TUSCANY CORTONA WALKING ITINERARY
Trip Length: 6 days/5 nights
Start/Finish: Florence/Chiusi
Maybe the best thing about travelling so long in one region is
that you make great local friends. Next thing you know, you’ve
spent 20 years in a place and you’re introducing those friends
to your friends – which is exactly what we do with you in
Tuscany. Walking from hotel to hotel, we show you our favourite
parts – the best of the rolling Tuscan countryside, Etruscan
tombs and great medieval towns. And all along the way, charming
locals add depth to every experience, whether it’s to impart the
secrets of the truffle hunt, show you an insider’s view of
Cortona, teach you to make pasta and tiramisù using Grandma’s
recipes, or help you appreciate the differences between vino
nòbiles. Trip Highlights:
- Taste homemade pasta and olive oil at lunch with a
charming local family
- Walk into Umbria for views over Lake Trasimeno
- Follow an ancient route to the hermitage of St. Francis
- Retrace a Roman road through vineyards and olive groves
to 4thC (B.C.!) Cortona
- Tour Etruscan tombs and Cortona with Giovanni, a local
restoration artist
- Spend two nights in the wine mecca of Montepulciano
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Accommodations:
Villa di Piazzano, Piazzano
This 16thC hunting lodge of a Tuscan cardinal has been
beautifully restored and overlooks olive groves and wheat
fields. We are warmly welcomed by the Italian-Australian owners,
whose garden is the perfect spot to take in the sunset after a
good day’s adventure.
Villa Marsili, Cortona
Featuring frescoed bedroom walls and stunning views of the
countryside, this hotel is ideally situated within the ancient
walls of the medieval town centre.
Villa Cicolina, Montepulciano
Once the home of a noble family, the Villa Cicolina embodies
Tuscany with its rustic charms and fresh décor. Lounge by the
infinity pool in the midst of the olive grove embracing the
exquisite views, or wander through the adjacent vineyards. With
just 11 rooms, this heavenly villa is ours to enjoy, and
Gabriella is attentive to all of our whims.
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DATES & RATES |
2008 Departures:
May 11 - 16, 2008
Jun 01 - 6, 2008
Aug 24 - 29, 2008
Sep 19 - 24, 2008
Oct 13 - 18, 2008
Trip Length: 6 days/ 5 Nights
Price per Person from: $4,995
Single Supplement: $600
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