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VOLTERRA, BETWEEN ALABASTER AND VAMPIRES. Arrive and meet with our Tour Leader to discover the historic city of alabaster, recently famous for the vampires Twilight movie. We will visit artistic treasures, such as the Gallery with important works sponsored by the Medici like the Christ in Gloria of the Ghirlandaio, the Madonna col Bambino by Luca Signorelli and the Deposition of the Cross by Rosso Fiorentino. Crossing the wonderful Square of Priori you'll feel as in a twelve hundreds atmosphere, between buildings that hold prestigious artistic collections and libraries with thousands of ancient volumes and manuscripts. We will end the visit at the Etruscan Museum Guarnacci holding testimonies found between acropolis and necropolis. Lunch with fragrant dishes of truffle and afternoon enjoying flounced landscapes, extraordinary ravines eroded in time. You will enter the labs of artisans to discover ancient techniques of manufacturing the alabaster extracted from the rocky caves of the territory. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
BOLGHERI, BARATTI AND POPULONIA, LAND OF VINEYARDS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKS. Breakfast and excursion to Bolgheri hills and the most prestigious vineyards of Tuscany. We visit the fascinating borough that embraces a Medieval castle and then stop in a wine cellar to taste two high quality wines, Sassicaia and Ornelliana. Onward through landscapes rich in history and charm to reach Castagneto, where Carducci found inspiration for his works we reach the coast for lunch in a seafood restaurant. Afternoon visit with our guide to the Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia. We wait for sunset between beaches and creeks embedded in Mediterranean vegetation. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
THE ISLAND OF ELBA, THE PLACE OF EXILE. After breakfast we depart to leave by ferry for Elba Island to enjoy the extraordinary landscapes of the Tuscan archipelago. Our guide will take us to the historic centre of the island to discover the Medicean fortifications built to defend the region from pirates and the places of Napoleon’s exile. Lunch in a typical seafood restaurant and tour of the island to visit Capoliveri landscapes, Capo Sant’Andrea cliffs and ceramics boutiques in Marciana Marina. We board the ferry for Piombino and leave.
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