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Things that you client will never forget

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General Information

Cancelation policy and fees will be communicated at the moment of the reservation.

Note

Prices may not be valid during trade fairs and special periods. In case of rate chages we will communicate at the moment of the reservation.

Why

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Index

General Information & Tour Highlights

Calendar Events

Rome - Opera Theatre

22 October 2014 to 26 June 2015

Opera Season

Ballet Season

Venice - Carnival

7 to 17 February 2015

Experiences

Packages

Art&Gourmet

1 May to 18 October 2015

Under the Tuscan Sun 5 days / 4 nights - Departures from Florence

Florence - Castello di Poppiano - Laticastelli (Siena)

Exclusive Culinary Experience 8 days / 7 nights - Departures from Milan

Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome

Ape Tour with Delicious Tastings

From May 1 st to October 31 st

Experience

Costiera Sea Dreams: Positano & Amalfi by deluxe boat

15 May to 3 October 2015

Experience

Company Profile & Working Policy

Staff

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Opera Season 2014 -2015

Includes

• Tickets for the selected show

• Private transfers up to 3 person

Price PLATEA

1 Pax € 296,00 per person



Price PLATEA CENTRALE




Rigoletto

Music by Giuseppe Verdi

Melodramma in three acts.

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Le Roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo.

Conductor:Renato Palumbo

Direction: Leo Muscato

It is considered by many to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi’s middle-tolate career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunchbacked court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with

Rigoletto’s encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father.

Dates and time

February 2015

7 at 6 pm

8 at 4.30 pm

Aida

Music by Giuseppe Verdi

Opera in four acts.

Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.

Conductor, direction, sets and costumes: Pier’Alli.

Aida is based on a scenario often attributed to French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, although Verdi biographer Mary Jane Phillips-Matz has argued that the scenario was actually written by Temistocle Solera. Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera

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House in Cairo on 24 December 1871, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini.

Dates and time

December 2014

7 at 4.30 pm

10 and 12 at 7 pm

April 2015

24 at 7 pm

26 at 4.30 pm

May 2015

2 at 6 pm

3 at 4.30 pm

Tosca

Music by Giacomo Puccini

Melodramma in three acts

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after the drama by Victorien Sardou

Conductor: Donato Renzetti

Direction: Alessandro Talevi

It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on

Victorien Sardou’s 1887 Frenchlanguage dramatic play, La Tosca, is a melodramatic piece set in Rome in June 18 00, with the Kingdom of Naples’s control of Rome threatened by Napoleon’s invasion of Italy. It contains depictions of torture, murder and suicide, as well as some of Puccini’s best-known lyrical arias, and has inspired memorable performances from many of opera’s leading singers.

Puccini saw Sardou’s play when it was touring Italy in 1889 and, after some vacillation, obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895. Turning the wordy French play into a succinct Italian opera took four years, during which the composer repeatedly argued with his librettists and publisher. Tosca premiered at a time of unrest in Rome, and its first performance was delayed for a day for fear of disturbances. Despite indifferent reviews from the critics, the opera was an immediate success with the public.

Dates and time

March 2015

6th at 8 pm

7th at 6 pm

June 2015

24th and 26th at 8 pm

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The Marriage of Figaro

Musica by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Commedia per musica in four acts.

Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.

Conductor and Direction: Andrea De Rosa.

Is an opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784).

The Marriage of Figaro continues the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single “day of madness” (la folle journée) in the palace of Count

Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count

Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. Having gratefully given Figaro a job as head of his servantstaff, he is now persistently trying to obtain the favors of Figaro’s bride-to-be,

Susanna. He keeps finding excuses to delay the civil part of the wedding of his two servants, which is arranged for this very day. Figaro, Susanna, and the Countess conspire to embarrass the Count and expose his scheming. He responds by trying to compel Figaro legally to marry a woman old enough to be his mother, but it turns out at the last minute that she really is his mother. Through Figaro’s and Susanna’s clever manipulations, the Count’s love for his Countess is finally restored.

Dates and time

May 2015

24 – 30 – 31 at 4.30 pm

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Ballet Season 2014 - 2015

Includes

• Tickets for the selected show

• Private transfers by car up to 3 person

Price PLATEA




Price PLATEA CENTRALE




The Nutcracker

Music by Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij

Ballet in two acts.

Conductor: Nir Kabaretti.

Choreography: Amedeo Amodio.

A two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (op. 71). The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It was given its première at the Mariinsky

Theatre in St. Petersburg on Sunday, December 18, 1892, on a double-bill with

Tchaikovsky’s opera, Iolanta.

Although the original production was not a success, the twenty-minute suite that

Tchaikovsky extracted from the ballet was. However, the complete Nutcracker has enjoyed enormous popularity since the late 1960s and is now performed by countless ballet companies, primarily during the Christmas season, especially in the

U.S.Major American ballet companies generate around 40 percent of their annual ticket revenues from performances of The Nutcracker.

Tchaikovsky’s score has become one of his most famous compositions, in particular the pieces featured in the suite. Among other things, the score is noted for its use of the celesta, an instrument that the composer had already employed in his much lesser known symphonic ballad The Voyevoda with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father.

Dates and time

December 2014

21 at 4.30 pm

23 at 8 pm

24 at 11 am

27 at 6 pm

28 at 4.30 pm

30 at 8 pm

31 at 6 pm

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January 2015

2 at 8 pm

3 at 3 pm and 8 pm

4 at 4.30 pm

Le Chant Du Rossignol - Carmina Burana

Le Chant du Rossignol, Music by Igor Stravinskij

Carmina Burana, Music Carl Orff

Le Chant Du Rossignol, commonly referred to as The Song of the Nightingale, is a symphonic poem written by Igor Stravinsky in 1917. The song is an adaptation from his earlier work, Le rossignol (The Nightingale), an opera from 1914. The opera, based on

Hans Christian Andersen’s tale The Nightingale, is set in three acts, told from the point of view of a Chinese fisherman. In the orchestral version, Stravinsky mostly uses music from acts two and three. Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Its full Latin title is Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magic images).

Carmina Burana is part of Trionfi, a musical triptych that also includes Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite. The first and last movements of the piece are called “Fortuna

Imperatrix Mundi” (Fortune, Empress of the World) and start with the very well known “O

Fortuna”.

Dates and time

February 2015

15 at 4.30 pm

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Venice Carnival Experiences

Chocolate in Costume, a Venetian Tradition

Where Caffé Lavena - St. Mark Square

Dates

Time

Price

8th and 11th February 2015

4:30 to 6:30 PM

€ 65,00 per person

Hot Chocolate with sweets and cakes in a charming coffee shop near to San Marco square, a traditional ritual of the excellent Venice Carnival from XVIII century. Hosts will be entertained with local artists performances.

The atmosphere of an historic Caffè and the carnival costumes of St. Mark’s Square will bring you into the magic atmosphere of 18th - century Venice.

Cotillon

Where

Dates

Time

Price

Hotel Danieli, Riva degli Schiavoni

10th, 14th and 16th February 2015

4:00 to 6:00 PM


Spend a lovely afternoon with people, have pleasant time learning group dances of the

XVIII century, like minuets and cotillions, leading by an expert dance teacher. At the end, hot chocolate and cakes will be offered to the clients.

Cocktail and Dance, Step by step

Where Campiello Hotel Splendid Venezia

Dates

Time

7th, 13th and 15th February 2015

4:00 to 6:00 PM

Includes

Price

2 cocktails per person


Celebrate Single’s Day (in Italy St. Faustino, patron of singles) with dancing, cocktails and new friends. The guests will enjoy cocktails and finger food in the campiello

(little square) of the Splendid Venice hotel while the Dance Master and his partner will show the basic steps of period dances. Live music from a baroque trio will be played.

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Diner dansant “Minuetto”

Where Hotel Danieli

Dates

Time

Price


8:15 PM to Midnight


Dinner in one of the most exclusive hotels in Venice: Hotel Danieli, located near to San

Marco Square. The Gala dinner is a chance to experience an authentic evening ball with the presence of a Dance Master. During and after dinner you can learn the basic steps - easy and fast learning - of the dances from 1700s and 1800s, such as minuet, counterdance, waltz, and other period dances. The dinner is seated and a baroque ensemble will play live throughout the evening

Carnival Dream - Dinner and dance Party

Where Hotel Monaco & Gran Canal (Calle Vallaresso)

Dates

Time

Price


8:30 PM to 1:00 AM


The heart of the the magnifique Venice Carnival of the XVIII century, where it was easy to find the Venetian aristocracy and swashbucklers, will be recalled to our memory, with this event: theater mascaras, singers, musicians, a live music band and a storyteller will enchant people with the romantic adventures of Casanova. Dinner, cocktails and entertainment, group dances and valzes until late night!

Ballo Tiepolo

Where

Dates

Pisani Moretta Palace

12th February 2015

Time

Price

8:00 PM to 2:00 AM


Dress Code Costume

The Carnival dance party, this year will be more interesting and it will allow our clients to live and inhale the magical atmosphere of XVIII century Venice. At the Pisani Moretta

Palace, with a breathless view on the Grand Canal, decorated with Tiepolo and other artists of the time frescos, illuminated with candles, mime actors, tumblers, dancers that will entertain the public during the “aperitivo” (soft drinking before dinner) and dinner, a dinner that will be served as it was during the time of Venetian aristocracy. Two companies, one of classic music and one of theater will be together with clients, playing and dancing all night long.

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Gondola Tour and Dinner

Where Calle Vallaresso - St. Mark Square

Dates

Time

Price

15th February 2015

7:00 PM


Dress Code Costume

The real Venice can be seen from the water and the true Venice can be tasted through its food. With this event you will have the possibility to experience both. After a romantic and lovely itinerary in a magical Gondola through Venice Canals (about 30 min.) dressed in typical costume, clients will have dinner in a traditional venetian restaurant.

Last Waltz in Venice

Where Hotel Splendid Venice

Dates

Time

Price

17th February 2015

8:15 PM


Dress Code costume

The closing ball of the Venice Carnival in Costume 2015: the last opportunity to learn period dances and enjoy a wonderful dinner in costume.

Dinner with typical costumes of XVIII century, in the magical atmosphere in the hotel

Splendid of Venice, near to San Marco Square. A delicious dinner will be served, together with a baroque music orchestra. Our clients will spend their time to learn dance steps of the 1700, leaded by an expert teacher.

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Venice Carnival Packages

Cocktail and Dance Package - 3 Nights

Hotel Savoia Jolanda 4*

Departures

6 th and 7 th February 2015

Price

SGL € 645,00 per person

DBL / TPL € 529,00 per person

Departures

11 th , 12 th , 13 th , 14 th and 15 th February 2015

Price


DBL € 695,00 per person

TPL € 626,00 per person

Includes

3 nights at the hotel Savoia Jolanda 4*

Cocktail and Dance, Step by step

Gondola Ride

Cocktail and Dance, Step by step

Celebrate Single’s Day (in Italy St. Faustino, patron of singles) with dancing, cocktails and new friends. The guests will enjoy cocktails and finger food in the campiello

(little square) of the Splendid Venice hotel while the Dance Master and his partner will show the basic steps of period dances. Live music from a baroque trio will be played.

Departures: 7th, 13th and 15th February 2015

Gondola Ride

A romantic ride in Gondola, through Venice Canals. You will discover peculiarities of this atypical city and in the meantime will have a relaxing time rocking in the waters of

Venice. This visit won’t be operative in case of bad weather.

Departure at 14,50 pm - meeting point Palazzina Selva – Venice Pavilion, near alilaguna stop in San Marco Royal Gardens

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Cotillon Dance Package - 3 Nights

Hotel Savoia Jolanda 4*

Departures

8 th , 9 th and 10 th February 2015

Price


DBL / TPL € 529,00 per person

Departures

12 th , 13 th , 14 th and 15 th February 2015

Price



TPL € 626,00 per person

Includes

• 3 nights at the hotel Savoia Jolanda 4*

• Cotillon Dance

• Gondola Ride

Cotillon Dance

Spend a lovely afternoon with people, have pleasant time learning group dances of the

XVIII century, like minuets and cotillions, leading by an expert dance teacher. At the end, hot chocolate and cakes will be offered to the clients.

Departures: 10th, 14th and 16th February 2015

Gondola Ride


Venice. Thi s visit won’t be operative in case of bad weather.

Departure at 14,50 pm - meeting point Palazzina Selva

– Venice Pavilion, near alilaguna stop in San Marco Royal Gardens

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Last Waltz in Venice Package - 3 Nights

Hotel Metropole 5*

Departures

15 th , 16 th and 17 th February 2015

Price


SGL and TPL on Request

Includes

• 3 nights at the hotel Metropole 5*

• Last Waltz, Clossing Ball of the Carnival

• Gondola Ride

Last Waltz in Venice

The closing ball of the Venice Carnival in Costume 2015: the last opportunity to learn period dances and enjoy a wonderful dinner in costume.

Dinner with typical costumes of XVIII century, in the magical atmosphere in the hotel

Splendid of Venice, near to San Marco Square. A delicious dinner will be served, together with a baroque music orchestra. Our clients will spend their time to learn dance steps of the 1700, leaded by an expert teacher.

Departure: 17th February 2015

Gondola Ride


Venice. This visit won’t be operative in case of bad weather.

Departure at 14,50 pm - meeting point Palazzina Selva – Venice Pavilion, near alilaguna stop in San Marco Royal Gardens

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Art & Gourmet Experience

Under the Tuscan Sun 5 days / 4 nights

Departures from Florence

Florence - Castello di Poppiano - Laticastelli (Siena)

Departures

From April 1 st to July 12 th

From September 3 rd to October 30 th

Daily – except Friday and Saturday

Price per traveler

DBL 1.385,00 €

TPL 1.131,00 €

Departures

From July 12 th to September 3 rd 2015

Daily - except Friday and Saturday

Price per traveler

DBL 1.113,00 €

TPL 935,00 €

The tour includes

• 2 nights in Florence BB, Hotel Brunelleschi Deluxe Room

• Vip cooking class & Market Tour (4hrs)

• Lunch and Wine tasting (Chianti Classico, Reserve,Tuscan dessert wine)

• Graduation Certificate

• 1 wine tasting in Castello di Poppiano

• 2 nights at Laticastelli Country House in Superior room BB

• 1 dinner or lunch at “The Taverna” in Laticastelli

• 3 days car rental with unlimited mileage, (car type AVIS “G” or similar) rental includes: dw, tp, Super Cdw & Super TP (Super Cover), airport surcharge, railway surcharge, tax

22%, domestic one way fee.

Tour doesn’t include

• Transfer In & out

• Meals if not listed in the inclusions

• Fuel, road taxes

• RSN (road side safety Net), PAI, WDW (windscreen Damage Waiver), management cost for damages, road penalties, no

–shows, etc.

• City taxes (if required)

• Entrance fees

• Parking fees

Important notes

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Dates of the activities and cooking classes will be reconfirmed at the time of reservation according to client arrival time.

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During special events and fair dates, supplement could be applied.

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Cancellation deadlines will be communicated after reservation.

Day 1 Florence

Welcome to Florence. Reach the hotel by your own and be ready to discover “cradle of the Renaissance”. This city is a masterpiece of art, do not lose the chance to plan your v isit to the Duomo, the Baptistery with the bronze doors by Ghiberti, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Academy of Fine Arts with Michelangelo’s original “David,” and Piazza della

Signoria. Free time and overnight stay.

Day 2 Florence

After breakfast, enjoy the fan tastic experience of learning our Chef’s secrets on Italian cooking in an intimate and friendly atmosphere with this small-group cooking class! First you take a little walk in the city center and visit Florence Central Market and discover all its beautiful colours and authenticity. You will have different tastings of typical products and buy some of the fresh ingredients you will need for the cooking class. Cooking

Lesson. The class will end with a delicious lunch that will prove your improved skills in the kitchen, accompanied by tastings of different wines and a final typical Tuscan dessert wine. Return to your hotel an overnight stay.

Day 3 Florence - Laticastelli

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Then, reach the agency to pick up your car and drive towards your next destination: Laticastelli, close to Siena city. But before to reach

Laticastelli you have a stop with a Visit of Castello di Poppiano and a wine tasting. After the visit drive towards Laticastelli. Laticastelli is a secluded and quiet place, It is situated near Rapolano Terme, 22 km from Siena and with easy access to a four-lane highway that gets you to Siena and the Chianti Region in 15 minutes, to Arezzo, Cortona or

Montepulciano in 40 minutes and Florence, San Gimignano or Assisi in less than an hour. Laticastelli was originally a castle built in the thirteenth century that was destroyed and rebuilt as a farm and winery. Finally it turned into a small medieval village that, reconstructed as a Country Relais, maintains its original charm and character. The old cellars of Laticastelli were turned into LA TAVERNA where you can have top quality wines like Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Vernaccia or Nobile di

Montepulciano. Dinner at the Taverna. Overnight stay.

Day 4 Laticastelli

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time to discover the picturesque Chianti region, take a nice walk to Siena or San Gimignano or just relax into the Tuscan countryside. At the bottom of valley, close to the river Ombrone that limits the 50 hectares property, there is also a polo field; farther away olive trees, vineyards and grain fields. Back to the hotel and overnight stay.

Day 5 Laticastelli - Florence

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Driving back to Florence, along the provincial road

(not the highway) you’ll have the chance to admire Tuscan countryside and stop to visit little towns, medieval villages and Abbeys such us Monte Oliveto (Asciano-Siena),

Monteriggioni, Poggibonsi. Return to Florence to redeem car at the car point. End of services.

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Exclusive Culinary Experience

Discover Eataly with Italo in luxury Hotels!

8 days / 7 nights

Departs from Milan

Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome

A unique mix of history, art, culture, food, and design is awaiting you!

A unique sensory experience with a special tasting itinerary around Eataly, the biggest gastronomic center in the world.

Departures 2015

31 May

19 July

9 August

18 October*

Price per person

DBL 4.600,00 €

* Supplement € 186 per person

Tour includes

7 nights in exclusive hotels with breakfast

A tour guide who speaks your language

Airport transfers upon arrival and departure

Italo high-speed train tickets – Club Ambience

A luxurious shopping tour of Milan ’s famous “Quadrilatero d’Oro”

Excursion to Ferrari Museum

Guided tours of Rome and Florence

Excursion to Maranello

Entrance tickets to the Vatican Museums, t h e Uffizi Gallery, and the Ferrari Museum

Transfers between train stations and hotels

Eataly Florence: a cooking lesson with teachers from the association of Slow Food and chefs from the alliance of Terra Madre

Eataly activities: Milan Show cooking and dinner “buffet”; Bologna aperitif with wine tasting; Roma Eataly tour with five tastings

Day 1 Milan

We will greet you at the airport and accompany you to one of the best hotels in Milan:

Armani Hotel. Located in the world-famous couture district, known as Quadrilatero della

Moda , this hotel is only a few minutes away from the luxury shopping streets of Via

Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, as well as the famous La Scala opera house and the spectacular Piazza del Duomo. Check-in at the hotel and take some time to relax.

Our package includes deluxe rooms, which measure up to 45-square meters and feature a vestibule entrance, exclusive bedroom furniture, and a stone bathroom complemented by a luxurious range of Armani amenities. Enjoy the beautiful SPA and a dedicated lifestyle manager on site. At 5:30 in the afternoon, meet our tour guide and walk to

Eataly to attend the first experience of this special package. You will participate in a

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cooking show as a chef from Eataly presents three famous food regions within Italy

(Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, and Puglia), as well as a guided tasting, even preparing some of the courses right in front of you! Participants will have the pleasure to taste the dishes and drink some wine like the red Nebbiolo Bandini and Lambrusco Otello, as well as the white Servant Locorotondo.

Day 2 Milan, Bologna

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a three-hour walking tour with a your local guide before spending some free time at your disposal for some shopping. At approximately 4:00pm, you will be picked up at the hotel and transferred to the train station for your trip to

Bologna, which will last j u s t o ve r an hour. Arrive in Bologna and transfer to the unique luxury five-star Grand Hotel Majestic - “Già Baglioni.” The oldest and most prestigious hotel in Bologna sits in the heart of the city on Via Indipendenza, within walking distance of Piazza Maggiore and the famous Due Torri. This superb hotel is situated in a palazzo designed by architect Alfonso Torregiani during the first half of the 18th Century, built by order of Cardinal Prospero Lambertini, who later became Pope. The palazzo is, in fact, built on top of an ancient Roman road, part of which can be seen within the hotel. You will stay in a large and comfortable deluxe room. Enjoy the health & wellness center on site, a metropolitan oasis where you can appease your needs in terms of relaxation and well-being. This is the perfect place to indulge your senses and to rediscover harmony between body and soul after a day of intensive sightseeing or just fighting everyday stress. Take advantage of free time before your overnight stay.

Day 3 Bologna/Maranello and wine tasting at Eataly

After breakfast, depart for your halfday tour, during which you’ll experience two things the

Emilia-Romagna is most famous for: food and cars. Your first stop is at Museo Ferrari, located next to the Ferrari factory in the city of Maranello. The Ferrari museum traces the history and heritage of one of the world’s premiere luxury sports cars. Admire several of

Ferrari's most iconic cars throughout the years and view photographs, trophies, and other historical objects relating to the Italian motor racing industry. After exploring the exhibits, return to Bologna. At 5:45pm, meet our tour guide, who will walk you over for an aperitif in a nice location on the top floor of Eataly. The tavern is set in a former church in the historic center, next to the main square. You will taste a selection of ham and cheese and portions of three real “tigelle,” accompanied by one glass of Lambrusco Reggiano DOC “Concerto”

(Medici Ermete 2012) and one glass of Pignoletto Class ico DOVG “Vigna Antica” (Tenuta

Bonzara 2012). Enjoy some leisure time before settling in for the evening.

Day 4 Florence

After breakfast, you will be transported to the train station for a trip to Florence, which lasts about an hour and a half. Upon arrival, there will be a minivan waiting to bring you to your new hotel: Brunelleschi Hotel. This hotel, which overlooks the amazing duomo, is firmly established as one of the best and most famous hotels in town. The highly sought-after

Uffizi Gallery, together with many other museums and other attractions, are all within close distance. The 4-star Brunelleschi Hotel is housed in some amazingly restored and historic tower named Pagliazza, as well as the medieval church of San Michele in Palchetto. In the afternoon, you will visit one of the most famous museums in the world, known for its extraordinary collection of antique paintings and statues: the Uffizi Gallery. After the visit, spend some free time exploring the city on your own.

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Day 5 Eataly Florence | Cooking Lesson

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy free time at your disposal. At 11:00am, the group ’s escort will take you to Eataly for a special cooking lesson, during which each participant will learn to prepare an Italian menu under the instruction of a professional chef. The cooking class takes place in an exclusive, in-kitchen classroom that features frescoed ceilings, within a historic building with a view of the Duomo. This is a full immersion into the Tuscan culinary tradition, three hours of preparing three typical dishes, such as tortellini, chicken alla cacciatora, and a sweet surprise at the end. You will love the end of the class the best —as it is when you will finally be able to taste all of the dishes. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

Day 6 Rome

In the morning, you will be transported to the train station for the trip to Rome, which lasts about an hour and 20 minutes. A minivan will bring you to Hotel Bernini Bristol, which is situated right in the heart of Rome at the beginning of Via Veneto near Spanish

Steps and the Trevi Fountain. You will stay in a deluxe room with two twin beds or queen bed, the perfect choice for a luxurious leisure stay in Rome. In the afternoon, we will make our way to Vatican City where, accompanied by a professional guide, we will visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Take advantage of some free time before calling it a night.

Day 7 Eataly Rome

Spend the day at your own pace, including breakfast at the hotel At 5:30 in the afternoon, take part in the last Eataly experience. Discover the wealth of Italian biodiversity, visiting the production areas of Eataly, drinking a glass of Italian sparkling wine, and trying our best pasta and pizza, dressed with the most amazing extra virgin olive oil and Parmigiano. Savor every bite! Return to your hotel with your belly full.

Day 8 Rome

The tour comes to an end, and, after a final breakfast, transfer to the airport.

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Ape Tour with Delicious Tastings

Explore all of the major sights of Rome, from the Colosseum to Vatican City and beyond aboard a unique vintage Ape Calessino and taste local cheeses, wines, and oils from small producers!

Discover Rome as you’ve never done before aboard an ecological 3-wheeled vehicle!

Along with our chauffeur, you will enjoy the atmosphere of the legendary 60s aboard our electricallypowered Ape Calessino. The route will take you where others can’t reach, gliding through the ancient streets and most imposing archaeological sites in the Italian capital.

After a twohour tour, we’ll stop at an amazing venue on the only island on the Tiber

River, right in the heart of the city. You will taste local cheeses, wines, oils, and meats from small producers (hard to find in shops) in a comfortable and contemporary space, surrounded by authentic Roman underground ruins.

Price

€195,00

Great for a small group!

Itinerary

Via Settembre - Via del Quirinale - Via IV Novembre - Piazza Venezia (with panoramic view of Fori Imperiali & Colosseum) - Largo Argentina - Corso Vittorio Emanuele - Castel

S. Angelo – via della Conciliazione – S. Peter’s Basilica - S. Uffizio - Gianicolo (with panorama from the hill) - Fontanone (S. Pietro in Montorio) - Via Emilio Morosini - Viale

Trastevere - Isola Tiberina

Includes

Local guide

Ape Tour

Tastings (6 types of cheeses, cold cuts, extra virgin olive oils, red & white wines)

Departures

From May 1 st to October 31 st

Saturday at 5:30 pm

Meeting Point

At 5:15 pm, Carrani Office in Via V. E. Orlando 95

After approximately 2.5 hours, the tour ends on Tiberina Island.

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Sea Dreams: Positano and Amalfi from Sorrento by deluxe boat

Aboard a private boat, enjoy fabulous views of southern Italy’s seaside villages, the

Faraglioni rocks and the Li Galli marine reserve, with a picture-perfect sunset as your backdrop.

Departures

From 15 TH May to 3 rd October 2015

Daily

€ 1.020,00 per person

(up to 10 pax)

Includes

Pick-up to & from the port

Snack, Drinks (beer, wine, coke, sodas)

Equipment for snorkeling

Wi fi on board

Assistance

Pick-up from your hotel and transfer to the port of Piano di Sorrento.

Departure to Amalfi along the Sorrento Peninsula and the Amalfi Coast.

Suggested stops in Sorrento:

Marciano, Mitigliano and Bagni della Regina Giovanna (with free time for swimming and snorkeling).

Suggested stops on the Amalfi Coastline:

Island of Li Galli, Nerano, Praiano (with free time for swimming and snorkeling) – Grotta dello Smeraldo (entrance fee not included - € 5,00 p.p.) - Port of Positano with a stop of about 2 hours to explore the pearl of the Amalfi coast, Amalfi harbour stop for about 1h.

30m. to visit the ancient Maritime Republic.

Suggested visits in Amalfi Coast:

Fiordo di Furore.

Departure from Amalfi to Piano di Sorrento.

Happy hour - tasting limoncello. Return to the port of Piano di Sorrento and transfer to hotel.

Duration approximately 8 hours

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Company Profile

The Holding Carrani Tours proposes vast and different offers that cover whole Italy.

A large selection of travel solution for every target of groups and individuals.

An unlimited amount of services to visit the major cities and other favourite locations, with particular attention towards regional gastronomy and culture.

A large organization, equipped with flexibility and customer oriented.

Hosting world travelers in Italy, since 1925

Carrani Tours history begins in 1925 following a brilliant idea of the founder

Mr. Benedetto De Angelis. The idea was to provide a structured offering for guided visits of Rome. Carrani Tours in fact, obtained the license number one as bus operator for touring purposes. Since then Carrani Tours has slowly built a network of tours and visits in major destinations becoming a leading company in Italy. Today Carrani Tours is still owned by the founding family and employs 60 staff members.

In 2009 Carrani Tours acquired shares of a North American Tour Operator and operates in North America by the name of Ciao Italy & Carrani Tours, establishing the brand in the

US market. Carrani Tours offers products and services throughout the entire territory of

Italy operating with passion and professionalism.

Providing travel solutions for individuals and groups, specializing in the cities of art with attention to culture, history and regional gastronomy, incentive travel, leisure travel, guided visits in special interest destinations, conferences and events.

Carrani has a strong presence in other markets such as Canada, Australia, Europe,

South and Central America with focus on Argentina, Mexico and the new emerging market: Brazil, where it is present since 2008.

Working With Us

We provide you a large selection of products, with professional approach and passion.

Our staff will always be at your disposal to suggest you the best solution. Your clients will never be alone, we’ll be your “eyes” and “hands” during their trip.

Services

• Expert in fit & group travel, Carrani tours is ready to provide the best solution possible to every target.

• Tour operator

• Ticketing: trains, boats, museums, attractions

• Customized itineraries for groups & individuals

• Italy city sightseeing

• Private luxury cars

• Gourmet tours, sports packages

• Hotels, villas

Headquarters Rome City, Italy

Industry Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Type Private Company

Main Countries South America, Canada, Usa, Australia

Company Size 40 Employees

2011 Revenue € 26 Millions

Founded 1925-26

President & Owner Mr. Paolo Delfini

Via I. Pettinengo 72 - 00159 - ROME Tel. 06 432181 Fax. 06 96841790

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Working Policy

In order to avoid problems with your fit eservations, we would like to remind you our policy regarding bookings and cancellations:

Complaints have to be received by mail or fax within 60 days from date of the last service provided by Carrani, so we could reply in the most accurate way.

Please take note that, every time you send us an e-mail/fax requesting our services, we will always reply in writting. If you request a particular htl that it is not available, we will confirm a similar option (to the requested one).

In case of cancellation, we will send an e-mail/fax as confirmation of the cancellation. If you do not receive this confirmation it would means that for us the booking is still operative. So if our provider charges us no show penalites, we will charge you the same penalties.

We inform all clients that rates do not includes the city tax in Florence, Rome, Venice.

This tax will be paid directly form clients at the reception hotel desk at the arrival or at the check out according to the local city board procedure. We remind you that tax will change according to hotel category. Please kindly inform travellers before departure.

All services must be paid before the pax arrival (at least 7 days before, maximum 15 days, depending on the service

Bank Details Carrani Tours by Escursioni italiane srl

BANCA CARIGE ITALIA SPA

IBAN: IT 14 S 03431 03207 000000042580

SWIFT: CARIITGG

ADDRESS: VIA BISSOLATI, 59

00187 - ROME

INTESA SAN PAOLO SPA

IBAN: IT 62 U 03069 03227 7510 0 0 0 05414

SWIFT: BCITITMM

ADDRESS: VIA PAISIELLO, 10

00198 - ROME

Hoping we could satisfy all your requests. Pls do not hesitate to contact us in case you need any further information

Carrani Staff

President and Owner

Mr. Paolo Delfini

General Manager

Mrs. Chiara Gigliotti gigliotti.c@carrani.com

INCOMING DEPARTMENT incoming@carrani.com

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Fit Bookings Manager & Customer Care

Mrs. Rosanna Mandina mandina.r@carrani.com

Fit Bookings

Ms. Valentina Bellini bellini.v@carrani.com

Mrs. Alessandra Paolino paolino.p@carrani.com

Mr. Matteo Di Donato didonato.m@carrani.com

Ms. Flavia Ermini ermini.f@carrani.com

Ms. Claudia Tafuri tafuri.c@carrani.com

Mr. Victor Menendez menendez.v@carrani.com

Ms. Lucilla Rosati rosati.l@carrani.com

Online Bookings

Ms. Federica Fidaleo fidaleo.f@carrani.com

Groups & Incentive Bookings

Mrs. Giusy Giovannetti giovannetti.g@carrani.com

Fit & Groups

Mrs. Daniza Memmo memmo.d@carrani.com

Hotels Contract Manager

Mrs. Fulgenzi Simona fulgenzi.s@carrani.com

Sales Manager

Mrs. Daniela Cassoni daniela@carrani.com

Product Manager

Ms. Letizia Cicconetti cicconetti.l@carrani.com

Reception

Ms. Barbara Riviello segreteria@carrani.com

SIGHTSEEING DEPARTMENT I LOVE ROME viaggi@carrani.com

Sightseeing Managers

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Mr. Claudio Nizzi nizzi.c@carrani.com

Ms. Marta Canale canale.m@carrani.com

Sightseeing Bookings booking@carrani.com

Mrs. Anselmo Elisa

Ms. Gabriella Panico

Operation operation@carrani.com

Mrs. Carla Doria

Mr. Ruggero Delfini

Ms. Daniela di Pascasio

Ms. Stefania Greco

Ms. Veronica di Pirro

Sales Roma salesroma@carrani.com

Ms. Marta Canale

Mrs. Laura La Polla

Mrs. Monica Popa

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

Accounting Manager

Mr. Paolo Salvati salvati.p@carrani.com

Operation

Mrs. Patrizia Scalzi scalzi.p@carrani.com

Mrs. Daniela Uggenti uggenti.d@carrani.com

Mrs. Donatella Maffeo maffeo.d@carrani.com

Mrs. Maria Cristina Fiori fiori.c@carrani.com

COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT comunicazione@carrani.com

Ms. Eugenia Delfini

Mr. Martin Tartara

Mr. Nicola Nunziata

> Headquarters

Escursioni Italiane S.r.l.

Via I. Pettinengo, 72 - 00159 Rome

P.IVA C.F. 08539371008

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Phone +39 06 432181

Fax +39 06 96841790

> Tours & Excursions

Via V.E.Orlando, 95 - 00185 Rome

Phone +39 06 4742501

Fax +39 06 48903564

> Usa Office

Ciao Italy & Carrani Tours

1368 Clove Road

Staten Island New York 10301

Phone 718 351 4300 info@ciaoitalytours.com www.ciaoitalytours.com

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