GLBT Tour and Travel Planning :: Sophisticated Ladies in Florence
An invitation to know and to love the world’s greatest art city...a dynamic opportunity to interface with the local community...countryside vista that leaves you breathless...a field of sunflowers that makes your heart sing...
9-DAY ESCORTED HOLIDAY
7-night stay in a centrally-located, characteristic Florence hotel.
8 Breakfasts * 2 Lunches * 5 Dinners
- Many Meals included
- Gourmet Food – carefully selected menus featuring Regional and Seasonal Specialties
- World-Class Restaurants: Beccofino, Frescobaldi
- Wine included with all Dinners
- Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino included with all Meals
- Mineral water included with all Meals and on CoachTransfers
- Small Group Size – 24 Guests maximum
- Full-time services of professional Tour Manager
- Complimentary group photo
- Several planned evening activities
- Leisurely pace.
- Timed-Entrance Tickets to Key Museum Attractions
- Comfortable Mid-Morning Starts
- Sightseeing Tours led by Expert Local Guides in Major Cities
- Carriage ride through the streets of Old Florence
- Mid-morning Bellini on Piazzale Michelangelo
- Tuscan Wine Tasting
- Cooking Lesson in an historic kitchen
- Dinner in a Chianti Castle
- Private Classical Music Concert in an historic theater
- Visit to an Olive Mill and Oil Tasting.
- Bike ride around the walls of Lucca
- Pizza-making lesson in Florence
- Gates of Paradise of Ghiberti, Florence
- Birth of Venus of Botticelli, Florence
- Last Supper of Ghirlandaio, Florence
- Last Supper of Andrea del Castagno, Florence
- Frescoes of Andrea del Sarto, Florence
- Adoration of the Magi by Gozzoli, Florence
- Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia, Lucca
- Designer Outlet Shopping Safari
- Hike in the Chianti Hills
- Spa day with Included Treatment
- Welcome Cocktail Reception
- Lecture on Wonders of Florentine Art presented by local historian
- Meet local women at hosted lunch
- Meet the Chef/Proprietor of Beccofino for a primer on Tuscan Cuisine
- Meet the wine producers at Tenuta Torciano and Vicchiomaggio
- The Towers of San Gimignano
- David of Michelangelo (with timed-entrance ticket)
- Uffizi Gallery (with timed-entrance ticket)
- Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel at Santa Croce
- Strada del Chianti Scenic Drive through the Wine Country
- Walled City of Lucca
