October 1 to 10, 2008 From Bologna to Tuscany $2,175 - $4,150 per person, depending on itinerary View day-by-day itinerary

Join our tour experts for an outstanding opportunity and experience of a lifetime. Trip features include:

• Montecatini - 5 nights in Tuscany -  Immortalized in Fellini’s 8 1/2, Montecatini is famous for its curative sulfurous underground hot springs, steaming vaporous caverns, natural sauna caves, and spas, and will be our magnificent setting and starting point for day trips to San Gimignano, Siena, Greve in Chianti, Pienza, and more.
• Verona - 3 nights in this enchanting city that lays claim to classical and medieval monuments, a picturesque town center, and a romantic reputation as the setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  
• Bologna - 1 day - A cooking class, including lunch at Tamburini, a world-famous Italian specialty shop, and gelato tasting at La Sorbetteria, the finest gelato in all of Italy.
• Participate in two private cooking classes; a Bolognese cooking class at Tamburini of Bologna, and a Tuscan cooking class in Montecatini.
• The tour’s personal wine guide, Ezio Vippolis, the Italian Wine Specialist at Zachy’s, New York’s premier wine establishment, will educate us as we visit some of Italy’s best wineries for wine tasting.
• Learn about Italian gelato from your tour guide, world-renowned International Ice Cream Consultant Malcolm Stogo and founder of the Annual Gelato Tour of Italy now in its 8^th Year.
• Travel in a private tour bus with our English-speaking driver and expert guide.
• Wander on your own to enjoy the food, wine, gelato, historical sights, and shopping to your heart’s content.
• Be our guest for special Welcome and Farewell dinners in Montecanti and Verona.
• Enjoy nonstop flights to and from Italy.

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