TOSCANA & LE CINQUE TERRE
ITALY’S FINEST TREASURES

Free visit to Siena & Bologna

GROUP 1 12th-18th May
GROUP 2 30th June-06th July
GROUP 3 14th-20th July
GROUP 4 04th-10th August
GROUP 5 18th-24th August
GROUP 6 08th-14th September (08th September – Public Holiday)

VISITING
Montecatini, Siena, Florence, Pienza, Montepulciano, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Lucca, Montecatini Alto, Volterra, San Gimignano & Bologna

TUESDAY | ARRIVAL & SIENA
We will meet at the airport at 7am for our Ryanair flight departing at 9.20am and arriving in Bologna Airport at 11.10am. We board the coach and proceed to visit Siena, most famous for the Palio, and the annual horse-race held in Piazza del Campo. Later, we will proceed to our 4-star hotel in Montecatini to check-in.

WEDNESDAY | FLORENCE
Today, we will go on our full-day optional excursion to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance. We shall see, amongst others, the complex of three attractions - the Duomo, the Baptistery and Giotto’s Steeple. We will visit Piazza Signoria, which is the meeting place of Florentines and tourists, and proceed to nearby Ponte Vecchio noted for the various shops built along it. We will have some time for personal sightseeing and shopping.

THURSDAY | PIENZA & MONTEPULCIANO
This morning, we will go on another full-day optional excursion which takes us to Pienza and Montepulciano, the two jewels of the Renaissance. Montepulciano is known for its very impressive Renaissance buildings, its beautiful churches and especially for its “Vino Nobile” (noble wine), one of the most distinguished of Italian wines in the world. There is plenty of sightseeing, and the cathedral is well worth a visit. Pienza is a UNESCO protected town having a world famous cultural and natural patrimony.

FRIDAY | CINQUE TERRE
We leave for La Spezia for a full-day optional excursion. We take a ferry (included - weather permitting) to Cinque Terre, one of the most beautiful areas of the Liguria region. Here, five small villages are nestled in the cliffs overlooking the sea and hills where the land’s finest wines are grown. We shall visit the villages of Vernazza, Monterosso al Mare and Porto Venere.

SATURDAY | PISA, LUCCA & MONTECATINI ALTO
This morning, we will go on a full-day optional excursion to Pisa, where we see the “Campo dei Miracoli”, the world-famous leaning Tower, the Cathedral, and the Baptistery. We will later proceed to Lucca, mostly known for its astonishing architecture dating back to the Gothic Era just before the Renaissance. Hidden behind imposing Renaissance walls, its cobbled streets, piazzas, and pretty promenades. We later drive to Montecatini Alto which is a characteristic medieval village, situated a few hundred metres above the ‘new’ town.

SUNDAY | VOLTERRA & SAN GIMIGNANO
Today’s full-day optional excursion takes us to another part of Tuscany visiting Volterra and San Gimignano. We shall do a short stop in Volterra. This city conserves a medieval aspect, not only for the 12th century city walls, but also because of the urban layout with narrow streets, palaces, tower houses, and churches. Later, we drive to San Gimignano, probably the most famous small town in Italy, which dominates the Val d’Elsa with its breath-taking skyline bristling with towers.

MONDAY | BOLOGNA CENTRE & DEPARTURE
After we check-out of our hotel, we proceed to Bologna centre, which is famous for its churches, museums, gardens, and not to mention the delicious cuisine! We will later proceed to Bologna airport for our return flight departing at 9.10pm and arriving in Malta at 11pm.
 
PRICE INCLUDES
Ryanair direct return flights to Bologna Airport including 20kg checked-in luggage
6 nights in 4-star Grand Hotel Plaza in Montecatini or similar
(*May Group will stay in 4-star Hotel Minerva Palace in Montecatini or similar)
Rooms with private facilities, Wi-Fi, AC & TV
Daily buffet breakfast
Return airport transfers
Services of tour leader
Airport taxes & service charge
Insolvency fund