Pisa ad 2015
TOURIST OFFERS Pisa ad 2015
TOURIST OFFERS
INCOMING PACKAGES “Sea & Nature, Art & Culture” - Pag. 2 “Wellness & Relax” - Pag. 5 “Food & Wine” - Pag. 6 “Incentive” - Pag. 9 “Events” - Pag. 10
OFFERS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS 2014 - 2015 - Pag. 12
Free distribution Graphic design: autorivari.it Printed in September 2014 INCOMING PACKAGES Sea & Nature, Art & Culture
VESPA TOURS April - October What: full-day tour, starting from Pisa or Pontedera. Individual, self-guided tour with road- book, to discover secret authentic Tuscan looks, with loop trails, starting from several places in Tuscany. Vespa 125cc rent, lunch in a typical restaurant. How much: from € 85,00 p.p. Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
ALONG THE ETRUSCAN COAST RIDING A VESPA April - October What: 3-days riding Vespa among the charming sceneries of the coast, from Marina di Pisa towards south; 2 nights in Pisa, 2 near Castagneto Carducci in 3star hotels; 2 dinners in Pisa and 2 dinners in Castagneto; Vespa 125 cc rent for 3 days. How much: from € 470,00 p.p. Package 5 days / 4 nights from Pisa. Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
OASIS OF ART AND NATURE: SAN PIERO A GRADO AND THE SEA All the year round What: 2 days and 1 night in a hotel, in Pisa. Marina di Pisa: the port, the path along the coast and fish restaurant with a view on the sea. Visit the Romanesque basilica of San Piero a Grado, enjoy a ‘home made lunch’, a walk in the ‘The three Pines path’ and visit the special animal farm inside S. Rossore Nature Park. How much: from € 170,00 per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
GOLF AND HISTORIC RESIDENCES IN TUSCANY All the year round What: 7 days / 6 nights in a double / B&B in a villa between Pisa and Lucca. Playing golf in Tuscany: the golf course in Tirrenia, between Pisa and Livorno, or the golf courses in Castelfalfi or in Montecatini, offering breath-taking views on the hills, among olive trees and vineyards. How much: from € 700,00 € per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
GUIDED WALKING TOUR BETWEEN PISA AND LUCCA June - October What: a walking tour along the hidden mountain roads between Pisa and Lucca to discover the most beautiful paths, religious places scattered among the vegetation and ancient sites. Guided tour of Lucca, and a cooking class to learn the secrets of Tuscan tradition. How much: from € 350 p/p. Who: Jolie Toscane - Ph. +39 050 702641 / [email protected] / www.jolietoscane.com
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vespa tour All the year round What: half day trip, a guided journey on the wine route among the hills around Pisa on an original Vespa. How much: € 145,00 p/p with one person per vespa; € 75,00 p/p with two persons per Vespa. The rate includes: 1 Vintage Vespa rental (full fuel, helmet and insurance RCA included) per person, guide for all the route, technical assistance for the whole tour. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
BY BIKE UP AND DOWN THE HILLS AROUND PISA All the year round
What: fantastic bike routes, up and down on the hills surrounding Pisa, thermal relax! How much: rate per person € 294,00. The rate includes: 2 nights in 3 star hotel in Casciana Terme, 1 dinner in hotel, 1 dinner in typical restaurant, 2 bike routes with expert guide and technical assistance (insurance included), wine tasting in a local cellar, cheese tasting in a local cellar, 2 admissions to the outdoor thermal pool of Casciana Terme Spa. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
FROM LIVORNO HARBOUR: PIZZA AND MEDIEVAL VILLAGE All the year round What: get off the cruise ship and live Tuscany in an alternative way. You’ll be taken by a car with chauffeur to a farm in the countryside to learn how to make pizza, using a wood-burning oven. After lunch you’ll be taken to the medieval hamlet of Peccioli, to learn history, culture and curiosities about Tuscan lifestyle. How much: € 700 for 2 people, extra person € 70, discounts for children. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / www.ariannandfriends.com
V FOR VESPA, V FOR VALDERA All the year round What: Vespa was born in Pontedera (Valdera), we want to share with you the beauty of this part of Tuscany. You’ll drive through medieval hamlets, hills, vineyards, olive trees and enjoy the view, the local people and the local food. You’ll stop for pictures along the itinerary and get the best of this authentic region. How much: from € 160 for 2 people. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / www.ariannandfriends.com
ETRUSCAN EVOCATIONS: VOLTERRA AND POPULONIA All the year round What: go back 3000 years in time and plunge into the world of a fascinating people. Follow the traces of a mysterious past, from the Acropolis to the Etruscan Museum with the statue “Ombra della Sera” (Shadow of the Evening). Visit an alabaster workshop, discover how alabaster objects are created. Discover the Devil’s Valley, visit to the Geothermal Museum and walk among the “biancane” in the geothermal environment. How much: 1 night, in double room from € 115,00 per person (min. 30 people). The rate includes overnight stay in a 3 star hotel in double room, guided tour of Volterra half day, entrance fee to the Art Gallery, Alabaster Eco Museum and Etruscan Museum, visit to an alabaster workshop, dinner in hotel, guided trekking to the natural geothermal phenomena. Who: Emozioni Toscane - Ph. +39 0588 86099 / [email protected] / www.volterratur.it
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3000 YEARS IN THE HEART OF TUSCANY: All the year round ETRUSCANS AND ALABASTER What: go back 3000 years in time and plunge into the world of a fascinating people. Follow the traces of a mysterious past, from the Acropolis to the Etruscan Museum, with its rich collection of cinerary urns and the statue “Ombra della Sera” (Shadow of the evening). Alabaster is art and tradition, a unique handicraft. Visit an alabaster workshop: feel the emotion of discovering how alabaster objects are created. How much: 1 day, price per person from € 34,00 (min. 30 pax). The price includes: guided tour of Volterra, entrance fee to Etruscan Museum, Art Gallery, Alabaster EcoMuseum, lunch in a typical restaurant, visit to an alabaster workshop or, alternatively, to a goldsmith’s workshop. Who: Emozioni Toscane - Ph. +39 0588 86099 / [email protected] / www.volterratur.it
VOLTERRA AND THE WARM HEART OF THE CECINA VALLEY All the year round What: follow the traces of a mysterious past, from the Acropolis to the Etruscan Museum, with collection of cinerary urns and the statue “Ombra della Sera” (Shadow of the Evening).Visit an alabaster workshop, move to the Cecina Valley to discover unique colors and flavours. The Devil’s Valley: visit to the Geothermal Museum and walk among the “biancane”. Discover the natural geothermal phenomena, in a valley that still burns, gurgles and blows. How much: in double room from € 115,00 per person. The price includes: overnight stay in a 3*** hotel in double room, guided tour of Volterra half day, entrance fee to the Art Gallery, Alabaster Eco Museum and Etruscan Museum, visit an alabaster workshop, dinner in hotel, guided trekking to natural geothermal area. Who: Emozioni Toscane - Ph. +39 0588 86099 / [email protected] / www.volterratur.it
ACTIVITIES IN THE NATURal PARK OF S. ROSSORE MIGLIARINO MASSACIUCCOLI
SUMMER EVENTS 1st July - 31th August Sunset at sea: every Friday with departure at 7.30 pm from San Rossore Visitors Centre. Duration: 2 hours. Guided bike tour: every Saturday morning with departure at 10.00 am from San Rossore Visitors Centre and arrival to the seaboard. Duration: 3 hours. Pisa by boat: every day at 6.00 pm only on booking departure from Arno riversides (Scalo Roncioni, Lungarno Mediceo). Duration: 1 hour. “Aperitivo” on the boat: every Thursday at 6.00 pm only on booking departure from Arno riversides (Scalo Roncioni, Lungarno Mediceo) mini cruise with “buffet aperitivo” on board. Duration: 1 hour. Buffet dinner: on board during the city boat tour with live music. Departure h 8.30 pm from Arno riversides (Scalo Roncioni, Lungarno Mediceo). Info: Centro Visite S. Rossore / Top 5 Viaggi - Ph. +39 050 530101 / [email protected] www.top5viaggi.com
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CASCIANA TERME: THERMAL BATH AND HISTORIC VILLAS All the year round What: 4 days / 3 nights in the hilly landscape around Pisa. Casciana Terme will welcome and cuddle you with thermal treatments at the SPA of Villa Borri. Silent sleeps in 18th century farmhouse apartments, cookery, flavors and aromas of the real Tuscany. How much: from € 298,00 per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
THERMAL DELIGHT All the year round What: the thermal relaxation in Casciana Terme pools, dating back to the 11th century. How much: € 169,00 per person. The rate includes: 1 night in 3 star hotel in Casciana Terme, 1 dinner in typical restaurant, 1 couple massage (25’), 1 relaxing massage (50’), 2 admissions to the outdoor pool of Casciana Terme Spa. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
BIKE & SPA: RIDING ALONG BOCELLI’S THEATRE of SILENCE All the year round What: full day excursion, experience the 50 km route including the famous Theatre of Silence in Lajatico, homebirth of Andrea Bocelli! How much: € 89,00 per person. The rate includes: 50 km route with expert guide and technical assistance (insurance included), wine tasting in a local cellar, admission to the outdoor pool of Casciana Terme Spa. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
LUXURY TOUR: WELLNESS, ART AND HISTORY All the year round BETWEEN PISA AND VOLTERRA What: tour with accommodation in hotel**** to discover the artistic heritage and the natural beauties of an interesting part of Tuscany, including complete relaxation in Casciana Terme against stress. How much: in double room from € 732,00 per person. The price includes: overnight stay in 4 star hotel in HB, guided tour of Pisa half day, entrance fee to the Monumental Cemetery and Cathedral, lunch in Pisa near the Leaning Tower, 2 entrance fees to the thermal baths in Casciana Terme, anti stress massage 30’, Chianti wine tasting, half day Volterra guided tour, entrance fee to the Etruscan Museum, Art Gallery and Alabaster EcoMuseum, lunch in typical restaurant, visit an alabaster craft-shop, light lunch. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
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WINE AND FOOD IN THE TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE October - December What: stay in a farm in San Miniato, between Pisa and Florence, visit to a winery and wine tasting, truffle hunt, visit to an oil mill and dinner with local products to discover food and wine traditions of this territory. How much: from € 295,00 p.p. (4 nights package). Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
TRUFFLE HUNTING TOUR All the year round What: half day activity. Guided walk with a truffle searcher and his dogs for a demonstration of truffle hunting; tasting with truffle products, or lunch/dinner with truffle menu. In addition, cooking class with truffles is possible. Activity all year round with different kinds of truffle How much: from € 55,00 p.p. Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
THE “FOOD VALLEY” IN TUSCANY All the year round What: visit the land of Pisa discovering art, countryside churches, medieval hamlets and genuine wine and food traditions. Experience the production and the flavors of wine, olive oil, cheese, truffle, pasta, chocolate, all of your choice. During Expo 2015, it is possible to organize the tour starting from Milan. Package of 2 to 7 nights, customized tours. How much: from € 195,00 p.p. (for 2 nights with visit and tasting in winery, oil-mill and dairy). Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
THE PLEASURE OF FOOD All the year round What: local food as an experience: cooking classes and tasting to get to know the local cuisine and its territory. The meeting, the purchase, the stories of the territory, the cooking school, the convivial dinner. How much: from € 130,00 € per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
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THE TASTE OF THE MIDDLE AGES All the year round What: 3 days/2 nights in a hotel, in Pisa. A week-end for a time trip in the Middle Ages when the Maritime Republic of Pisa was at its maximum splendor. The monuments in the Miracles’ square with the famous tower and a guided tour in the San Matteo Museum. The taste of that period in a typical restaurant. How much: from € 180,00 € per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
BACCHUS TOUR All the year round What: 4 days, 3 nights on the hills. Secluded villages and monuments of extraordinary charm overlooking oak woods, olive groves and vineyards, where great Tuscan wines are produced. How much: from € 505 per person. The price includes: 3 overnight stay on B&B basis, 3 meals, 2 wine tasting, guided visit of Pisa - San Gimignano - Vicopisano - Volterra and Calci. Who: EG Travelling - Ph. +39 0587 486170 / [email protected] / www.egtravelling.com
TRADITION AND DELICATESSEN IN TUSCANY All the year round What: 5 days, 4 nights. The wine-food-culture trail starts with an oil and wine tasting session in the hills, once the land of Guelfi and Ghibellini. How much: from € 545 per person. Price includes: 4 overnight stay on B&B basis, 5 meals, 2 wine tasting, guided visit of Pisa - Vicopisano - Florence and Lucca. Who: EG Travelling - Ph. +39 0587 486170 / [email protected] / www.egtravelling.com
TRUFFLE EXPERIENCE All the year round What: experience the discovery of truffle at its best around the cozy hills around Pisa. How much: € 199,00 per person. The rate includes: truffle hunting with an expert guide and his dogs through the woods, truffle cooking class (how to cook truffle dishes, with lunch as cooked). The course includes a meeting with the chef, the cooking class and lunch including drinks (water, wine and coffee). Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
CHOCOLATE & TRUFFLES All the year round What: chocolate and truffle gave birth to a sensory journey that combines these two products which are a symbol of the excellences of Tuscany. How much: € 104 per person. The rate includes: 1 chocolate tasting in a factory near Pontedera (20 km from Pisa), 1 truffle tasting in a factory in Valdera (10 km from Pontedera). Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
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“LE MANI IN PASTA” - COOKING CLASS EXPERIENCE All the year round What: half day excursion. Experience the discovery of the “pasta and bread making”. How much: € 39,00 per person. The rate includes: cooking class with an expert chef to learn how to make hand made pasta and bread in a typical restaurant in Casciana Terme. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
WINE AND BEER!!! DRINK EXPERIENCE All the year round What: half day excursion. Experience both ways of drinking in a real Tuscan Estate: wine maker and craft beer maker! Enjoy also a nice carriage tour. How much: € 39,00 per person. The rate includes: wine tasting of 2 wines, beer tasting of 2 craft beers - a dish with cheese, bruschetta with extra virgin olive oil. All products from the local estate. Carriage ride of 30 minutes in the Estate. Who: Natural Voyages - My Tuscany Travel - [email protected] / www.naturalvoyages.com
CHEESE AND OLIVE OIL TOUR IN TUSCANY All the year round What: this is a private food excursion in the country area of the Etruscan town Volterra. Visit the organic cheese farm, its aging cells and the barn with the sheep and have a delicious light lunch with the many pecorino cheeses of the farm and other delicacies. Visit of an olive mill to understand the difference between the olive oil of the industry, always available, and the real genuine extra virgin olive oil of Tuscany. Taste four different types of olive oil. How much: € 240 for 2 people, extra person € 30 discounts for children. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / [email protected] www.ariannandfriends.com
COOKING SCHOOL IN VALDERA, MY TUSCAN KITCHEN Wednesday, Thursday, Friday What: learn the authentic Tuscan food at our cooking school in a farm near Peccioli, between Pisa and Volterra. We organize small group cooking classes focused on pizza, pasta, truffles or Tuscan dishes. After the hands-on experiences with our local chefs, sit at the table and enjoy the delicious dishes you have prepared. Aprons and chef hats, and a recipe booklet are provided. How much: from € 65 per person, discounts for children. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / [email protected] www.ariannandfriends.com
CASTLE, WINE AND PASTA FACTORY IN LARI Tuesday, Thursday, Friday What: a private tour to discover the treasures of Valdera. Visit the Castle of Lari, of medieval origin with its original cote of arms and ancient prison cells, then the smallest pasta factory in Tuscany to understand why this pasta is so different form the industrial one. The tour goes on with the visit to a renowned wine-estate, with its cellars and barrel room, a tasting of 4 excellent wines and a light lunch with typical products. How much: € 260 for 2 people, extra person € 30, discounts for children. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / [email protected] www.ariannandfriends.com
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OLIVE HARVEST EXPERIENCE From 20 October to 20 November What: an authentic and real experience of farm works. With the owner of the estate you’ll harvest the olive trees and experience all the phases of the olive oil making: from the fields to the olive mill and to the table. Tasting of top quality olive oil and light lunch. Insurance is obligatory. How much: € 270 for 2 people, extra person € 45, discounts for children. Who: Arianna & Friends - Ph. +39 0587 672088 / [email protected] www.ariannandfriends.com
PISA, VOLTERRA, SAN GIMIGNANO AND MONTALCINO: A SENSE EXPERIENCE AMONG HILLS, WINE AND HISTORY All the year round What: tour with accommodation in hotel*** or ****. Enjoy an intimate experience of three of the most popular towns in Tuscany along with a special day among the vineyards in Montalcino. How much: price per person in double room from € 359,00 (min. 30 people). The price includes: overnight stay in 3 star hotel in BB, 2 dinners in hotel, guided tour of Pisa half day, entrance fee to the Monumental Cemetery and Cathedral, lunch in Pisa near the Leaning Tower, guided tour of Volterra half day, tour leader Crete Senesi, wine tasting in a wine estate, light lunch in Montalcino. Who: Emozioni Toscane - Ph. +39 0588 86099 / [email protected] / www.volterratur.it
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DELUXE EXPERIENCE FOR INCENTIVE & LEISURE @ PISA TUSCANY May - October What: 3 full days, luxury and adventure experience in one of the most special area in Tuscany. Day 1: arrival at 5 star hotel and SPA near Pisa. Day 2: city safari in Pisa, sail and lunch on the Arno river, SPA relax and pool, Tuscan dinner at Calci Charterhouse, Day 3: morning shopping in Pisa with personal shopper, lunch around food market, emotional dressing with the costumes of Cerratelli Foundation in the evening, dinner in a villa between Pisa and Lucca. Day 4: check out after breakfast. How much: from € 623 per person. Who: Pisa dei Miracoli - Ph. +39 347 7840804 / [email protected] / www.pisadeimiracoli.it
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TRUFFLE EXPERIENCE IN TUSCANY: THE WHITE TRUFFLE FAIR IN S. MINIATO The last 3 weekends in November What: 3days / 2 nights. Welcome dinner, truffle hunting tour, cooking class with truffle and lunch/dinner with the prepared dishes, English/German speaking assistance during the whole period. Package available during the White Truffle Fair Market in San Miniato (between Pisa and Florence). How much: from € 365,00 per person. Who: Entroterra Turismo - Ph. +39 0571 417175 / [email protected] www.entroterraturismo.com
“MODIGLIANI” EXHIBITION”, 3rd Oct 2014 - 15th Feb 2015 THE TASTE of MODì What: 3 days / 2 nights in a hotel, in Pisa. A week-end dedicated to Modigliani: guided tour at the exhibition at Palazzo Blu and short walking tour in the old town. Follow his traces in Livorno to the house where he was born and go for a fascinating boat trip. Lunch according to “Modigliani taste”. How much: from 200,00 € per person. Who: Segni di Viaggio - Ph. +39 377 2590164 / [email protected] / www.segnidiviaggio.com
“LUMINARA OF SAN RANIERI“ TOUR 14 - 17 June 2015 What: every year in Pisa, on June 16th evening the enchantement of the Luminara of San Ranieri is repeated in the streets along the river Arno. About 70.000 wax candles set in glasses and fixed to wooden white-panted frames are modelled in such a way to exalt the outline of the palaces, the bridges, the churches and the tower houses on the river. How much: from € 265 per person. The rate includes: 3 overnight stay on B&B basis, 1 meal, 1 wine-tasting, guided visit of Pisa-Vicopisano and Florence. Who: EG Travelling - Ph. +39 0587 486170 / [email protected] / www.egtravelling.com
VOLTERRA A.D. 1398 MEDIEVAL FAIR TOUR August, 3rd and 4th Sunday What: Volterra AD 1398 event has once again two unforgettable settings: the town centre, with its palaces and squares, the Archaeological Park dominated by the imposing Medici Fortress. For two Sundays the town goes back to Medieval life with performances, events, tradesmen, artisans, musicians, jugglers. How much: from € 300 per person. The rate includes: 3 overnight stay on B&B basis, 3 meals, guided visit of Volterra - San Gimignano and Siena. Who: EG Travelling - Ph. +39 0587 486170 / [email protected] / www.egtravelling.com
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MEDIEVAL FAIR IN VICOPISANO September, the first weekend What: 3 days, 2 nights. A journey through the splendor of the Medieval Courts. Have dinner on your own in one of the taverns where you can try dishes of the past centuries. Where? In Vicopisano, a fortified hamlet near Pisa and Lucca. How much: from € 250 per person. Price includes: 2 overnight stay on B&B basis, 2 meals, wine and olive oil tasting, guided visit of Pisa, Vicopisano and Volterra. Who: EG Travelling - Ph. +39 0587 486170 / [email protected] / www.egtravelling.com
ART AND FLAVOURS 22-23 November, Dolcemente fair What: along with the fair Dolcemente it’s possible both a visit to the exhibitions Modigliani at Palazzo Blu and Mitoraj in Piazza Duomo, and also take part to the guided visits of the town and of the 12th century walls recently restored. How much: € 12.00, to be purchased at Stazione Leopolda, according to different activities. Who: Stazione Leopolda - Ph. +39 050 21531 / www.leopolda.it
Sweet Five Senses 22-23 November, Dolcemente fair What: can you tell the vanille flavour from the vanillin? Can you feel to the touch the difference between rice and barley? Can you lose yourself among the Oriental spices? Smell, touch, feel, listen, watch! A funny itinerary where your senses will be stimulated. You will discover what people used to eat in the Middle Ages. Who: City Grand Tour - Ph. +39 320 9154975 / www.citygrandtour.it
VISIT TO THE MEDIEVAL WALLS 22-23 November, Dolcemente fair What: waiting for the end of the Medieval walls restoration works, the visit of the walls around the Monumental Cemetery will be possible. When: from 4.00pm to 7.00pm, departure from Santa Maria Tower in the Miracles’ Square. Who: Stazione Leopolda - Ph. +39 050 21531 / www.leopolda.it
WELLNESS & FLAVOURS 22-23 November, Dolcemente fair What: this package will satisfy your body and mind mixing up the high quality pastry with a guided tour of Pisa (see Sweet Five Senses package) and thermal treatments by Bagni di Pisa SPA Resort, between Pisa and Lucca. Who: Stazione Leopolda - Ph. +39 050 21531 / www.leopolda.it
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DOLCEMENTE Pisa, Stazione Leopolda / 22-23 November 2014
Pisa will host a prestigious showcase for high-quality Tuscan confectionery that made Tuscany one of the main European centres of high-quality artisan pastries. A refined and complete event to the development of typical products usually not found in ordinary commercial channels. Visitors will be accompanied in the tasting by the craftsmen, who will explain the features of their work.
Opening hours: 10.30 - 20.00 Admission: full € 3.00, free for children up to 12 years. Combined ticket “Art and Flavour” € 12.00, including “Dolcemente” + exhibitions “Amedeo Modigliani” and “Angels” by Igor Mitoraj + guided town tour. Info: Casa della Città Leopolda - Ph. +39 050 21531 [email protected] / www.dolcementepisa.it
pisa food & wine festival Pisa, Stazione Leopolda /12-14 December 2014
Pisa Food & Wine Festival is becoming the traditional kermesse of the very best local products from Monti Pisani to Valdicecina, including pasta, honey, sweets and cakes, cured meats, cheese, wine, olive oil, sauces and chocolate. Organized by Pisa Chamber of Commerce, the Festival is designed to bring local producers and restaurateurs in contact with food lovers and the general consumers alike. It’s part of the rich programme of similar events held throughout Tuscany every year and is a major showcase for food, wine and agricultural products of Pisa province. It also includes cookery lessons for adults and laboratories children. Visitors may only taste (by purchasing vouchers at reception desk) or directly buy from the producers. On Saturday and Sunday, guided walking tours from the two main exhibitions sites of Palazzo Blu (Amedeo Modigliani) and Piazza Duomo (Angeli, by Igor Mitoraj) will lead visitors to the Leopolda venue.
Opening hours: Fri 6.30 pm-9.30 pm; Sat-Sun 10.00 am-10.30 pm Admittance: free - Info: www.pisafoodwinefestival.it
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EXHIBITION “AMEDEO MODIGLIANI” Pisa, Palazzo Blu / 3 October 2014 - 15 February 2015
A rich and careful selection of works from the Pompidou Center in Paris will be on display at Palazzo Blu on Pisa riversides. The works will hang alongside the masterpieces from some major collections, public and private, Italian and international, recreating the cultural atmosphere in which Modigliani worked. The exhibition retraces his exciting and extraordinary experience of painting in that period, following Modigliani’s artistic life from his early years in Livorno until his move to Paris in 1906. In addition to Modigliani’s works, other masterpieces by major artists of the time will be on display, such as Chaim Soutine, Picasso, Chagall, Léger and other popular figures.
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10.00 am - 07.00 pm; Sat - Sun 10.00 am - 8.00 pm. Admittance: full € 10,00 with audioguide, € 8,50 with audioguide for visitors over 65 and up to 25 years, € 7,00 for groups over 10 and up to 25 people. Info: Ph. +39 050 2204650 / [email protected] www.palazzoblu.it
EXHIBITION “ANGELS” BY IGOR MITORAJ Pisa, Piazza Duomo / Until Jan 15th 2015
The medieval setting of Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli will play host to ‘Angeli’ (Angels), an exhibition by the Polish artist Igor Mitoraj which inaugurates a new space for temporary exhibitions and for the first time presents a contemporary artist close to the Leaning Tower. The exhibition comprises about a hundred items, including monumental works, bronzes, iron casts and marble sculptures as well as fifty plaster casts forming a personal collection as yet unknown to the public.
Opening hours: until October included, every day from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm; from November to January included, every day from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Admission: full € 3.00, school groups concessions € 2.00 (free group leaders), free under 10 years. Info: Opera Primaziale Pisana - Ph. +39 050 835011/12 [email protected] / www.opapisa.it
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Hotel Villa Maya DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE What: a great opportunity for visiting Pisa and for enjoying some tranquillity in the nearby countryside, in a beautiful 20th century Tuscan villa. Only 15 minutes from Pisa. How much: single room 50,00 € B/B per night, double or Twin room 75,00 € B/B per night. MODIGLIANI What: a great opportunity for visiting Pisa and for enjoying some tranquillity in the nearby countryside, in a beautiful 20th century Tuscan villa. Only 15 minutes from Pisa. How much: single room € 50,00 per night, breakfast included, second night € 45,00, double or twin room € 75,00 per night, breakfast included, second night € 70,00. (24/25/26/30/31 Dec and 1 Jan 2015 not included). Who: Hotel Villa Maya - Ph. +39 050 780463 / [email protected] / www.villamaya.it
Hotel Galilei DOLCEMENTE What: 2 nights stay in double room and dinner with special chocolate menu, Dolcemente ticket included. How much: from € 95 p/p. PISA FOOD & WINE What: 2 nights stay in double room and dinner with typical menu. How much: from € 95 p/p. MODIGLIANI What: Double room stay including transfer from/to city centre. (Exhibition ticket included) How much: from € 70 p/p. MITORAJ What: double room stay including transfer from/to city centre. (Exhibition ticket included) How much: from € 65 p/p. Who: Hotel Galilei - Ph. +39 050 5071111 / [email protected] / www.hotelgalileipisa.it
Grand Hotel Duomo DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE / MODIGLIANI What: 1 night stay for 2 persons in double room with buffet breakfast, 2 welcome drinks or a bottle of wine, free WIFI, 2 tickets to “Amedeo Modigliani” exhibition, 2 tickets to “Dolcemente”, late check out possible. How much: € 99,00. Who: Grand Hotel Duomo - Ph. +39 050 825088 / [email protected] www.grandhotelduomo.it
Hotel Abitalia Tower Plaza DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE / MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: overnight in Superior, International Breakfast Buffet, Free access to the wellness center Espace. How much: € 82.00 p/p per day in Superior, € 94,00 for two persons per day in Superior, Complimentary dessert for those having lunch or dinner at hotel restaurant. Who: Hotel Abitalia Tower Plaza - Ph. +39 050 7846444 / [email protected] www.abitaliatowerplaza.it
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Casa Vacanze Collealberti DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINe / MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: stay in apartment for 2 up to 6 people with kitchen fully equipped, double or single rooms. How much: from € 27,00 p/p, per night. Who: Casa Vacanze Collealberti - Ph. +39 348 3385674 / [email protected] / www.collealberti.it
hotel san miniato DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE / MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: San Miniato, the Tuscan white truffle town, lies on a hilltop between Pisa and Florence. The hotel, in a 14th century former convent, offers dinner in a 16th century chapel, private SPA relaxation, tasting of local organic wines in the wine bar. How much: single room Classic from € 55,00; standard double room from € 85,00. Breakfast, private car parking, WI-FI and SKY TV included. Who: Hotel San Miniato - Ph. +39 0571 418904 / [email protected] www.hotelsanminiato.com
Frantoio di Vicopisano DOLCEMENTE What: 3 days/2 nights stay in farmhouse including a visit of the oil mill and tasting of our products. Visit to the medieval village of Vicopisano paying an extra charge. In addition a free 100ml bottle of Vicopisanolio IGP Toscano BIO and our “cioccolina”, chocolate cream spread with our extra virgin olive oil. How much: in apartment “Limone”, 2 persons € 175,00; in apartment “Rosmarino”, 2 persons € 150,00. PISA FOOD & WINE What: 3 days/2 nights stay in farm house including a visit of the oil mill and tasting of our products. Visit to the medieval village of Vicopisano paying an extra charge. In addition a free 100ml bottle of Vicopisanolio IGP Toscano BIO and a bottle of wine How much: in apartment “Limone”, 2 persons € 130,00; in apartment “Rosmarino”, 2 persons € 120,00. MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: stay in farm house including a visit of the oil mill and tasting of our products. Visit to the medieval village of Vicopisano paying an extra charge. In addition a free 100ml bottle of Vicopisanolio IGP Toscano BIO and a bottle of wine. How much: apartment “Limone”from € 65,00; apartment “Rosmarino” from € 52,00, depending on period. Who: Frantoio di Vicopisano - Ph. +39 050 796005 / [email protected] / www.vicopisanolio.it
Hotel Touring Pisa DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE / MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: stay in 3stars hotel in Pisa city center near the railway station. How much: 10% discount on best available rate booking directly with the hotel. Please refer to the event. Buffet breakfast included, free WI-FI, room safe. Who: Hotel Touring Pisa - Ph. +39 050 46374 / [email protected] www.hoteltouringpisa.it
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Hotel Leonardo DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE What: hotel in the old town. Advanced booking, 10 days before arrival at least, 10% discount on the above rates. Rates are buffet breakfast, tax and service included. City tax is 1,50 € p/p. per night (payable only the first 3 nights). How much: double/twin Room € 60,00; single room € 55,00; triple room € 75,00. MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ How much: for those visiting the exhibition, a special discont on the rates of the period demanded of: 10% for 1 night stay, 15% for two nights or more. Who: Hotel Leonardo - Ph. +39 050 579946 / [email protected] / www.hotelleonardopisa.it
Agriturismo Papa Nicoletta DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE / MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: stay in a farmhouse between Pisa and Lucca, breakfast and transportation to/from Pisa Airport or train station included, apartment accommodation “La Terrazza” sleeps 4. How much: € 80,00 per day for 4 people. Who: Agriturismo Papa Nicoletta - Ph. +39 349 8408845 / [email protected] www.papanicoletta.it
Hotel Terminus & Plaza DOLCEMENTE / PISA FOOD & WINE What: hotel in the city center, near the railway station. How much: single room € 50,00 per room per night b/b, double € 62,00 per room per night b/b, triple € 85,00 per room per night b/b, family € 95,00 per room per night b/b. MODIGLIANI / MITORAJ What: hotel in the city center, near the railway station. How much: double room € 78,00 B/B per room per night (1 night stay), € 68,00 B/B per room per night (2 nights stay), € 58,00 B/B per room per night (3 nights stay). Who: Hotel Terminus & Plaza - Ph. +39 050 500303 / [email protected] / www.terminusplaza.it
podere borgaruccio DOLCEMENTE What: 2 days stay in double room with pastry course, half board accommodation in a farmhouse near Peccioli, a hamlet between Pisa and Volterra. How much: € 220 p/p all included. PISA FOOD & WINE What: 2 days stay, half board accommodation, guided visit and organic wine tasting, special Pisan menu. How much: € 130 p/p all included. MODIGLIANI What: stay in a farmhouse between Pisa and Volterra, perfectly located to explore and taste the real Tuscany. How much:10% special discount for those joining the project “Modigliani in blue” on the standard room rate (see website) by showing the exhibition ticket. Who: Podere Borgaruccio - Ph. +39 0587 636037 / [email protected] www.podereborgaruccio.it
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PISA AD 2015 coming soon promotion office Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 5 56125 PISA The texts and rates concerning packages and offers have been Ph. +39 050 512248 - 050 512296 kindly given by the incoming agencies and the accommodation [email protected] facilities. For further information and updated packages www.pi.camcom.it / www.pisamazingcity.it please apply to the contacts mentioned.