SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, 2024
Join us for six nights in this private, luxuriously-restored 8-bedroom, 13th century church and farmhouse, surrounded by majestic hills, vineyards, and olive groves. Breathtaking views from every angle!
In autumn, the crowds begin to thin, making it the perfect season for enjoying winetasting and visiting beautiful cities like Assisi and Cortona.
Enjoy an aperitivo around the villa’s beautiful pool!
For the first time ever, one of our days will include your choice of 18 holes of golf or a spa day!
INCLUDED
- 6 nights’ accommodations in a luxury private villa, Chiesa del Carmine
- All meals and wine including gratuities, enjoyed at the villa or in local restaurants
- Welcome aperitivo celebration
- Gourmet meals prepared by private chef
- Round-trip transportation from/to Florence*
- All transport with private driver while staying at the villa
- Open bar at the villa including wine, spirits, and beer
- Excursions to local medieval Umbrian and Tuscan towns such as Assisi, Deruta, and Cortona with private guides and experiences
- Choice of round of golf at Antognolla, recognized by World Golf Awards as Italy’s best golf course – OR – spa day with full spa access + one treatment.
- Special private prosecco reception at an exclusive family jeweler in Cortona
- Truffle hunt on the estate followed by lunch with winetasting at the Villa’s winery
- Farewell make-your-own-pizza party led by a local pizzaiolo and villa staff
- Gorgeous heated swimming pool
- Bicycles at the villa
- Two sessions of glorious morning yoga (optional…we understand if you’d rather stay snuggled in bed).
Not Included
Airfare, villa staff gratuities, personal purchases, travel insurance (highly recommended)
PRICING
$4,650 – per person double occupancy (double room with ensuite bath)
$4,250 – per person single occupancy (single room, shared bath)
Single supplement $900 (single person in a double room; one room available for this)
$800 non-refundable deposit per person due at booking; final payment due June 28, 2024
Hosted by Lisa Cecconi, owner of Cecconi Travel. A dual Italian citizen, Lisa has over 30 years’ experience planning travel, retreats, corporate events, and working with Italian companies.
* If arriving from a different location this component is forfeited.
* Itinerary subject to slight changes depending upon availability, weather, group preferences.
Send an email to lisa@cecconitravel.com
Join us for six nights as we circle the Emerald Isle in style!
Take two incredible countries (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), a luxury Mercedes Sprinter (leather seats, fold-down tables, USB ports in every seat), a highly experienced (and super fun!) driver/guide, stunning scenery, breathtaking coastline, luxury hotels (including a castle, voted #1 Resort in the World – Condé Nast Traveler 2022 ), and world-renowned Irish hospitality...mix it all together, and you've got our Irish Spring Tour!
HIGHLIGHTS: A relaxing drive North of the island along the beautiful East Coast, Dunluce Castle, the iconic Giants Causeway, The Dark Hedges, (the dramatic tree formation used as a filming location for the TV series Game of Thrones); the Titanic Museum, a whiskey distillery, the infamous Cliffs of Moher, a proper afternoon tea, a falconry lesson, carriage ride, Ring of Kerry, Dingle, Slea Head, Irish dancing, and Blarney Castle.
Hotels: Ballygally Castle (Country Antrim, one night), Grand Central (Belfast, one night), The Hardiman (Galway, one night), Adare Manor (County Limerick, one night), The Killarney Park (County Kerry, two nights).
Maximum tour capacity: 10 guests
Included: Private transportation in a beautiful Mercedes Sprinter, (leather seats, USB ports in every seat, privacy glass, overhead storage), six nights' deluxe accommodations, all meals, excursions, activities, entrance fees, driver/guide, taxes, and incredible hosting and camaraderie!
Not included: Airfare, trip insurance (strongly recommended), gratuities for driver/guides.
Price: $5,650 per person, double occupancy. A non-refundable $800 deposit holds your spot. Single supplement: $1,000.
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Join us this fall as we embark on a glorious six-night tour to bella Toscana!
Our home base for the week is the enchanting town of Cortona, with accommodations none other than Villa Laura, the gorgeous estate that served as "Bramasole" during the filming of Frances Mayes’ bestselling book Under the Tuscan Sun. (See below for photos).
With 10 ensuite bedrooms, pool, Jacuzzi, beautiful gardens, and endless places to gather with friends, (or sneak away with a glass of wine and a good book), Villa Laura provides the quintessential Tuscan backdrop for our week. Most of our dinners will be at the villa, prepared lovingly by our private chef. Italian hospitality at its finest!
We'll visit Tuscan the hilltop towns of Cortona and Montepulciano, and we’ll also cross into Umbria to visit Deruta, world famous for its ceramics, and beautiful Assisi, home to the extraordinary basilica of St. Francis. Using local private drivers, we’ll tour these towns with private guides, taste wines at world class wineries, enjoy spectacular lunches, and a partake in a cheesemaking lesson at a local farm!
Included: Luxury villa accommodations, all meals, wine/beverages, excursions/tours, transportation, guide/entrance fees, round-trip group transfer from/to Florence, taxes.
Not included: Airfare, trip insurance (strongly recommended), gratuities for drivers, guides or villa staff, personal purchases.
Price: $4,650 per person, double occupancy. A non-refundable $750 deposit holds your spot. Single supplement: $900.
There's nothing quite like Italy in the fall. See you Under the Tuscan Sun!
Send an email to lisa@cecconitravel.com
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