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one week
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Day 1 SATURDAY
- arrival in the afternoon at farm holiday location in the province of Grosseto
- welcome drinks
- assignment of rooms or apartments
- dinner on the farm
- presentation of weekly programme with slide show (only for groups) and
distribution of information leaflets and pamphlets
- overnight stay
Day 2 SUNDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to the town of Scansano, a typical medieval rural settlement. Approximately 15 km from the town, near Montorgiali, an interesting visit to the area outside the Castle of Monte Po’, a splendid example of a fortified medieval and Renaissance villa which currently belongs to an important wine-producing company.
- visit to an agritourist estate and Morellino di Scansano
wine-tasting.
- free for lunch
- visit to the charming medieval town of Magliano in Toscana with wine and oil- tasting
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 3 MONDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to Sovana, a unique town of ancient origin which still holds numerous traces of its illustrious history. At the entrance to the town guests can visit the ruins of the Rocca Aldobrandesca and the Duomo while the Etruscan necropolis lies
outsoide.
- transfer to the small medieval town of Sorano to explore the fascinating historic and natural atmosphere which makes it one of the most fascinating towns in central
Italy.
- visit to a winery and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- in the afternoon a trip to Saturnia to visit this small medieval village with ruins of Etruscan walls and numerous Roman
monuments.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 4 TUESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the town of Manciano set on the top of a hill and protected by strong walls
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- in the afternoon transfer to Pitigliano, splendid town built on a massive rock of tufa stone, to explore the magical atmosphere of its old streets and the fascinating old Jewish district. Visit to the Museo Civico e Archeologico to admire its Etruscan pottery
exhibits.
- visit to a winery and Pitigliano White wine-tasting
- dinner at the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 5 WEDNESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to Capalbio, a medieval town and one of the most famous resorts of the Tuscan Maremma
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- transfer to Orbetello, a town situated in front of the Argenatrio massif in the middle of the lagoon at the end of a small peninsula linking it to the mainland, enclosed by the Feniglia and Giannella Tombolo. Here visitors can admire the wonderful Etruscan pediment found at Talamonaccio, one of the most significant Etruscan works, known as the “Frontone of
Talamone”.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 6 THURSDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- free day at guests’ disposal ( we recommend one of the following excursions: Monte Argentario and the Maremma Regional Nature Park; Saturnia with its spa waters; Etruscan/Roman ruins at
Roselle)
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 7 FRIDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the Museo Archeologico e d’Arte of the Maremma in Grosseto , one of the most exhaustive and most famous in Tuscany whose numerous archaeological exhibits illustrate the origins of Grosseto and its outlying territories
- guests can continue their visit to Grosseto and its monuments (the Medicean walls, the Duomo and the Church of San Francesco) and perhaps do some shopping in the town
centre.
- free for lunch
- transfer to Castiglione della Pescaia, famous seaside resort with unchanged harbour and medieval town. From the old town, surrounded by impressive walls and towers, there is a magnificent view of the long beaches and the luxuriant pinewood which runs along the coast as far as the Maremma Nature Park. Then on to Punta Ala, one of the most exclusive resorts of the Tuscan Maremma nestling in a magnificent natural
setting.
- dinner on farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 8 SATURDAY
- breakfast on the farm and departure
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Duration:
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one week
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Day 1 SATURDAY
- arrival in the afternoon at farm holiday location in the province of Grosseto
- welcome drinks
- assignment of rooms or apartments
- dinner on the farm
- presentation of weekly programme with slide show (only for groups) and
distribution of information leaflets and pamphlets
- overnight stay
Day 2 SUNDAY
- breakfast at the farm
- during the day visitors will follow“Micro-tour A” concentrating on the area around Massa Marittima with its magnificent square and historic town centre, extraordinary examples of medieval town planning. This tour also includes the local districts of Monterotondo Marittimo and Follonica
- free for lunch
- in the afternoon visit to a winery
- dinner at the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 3 MONDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to Massa Marittima for a walk through this beautiful medieval town.
- free for lunch
- free afternoon
- dinner at the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 4 TUESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the small town of Poggi del Sasso, a small rural village and the “capital” of Montecucco wine.This is the most densely-planted area of vineyards, with the highest number of wineries and wine-producing estates and is also of great interest for its beautiful castles, including the most famous at Colle Massari, a fortified farming estate with buildings set around a central courtyard situated near Cinigiano. The castle can be visited from the
outside.
- visit to a winery with wine-tasting at Montecucco, which lends its name to the D.O.C. denomination; this is the very heart of the wine-producing land in front of Mount Amiata.
- free for lunch
- visit to Porrona Castle a delightful hamlet and the central feature of D.O.C. Montecucco’s marketing image. Still surrounded by the original walls it retains the charm of the castle it once was, built around the 16th
century.
- transfer to Seggiano, one of the oldest towns of the mountain region and another area famous both for its wine and olive oil. Visit to the Logge del Mercato and the characteristic town centre scattered with cellars built into the rock. Another of the area’s important features is the singular modern art garden created by Daniel Spoerri, a splendid example of contemporary creative art set in a natural environment of rare beauty on the slopes of Mount Amiata
- dinner at the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 5 WEDNESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to Sovana, a unique town of ancient origin which still bears traces of its truly illustrious history. At the entrance to the town visit to the ruins of the Rocca Aldobrandesca and to the Duomo.Visit to the Etruscan Necropolis on the outskirts of the town.
- Transfer to Sorano to visit this medieval town and explore the fascinating historic and natural environment which makes it one of the famous towns in central
Italy.
- visit to a winery and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- in the afternoon transfer to the small medieval town of Saturnia with ruins of the Etruscan walls and numerous Roman
monuments.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 6 THURSDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the town of Scansano, a typical medieval rural settlement. Approximately 15 km from the town , near Montorgiali, an interesting visit to the outside of the castle of Monte Po’, an example of a fortified medieval and Renaissance villa which currently belongs to an important wine-producing company.
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- visit to the charming medieval town of Magliano in Toscana with wine and oil- tasting
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 7 FRIDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the town of Capalbio, medieval town and one of the most famous resorts of the whole of the Tuscan Maremma.
- visit to an agritourist estate and wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- transfer to Orbetello, town situated in front of the Argentario massif in the middle of the lagoon at the end of a small peninsula which links it to the mainland enclosed between the Tombolo of the Feniglia and Giannella. Here visitors can admire the Etruscan pediment discovered at Talamonaccio one of the most representative works of Etruscan art known as the Frontone di Talamone
- visit to the estate “La Parrina” and wine-tasting
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 8 SATURDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to Pitigliano, splendid town built on a massive rock of tufa stone, to explore the magical atmosphere of its old streets and the fascinating old Jewish district. Visit to the Museo Civico e Archeologico with exhibits of Etruscan
pottery.
- visit to winery and Pitigliano White wine-tasting
- free for lunch
- departure in the afternoon
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