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Written by on 18 August 2010
Villa Vignamaggio
For those who’ve watched the Kenneth Branagh film of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, then you’ve already seen Villa Vignamaggio, where the movie was shoot. Vignamaggio is also well-known as the birthplace of Mona Lisa in 1479.
About a couple of miles from thedistrict of Greve in Chianti, Vignamaggio is midway placed among the area wineries producing Chianti Classico. In fact, Vignamaggio produces its own premier wine and olive oil and sponsors excursions and tastings for guests and visitors alike. Vignamaggio’s wine was in fact the very first red wine in the region to get referred to as “Chianti,” in 1404.
This agriturismo is a very good choice for people as it presents 2 swimming pools, a tennis court, mountain bikes, fitness hub, a recreation area including a billiard table. Guests may decide among 20 quarters, suites and flats housed in several aged farm houses. The lodge itself, surrounded by a stunning Renaissance garden, has suites only. The room we stayed in was full of antiques, but also had a tiny kitchen creatively created into an old wardrobe. Still the apartments hold regular maid assistance.
Vignamaggio hosts special dinners two times a week, if not guests prepare dinner for themselves inside their apartments or visit one of the exceptional eateries in Greve. It’s best to have a rental auto when traveling to the region. Cruising the winding highway up to Vignamaggio at night could seem daunting to some. The hotel can also arrange for taxi service for its tour Italy guests.
Via Petriolo 5
Greve in Chianti
39 055 854661
Open: Middle of March upto the yearend
Locanda dell’ Amorosa
It is actually no oversight the name of this Tuscan getaway means, “Lover’s Inn,” as this place exudes ambiance from the moment guests come into the striking, cypress-lined drive. An hour-and-a-half by van from Florence, Locanda dell’Amorosa is like the small town it previously was, a 14th-century medieval village. The property has shifted ownership only once in 700 years. In 1873, the Piccolomini family of Pienza (family of Pope Pius II) sold it to Fiorella Favard, whose offspring still own the property.
The town’s beautiful old church, the venue of special weddings, sits among the primary square. Adjacent, a classic farm structure is modified to a wine tavern where breakfast is taken as well. At the side, previous quarters of the farmers has been changed into great client rooms with similarly spacious and open bathrooms, a rarity in Italy.
The previous stables are now habitat to Amorosa’s very good restaurant with internal and open-air seats, where visitors can benefit from the estate’s calm setting while indulging in Tuscan specialties. Behind the primary square are the remainder of the changed farm buildings and hotels. The hotel’s infinity pool sits within a calm meadow overlooking the countryside.
The inn offers small amenities such as a computer with Internet access from the lobby and complimentary food and drink poolside. It considers it hard to leave to discover the encompassing towns, but at Amorosa it’s only fine to stay and revel in the beauty at hand.
Localita’ l’Amorosa
Sinalunga
39 0577 677211
Open: Early March to early January
Priscila Siano is the Business Manager of TourItalyNow.com, a pioneer among the world’s online providers of escorted, customized, small group tours to Italy. She also enjoys writing articles about Italy travel deals. Feel free to republish this article provided you do not edit it in any way and include the author bio as well.
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Written by on 07 August 2010
Listed here are some of the countless things your little ones will adore as you tour Italy with them.
Awesome Vehicles. You’ll notice when you tour Italy that youngsters like Italian automobiles like Maseratis, Alfa Romeos, Lamborghinis.
Gelato Ice Cream. “Gelato per favore.” For adults and children alike, to tour Italy is incomplete with no sampling the delectable gelato of every region. When you travel Italy, savor the gelato from a variety of cities; you will note every one creates their gelato differently.
Pizza & Pasta. We frequently don’t recognize how much youngsters appreciate fine cuisine when they taste it. Set a plate of Roman pasta con salsa or Florentine pizza before your kids and you’ll see during your tour Italy that they have discriminating choice.
Lizards. They are all over and convenient to catch. Sacrificing some poor lizard at the altar of an olden Sicilian stone temple can be simply what junior needs to comprehend that perhaps this whole tour Italy thing was a superb idea after all.
Towering Castles & Walled Towns. As you tour Italy you will find countless hilltop towns, particularly throughout Umbria and Tuscany, many of which still present manifold security techniques like stone walls, high towers, defensive “city doors,” and other fortresses. Seeing such bulwarks captivates children’s imaginations and takes kids back to the time these defenses were made.
Statues & Obelisks. Young children know exciting art and architecture once they see it. More obelisks prevail in Rome nowadays than anywhere else in the earth. When kids tour Italy and investigate ancient artifacts they usually feel drawn to their charm and mystery.
Cathedral Art & Architecture. If you tour Italy along with your children, you may notice how they instinctively adore seeing illustrious artworks like The Last Supper, Michelangelo’s David, and the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. The reason is they have heard of these outstanding wonders all their lives. Now as they travel Italy for themselves, they honestly appreciate the value and splendor of what they’re seeing. Dominant themes like heaven and hell, crucifixion and resurrection, and life and death, seem to reinforce their attention.
Priscila Siano is the Business Manager of TourItalyNow.com, a pioneer among the world’s online providers of escorted, customized, small group tours to Italy. She also enjoys writing articles about tour Italy vacation packages. Feel free to republish this article provided you do not edit it in any way and include the author bio as well.
Tags: Children, Italy, Together, Tour
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Written by on 22 June 2010
I already have airline tickets, I just need a package for hotel accommodations.
Tags: find, Hotel, information, Italy, packages, Tour, vacation
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Written by on 28 March 2010
Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy is a professional Tour Operator specialized in offering original and innovative travel packages to Italy. Its mission is to offer luxury tours to Italy that are anything but ordinary by showing to travellers the real Italy not only through the sites, art and history but more importantly through the people and their traditions: the Italy of the Italian people. Consistently with its mission, Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy has decided to take part The International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) 2009 (www.iltm.net), the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community. Discover Your Italy will be exhibiting in partnership with the Italian State Tourist Board – ENIT. The trade show will be the opportunity for presenting the unique luxury Italy Tours: Cultural small groups tours to Italy, Italy Wine and Food Tours, Luxury Italy Honeymoons. Daniela Mencarelli, co-founder of Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy (www.discoveryouritaly.com), will also make a press conference at ILTM together with Kevin Fox, President of Re:Source Media (www.resourcemedia.com) and founder of East Tours (www.east-tours.com) on the topic: “A PERFECT MARRIAGE FOR MEDIA & TRAVEL Effective Travel Marketing & Branding via Television & Web”. During the press conference Mencarelli and Fox will outline the case study of the international cooperation between Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy and EAST Tours which has brought to the production of amazing TV shows “Wine Portfolio, Veneto Episode- Discover Your Italy & more”, (recently aired on CNBC World) and outstanding luxury Italy wine tours. Wine Portfolio is a television series at CNBC World that integrates food, wine and tourism. The show’s slogan is Eat, Drink, Travel. www.wineportfolio.com The Press Conference will be held at 3pm on December 8th at the Media Center inside the Palace of Festivals and Congress in Cannes, France.
Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy is a professional Tour Operator specialized in offering original and innovative travel packages to Italy. Its mission is to offer luxury tours to Italy that are anything but ordinary by showing to travellers the real Italy not only through the sites, art and history but more importantly through the people and their traditions: the Italy of the Italian people.
Consistently with its mission, Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy has decided to take part The International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) 2009 (www.iltm.net), the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community. Discover Your Italy will be exhibiting in partnership with the Italian State Tourist Board – ENIT.
The trade show will be the opportunity for presenting the unique luxury Italy Tours: Cultural small groups tours to Italy, Italy Wine and Food Tours, Luxury Italy Honeymoons.
Daniela Mencarelli, co-founder of Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy (www.discoveryouritaly.com), will also make a press conference at ILTM together with Kevin Fox, President of Re:Source Media (www.resourcemedia.com) and founder of East Tours (www.east-tours.com) on the topic:
“A PERFECT MARRIAGE FOR MEDIA & TRAVEL Effective Travel Marketing & Branding via Television & Web”.
During the press conference Mencarelli and Fox will outline the case study of the international cooperation between Fuoritinerario – Discover Your Italy and EAST Tours which has brought to the production of amazing TV shows “Wine Portfolio, Veneto Episode- Discover Your Italy & more”, (recently aired on CNBC World) and outstanding luxury Italy wine tours. Wine Portfolio is a television series at CNBC World that integrates food, wine and tourism. The show’s slogan is Eat, Drink, Travel. www.wineportfolio.com
The Press Conference will be held at 3pm on December 8th at the Media Center inside the Palace of Festivals and Congress in Cannes, France.
FuorItinerario-Discover Your Italy is a professional Tour Operator specialized in offering original and innovative travel packages to Italy.
Tags: FUORITINERARIODISCOVER, INTERNATIONAL, Italian, Italy, LUXURY, MARKET, Operator, present, Tour, travel
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Written by on 06 March 2010
Me and my sister are planning a trip to Italy at the end of this year (Dec – Jan 09). We are planning on flying from NYC, is there any good travel tour that goes from NYC to Italy? or should be travel by ourselves and join the local tour when we get to Italy?
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