MONTECATINI, VINCI, CHIANTI, SIENA, SAN GIMIGNANO, FLORENCE, CINQUE TERRE, MONTECATINI.

9 days, 8 nights

Operate from March to October
Price per person based on a double occupancy

INCLUSIONS
-Round-trip regularly scheduled air transportation from New York (JFK). Air taxes are approximately $100, and fuel surcharges from NYC JFK are $350 per person
-Fuel surcharges included (valid at time of printing). Other selected gateway departures are available for an additional cost and do not include transfers.
-Hotel accommodations for seven nights, including hotel tax and service charge.
-Breakfast daily, plus wine tasting followed by a light lunch, and seven dinners (served with wine and water).
-Full-day guided tours to Florence, Siena and San Gimignano, Pisa, Lucca and the Chianti region.
-Services of a professional tour director and local guides.
-Round-trip airport to hotel transfers (JFK passengers only).
-Wine tasting followed by a light lunch in the Chianti region.
-Wine and bottled water with dinner.

ITINERARY: Day 1 - Depart New York/JFK for Italy.

Day 2 - Montecatini:
Upon arrival, proceed to baggage claim and transfer to your hotel. For centuries, Montecatini has been an exclusive world-renowned spa resort, famed for its spring waters, thermal baths and numerous spa treatments. Have a Welcome Cocktail and briefing at 7:00pm at the hotel. Dinner is at the hotel. (Dinner)

Day 3 - Montecatini/Siena/San Gimignano/Montecatini:
Breakfast is from 7:00-8:00am - Depart: 8:15am - Return to the hotel around 6:00pm. After breakfast at the hotel transfer to Siena & San Gimignano for your full day tour. Set in the most beautiful Tuscan countryside of rolling hills, lush vines and gray-green olive trees, Siena offers much to see, from the fine palaces that line the narrow cobbled streets and the superb Duomo, to the celebrated Piazza del Campo where the famed Palio horserace is run yearly. Continue to San Gimignano, a town of Etruscan origin. Built by noble families, the fourteen remaining towers that lined the ramparts look like medieval skyscraper. Dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 4 - Montecatini/Vinci/Chianti/Montecatini:
After breakfast depart for Vinci and the Chianti region. The beauty of this territory, known for its wineries, lies in the perfect equilibrium between the soft forms of slopes and the thousand nuances of color and the crowded woods populated by ancient castles, secular parishes and beautiful villas. Enjoy a wine tasting followed by a light lunch. Tonight dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Light Lunch, Dinner)

Day 5 - Day at Leisure: Breakfast is from 7:30-10:00am. After breakfast at the hotel, you will have a full day at leisure. Spend time exploring Montecatini on your own, enjoy a spa treatment, or just relax. Dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 6 - Montecatini/Cinque Terre/Montecatini:
After breakfast, early in the morning, depart for La Spezia, a coastal town east of Montecatini, along the Mediterranean Sea. Take a ferry boat to The Cinque Terre (weather permitting), one of the most beautiful areas of the Liguria Region. Here, five small villages are suspended between sea and earth, nestled in the cliffs overlooking the sea and green hills. Tonight dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 7 - Montecatini/Florence/Montecatini:
Breakfast is from 7:30-8:30am - Depart: 8:45am - Return to the hotel around 6:00pm. After breakfast at the hotel, you will transfer to Florence for walking tour. Its striking buildings, formidable galleries and treasure-crammed churches attest to the Florentine love of display. Its elegant appearance the skyline, with its russet rooftops and lofty domes, contributed to give this city its role of important center for culture and arts. See the Cathedral, whose gigantic "cupola" is the symbol of Florence's artistic achievements, the Baptistery (from outside) with its fine bronze doors adorned with the famous gates of Paradise, and Piazza della Signoria. Dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 8 - Day at Leisure:
Breakfast is from 7:30-10:00am. After breakfast at the hotel, you will have a full day at leisure. Spend time exploring Montecatini on your own, enjoy a spa treatment, or just relax. Dinner is at the hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 9 - Montecatini/Pisa or Florence/U.S.:
Breakfast is from 7:30-8:30am. After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight back home. (Breakfast)
Please note: Though rare, it may be necessary to substitute hotels and adjust itineraries due to local conditions. Included features may not be available on all departures.