ITALIAN TASTE - INDIVIDUALE
INDIVIDUALS from 02 to 14 pax
Stay in Versilia
Hotel good 3* hotels
Duration 4 nights / 5 days stay
Service HB with enriched breakfast buffet - welcome drink - salads’ buffet during the dinners in hotel – 1x visit and lunch in a farm on the hills of Lucca – 3x HD guided tour
PERIODS A) 01st April – 31st May
B) 01st – 15th June
C) 01st – 15th September
D) 16th September – 31st October
The stay is possible during all the a.m. terms except the weekends due to the programme.
1st DAY Arrival for the dinner and overnight in hotel.
2nd DAY Breakfast in hotel.
FD excursion LUCCA, farm in MONTECARLO, Park of VILLA REALE in MARLIA and VIAREGGIO.
Meeting with the city guide at Porta Elisa to start the visit of the city from the architectural point of view of the French court in the person of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, sister of Napoleone Bonaparte.
We start the tour passing from Porta Elisa and following trough Via Elisa, which are dedicated to her, and we stop to admire Palazzo Froussard and Palazzo Matteucci, wanted by Elisa, continuing then through Villa Bottini (villa of the XIV° century bought by Elisa) and its garden which we can admire.
To see the portraits of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi and her husband Felice Baciocchi we have to reach Palazzo Orsetti, which is the town hall of Lucca.
From here we are going to continue towards the famous Piazza dell’Anfiteatro for a photo-stop, passing through Chiesa di San Frediano, to continue then along the “ Via Fillungo” (the shopping street), arriving in Piazza San Michele , then free time.
Lunch with visit and wine-tasting in a farm on the hills of Lucca.
In the afternoon we continue with the visit of the park of Villa Reale in Marlia, which still shows the influence and the taste of Elisa.
The excursion ends in Viareggio with the external visit of Villa Paolina Bonaparte (who wants, can also visit the inside), then pause along the promenade.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
3rd DAY Breakfast in hotel.
FD excursion to the thermal city of BAGNI DI LUCCA.
In the morning, admission at the thermal baths or free time.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon, meeting with the guide for a visit of the delicious thermal city, which became an international destination thanks to the presence of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi.
Return to Versilia, in Viareggio, to have a stroll along the promenade.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
4th DAY Breakfast in hotel.
FD excursion in the lovely city of LUCCA.
In the morning, meeting with the city guide at Porta Elisa, to go to Villa Guinigi, where there is the statue of Carlo III. We continue then our visit towards the Botanical Garden, where there are some plants as those in the park of Villa Reale in Marlia, wanted by Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi.
Then, passing by San Martino, we continue towards the impressive Piazza Napoleone, which was wanted by Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi. On the square you can admire the statue of Maria Luisa and the Palazzo Ducale, where we are visiting the Quartiere del Trono that was built on Elisa’s commission.
At the end of the visit, short stop in Palazzo Mansi to admire the two portraits of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi and her daughter Napoleona.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon, free time in the lovely city of Lucca.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
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5th DAY Breakfast and departure
Budget
From 02 to 04 pax Periods A and D = € 380,00 per pax Period B and C = € 429,00 per pax
From 5 to 14 pax Periods A and D = € 294,00 per pax Period B and C = € 344,00 per pax
Single supplement € 50,00 per room
The price includes :
4xHB with enriched buffet breakfast - welcome drink - salads’ buffet during the dinners in a good 3* hotel in Versilia, in the province of Lucca – 1x visit and lunch in a farm on the hills of Lucca, where is produced DOC wine - 3x HD guided visits
The price does not include :
Ticket to the Park of Villa Reale in Marlia present price € 7,00 per pax / € 6,00 per pax for groups of minimum 20 pax
Ticket to Villa Paolina Bonaparte in Viareggio € 2,50 per pax (in case of visits of the insideare preserved archaeological rests)
Ticket to the thermal pool in the Thermal Baths Jean Varraud € 12,00 per pax;
opening times: 08:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
You have to equip yourself with slippers, bathrobe, bathing cap and swimsuit/swimming trunks
Ticket to Villa Guinigi* € 4,00 per pax
Ticket to the Bothanical Garden € 2,00 per pax for groups or for individuals accompanied by a tourist guide
Ticket to Palazzo Mansi* € 4,00 per pax
* Combined ticket for both museums € 6,50 per pax instead of € 8,00
