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brings us through the hills of Crete Senesi before rich Jewish heritage of Pitigliano and the ancient DAY 13 • Spoleto • Truffle hunting
arriving in Pienza. Etruscan necropolis of Sovana. experience
B,D — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar B — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar Visit a small mountain village nestled in the
Apennines and set off on 4-wheel-drive vehicles to
DAY 9 • Etruscan Museum • Montepulciano DAY 11 • Pienza • Perugia • Chocolate- meet up with local truffle hunters and their dogs.
• GCF visit: Antoniano Female Orphanage making experience • Trevi • Spoleto Head into the woods on foot and try to discover
Visit the Etruscan Museum and enjoy a welcome talk Bid farewell to Tuscany and turn your eyes toward some of this precious fungus. Later, return to
on the history of the Etruscans in the Chianciano Umbria. Enjoy a walking tour of Perugia nestled the village for lunch and conversation with a
community. Then, explore the museum on your own. in “the green heart of Italy.” Conclude at a former local shepherd.
After, travel overland to Montepulciano and stop goldsmith workshop turned eatery and chocolaterie. B,L,D — Hotel Clitunno or similar
outside of the Sanctuary of San Biagio, designed With the owners, get an introduction to the business
using the same architectural plan as St. Peter’s before trying your hand at chocolate-making. After, DAY 14 • Umbria • Rome
Basilica. Then, drive to the center of this Tuscan head to Trevi for a discovery walk and free time Bid farewell to Umbria and begin the overland
village to see Via San Gallo, a historic street. Later, before checking in to our hotel in Spoleto. transfer to Rome. In Rome, enjoy a walking tour
visit the Antoniano Female Orphanage—supported B,L,D — Hotel Clitunno or similar through the Garbatella district before enjoying
in part by Grand Circle Foundation—where lunch at La Casetta Rossa, local eatery and
we’ll meet the children and nuns of this DAY 12 • Spoleto • Controversial Topic: community space run by volunteers who live in the
orphanage, tour the home, and learn the stories of Reproductive rights • Umbrian Folk Music neighborhood.
orphans and volunteers. Optional Tour B,L,D — Hotel Savoy or similar
B,L — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar On a walking tour of Spoleto, admire the Duomo di
Spoleto, an 11th-century cathedral. Then, engage in DAY 15 • Return to U.S.
DAY 10 • Pienza • Optional Pitigliano & the Controversial Topic of reproductive rights in Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
Sovana tour Italy with two local activists and educators. Later, Or, begin your Rome: Ancient Sites & Hidden City
Today is yours to make your own discoveries. Or, join the optional tour to Spello and enjoy a concert Gems or New! Highlights of the Côte d’Azur extension.
join our full-day optional tour to discover the in a local Umbrian musician’s home before dinner in B
a local restaurant.
B,L — Hotel Clitunno or similar

Unique Accommodations

Villa Il Leccio
Chianti region
The Villa Il Leccio is housed in an 18th-century
villa that is situated in a valley in the heart of
the Chianti wine region, about a 30-minute
drive from Florence. Olive oil and Chianti wine
is produced on site, and amenities include an
outdoor pool, terrace, dining room, and large
garden with a small chapel. There are 9 rooms,
each with satellite TV, minibar, complimentary
wireless Internet, tea- and coffee-making
facilities, and private bath with hair dryer.
Trek through the mountains of Spoleto to hunt for truffles on Day 13.

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