FLORENCE
Day 1
Morning: Arrival in Florence.
Afternoon: Guided visit of Florence, One of the most iconic art cities of the world, Florence is an open air-museum. From Piazza Santa Maria Novella, continuing towards Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Baptistery, and Piazza della Signoria with its Palazzo Vecchio, the Ponte Vecchio to finish the tour in Piazza Santa Croce, for an unforgettable scenery.
Evening: hotel accommodation and dinner in restaurant
Day 2
Morning: visit to Uffizi Gallery, followed by a walk to the area around the famous Ponte Vecchio.
Afternoon: visit S. Lorenzo market and Medici Chapels
Evening: dinner and night in hotel
Day 3
Morning: Visit Piazza del Duomo and Florence Cathedral
Afternoon: visit of Boboli gardens and Palazzo Pitti
Evening: dinner and night in hotel
Day 4
Morning: visit Santa Croce church
Afternoon: back home
BEAUTIES OF TUSCANY & UMBRIA
Afternoon: arrival in ChiancianoTerme; strategical thermal village, good located to visit the heart of Tuscany and Umbria and arrangement in hotel.
Evening: dinner and night in hotel.
Day 2
Morning: departure to Siena for a guided tour. This ancient city will place you in the atmosphere of a medieval center, with its traditions that persist in the daily life of their citizen. The typical medieval streets along “rioni” with small shops, towers, noble buildings will bring you to the famous Piazza del Campo, theater of the most important event of the city and well-know all over the world – the Palio; can’t miss the Cathedral and the Baptistery.
Afternoon: time shopping.
Evening: dinner and night in hotel.
Day 3
Morning: departure to Orvieto. After a nice rise with the typical funicular, the visit of the historical center of the city includes piazza Cahen, Piazza del Duomo, Saint Patrick well (external). The halleys, the nobilar palaces, the ancient houses all built with tufa, give to Orvieto a very characteristic atmosphere.
Afternoon: departure to Civita di Bagnoregio.Crossed the pedestrian bridge (300 mts long), the only way of access, the “Dying city” is an Etruscan abandoned village, out of time and out of the world, a surreal place where visitors are welcome from the famous “cats of Civita”.
Evening: dinner and night in hotel.
Day 4
Morning: departure to Perugia for half day guided tour where every ancient gate, alley, square, palace and church will impress you with the sense of history, culture and art, but has also a young, vibrant and energetic feel, with so many festival and concerts and the students of the university. The city is reachable from coach parking with minimetrò.
Afternoon: guided tour of Assisi, the famous pilgrimage site consequence of being the birthplace of San Francesco, with entrance inside the Basilica of S. Francesco to admire the two overlapping and independent churches with works of Giotto, Cimabue, Lorenzetti and Simone Martini. Continuing to the city center, you’ll reach Piazza del Comune, the Tempio di Minerva and the Basilica di Santa Chiara.