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World Heritage Site. Then, we stroll from Piazza del Jewish heritage of Pitigliano and the ancient Etruscan DAY 13 • Spoleto • Truffle hunting
Campo to Porta Romana. Departing Siena, a scenic necropolis of Sovana. experience
drive brings us through the hills of Crete Senesi. Late B — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar This morning we’ll visit a small mountain village
this afternoon, we arrive in Pienza, our home for the nestled in a high plateau in the heart of the
next three nights. DAY 11 • Pienza • Explore Perugia • Apennines. We’ll set off aboard 4-wheel-drive
B,D — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar Chocolate-making experience • Discovery vehicles and meet up with some local truffle hunters
walk in Trevi • Transfer to Spoleto and their dogs, then head into the woods on foot and
DAY 9 • Visit Etruscan Museum • Explore We’ll bid farewell to Tuscany and turn our eyes try to discover some of the precious fungus. We return
Montepulciano • Grand Circle Foundation toward Umbria. We’ll enjoy a walking tour of “the to the village for lunch and conversation with a local
visit: Antoniano Female Orphanage green heart of Italy,” given Umbria’s rich agriculture, shepherd.
This morning, we’ll visit the Etruscan Museum, where olive oil making, and verdant forests. Our discoveries B,L,D — Hotel Clitunno or similar
we’ll be greeted by the museum’s president and given will conclude at a former goldsmith workshop turned
a welcome talk on the history of the Etruscans in the eatery and chocolaterie. Alongside the owners, we’ll DAY 14 • Umbria • Transfer to Rome • Local
local Chianciano community. Then, you can explore get an introduction to the business before heading interaction at La Casetta Rossa
the four floors of the museum on your own. Then, into the kitchen to try our hand at chocolate-making. We bid farewell to Umbria and begin our overland
travel overland to Montepulciano, where we stop Following an included lunch, we’ll make our way to transfer to Rome. En route, stop for lunch at a local
outside of the domed Sanctuary of San Biagio, Trevi for a discovery walk and free time before we restaurant. In Rome, we’ll enjoy a walking tour
designed using the same architectural plan that check in to our hotel in Spoleto. through the Garbatella district before we toast to our
would later be used to build St. Peter’s Basilica. We’ll B,L,D — Hotel Clitunno or similar memories of Italy during a Farewell Dinner.
then drive to the city center of this remarkably well- B,L,D — Hotel Savoy or similar
preserved Tuscan village to visit Via San Gallo, a DAY 12 • Explore Spoleto • Controversial
historic street outlined with brick and stone Topic: Reproductive rights in Umbria • DAY 15 • Return to U.S.
buildings. Later, we’ll reconvene as a small group and Umbrian Folk Music Optional Tour Transfer to the airport for your return flight home. Or,
visit the Antoniano Female Orphanage— On a walking tour of Spoleto, we’ll stop to admire the begin your Rome: Ancient Sites & Hidden City Gems or
supported in part by Grand Circle Duomo di Spoleto, an 11th-century cathedral made New! Highlights of the Côte d’Azur extension.
Foundation—where we’ll meet the children and nuns from salvaged Roman stones. Then, we’ll engage in B
of this orphanage. We’ll have a chance to tour the the Controversial Topic of reproductive rights in Italy
home, see the common areas, and learn the stories of with two local activists and educators. They’ll delve
both the organization’s inhabitants and the into the history of reproductive rights in the country
volunteers who live there. and how a woman’s right to choose has been a fiery
B,L — Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar debate. The remainder of the day is free for your own
discoveries, or perhaps you’d like to join the optional
DAY 10 • Pienza • Optional Pitigliano & tour to Spello, where we’ll enjoy dinner and a concert
Sovana tour in the home of a local Umbrian musician.
Today is yours to make your own discoveries. Or, you B,L — Hotel Clitunno or similar
can join our full-day optional tour to discover the rich

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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