Toskania z dedykacją
Toskania z dedykacją Kod hotelu: XITDEDY Italy
Fiesole • Montecatini Terme • Garfagnana • Barga • Lucca • Florence • San Miniato • San Gimignano • Monteriggioni • Pienza • Monte Oliveto Maggiore • Montepulciano • Lake Trasimeno • Cortona • Siena
The program of the trip was created at the special request of our customers in love with Tuscany. It is dedicated to all those who want to expand the collection of visited places and return to Florence once again. A great trip also for the "Tuscan debut", with the opportunity to learn about many aspects that make up the originality and uniqueness of the land of artists. On a varied, very interesting route, the most famous cities of art, the beautiful monastery of Monte Oliveto, Pienza - a pearl of the Italian Renaissance, traces of the mysterious Etruscans in Fiesole, the picturesque Apuan Alps. The program also includes a joint tasting of Tuscan wines, dinner in an old fattoria and a fantastic optional trip to Lake Trasimeno. Total route in Italy: approx. 1900 km.
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Już od wieków wspaniała architektura, tradycja, malownicze krajobrazy, piaszczyste plaże, a także znakomita kuchnia, przyciągają turystów na półwysep Apeniński. Tutaj sięgająca kilku tysięcy lat historia przeplata się ze światem mody, sportu oraz nadmorskich kurortów. Sympatię krajowi zjednują też jego otwarci oraz gościnni mieszkańcy.
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1. DAY. Collection of participants. Trip to Italy via the Czech Republic and Austria with short stops.
2. DAY. FIESOLE - MONTECATINI TERME Arrival at FIESOLE. A walk through the town once inhabited by mysterious Etruscans: the cathedral and the excavation site, where a Roman theater and a small Etruscan temple have been preserved. Transfer to a hotel near Florence. Accommodation. Visiting MONTECATINI TERME, a famous Tuscan resort with interesting Art Nouveau spa architecture. Walk around the center, free time. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
3. DAY. GARFAGNANA - BARGA - LUKKA Breakfast. A trip through unknown Tuscany - to the region of GARFAGNANA, where the Apuan Alps amaze. Drive along a picturesque route through Borgo a Mozzano with the legendary Devil's Bridge to Grotta del Vento. Explore the magical underworld with stalagmites, stalactites, streams and rivers. (Subject to availability of transport on site. Montacatini Alto tour if no grotto tours are available). Then a visit to the medieval town of BARGA, where narrow streets lead to the Romanesque cathedral, from where a wonderful view of the mountains opens. Drive to Lucca and visit the historic center, surrounded by Renaissance walls. Drive to the old wine-producing fattoria of Montecarlo. Dinner combined with tasting of regional products, including four Tuscan wines. On the menu: cold cuts, pasta with mushrooms, vin santo toscano, cantuccini cookies, and limoncello or grappa for good digestion. Return to the hotel, overnight.
4. DAY. FLORENCE Breakfast. Transfer to FLORENCE, the capital of Tuscany. Visiting the interior of the Church of Santa Croce, a walk through the Piazza del Duomo next to the baptistery with the famous Gates of Paradise, the entrance to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, whose monumental dome is the symbol of the city. Visit to the Church of Santa Trinita with the Sassetti Chapel. Continuation of the walk by Giotto's Tower, through Piazza della Signoria at Palazzo Vecchio, next to the Uffizi do Ponte Vecchio gallery - the Goldsmiths Bridge - with jewelry shops. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
5. DAY. SAN MINIATO - SAN GIMIGNANO - MONTERIGGIONI Breakfast. Transfer to SAN MINIATO and visiting San Miniato Alto located on the hill of the old town: Piazza della Reppublica and Prato del Duomo. Transfer to SAN GIMIGNANO, known as the city of beautiful towers. Sightseeing: Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Cisterna, via San Giovanni with shops selling local products. The route continues to MONTERIGGIONI, the "guardian of the Republic of Siena": a stroll through the atmospheric center, surrounded by a high wall with 14 towers, where Dante Alighieri once strolled. Transfer to the hotel in the Chianciano Terme area. Accommodation, half board and overnight.
6. DAY. PIENZA - MONTE OLIVETO MAGGIORE - MONTEPULCIANO Breakfast. A day trip to the small towns of southern Tuscany. It is here that you can often find roads framed by cypresses, immortalized by artists. Drive to PIENZA, a Renaissance gem: walk along the Corso to Piazza Pio II with the cathedral. The tour then continues to MONTE OLIVETO MAGGIORE. Visiting the shared part of the monastery: Chiostro Grande, decorated with a series of frescoes depicting the life of St. Benedict, the monastery church with unique choir stalls. Transfer to MONTEPULCIANO, one of the highest Tuscan towns. A stroll through the Corso with its beautiful palaces, Piazza Grande with the town hall, the cathedral. A visit to one of the cantinas and tasting the famous Montepulciano Nobile wine. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
7. DAY. TRAZYME LAKE - CORTONA Breakfast. An optional trip (for an additional fee on site) to the Trasimene LAKE, known for the defeat of the Roman troops caused by Hannibal. Walk around Castiglione del Lago, drive to CORTONA - a walk through the narrow medieval streets of the city immortalized in the books of Frances Mayes. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
8. DAY. SIENA Breakfast. Departure to SIENA. Visiting one of the most beautiful medieval European cities: Piazza del Campo, the cathedral, a stroll through via di Città with its magnificent palaces. Free time. Trip to Poland via Austria and the Czech Republic with short stops.
9. DAY. Arrival in Poland in the morning.
BENEFITS: 6 nights in tourist class hotels ***: 3 in Montecatini Terme, 3 in the area of Chianciano Terme; 2-person rooms (1 extra bed available) with bathrooms • food (served): 6 breakfasts (continental, reinforced), 5 dinners • bus transfer • pilot care • medical treatment and accident insurance
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