer is provided at 12:30 PM so make sure to book your flights accordingly. Private transfers available at an additional cost.)  Check in to the beautiful Villa Casagrande in the heart of Chianti and get settled for a welcome dinner at the villa.

DAY 3: Florence
AM Yoga (optional) After breakfast at the Villa, journey to Florence by bus. After meeting the guide you will enjoy  a morning walking guided tour of the cradle of the Renaissance: stroll down cobblestone lanes,through majestic squares and across ancient bridges, pausing along the way to visit and learn about Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, the cathedral with Giotto’s bell tower and the Accademia (entrance fees and reservation included) .

Free time  for optional sightseeing or shopping to discover the beauties of the city on your own. Stroll down cobblestone lanes, through majestic squares and across ancient bridges.  Florence offers the largest number of historical buildings and works of art in Italy, as well as several world-class museums.  You might like to do a little leather, gold or clothing shopping near Ponte Vecchio.  Late in the afternoon back to the Villa.

DAY 4: Tuscany at leisure – Afternoon Tuscan Cooking Class
In the afternoon (around 4pm) Partake in a three hour “ Tuscan Cooking Class” where you will learn the basics of traditional Tuscan cooking as well as savor the foods prepared by you. The lesson will be run by the Chef of the Villa, and together you will prepare (and afterwards eat!) typical Tuscan dishes and other Italian specialties, sweets and Tuscan cakes.

**Optional activities available on free day (i.e. spa services at the villa, day trips to Rome and Venice)

DAY 5: Tuscany at leisure
AM Yoga (optional)  Breakfast. Day at leisure. Walk through the beautiful town of Figline Valdarno or choose a spa treatment or optional activity.

**Optional activities available on free day (i.e. spa services at the villa, day trips to Rome and Venice)

DAY 6: Siena & San Gimignano – Wine Tasting
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for Siena and a half-day guided tour of this unique city with the red of the Piazza del Campo  – with an alchemy geometry of the Piazza, suggestively neo-Gothic and cathartic – commanded by the Duomo and surrounded by narrow streets and alleys. Sweet-smelling Trattorias, the sounds of the artisans and spouting fountains; Fontebrande and the mystery of the Diana, a famous river underneath Siena. After lunch on your own, depart to San Gimignano:  with its towered silhouette rising from the hills of the Upper Elsa Valley, facing the land of Volterra and positioned right on one of the most important stretches of the medieval Via Francigena. At the end, stop for a Visit and Wine Tasting at a Local Farm.

DAY 7: Tuscany at leisure – Farewell Dinner at the Villa
AM Yoga (optional)  – **Optional activities available on free day (i.e. spa services at the villa, day trips to Rome and Venice)

DAY 8: Departure
Breakfast ( boxed) and return transfer to Florence airport.  One transfer at 5am.  Private transfers are available at an additional cost.

Rate: $1,990 per person double/$2,425 single

Contact us today for more information on this fabulous trip!

PLUS book by August 31, 2018 and receive a $35 Visa Gift Card compliments of us!

Tour Code: JLP