Florence & Tuscany

Seven nights from £799 per person

Selected departures June to October 2013

The finest city of the Renaissance, to the classic undulating countryside that is the very essence of Italy.  For centuries Italy has attracted visitors in search of culture and romance and there are few countries that can rival its renowned Classical origins, its art, music, architecture, scenery, food and wine. As home to the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican, its contribution to the arts surpasses that of any other nation.

Tuscany embodies much that Italy is famous for, possessing more historical monuments than any other country, let alone province, on earth. Its cities, Florence, Siena and Pisa, together with smaller towns and medieval villages like Lucca and San Gimignano, house some of the world’s finest artistic treasures.  Combine this with the haunting beauty of the local countryside, an enviable climate, one of the world’s great cuisines, and of course, with the Italians themselves, and you have all the ingredients for a superb holiday.

Fully escorted price includes:

• Return flights, including airport departure taxes

• Stay in central Florence and the enchanting medieval town of Volterra

• Seven nights bed and breakfast accommodation in three-star superior and four-star hotels including

• Guided tour of Florence, pearl of the Renaissance

• Timed visit to the Uffizi, one of the finest art galleries in the world (reservation fee included, entrance approximately €11,  payable locally)

• Visit to San Gimignano

• Guided tour of Siena, one of the finest medieval cities

• Visit to Pisa, home of the leaning tower

• Stunning countryside

• Escorted by our experienced tour manager

• The price of this holiday is per person, based on two people sharing a twin room

• Single rooms are subject to availability at a supplement

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Supplier info: Riviera Travel

Since their inception 25 years ago, Riviera Travel have endeavoured to exceed the expectations of the discerning traveller, on their fascinating and innovative European and Worldwide escorted tours.

They have passion for quality and looking after all their guests in the most personal manner possible and really ‘go the extra mile'. Over the years they have received many commendations from many household names in the publishing industry. They have recently been voted by the members of one of the country's most respected consumer organisations in their biannual survey of travel companies, as one of the UK's top two Tour Operators and the most outstanding of all in terms of value for money - by some considerable margin.

Riviera Travel offers European and Worldwide Escorted Tours by Eurostar and by Air.

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