TOUR ITALY Tuscan Vineyard
Flavours of Tuscany
WHAT’S INCLUDED • Just You Tour Manager as your host • Return flights from Gatwick with British Airways • 7 nights in a 3-star hotel • 16 meals: 7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 7 dinners
PLUS… • Specialist Local Guide • Welcome drink & farewell get-together • Overseas transfers & other transportation • Complimentary wi-fi on board your coach • Porterage
• Dedicated Just You representative to greet you at all UK airports
INCLUDED EXCURSIONS • Cooking, wine tasting & Lucca tour • Florence sightseeing & wine tasting in Bolgheri • Cooking a Tuscan lunch & Volterra visit
DAY 1 UK to Tuscany Fly to Tuscany today. Get to know your travelling companions over a welcome drink and dinner at your hotel in Marina di Cecina.
DAY 2 Montecarlo di Lucca & Lucca • Cookery lesson, wine tasting and sampling of local dishes Tuscan crostini, meaning ‘little toast’, is a classic Italian appetiser and one of the dishes we’ll learn about at Fattoria Il Poggio, a beautiful farm in the hillside village of Montecarlo di Lucca. We’ll be shown how to prepare ragù sauce,
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OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS • The Leaning Tower of Pisa • San Gimignano & Siena
Pre-bookable excursions: The above optional excursions can be pre-booked as a package from just £102.
CULINARY EXCURSIONS
• In Lucca learn how to prepare ragù sauce, before making your own macaroni pasta, which you’ll enjoy for lunch
• Guided tour of Fattoria Il Poggio’s vineyards with wine tasting
• Sample the award-winning wines of the Castello di Bolgheri estate in Chianti
• Learn to prepare a typical Tuscan lunch, then sample the results in a beautiful castle setting
FLIGHT OPTIONS
Upgrade your fl ight: From £139 return Club Europe with British Airways.
Deli meats
handmade macaroni pasta and meat sauce for a typical crostini. Why not make notes as you learn from the experts so you can try out the recipes at home. Then it’s our turn to cook our own hand-made pasta.
We’ll then enjoy a well-deserved lunch – an appetiser of two kinds of crostini and a selection of salami, our macaroni pasta served with ragù sauce, three local meats and, to finish, cantuccini (almond biscuits).
Fattoria Il Poggio is famous for its wines and we’ll be given a guided tour
of its vineyards and enjoy a tasting of four wines. We’ll also learn more about the farm and the local area, and see the olive trees and mill used to produce olive oil.
Nearby Lucca is a lovely historic town at the foot of the Apuan Alps surrounded by impressive walls. We’ll head here next for a sightseeing tour and take a walk along the ancient ramparts.
We’ll also admire the beautiful botanical gardens, the Basilica of San
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Frediano and see fascinating architecture, including a tree-topped tower.
DAY 3 Pisa
Pisa is home to one of Italy’s most recognisable sights, the famous Leaning Tower. Residing in the Field of Miracles, this 180ft campanile took 176 years to build and began to lean shortly after construction. Thankfully, the structure has been secured yet it still retains its famous lean. See this landmark on our optional excursion. Alternatively, take time to relax in your beach resort.
CUSTOMER RATING
8 days from £999 The beauty of this rural Italian idyll is matched by the quality of the produce grown in its soil. Savour local specialities, cook some of the region’s signature dishes and admire its fi ne art, unique architecture and celebrated landmarks.
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ITALY
Lucca Pisa
Montespertoli Volterra
Marina di Cecina
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Florence Greve In Chianti
San Gimignano Siena
Bolgheri
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