 | Tuscan VACATIONStaying in the Spa City
of MONTECATINI |
Join Durgan Travel Service on our fabulous 7-night stay in the Tuscany Region of Italy. Our home away from home will be a first-class hotel located in the spa city of Montecatini. Our incredibly-priced program will not only include round trip flights and 7-nights’ first-class accommodations, but three meals daily and full sightseeing most days (except on your full day at leisure) as illustrated below. Enjoy ideal temperatures for sightseeing and shopping. Space is limited!! First come, first serve!! Sign-up today!!
our 9-day/7-night Tuscan vacation in Montecatini tour itinerary:
DAY 1:
Depart Logan Airport for on our transatlantic flight to Italy (via an intermediate stop) with complimentary meal and beverage, and stereo headsets while aloft.DAY 2:
Upon arrival in Italy, we will be met by our tour hosts and transferred to our first-class hotel. We will enjoy lunch and an afternoon at leisure at the hotel prior to our orientation meeting this evening followed by dinner. (L, D)DAY 3:
After breakfast, depart by private motorcoach with an English speaking escort for Florence. On our tour, we will walk around the stirring sights of Florence including: Giotto's Bell Tower, Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, and Brunelleschi's Dome. The tour ends in Signoria Square. Light lunch. Afternoon at leisure to explore. Florence has some of the greatest museums in the world, including the Academia (home to Michelangelo’s David), and the Uffizzi Gallery. Check out the famed Ponte Vecchio bridge, or the Medici Palace. Return to Montecatini for dinner at our hotel. (CB, L, D)DAY 4: After breakfast, we will take the half-hour ride to Lucca, home of the great composer, Giacomo Puccini, and one of the wealthiest towns in Tuscany. We’ll enjoy a nice tour and then have some leisure time in this graceful city. While being an enjoyable, tourist-friendly city, Lucca is remarkably relaxing and quiet, due to an usually high number of residents who ride bicycles instead of driving cars. We will return to our hotel in Montecatini for a nice sit-down lunch. In the afternoon, we are off to Pisa, where we will explore the Square of Miracles with the famous Leaning Tower and view Pisa's Duomo, Baptistery and Camposanto Monumente. Late afternoon return to our hotel with time to freshen-up and relax prior to dinner. Overnight. (CB, L, D)
DAY 5:
After breakfast, depart our hotel for Venice. On the way, pass Bologna and Padua, home of the Basilica of St. Anthony. We will board a vaporetto to San Marco Square where a local guide will be waiting to show us around this unique city, "the Queen of the Adriatic". Visit San Marco's Basilica, walk over small bridges to the Bridge of Sighs and past winding waterways to the Rialto. Following our sightseeing tour, we will enjoy a full luncheon at a local restaurant. The remainder of the afternoon is free for shopping, visiting the outlying islands, or taking a gondola ride. A convenient box dinner during our return trip to Montecatini. Overnight. (CB, L, D)DAY 6:
After breakfast, we will depart for Siena. We will drive southwest through the heart of Italian wine country, over the rolling hills of Chianti. Once in Siena, our escort will lead us to Piazza del Campo, through the narrow streets, past medieval towers and walls. One of the notable highlights of Siena is San Domenico, which holds relics of St. Catherine. Light lunch. On the way back to Montecatini, we visit San Gimignano, often described as "The most famous small town in Italy." This charming medieval hilltop town is noted for its many towers and its breathtaking views of the Tuscan landscape. Sample some "vernaccia", the town’s famous wine. Return to Montecatini for dinner and overnight at our hotel. (CB, L, D)DAY 7:
This morning, following breakfast, we will enjoy a guided walking tour of Montecatini. We'll visit and have a tour of a terme, world renowned health spa centers, the most charming being Terme Tettuccio. The full-service spa features all manner of treatments, from mud baths to aromatherapy to waters known for their curative properties. Lunch is at our hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner followed by entertainment at the hotel. (CB, L, D) (April through October, enjoy a live orchestra playing on the beautiful grounds of the Terme).DAY 8:
After a relaxing breakfast, enjoy a full day at leisure where you can explore Montecatini, do some individual sightseeing or simply relax. Montecatini also has many cultural opportunities, a golf course, parks, and its own train stop, with easy access to Florence and other locales. Perhaps take a tram ride to Montecatini Alto, located high above Montecatini itself. Montecatini has something for everyone- art lovers, sportsmen, culture buffs, lovers of fine restaurants, and shoppers. Lunch and dinner are at the hotel today. (CB, L, D)DAY 9:
After breakfast, check out of our hotel. We will be transferred to the local airport for our return flight to Boston (via an intermediate city). Complimentary meal and beverage, and stereo headsets while aloft. (CB)