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  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

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  • Day 2: Milan • Turin

     

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

     

    Enjoy dinner in Turin, an area famous for playing host to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre conferences

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  • Day 3: Turin • Cuneo region

     

    Travel via Turin sites to the Cuneo region, known for its specialized pasta called ravioli al plin 

     

    Take a tour of Turin

    With an expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza San Carlo, located between the impressive San Carlo and Santa Christina churches

    • The Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, where the Shroud of Turin is kept

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       Enjoy dinner in Cuneo Region 

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  • Day 4: Cuneo region

     

    Visit Piedmont Farm, where you will:

     

    Visit the Banca del Vino, the renowned museum and storage facility of the world’s most prestigious wines

     

    Enjoy lunch at Piedmont Farm and sample delicious farm products

    • Attend a cheese making demonstration

    • See traditional pig farming

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       Spend a half day exploring Cuneo on your own

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  • Day 5: Cuneo region • Liguria region • Florence

     

    Travel to Florence via Liguria, known for its fresh seafood and fragrant herbs 

     

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

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  • Day 6: Florence

    • Take a guided tour of Florence with your expert local guide you will see:

      • Piazza della Signoria, which is lined with classic statues

      • Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge where many of Florence’s famed leather and gold artisans still keep shop 

      • Basilica of Santa Croce, where Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo and others are buried 

      • Gates of Paradise, bronzed doors that depict scenes from the Old Testament and are considered an icon of the Renaissance

  • Day 7: Florence • San Miniato • Bologna

    • Take an excursion to San Miniato, best known in culinary circles for its white truffles

    • Enjoy a local food tasting

    • Enjoy a Tuscan virgin olive oil tasting, and learn how olive oil is made and sample a variety of mouth-watering delicacies

    • Enjoy lunch at a Slow Food Association restaurant, made in accordance to traditional Slow Food methods 

    • Travel to Bologna, well-known for its famous dish—tagliatelle al Ragù—commonly known as spaghetti Bolognese 

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  • Day 8: Bologna

     

    Visit the University of Bologna, the oldest existing university in Europe founded in 1088

     

    Take a tour of Bologna

    With an expert local guide you will see:

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    • Piazza del Nettuno, which features a once-controversial statue of Neptune and the seductive sirens

    • Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna's beloved church which was the site of Charles V coronation 

    • Palazzo Comunale, Bologna’s 14th-century town hall

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       Test your culinary skills and learn from the                 experts in a cooking class, enjoying your tasty             creation at the end

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  • Day 9: Bologna • Parma • Milan Region

     

    Travel to the Milan Region via Parma, another culinary capital known for its meats and cheeses

     

    Visit a local Parmigiano cheese factory to test and savor one of their most prominent local culinary traditions

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  • Day 10: Milan Region • Rome

     

    Travel by train to Rome, Italy's historic capital where the Roman Empire flourished and left an enduring mark

     

    Spend a half day exploring Rome on your own

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  • Day 11: Rome

     

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum, marking the former heart of the Roman Empire where Julius Caesar gave many of his political speeches

    • The Colosseum, the world’s most famous arena used for gladiatorial combat

 

       Participate in a cooking class with an Italian                 chef as you learn to cook a traditional meal 

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  • Day 12: Rome

     

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City, the headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes

    • St. Peter’s Basilica, a site of religious and historical significance over which the Pope presides

     Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

     You will see:​

  • Trevi Fountain, Rome's iconic landmark

  • Pantheon, built to honor all the gods of Rome

  • Piazza Navona, a lively square lined with restaurants and shops

  • Spanish Steps, Europe's widest staircase

      Enjoy dinner in Rome

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  • Day 13: Depart for home

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