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                                                                                                                                          lunch with our hosts, venture to a winery for a   DAY  —˜ •  Pienza • Optional Pitigliano &    Arrive Early, Stay Later
                                                                                                                                          vineyard tour and tasting. Later, join your Trip   Sovana tour                Prices include accommodations, daily breakfast, and
          Panoramic view of Siena, Tuscany, Italy                                                                                         Experience Leader on an optional hike through     Today is yours to make your own discoveries.   private airport transfer.
                                                                                                                                          the Chianti Valley.                   Or, join our full-day optional tour to discover
                                                                                                                                            B,L,D —  Villa  Il  Leccio   or  similar  the rich Jewish heritage of Pitigliano and the   •   Arrive early in Bologna on your Bologna and Parma
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         pre-trip extension for $175 per person, per night
            Tuscany & Umbria: Rustic Beauty in the Italian Heartland                                                                      DAY  Š •  Chianti countryside • Olive oil   ancient Etruscan necropolis of Sovana.   •   Arrive early in Lucca before your main trip

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                                                                                                                                          mill • Cooking class & farmhouse lunch                                         for $200 per person, per night
        Italy: Lucca, Chianti region, Pienza, Spoleto, Rome                                                                                 Drive through the Chianti countryside,   DAY  —— •  Pienza • Perugia • Chocolate-
                                                                                                                Departures:                                                                                             •   Conclude your main trip or your Rome post-trip
        For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ bta pricing          Mar-Dec 2023              traveling through Tuscany’s rolling, vineyard-  making experience • Spoleto    extension with more time in Rome for $225 per
                                                                                                                                          carpeted hills. Stop at an olive-oil mill and
                                                                                                                                                                                  Set off for Umbria and a walking tour of
                                                                                                                                          enjoy a tasting of this staple of Tuscan cooking.   Perugia, nestled in “the green heart of Italy.”   person, per night
                                                                                                                                          Then, continue to a nearby town for a cooking   Conclude at a former goldsmith workshop
          15  days from $ 3795                        From the grape-laden vines of Chianti to the olive groves blanketing the hills of Trevi,   lesson and lunch at an agriturismo farmhouse.   turned chocolaterie. Learn about the business
        including international airfare             Italy’s Tuscany and Umbria regions are ripe for discovery. Travel along the narrow lanes     B,L,D —  Villa  Il  Leccio   or  similar  from the owners before trying your hand at   DAY  —¡ •  Umbria • Rome
        Single Supplement: FREE                     of small towns, marvel at medieval fortresses, and stroll between elegant cypress trees.   DAY  ’ •  Pienza • Siena         chocolate-making.                      Bid farewell to Umbria and begin the overland transfer
                                                                                                                                                                                  B,L,D —  Hotel  Clitunno   or  similar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to Rome. In Rome, enjoy a walking tour through
                                                    Immerse yourself in this rustic, romantic part of Italy, and enjoy a way of life as timeless     Transfer to Pienza, beginning with a short
        Save a FULL 10%, up to $590, with our       as the rolling vineyards warming under the Tuscan sun.                                ride into Siena. Discover Siena’s Old Town, a   DAY  —š •  Spoleto • Optional Umbrian   the Trastevere district before enjoying lunch at a local
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        Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22                                                                                                  UNESCO World Heritage Site, and stroll from   Folk Music Tour                B,L,D —  Hotel  Savoy   or  similar
                                                                                                                                          Piazza del Campo to Porta Romana. Departing     On a walking tour of Spoleto, admire the
                                                                                                                                          Siena, a scenic drive brings us through the hills   Duomo di Spoleto, an eleventh-century   DAY  —¢ •  Return to U.S.
        WHAT TO EXPECT                          Culinary Delights of Bologna & Parma, Italy pre-trip   impacts of marble quarrying in the area. Later   of Crete Senesi before arriving in Pienza.   cathedral. Later, join the optional tour to     Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
                                                extension .                             this afternoon, enjoy a Home-Hosted Lunch           B,D — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar  Spello and enjoy a concert in a local Umbrian   Or, begin your Rome: Ancient Sites & Hidden City Gems


                                                      Hotel San Luca Palace  or similar  with a local family in Marina di Carrara before                                        musician’s home before dinner in a local   post-trip extension.
                                                                                        returning to Lucca.                               DAY  ” •  Etruscan Museum •           restaurant.
        View all physical requirements at       DAY  ‡ •   Lucca                          B,L — Hotel San Luca Palace  or similar         Montepulciano                           B,L —  Hotel  Clitunno   or  similar    B

        www.oattravel.com/ bta                    Set off to explore Lucca on a walking tour and                                            Visit the Etruscan Museum for a talk on the
                                                see the Duomo di San Martino, or St. Martin’s   DAY  ‘ •  Lucca • Florence • Chianti region   history of the Etruscans in the Chianciano   DAY  —œ •  Spoleto • Truffle hunting •
          ITINERARY                             Cathedral.                                Board a bus to Florence, birthplace of the      community. After, travel to Montepulciano and   Controversial Topic: Truffle exclusivity
                                                  B,D — Hotel San Luca Palace  or similar  Renaissance, and enjoy a walking tour followed by   stop outside of the Sanctuary of San Biagio,     Visit a small mountain village nestled in the

        DAY  ˜ •  Depart U.S.                                                           free time. Then, depart for the Chianti countryside.   designed using the same architectural plan as   Apennines and meet up with local truffle
          Fly overnight to Florence, Italy.     DAY  Š •  Lucca • Controversial Topic: Marble     B,D —  Villa  Il  Leccio   or  similar  St. Peter’s Basilica. Then, drive to the center   hunters and their dogs to seek out the precious
                                                production • Carrara Marble Quarries •                                                    of this Tuscan village to see Via San Gallo, a
        DAY  š •   Lucca                        Home-Hosted Lunch                       DAY  “ •  A Day in the Life in the Chianti Valley   historic street.                    mushrooms. Later, return to the village for
                                                                                                                                                                                lunch and conversation with a local shepherd.
          Transfer to Lucca, check into our hotel and meet     Depart for Carrara and visit the ancient marble     Enjoy our NEW A Day in the Life in the Chianti     B,L — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar


        those who traveled on our optional History and   quarries. Afterward, meet a former quarry   Valley, first stopping at a local goat farm to learn                         B,L,D —  Hotel  Clitunno   or  similar         To learn more about
                                                worker to discuss the Controversial Topic of the   about sustainable agricultural methods. After                                                                               this adventure, scan the
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