TUESDAY & FRIDAY: DISCOVER PISTOIA HIDDEN GEM

10.00 - Meet your private guide in the city centre. Guided tour of Pistoia, discover this charming medieval city: the beautiful Duomo square (which is one of the prettiest squares of Italy), the Piazza della Sala and its picturesque fruit & vegetable market and the Ospedale del Ceppo , with the characteristic glazed frieze.
12.00 - Tasting of food produced in Pistoia area: cold meats and cheeses and of course a glass of red wine.

Price
Euro 36 per person
Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- English-speaking guide (2/3 hours)
- Tasting of local food & wine

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 WEDNESDAY: ACTIVE DAY

8.00/8.30 - Pick up at your hotel in Pistoia and transfer to Montecatini Golf Club.
9.15: Golfers: Golf round at Montecatini Golf Club.
The outline of the course measures around 6000 meters (around 6405 yards) and follows the natural contours of the land, creating an exciting and challenging course, quite undulating, with natural obstacles and hazards which are sure to put any golfer's skills to the test for at least five of the eighteen holes. The first nine holes are characterized by olive trees which follow the tricky doglegs of the fairways and the edges of the course while the second half of the course also offers striking images of the Mediterranean landscape, not to mention the colors and perfumes coming from the abundant amount of heather, broom and laurel. There are two lakes on the course, making the course even more demanding.
9.30: Non-Golfers: Visit the city centre of Montecatini Terme with Macana G&L tour leader. Have a nice walk through Viale Verdi, the main street through town leads from Piazza Popolo to the spas and is bordered on one side by the park. Viale Verde is lined with shops, cafes, and restaurants. On this street are two theaters, the tourist office, and the historic Gran Cafe Gambrinus, still a lively meeting place. Take the funicular to go to Montecatini Alto, this historical railway, more than 100 years old, runs from Montecatini Terme up the hill to the picturesque hill town of Montecatini Alto where there's a small castle, three churches, a large square with restaurants and outdoor cafes, a few tourist shops, and great views over the countryside.
At the end transfer to Montecatini Golf Club
14.00 : Lunch at Montecatini Golf’s restaurant, enjoying a pleasant lunch in a very nice terrace facing the Tuscan countryside.
16.00: Transfer back to the hotel

Price
Golfer Euro 190 per person
Non-Golfer Euro 145 per person

Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- Minivan with driver as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour leader travelling with the group
- Golfer: 1 green fees at Montecatini Golf Club
- Non-Golfer: Return tickets Montecatini Alto funicolar
- Lunch at Montecatini Golf Club’ Restaurant (3-course menu, drinks included) 

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THURSDAY: FAMILY DAY

15.00 Meeting with our energetic and creative artists.
Kids have the opportunity to find out different activities and express their own creativity by modelling clay, painting and much more. In small classes outdoor or indoor lessons will take place and an English-speaking Italian teacher will explain techniques and gently guide them in their activity. Have fun creating with us!!!
17.00 Typical Tuscan merenda (afternoon snack)
17.30 Finish your work and get ready to show it to your parents
18.30/19.00 End of the creative laboratory 

Price
6/10 Kids Euro 40 per person
Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- Material for creativity lab
- English-speaking artist/teacher
- Afternoon snack

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THURSDAY: BAKER 4 A DAY

15.45 Meeting with our English.speaking assistan in near the baker’s shop
16.00 A group of highly skilled bakers from Pistoia will teach you the secrets of cooking, kneading, rising and baking some products of the Tuscany gastronomic tradition (bread, focaccia, pappa with tomato, cakes, desserts and dry pastry). At the end of each class you can taste the products you cooked during the lesson.
21.00 End of the activity

Price
Euro 90 per person
Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- 5 hour lesson
- English-speaking interpreter/assistant
- Apron and hat

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FRIDAY: WINE DAY

8.00/8.30 - Pick up at your hotel in Pistoia and transfer to Chianti
The tour travels along the main “Chiantigiana” road which starts out just a little south of Florence. The stunning landscape is typical Tuscan countryside full of green undulating hills with large plots of land covered with vineyards interspersed with orchards of olive trees and bordered by rows of cypresses. The winding road is brightened by the many poppies that grow on each side of the road all along its many twisting turns into the heart of Chianti. Every so often, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the typical round bales of hay of the region and, in the summertime, admire the sunflowers that flood the countryside with their bright yellow colors.
The first stop is the ancient village of Castellina in Chianti, the west border of the Chianti region. Once we arrive at Castellina, you’ll have the opportunity to take a stroll in the medieval down the covered soldiers’ walk in the 15th century defensive walls of the city and stop at the small square where you can taste some homemade gelato or purchase a souvenir or two. We than proceed to an ancient castle today a very good winery. You will be fascinated by the stories of the families that lived there and their wines. Light lunch with wine tasting at the castle. After lunch we will proceed to Radda in Chianti, where the noble families, used to have once upon a time their Palazzos. You will have time to walk the nice stone streets and take pictures of the red geraniums at the windows. From here, we head towards Greve in Chianti. Here we will have another wine tasting and a little snack to close the day.
18.00 - Transfer back to the hotel

Price
Euro 145 per person
Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- Minivan with driver as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour leader travelling with the group
- Visit, light lunch and wine tasting in a winery near Radda
- Wine tasting in Greve in Chianti

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SATURDAY: TRADITIONS

9.30/10.00 - Pick up at your hotel in Pistoia and transfer
10.30 - Guided walk in the countryside to learn to discover the wild herbs. When you walk along small country roads, you can breath different scents coming from surrounding fields, each scent belonging to a different herb, whose flavor and smell can enhance certain ingredients, if properly matched. Become part of this ancient and almost forgotten tradition with lessons in picking and choosing, these green treasures of nature.
12.30 - Pic-nic in the olive groves. You will taste local and biological products.
14.00 - Discover how to clean, use (for cooking or medicinal) and prepare the wild herbs you picked before.
17.30 - Afternoon snack: Tasting of several product based on wild herbs(salad, omelette, refreshing drinks..)
18.30 - Transfer back to the hotel

Price
Euro 135 per person
Valid with a minimum of 6 participants

Includings
- Minivan with driver as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour leader travelling with the group
- Wild herb Experience: guided walk and herb lesson.
- Pic-nic lunch