Small Group. Active Journeys.
TUSCANY & CINQUE TERRE
HANDS-ON, HEARTFELT LEARNING At a private piano concert in a palazzo... while shopping for street foods at a local market... on a bicycle ride atop Lucca’s walls... at tastings of vino, olive oil & Prosecco in private vineyards... at art restoration workshops... on a 4 x 4 vehicle drive to a marble quarry & a Cinque Terre cruise... at a pasta-making class...
1. RENAISSANCE REVIVAL IN FLORENCE Tour begins: 3:00 PM at Gallery Hotel Art, Florence. Look for us at the Peretola Airport for your included transfer to the Gallery Hotel Art. Freshen up for a fresh look at Florence on a walking tour with our local guide. Cocktails and canapés follow at the hotel. Dinner is at a picturesque riverside restaurant. Meals D
2. THE HEART OF ART Meet a Florentine art history scholar who provides a “tell all” on Michelangelo during an exclusive insider lecture. Then it’s off to the Uffizi, built centuries ago by the Medici as an office building and to house their private collection. Today, it’s home to works like Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo, nestled in a frame he also designed. The star-studded parade of head-turning art continues during your visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia, where the statue of David reigns. Meals B
3. LIVING THE FLORENTINE LIFE Walk along the cobbled streets of the Oltrarno to the artisans’ workshops in the old San Niccolò district. By special appointment, Culturious takes you inside two working restoration studios to meet the people behind the art. Art
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Restoration Specialist Bettina Schindler-Pratesi gives new life to antiques dressed in ivory, bone and mother of pearl. Next door, see a multitude of locals at work restoring and immortalizing art from all genres; their meticulous expertise deftly erases the ravages of time, preventing the art from fading into oblivion. A short drive to the Basilica of Santa Croce, eternal resting place for Michelangelo, Galileo, Rossini and others, offers a chance to reflect on the treasured legacies of their lives. Back in Florence, sample culinary delights at the colorful Mercato Centrale and
LIGURIA Cinque Terre Portovenere Lucca Florence TUSCANY ITALY Vernazza
Monterosso al Mare
Carrara Colonnata
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