Tuscany - Walking and Wine
Tour code: TWW Tour style: Classic Tour comfort: Standard Trek grade: Easy
DURATION DAYS 8
TOUR
New £920 TOUR ONLY £1095 FLIGHT INCLUSIVE Tour Highlights
✓ Wine tastings - Sample some of Italy’s fi nest wines and stay at a winery
✓ Tuscan trails - Enjoy easygoing rambles in classic countryside of rolling fi elds and cypress-lined avenues
✓ Lucca - Walk on the city’s Renaissance walls and discover magnifi cent villas
✓ Florence - Walking tour of the city and free time to explore
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Enjoy a taste of ‘la dolce vita’
Renaissance city LUCCA
FLORENCE Walking tour
Pisa Chianti wine tasting TUSCANY
Ligurian Sea
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MONTEPULCIANO Wine tasting
Medieval hill-top town
Historic hill-top town wine tasting
Tuscany – Walking and Wine TWW Montalcino cheese tasting
Pienza Pecorino
Greve in Chianti Walking and
Wine tasting Walled
ITALY
Tour essentials
Accommodation: 7 nights standard hotel. Meals: 7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner are included. Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader, driver(s). Transport: Bus, train. Trekking details: We walk on 4 days, with walks of between 2-4 hours. Much of the walking is on country tracks and trails and terrain is easy underfoot. Group size: Generally 10 - 16.
Planned tour dates Easy walks, wine and culture in glorious Tuscany
An easy walking holiday that combines an exploration of the rich culture and iconic landscapes of Tuscany with drinking some of its fabulous wines. We walk amongst the villas of Lucca, through the vineyards of Chianti and the rolling fi elds and hill-top towns of Tuscany’s south. We enjoy fi ve wine tastings and there’s also time to soak up the atmosphere in Lucca, Florence and visit Pisa by train.
8 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Pisa airport; transfer to the walled city of Lucca. Day 2 Villa walk Visit historic Villa Torrigiani. Walk amongst the villas of Lucca and enjoy a wine tasting. Day 3 Lucca Explore the city on foot and visit a wine cellar to sample some of the locally produced wines. There is the opportunity to visit Pisa by train. Day 4 Florence Discover
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Day 2: 4hrs Lucca Rest Day
this fabulous city on a walking tour. Day 5 Chianti country Walk through the Tuscan countryside from Greve in Chianti and sample the Chianti Classico wine. Day 6 Montepulciano Stay on a vineyard outside the hill-top town of Montepulciano and enjoy a walk amongst the vines. Day 7 Pienza and Montalcino Taste Pecorino cheese in
Lucca Rest Day Florence
Pienza, Brunello wine in Montalcino and walk in the countryside nearby. Day 8 Transfer to Pisa airport where tour ends.
Please go online for our full detailed tour notes.
2015 Tour only dates 26 Apr - 03 May 10 May - 17 May 07 Jun - 14 Jun 26 Jul - 02 Aug 13 Sep - 20 Sep 27 Sep - 04 Oct 11 Oct - 18 Oct
2016 Tour only dates 24 Apr - 01 May 08 May - 15 May
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £195
Florence
Montepulciano
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Day 5: 4-5hrs
Day 6: 2-3hrs
Day 7: 2-3hrs 42 For our latest dates, prices and more details visit
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