Tuscany travel... a fresh new perspective on life under the Tuscan sun... the Culturious way. It's hands-on learning with local experts on many subjects, who share their experience, their knowledge and their passions. And you are suddenly living la dolce vita...
Laughing at the enoteca while debating the merits of the olive oil flavours you’ve just tasted… triumphantly ordering gelato using the new Italian phrases you’ve just mastered… feeling the breeze while bicycling on the city walls of Lucca… savouring the delectable prosciutto and Florentine cheeses you’ve just chosen from a local market for lunch – or the fruit of the vineyards you’ve just walked through. This is Culturious… and this is Tuscany… now, your Tuscany.
Departures
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Jun; 25 Aug; 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 Sep; 1, 6, 13, 20 Oct 2012.
Inclusions
- No more than 20 guests – small group size means sight-doing, not just sightseeing, for hands-on cultural immersion
- Hike along the coastal paths of Cinque Terre amidst breathtaking views
- Go inside an artisan’s workshop and studio with a Restoration Specialist; sample the street foods of a Florentine market
- Take a guided tour of the mountain quarries where Carrara marble has been mined since Roman times
- Bike ride atop the walls of Lucca; get a lesson in speaking Italiano
- Learn about the life & works of Michelangelo at a lecture hosted by a Florentine art historian
- Live like a local in the Ligurian hills at a wine and olive oil tasting, then take a cooking class in the art of making pasta
- Learn about the life and works of Michelangelo at a lecture hosted by a Florentine art historian
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
- 12 meals (7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, admissions, taxes and porterage