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Itinerary Catholicism and machismo have led to crimes the farm’s sustainable cultivation and agricultural
against women. methods. After lunch with our hosts, venture to a
B,D — Hotel San Luca Palace or similar winery to tour the vineyards and end with a wine
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. tasting. Later, join your Trip Experience Leader on
Fly overnight to Florence, Italy. DAY 4 • Lucca • Controversial Topic: Marble an optional hike along a portion of Via Francigena, an
production impacts • Carrara Marble ancient road and pilgrimage route.
DAY 2 • Lucca Quarries • Home-Hosted Lunch B,L,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar
Transfer to Lucca and check into our hotel and Depart for Carrara and visit the ancient marble
meet those who traveled on our optional History quarries. Afterward, meet a former quarry worker DAY 7 • Chianti countryside • Olive oil mill
and Culinary Delights of Bologna & Parma, Italy to discuss the Controversial Topic of the impacts of • Cooking class & farmhouse lunch
or New! Sardinia: Jewel of the Mediterranean & Trove marble quarrying in the area. Later this afternoon, Drive through the Chianti countryside, traveling
of Ancient History extensions. enjoy a Home-Hosted Lunch with a local family in through Tuscany’s rolling, vineyard-carpeted
Hotel San Luca Palace or similar Marina di Carrara before returning to Lucca. hills. Stop at an olive-oil mill and enjoy a tasting
B,L — Hotel San Luca Palace or similar of this staple of Tuscan cooking. Then, continue to
DAY 3 • Lucca • Controversial Topic: a nearby town for a cooking lesson and lunch at an
femminicidio—violence against women DAY 5 • Lucca • Florence • Chianti region agriturismo farmhouse.
Set off to explore Lucca on a walking tour and Board a bus to Florence, birthplace of the B,L,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar
see the Duomo di San Martino, or St. Martin’s Renaissance, and enjoy a walking tour followed by
Cathedral. Then conclude at La Città delle Donne, free time. Then, depart for the Chianti countryside. DAY 8 • Pienza • Siena
an organization that provides support and services B,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar Transfer to Pienza, beginning with a short ride into
to survivors of domestic abuse, to learn about Siena. Discover Siena’s Old Town, a UNESCO World
the Controversial Topic of femminicidio, violence DAY 6 • A Day in the Life in the Heritage Site, and stroll from Piazza del Campo
against women in Italy. We’ll tour the organization Chianti Valley to Porta Romana. Departing Siena, a scenic drive
and hear how the twin cultures of Roman Enjoy our NEW A Day in the Life in the Chianti Valley,
first stopping at a local goat farm to learn about

Meet the People
Who Call Tuscany
& Umbria Home

Family in Marina di
Carrara : On Day 4, we’ll
enter the home of a local
family to hear about their views on marble
quarrying in the area while enjoying a Home-Hosted Lunch of
regional specialties.
Goat Farmers : On Day 6, during a NEW A Day in the Life experience
in the Chianti Valley on a family-owned goat farm, you’ll meet
the farm owners and learn to make homemade cheese, and then
venture to a nearby winery to sample world-class Chianti varieties.
Olive Oil Producer : During a visit to an olive oil mill on Day 7, learn
how workers press the extra virgin olive oil to create this essential
ingredient of every Italian meal. Then, enjoy a cooking lesson and
lunch at an agriturismo (farmhouse).
Truffle Hunters : On Day 13, we’ll head to an Umbrian mountain
village, where we’ll meet with a local shepherdand before setting
off into the woods by foot with some truffle hunters and their dogs
to see how they sniff out the precious fungus.

Discover the Renaissance splendors of Florence on Day 5.

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