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Itinerary DAY 4 • Lucca • Controversial Topic: The DAY • Chianti countryside • Olive oil mill
impacts of marble production • Visit Carrara visit • Cooking class and farmhouse lunch
Marble Quarries • Home-Hosted Lunch We begin our day with a scenic drive through the
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. Depart for Carrara, where we’ll visit the ancient Chianti countryside, traveling through Tuscany’s
Fly overnight to Florence, Italy. marble quarries. Afterward, we’ll meet a former rolling, vineyard-carpeted hills. We’ll stop at a mill
quarry worker to discuss the Controversial Topic that produces olive oil and enjoy a tasting of this
DAY 2 • Arrive in Lucca, Italy of the impacts of marble quarrying in the area. He’ll staple of Tuscan cooking. Then, we’ll continue to a
You will be met at the airport for our transfer share with us the evolution of quarrying over the nearby town for a cooking lesson and lunch at an
to Lucca, where we’ll check into our hotel and years, as well as the economic inequities and physical agriturismo farmhouse, where we’ll share a traditional
meet those who traveled on our optional History tolls faced by workers. Later this afternoon, we’ll meal while learning about everyday life in the
and Culinary Delights of Bologna & Parma, Italy enjoy a Home-Hosted Lunch with a local family in Chianti region.
or New! Sardinia: Jewel of the Mediterranean & Trove of Marina di Carrara before returning to Lucca. B,L,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar
Ancient History extensions.
B,L — Hotel San Luca Palace or similar
Hotel San Luca Palace or similar DAY • Transfer to Pienza • Explore Siena
DAY 5 • Lucca • Visit Florence • Today’s transfer to Pienza begins with a short ride
DAY 3 • Explore Lucca • Controversial Chianti region into Siena. A walking tour of one of Siena’s seventeen
Topic: Combating femminicidio—violence This morning, we board a bus to Florence, birthplace contrade, or districts, will be like stepping back in
against women—with Daniela Grossi and of the Renaissance. Our walking tour will reveal a time. We’ll discover Siena’s Old Town, a UNESCO
volunteers of La Citta delle Donne more intimate aspect of the city. After lunch on your
After our Welcome Briefing, we’ll set off to explore own, explore Florence at your leisure. Later, we depart
Lucca on a walking tour. Our stroll takes us by the for the Chianti countryside.
Duomo di San Martino, or St. Martin’s Cathedral, B,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar
which was originally built in 1063. We’ll then conclude Watch this independent video to learn
our walk at La Città delle Donne (literally, “The City DAY 6 • A Day in the Life in the Chianti Valley more about this adventure
of Women”) to learn about the Controversial Topic Enjoy our NEW A Day in the Life in the Chianti Valley,
of femminicidio, violence against women in Italy. We’ll first stopping at a local goat farm to learn about their
tour the organization and hear firsthand how the sustainable cultivation and agricultural methods.
twin cultures of Roman Catholicism and machismo After a farm-fresh lunch with our hosts, venture to
have led to violent crimes against women. In addition, a nearby winery, where we’ll tour the vineyards and
we’ll delve into how this issue has progressed in end our discoveries with a wine tasting. Later, you
recent years. Later, we’ll enjoy a Welcome Dinner. may elect to join your Trip Experience Leader in a
B,D — Hotel San Luca Palace or similar hike along a portion of Via Francigena, an ancient road
and pilgrimage route that once connected Europe’s
largest cities. watch video
B,L,D — Villa Il Leccio or similar

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).

Discover the Renaissance splendors of Florence on Day 5.

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