A Unique 10 day Journey - Italian Villa Holiday - Private Tours/Choose your own dates or select one of the suggested dates below.
Visit Italy the way the Italians do! A True Italian Experience specializes in giving you just that-and you can have such an experience in Umbria, Puglia(2008), or Customize your own trip with our expertise and guidance.
Enjoy an intimate guided vacation at a group
rate! (Invite your friends, too!) Groups of 6 or groups of 10+ will
stay at a lovely Italian villa in the Umbrian countryside to experience Italian
life. The villa rests amongst the olive trees in the lower hillside surrounding Lago Trasimeno. The villa itself is air-conditioned and has mostly suite-sized rooms with 4-star amenities and services; and it includes a full spa, a salt-water swimming pool, and a fine dining restaurant with Umbrian specialities. Massages and horseback riding are available as well. The
day of arrival and on the last evening you will enjoy a complimentary traditional four-course Umbrian
style meal. A cooking lesson
to learn how to make the Umbrian specialties and/or entertainment
such as traditional music and dance may be offered on most trips. Each day we will visit quaint villages that maintain the medieval traditions
and architecture of times past.
Not all of the Umbria trips include all of the same towns. Each trip varies slightly. Below you may clik on the town name to see a description of that town as well as to view more photos; be sure to click on 'slide show' once you enter. (See below.)
Spring Repose - April 19-27 (also includes one day in Rome):
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Spring Repose itinerary)
Flower Festival - May 22 - June 1 (also includes flower festival at Spello and the bloom at Castelluccio di Norcia) href="http://atrueitalianexperience.com/2008_Flower_Festival_Itin.doc" target="_blank">(Click for
Flower Festival itinerary)
Medieval Festival and Roman Falls - June 20-30 (also includes the Gaite medieval festival at Bevagna, Piediluco, and La Cascata delle Marmore, active waterfalls manmade by the Romans) (~$520)
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Medieval/Roman itinerary)
ALL UMBRIA TRIPS INCLUDE:
- transportation to/from Rome as well as to all the towns we will visit in a private a/c bus
- 9 nights at a 4-star villa with breakfast (note: Spring Repose is 7 nights)
- a guided tour to towns in Umbria (bordering Tuscany)
- explanations of important art and history
- two traditional 4 course dinners (welcome & farewell)
- two lunches (at olive oil tasting and on the boat)
- museum tickets for all group outings
- use of the villa pool, spa, hiking trails, (and gentle morning yoga classes by a certified yoga instructor)
- daily mini-Italian language lessons to help you with useful phrases for each day (intensive lessons also available)
- entertainment at the villa (such as a cooking lesson and traditional music and dance)
- wine tasting and olive oil tasting with lunch
- party boat tour of the lake with lunch (weather permitting)
Most rooms are suits.
(cost in dollars is determined by the exchange rate at the time of booking)
Payment for tour in dollars by personal check, money-order, or bank check.
Airfare
Low group airline rates non-stop to Rome can be reserved with ATIE for groups of 10 or more.
Payment for airfare by credit card if flights are booked with ATIE.
Non-refundable deposit / Non-refundable payment
A 50% non-refundable deposit toward the total (less airfare) is required to reserve a spot. Once paid in full, the entire trip is non-refundable; we ask that all travelers obtain travel insurance. (If the trip is canceled by ATIE, then a full refund will be given for the trip.)
Please click on town NAME (not photos) for a description and more photos. (Once you enter, click on slide show to view enlarged photos.)
Puglia is not only important for its history and traditional dishes and dance, but it is home of some of the world's most beautiful natural beaches of the Mediterranean (which includes both the Adriatic and Ionian seas)! The 2008 guided journey will include a 10 day visit to this region of Italy which is located on the southernmost part of the the boot's heel. We will visit several towns that are drenched in culture and overflowing with culinary delights. Time will also be open for enjoying the true Pugliese hot spots and natural beaches. Some of the towns we will be visiting include (but are not limited to) those listed below with photos. Photos for Ostuni and Martina Franca will be available soon:
Santa
Maria di Leuca & le grotte
Note: Flights into Bari or Brindisi are optimal. Group discount rates may be available. Please inquire.
2008 DATES & ITINERARIES - PUGLIA (the 'heel' of Italy)
Mediterranean Holiday - Summer Sun - (Puglia) - July 4-14
ALL PUGLIA TRIPS INCLUDE:
- transportation to/from Bari or Brindisi airports as well as to all the towns we will visit in a private a/c bus
- 9 nights at a 4-star accomodation (including several nights at traditional Trullis) with breakfast
- a guided tour to towns in Puglia
- explanations of important art and history
- two traditional 4 course dinners (welcome & farewell)
- two lunches
- museum tickets for all group outings
- use of accomodation facilities including pool, beach service, and yoga
- daily mini-Italian language lessons to help you with useful phrases for each day (intensive lessons also available)
- entertainment (such as a cooking lesson and traditional music and dance)
- wine tasting and olive oil tasting with lunch
- visit to the Blue Grottos of the Mediterranean
Most rooms are suits.
(cost in dollars is determined by the exchange rate at the time of booking)
