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Majestic Travel Tours
Tour of smaller Tuscany and Umbria
5 days/ 4 nights
From $1,499
Tour Highlights Includes:
*4 nights at first class Athena hotel or similar in Siena
*Hotel taxes and service charges.
*Free breakfast daily at hotel
*Local assistance if needed
*Full day local guide in Montepulciano & Cortona
*Half day local guide in Perugia
*Half day local guide in Assisi
*Full day local guide in Pienza & Montalcino
*Private driver and car for the excursions
*Wine sampling in Montalcino or surroundings
*English speaking guides.
Day 1
Arrive in Siena, the rest of the day is at your leisure.
Day 2
After breakfast, you will have a full day tour to Cortona and Montepulciano, the highest of the Tuscan hill-town, at more than 600m. The main street, the "Corso" is flanked by a series of dark alleys which drop away to the walls, providing slivers of views between Renaissance Palaces out over the rolling countryside. Henri James, who compared the town to a ship, spent most of his time here drinking the much celebrated "Vino Nobile", an excellent local table wine. Return to your hotel in Siena for an overnight stay.
Day 3
Full day excursion to Lake Trasimeno and Perugia, the capital city of Umbria, where you can admire marvelous medieval constructions. Continue towards Assisi, the home of St. Francis. Stop in St. Maria degli Angeli to visit the "Porziuncola" chapel and the Basilica. Overnight in Siena
Day 4
Full day excursion to Pienza to visit this charming town, a perfect example of Renaissance architecture. Continue towards Montalcino, the medieval town renowned for its Brunello wine. Sampling of the local wine and products in a typical cellar.
Overnight in Siena.
Day 5
End of your journey.
PRICES
If you should like to know the price of a tour, please send us a request by e-mail at info@majestictraveltours.com or call 888-940-tour with the following information :
1. Date of the journey ( even approximately)
2. Airport of arrival and departure
3. Number of persons
4. Category of hotels
5. If you would like to add a city or tour to your package
The package doesn't include
Tips, lunches, drinks, entrance fees, anything not mentioned under "the package rate includes" Holidays and special events may affect rates. If the above hotels are sold out , guest will be accommodated at similar category hotels. Please note hotels can apply weekend surcharges. A surcharge apply on transfers between 8.00pm to 7.00am. All packages are subject to availability and change without notice. Price is per person in double occupancy and subject to change.
Price may fluctuate due to season and currency exchage rates.
IF YOU WISH TO PROLONGE YOUR STAY IN THIS AREA WE SUGGEST YOU THE FOLLOWING:
Vinci & Torre del Lago
Occupying the picturesque vine-and olive-planted southern slopes of Montalbano, Vinci is inextricably associated with Leonardo da Vinci, who was born here on 1452. The main sight is the thirteenth-century castle, now home of the Museum, packed with models reconstructed from Leonardo'n notebook drawings - his celebrated bicycle, helicopter and multi-barreled machine-gun are all on display.
Carrara: The mountains here have been a principal source of marble since the ancient Romans; everyone from Michelangelo to Henry Moore has come up here in search of the perfect block. Carrara is still the world's largest producer and exporter of marble. The visit includes the marble quarries and a local craftsman's workshop where the various techniques will be explained.
Montecatini
The Thermal Center is located in a pleasant and green area at the foot of the hill, where the historical medieval village of Montecatini Alto rises, a few hundred meters above the "new" town. It is connected with the city through a funicular. The views here are splendid, and the delightful Piazza Giusti is home to some good bars and restaurants.
Lucca
It is a delightful place simply to wander at random, with much of the center free from traffic. It's set inside a ring of Renaissance walls fronted by gardens and huge bastions.
Elba Island
The sea, the beaches, the green of the countryside, the small fortress towns, archaeological treasures, chestnut woods and more, continue to exist for what seems like an eternity. Elba gives the sensation of so much in so little as in the small spaces of the island we travel over tourist attractions and natural landscapes of such contrast; areas dried out by sun and wind, others green with life, sandy or pebble stone beaches, rocky coastlines and cliffs. Napoleon would have had to consider him fortunate to have been exiled in such an attractive place!
Florence
Since early in the nineteenth century Florence has been celebrated as the most beautiful city in Italy. Cradle of the Renaissance and home of Machiavelli, Michelangelo and the Medici, the city is blessed with art, culture and history. The major sights are contained in an area that can be crossed on foot: the multicolored Duomo with its high Campanile, the octagonal structure of the marble-clad Baptistery, the medieval shop-lined Ponte Vecchio, the Town Hall of Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery.
Our other Independent Tour Packages in Italy:
Northern Italy
Italian Lakes/ Maggiore & Como>>Italian Gran Prix/Monza>>Lake Garda & Veneto>>Lake Garda & Verona Summer Festival>>Venice>>Veneto & The Venetian Villas>>Carnival in Venice>>Royal Turin>>Wine & Gastronomy in Piedmont
Central Italy
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Southern Italy
Art And Sea; Rome to Vesuvius>>Naples>>Sorrento Coast>>Naples, Sorrento & Positano>> Amalfi coastline>>Sorrento And the Amalfi Coastline>> Puglia >> Splendors of Toarmina (Sicily)>>Sardinia
