The climate is mild, the water is crystal clear, the seafood is TUSCAN MAREMMA-ETRUSCAN super fresh and the mineral-ladden wines are delicious! Nov 9 – Metallifere Hills, rich in copper, silver & lead, rise COAST Nov. 1 – 15, 2016 above Follonica Lido Nature Preserve. Massa Marittima boasts gems of medieval art plus exquisite gothic buildings th Sharie Sbrazza escorts her 20 Annual Autumn Affordable on its main piazza of marble. Wander walled Suvereto and Adventure…for 2 custom weeks in west Tuscany! Savor its old fortress. Wineries dot the pretty backroads near breakfasts & dinners every day with curious, fun-loving Castagneto. Taste acclaimed gelato in San Vincenzo. friends. Enjoy small authentic places with local guides. Nov 10 – Tour, shop & dine in Grosseto, encircled by 16thc. Big cities of Florence/Siena/Arezzo/Orvieto/Rome/Naples bastion walls. Spot herons, storks & cranes wading in salt beckon you during an optional 6 night extension. marshes at pristine Maremma Uccellina Area, first cultivated by Romans. Medici & Aragonese towers watch over sandy beaches. Butteri cowboys herd cattle. Then stroll cobble lanes of Castiglione Pescaia, a seaside resort. Nov 11 – Learn what the ancient Etruscans were up to at Vetulonia outpost. Sip fine wines in scenic Scansano. Stop at Saturnia Spa, where hot thermal waterfall pools have been enjoyed for 2000+ years! Cross over WWF-protected tidal lagoons to stay 4 nights near the resort of Orbetello. Nov 12 – A relaxing day by the sea: visit Orbetello, ferry to Nov 1 – Fly together from SFO to Florence via Zurich. tiny Giglio Island and pause in Monte Argentario’s two Nov 2 – Transfer to my ancestral walled medieval town in Spanish villages of Porto San Stefano and Porto Ercole. northern Tuscany to stay 5 nights in legendary Lucca. th Nov 13 – 17 century Jewish refugee ghetto of Pitigliano is Nov 3 – A guided walking tour of flat Lucca is easy before spectacularly perched on limestone cliffs riddled with tufa free time: try local olive oils, bucellato cakes, Montecarlo ancient caves. Explore Ildebranda Tomb in nearby Sovana. white wines & seasonal chestnuts at shops on Via Fillungo. Cross into Lazio to lunch by Lake Bolsena; sip local Est!Est! Visit Puccini sights, walk/bike the walls, relax; or quickly rail wine. In quaint Tuscania, see tiny Romanesque chapels and to Florence or Montecatini or Pisa for the afternoon. shop for leather, wood, metal & terracotta handicrafts. Nov 4 – Up to Liguria to stroll fishing villages-gone-glam: Nov 14 –Both Etruscans & Romans settled near Ansedonia; Portovenere & Cinque Terre. Admire old castles & Roman their lifestyles are revealed at Cosa Museum and at nearby ruins in Sarzana-Luni. Pay respects to poet Shelley at Lerici Vulci. But who dug the famous 4 mile long Burano Lago Bay of Poets. Will Italian Navy sailors greet us in La Spezia Canal? Cute Capalbio, a medieval hilltop village with strong or will Sergio give us a sip of his Ortonuovo vintages? culinary traditions, is our perfect lunch stop! End on a note Nov 5 – Serchio River Valley reveals Villa Reale Marlia, of whimsy: peek into French artist Niki de Saint-Phalle’s quaint Barga & wild Garfagnana. The coast reveals Forte modern sculpture garden of colorful Tarot card figures! dei Marmi resorts, Viareggio beaches & Michelangelo’s Nov 15 – Transfer to Rome airport for SFO flight or stay on Massa-Carrara quarry in “snow-capped” Apuane Alpi. independently, flying from Rome to SFO on Nov 21. Nov 6 – Pisa’s Navy once ruled the world. Pause to see its white-on-green Campo Miracoli & Leaning Tower. Follow Group air-land rate per person twin: $3870 if 15-19 guests the Arno to Tirrenia sands via circa 1004 St. Peter Grado or $3770 if 20-25 guests or $3670 if 26-30 guests or $3570 Chapel. When Pisa’s harbor silted up in 1571, Cosimo made if 31-34 guests. Limited space; first come, first served! Livorno the Medici port. It’s now a blend of romantic Includes: SFO-Italy openjaw flights, private motorcoach, Venetian-like canals and Italy’s busiest port; shop Mercato 13 nights fine hotels, daily buffet breakfasts, daily dinners, Americano near the moated fort. Spot rare sea birds at tastings, admissions, local guides, escorts & pre-trip book. Calafuria Nature Preserve and ponder classic Piaggio putt- Add: $73 tax. Add: $187 insurance. Optional: $770 single. putts at the museum-factory in Pontedera. Check payments: $1000pp deposit now, final due 8-1-16. Nov 7 – San Miniato offers white truffles: yum! Via poet Discount: $100 off per room if deposited before 5-11-16. Boccaccio’s Certaldo, arrive San Gimignano to try its prized Discount: $50 off per room if deposited 5-11-16 to 7-1-16. gelato & count its Manhattan-like towers. Shop for Double Dip: $50 off per room if prior Andiamo guest. Etruscan & alabaster crafts in charming Volterra. Drive the NB: rate/itinerary subject to changes for euro/weather/etc iconic Cypress Road to sip famous red wines in Bolgheri Application: Email me or print at www.nbicf.org and then stay 4 nights near Punta Ala on Follonica Bay. Free Meeting: Sun, May 1 – 3-4pm Nov 8 – Pause at Museo Gasparri in seaside Populonia, RSVP to Sharie Sbrazza at [email protected] once an Etruscan mining town. Ferry to Elba Island where Andiamo by Sharie Sbrazza since 1979 Napoleon enjoyed his 1815 exile. It’s a mix of fashionable Box 406, Santa Rosa CA 95402 4-25 resorts & fishing ports with rocky coves & sandy beaches. CUSTOM GROUP TOUR APPLICATION / GUEST INFO FORM TERMS & CONDITIONS for CUSTOM GROUP TOURS for tour name ___________________departs _________, 20 ___ How to Apply – Submit completed and signed Form with enclosures to Andiamo, Box 406, Santa Rosa CA 95402. Licensed Thank you for joining this ANDIAMO tour; please send completed since 1979 with CST 2080834-40 registry. Limited space: first- Form/Terms to Andiamo, Box 406, Santa Rosa 95402 with: come, first-served. 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