b'YOUR ITINERARY 10 DAY HOLIDAYFROM ITALYDays 1-2From London Perugia, a beautiful old town perhaps2,795 PPto beautiful San Gimignano best-known as the home of Baci or We meet at London St Pancras,Kiss chocolates. After free time in the joining the Eurostar service to Paris intown our guide takes us to a chocolate2024 Departures in: Standard Premier Class. We continuelaboratory for a chocolate tasting. APR, MAY, OCTfrom here by First Class rail across the Alps to Turin for an overnightTOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:1 2 3 4stay. On Day 2, we travel First Class toTouring the Basilica of Saint Francis Everyday Traveller ratedFlorence, changing to the local serviceof Assisi, guided by a monkto Poggibonsi and on to our hotel justUPGRADE YOUR HOLIDAY:outside the walls of the hill town ofDay 6Treno Natura steam trainHotel Room upgrades available.San Gimignano. This evening we enjoyexcursion to Tuscan village festivalCall to book or for more information.a three-course dinner in a restaurant. Today is a highlight of our holiday asPlease note, the itinerary for this tourwe transfer by coach to Siena for aYOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES:differs for each departure, accordingsteam-hauled trip to a Tuscan village to the specific date of the local festival festival. We travel onboard the TrenoExpertise of a UK Tour Manager Natura on a line used exclusively byfrom start to finishDay 3Lunch in Montepulcianothis historic train. Depending on your departure date, you might enjoy aFirst Class rail and all transfers, and a private tasting at a winerytruffle tour in beautiful Crete Senesi,Eurostar Standard PremierToday we are taken on a coach tourjoin in village festivities celebratingAll rail and coach travel of a Tuscan gem, the Renaissance hilla wine harvest, or experience thethroughout your tourtown of Montepulciano, renownedage-old village traditions marking the for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,chestnut season or the first batch of9 nights 4-Star hotel one of Italys best-loved red wines.olive oils, with a local tour guide toaccommodation 7 nights in a stylish The town has panoramic views acrossintroduce you to the festival activities. hotel close to the charming Tuscan two beautiful valleys, Val dOrcia andtown of San Gimignano. Plus 1 night Val di Chiana, with rolling hills, rowsDay 7Tuscany at your leisure in Turin on the outbound journey of cypress trees and vineyards. Afterand 1 night in Saint-Raphal, France, a guided tour of the historic centre onWith a free day today you mighton the inbound journeyfoot we stop for lunch in a restaurant.choose to travel to medieval Siena, a Our Montepulciano experiencecharismatic Tuscan city of labyrinthineBreakfast each day plus 1 lunch continues on a private tour and winestreets opening out on to charmingand 6 dinnerstasting at a traditional Tuscan winery. piazzas. The Duomo here is one ofAll tour excursionsItalys most magnificent, while the TOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:incredible Piazza del Campo is a shell-Enjoying a private wine tasting at shaped piazza regarded as one of1 TO COTE DAZUR FROM TURINEuropes best medieval squares.1a traditional Montepulciano wineryDay 4Free day in San GimignanoDay 8Exploring glorious FlorenceFlorenceToday we have a full day to enjoy ourWe enjoy a highlight of our holidayLivorno 7 San Gimingianoidyllic surroundings, relax beside thetoday as we travel by local rail to the inviting outdoor pool of our hotel orbeautiful Renaissance city of Florence.Siena Perugiato explore enchanting San Gimignano.We enjoy a guided tour of the citysMontepulciano AssisiThis delightful town is known fortreasures, including the red-tiled its unique skyline of 14 towers. TheDuomo, the Santa Maria NovellaITALYhistoric centre of San Gimignano isChurch and the famous 14th-century a UNESCO World Heritage site andbridge, Ponte Vecchio, After our inside the city walls you can wandertour you might like to discover theTour Code: TNS |per person based on 2 among a well-preserved collection ofmany examples of Renaissance artsharing. Deposit from 400 per person. Romanesque and Gothic buildings. overflowing in the citys museums.Supplement for solo travellers from 350 Day 5Touring the Basilica of Days 9-10Homeward bound To book and for St Francis and a chocolate tasting We say farewell to gleaming Tuscany as we transfer by coach to Livornoinformation go toThis morning we travel with a local guide to the sacred site of Assisiwhere we travel by First Class rail togreatrail.com/TNS24 Ventimiglia. Here, we continue by by coach. Here we enjoy a specialcoach to Saint-Raphal for a night onor call 01904 527168experience in a peaceful atmosphere, as we visit the famous Basilica of Stthe stunning Cte dAzur. On Day 10,& speak to ourwe travel by First Class rail to Paris and Francis, with a Franciscan monk asthe Eurostar to London St Pancras.expert team.our guide. Our excursion continues to 19'