GLBT Tour and Travel Planning :: L'arte della Festa
A group of friends on a common journey to the heart and soul of Tuscany...a moving house party...a search for the perfect Chianti...a languorous al fresco meal on a shady piazza...Renaissance fresco that sends a shiver up the spine...
15-DAY ESCORTED HOLIDAY
14 Breakfasts * 3 Lunches * 10 Dinners
- 2 Nights in PISA in an historic property
- 2 Nights in RADDA in a country-style relais
- 2 Nights in MONTERIGGIONI in a deluxe resort
- 2 Nights in AREZZO in a center-city hotel
- 2 Nights in the MAREMMA on a working wine estate
- 1 Night in MONTALCINO in a Medieval castle
- 2 Nights in FLORENCE in an historic property
- Many Meals Included
- Gourmet Food – carefully selected Menus featuring Regional and Seasonal Specialties
- World-class Restaurants
- Wine included with all Evening Meals
- Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino included with all Meals
- Mineral Water included with all Meals and on Coach Transfers
- Small Group Size – 24 Guests maximum
- Valet service for Transport of Luggage
- Full-time services of a Professional Tour Manager
- Extra Legroom Configuration of Coach
- Leisurely Pace
- Several Planned Evening Activities
- Complimentary Group Photo
- Timed-Entrance Tickets to Key Museum Attractions.
- Comfortable Mid-Morning Starts
- Sightseeing Tours led by Expert Local Guides in Major Cities
- Bike Ride around the Walls of Lucca
- Cooking Lesson in a Medici Villa
- Tuscan Wine Tastings
- Water Color Lesson in the Chianti
- Private Dinner in a Chianti Castle
- Private Classical Music Concert in an Historic Theatre
- Al fresco lunch on Siena's Piazza del Campo
- Antiquing in Arezzo
- Thermal Water Bathing in the Gorello Waterfalls
- Visit to an Olive Mill and Olive Oil Tasting
- Herbal Plant Walk and Homeopathic Medicine Lesson
- Ceramic-making demonstration in Sovana
- Welcome Bellini on Piazzale Michelangelo
- Carriage Ride through the streets of Old Florence
- Pizza-making Lesson in Florence
- Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia, Lucca
- Pinturichio Frescoes in the Piccolomini Library, Siena
- Piero della Francesca Trail, Arezzo
- Last Judgement of Luca Signorelli, Orvieto
- Life of Saint Benedict by Sodoma and Signorelli, Monte Oliveto
- Last Supper of Andrea del Castagno, Florence
- Frescoes of Ghirlandaio, Florence
- Adoration of the Magi by Gozzoli, Florence
- Visit to Villa Torrigiani
- Visit to Marble Quarries of Carrara
- Castellated village of Monteriggioni
- Designer Outlet Shopping Safari
- The Tuscan Maremma
- Spa day at Saturnia with Included Treatment
- Visit to the Abbey of Monte Oliveto
- Welcome Cocktail Reception
- Meet Gay Artists in Pietrasanta
- Meet the Gay Chef/Proprietor of a typical trattoria for a primer on Tuscan Cuisine
- Meet the Wine Producers at Tenuta Torciano e Fonterutoli
- Enjoy a Gay Dinner Party with locals in Cortona
- Florence Bar Crawl
- Walls of Lucca
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Strada del Chianti Scenic Drive through the Wine Country
- The Palio Square of Siena
- The Towers of San Gimgnano
- Ideal Renaissance Town of Pienza
