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This is a perfect tour for wineand golf lovers. An unique andrare opportunity to experiencelife as it really is in Tuscany.The love for the land and itsfruits, the food, the wine, theolive oil here in Tuscany are aserious business and a commontalk. You will enter to the realmeaning of Tuscani ty,learning how to cook the typicaldishes and visiting the wineproducers in Chianti region.After this tour you will knowall about Sangiovese grapes,and the other traditional wines,you will discover the winesecrets and amazing stories tonever forget. Above all, play golfat the best courses of the regionwith their traditional smallgreens, olives and cypressesb o rde r ed fai rways andunforgettable sceneries.Every day new people to meet, totalk to and share the experiencesand in the evening nothingbetter than sipping your glassof wine while enjoying a perfecthilly landscape from yourwindow.
DAY 1
Afternoon: Arrival at Florence airports (any other airport may be arranged), meet & greet, transfer to Country hotel among olive groves, cypressesand vineyards, accommodation in double room with breakfast.Dinner at nearby restaurant.
DAY 2
Morning - Golfers: Transfer to Ugolino Golf Club. Golf round in the oldest golf club in Italy; today it is set in one of the most spectacular golf courses.Deeply set in the Tuscan countryside, amongst olive trees, cypresses and rose bushes. It is a demanding course due to the uneven ground, obstacles andthe small and well protected greens.
Non-golfer: relaxing morning in the garden by the swimming pool
Afternoon - Golfer & Non-golfer: Transfer to Florence. A walking Tour of Florence that represents a trip through two thousand years of history.Our guide will know how to lead you both knowledgeably and with witticism through the medieval narrow lanes of the city, telling you amusinganecdotes of the famous people who enlivened life at that time. Dinner at leisure in Florence.Retour to Hotel for overnight
DAY 3
Golfer & Non-golfer: Day tour to the Chianti region where one of the best wines of the world is made and discover the heart of this beautiful region.The Tuscans love and passion for their land and vineyards, the only source of inspiration of one of the best wines in the world. The small medievalvillages with stone-built houses, red shutters, geraniums in the window boxes together with the sunflowers in the kitchen garden. During the day visit ofan ancient castle with lunch and wine tasting, discover the secrets of a wonderful abbey, and have a walk through the garden of an ancient villa tasting itswine during the dinner.Retour to Hotel for overnight
DAY 4
Morning - Golfer: Golf round at Poggio dei Medici. Venue of the Female Open Tournament from 1999 to 2003; it allows four different golf coursesset in enchanting scenarios in the Tuscan countryside.
Non-golfer: Shopping at the outlet village, in Barberino del Mugello, where the best internationally famous designer labels propose clothes and shoes atexceptional prices.Afternoon - Retour at the hotel, relax and dinner at nearby restaurant
DAY 5
Morning - Check-out from Country Hotel
Golfer & Non-Golfer: Departure to Siena. Visit the popular city with tourists that is well-known for having successfully preserved the remarkableharmony of its urban planning as well as its centuries-old traditions. Light Lunch and wine tasting section at Enoteca Italiana, the largest wine shop inItaly with more than 1500 wines (not included, to be pay separately)In the afternoon, visit Montalcino and one wine cellar of major Brunello di Montalcino producer (possibility of wine tasting, not included).Transfer to Winery farmhouse for dinner and overnight. A charming farm hotel overlooking the rolling hills and vineyards of Tuscany, build as a smalltown with its square in the middle surrounded by the vineyards and the olive trees from which a very tasty olive oil and fines wines are made.
DAY 6
Morning - Golfer & Non-Golfer: Enjoy a brilliant and pleasurable Typical Tuscan cookery lesson set in the magnificent scenery of a historicalcountryside villa or farmhouse, than eat all together the product of your work drinking a wonderful wine.
Afternoon - Departure to Montecatini.
Golfer: Golf round at Montecatini golf club. The outline of the course measures around 6000 meters (around 6405 yards) and follows the naturalcontours of the land, creating a difficult and challenging course, quite undulating, with natural obstacles and hazards which are sure to put any golfer’sskills to the test for at least five of the eighteen holes.
Non-golfer: Relax at the hotel or Half day at the beautyful Natural SPA of Grotta Giusti. Enjoy the warm waters that spring directly from a fascinatinggrottoes, which are believed to be the 8th wonder of the world (entrance fee not included)Retour to Hotel for dinner and overnight
DAY 7
Morning: Transfer to Pistoia, visit one of the prittiest medieval square of Europe with the Cathedral and the town hall and the historical undergroundgoing back to the roman origins of the city to modern days in a unique pathway to history and architecture which is been hidden for long time. Lunch ina gourmet restaurant in Pistoia (not included)
Afternoon – Retour to hotel time to relax at the hotel and walk to the nearest pretty town of Montecarlo. The centre of Montecarlo was build in1333 and its sourronded by the original walls. Dinner at leisure at Montecarlo or the hotel’s restaurantOvernight at the hotel
DAY 8:
Check-out, transfer to the airports of Pisa/Florence and departure (other airports may be arranged).
Tour 8 days – 7 nights Tuscany Golf & Wine 2011
- Individual Non-Golfer Rate - Euro 1745,00
- Individual Golfer Rate - Euro 1995,00
**Group tour: Prices indicated are per person, based on double room occupancy. Group tours require a minimum of six participants. Additional twosomes can be pairedwith an existing group of six to a total of 12 participants.
PRICE INCLUDING:
- Meet & Greet at arrival at the airport of Florence
- Lodging in a double/twin bedded room for 4 nights at Country Villa Hotel+3 nights at Winery FarmHotel with breakfast
- 3 rounds of golf with pre-booked tee-times (for golfers)
- Chauffeur driven service for all ground transportation
- Four dinners at either hotel restaurants or nearby restaurants
- 1 lunch with wine tasting in Siena
- 1 cooking class (half day) with lunch and drinks
- Walking Tour of Siena with English speaking professional guide
- Walking tour of Florence with English speaking professional guide
- Visit the Chianti region, wine tasting (2 different wineries), visit castle, wine cellars, lunch and dinner
- Visit Montalcino and Banfi Brunello Estate (tour included, wine tasting not included)
- Guided tour at Historical Pistoia underground dating back to Roman age.
- Macana Golf service and assistance
- All local taxes
