No matter what season you go, Verona is always worth a visit! This is the city where William Shakespeare chose to set the love story of star-crossed teenage lovers Romeo and Juliet, a city full of romance and ancient art, including the famous arena where the world-known opera festival takes place every summer. We have chosen for you the romantic atmosphere of a 5-star hotel in the historic center of Verona near the church of...
We offer you accommodation in the renovated neo-Gothic country estate of king Carlo Alberto of Savoy combined with a special food and wine experience in the northern Piedmont region: This is the area of the towns of Alba and Bra, renowned in the world for the Barolo and Barbaresco wines produced in the Langhe and Roero wine estates. This is the food valley, one of the most important food and wine centers in Piedmont and...
By car or van depending on the number of participants ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER In this tour we leave large cities to discover small towns of real Italy. We will drive through medieval villages which are typical of the Italian architecture and landscapes in the UMBRIA region. Our first stop will be ASSISI, where we will visit places connected to the Patron Saints of ITALY: ST. FRANCIS and ST. CLARE. First stop will be Church San Damian where the story of...
If you are exploring the area around Lucca – do not miss out the towns of Collodi home to Lorenzini known as Collodi, Pinocchio‘s author, Pescia, famous for the flower industry (fresh and dried flowers) and Montecarlo. After a visit to charming village Montecarlo perched on a hill you could stop for a wine tasting at the Buonamico winery. They produce great white wines using the charmat method (French champaign) representing an exeption in Tuscany...
Spherical and elongated citrus fruits Near the charming city of Lucca which boasts unique art and near the town of Pescia famous for flowers we encounter the citrus garden Hesperidarium owned by Oscar Tintori’s family. The passion of lemons and citrus of all kinds was started by Oscar’s father already in the 1950s. Nearby one can also visit the town of Collodi, famous home town to the writer Lorenzini, author of the world famous book “Pinocchio” and...