1 Wine Tasting and 1 Farewell Dinner with drink indluded!

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Bologna is the capital of this prosperous region of Italy: Emilia Romagna. Not yet contaminated by mass tourism, the city is the ideal choice for cultural interludes as well as leisure activities and relaxation.  Bologna has a number of nicknames: la dotta (the learned) for its ancient university, la rossa (the red) for the warm colour of its roofs and houses, and la grassa (the fat) for the wonderful food.
Approximately 10.00 am - we will enjoy a morning guided tour of the city, including such landmarks as Piazza Maggiore, Fountain of Neptune and the Two Towers.

Afternoon on your own for shopping or sightseeing.  6.00 pm - depart by bus from Rome to return to our Villa Casagrande.

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After breakfast at the hotel - depart to Siena, where after meeting our local guide, we have the possibility to visit this wonderful city. Siena is the city of the blessed Virgins and the “Balzana”, black and white; decisive, just as its heraldic symbol; passionate and contemplative; always climbing and descending; clear and at the same time obscure; steep and narrow streets; the red of the Piazza del Campo appearing blinding and suddenly. In the alleys, in the museums and oratories of the Contrada, the spiritual songs of the Palio evoke very ancient rituals and modern allegories, while during the evening the shuffling of soles on the deserted pavement is in contrast with the peacefulness of the green valleys providentially enclosed within the wall, which ancient administrators had erected hundreds of years before it became common practice.

Stop for a visit and wine tasting at a local farm.

After lunch on your own, depart to San Gimignano (Half-Day Guide). The towered silhouette of san Gimignano rising from the hills of the Upper Elsa Valley, facing the land of Volterra and positioned right on one of the most important stretches of the medieval Via Francigena, is famous all over the world. A similar renown can also be claimed by its Vernaccia wine, recently awarded the D.O.C.G., the highest acknowledgement and guarantee for quality in Italian oenology. Return in the evening at your hotel in Florence area.

(date of operation may vary by departure.)