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Discover the rolling hills of Tuscany, home to sprawling vineyards, charming medieval hill towns, and enchanting cities. Savor a 7-night stay in Montecatini Terme, the famous resort and spa town. Visit Pisa, Florence, and San Gimignano in the Italian countryside. Discover the charming town of Lucca, Italy’s best-kept secret. Learn about the heroic deeds of WWII at remains of the Gothic Line and visit the Museum of Liberation. Enjoy free time to explore the cultural treasures of Florence. Partake in a Tuscan cooking class. Sample cheese at the farm where it is made. Enjoy fabulous local wines and the region’s famous cuisine. Steeped in history, culture and legend, this is Tuscany as you always imagined it.
Your Tour Includes
- 1 Handpicked Accommodations
- 10 Meals
- 2 Choice on Tour Options
Included Highlights
- Montecatini Terme
- Lucca
- Gothic Line
- Winery Tour
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Accommodations
Hotel Ercolini and Savi
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Alejandro was magnificent! He was a wealth of knowledge and loved sharing the rich history of the areas we were touring together. Each day we had a new and amazing experience. We loved every minute of this trip!Machelle Anderson
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Nothing is ever perfect, but you were pretty close 🙂Debra Reith
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Our tour guide Mara was wonderful!! She took care of all of us, always with a great smile and fun sense of humor. I would love to have her on every tour we take! EXCELLENT! Our bus driver was awesome as well, can’t believe he got the bus in the places that we went😳 He was a great guy with a wonderful personality too :)Rita Barbee
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Best Guide I have ever had with any tour company.
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Excellent itinerary! Love all the places we visited in the Tuscany area …so much history and so beautiful!!Guan Hall
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We can't imagine having a better tour manager than Sergio Solazzo. He was excellent in every way. This was a really enjoyable tour!James Hall
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Very organized, informative, and fun! All tour guides were awesome!Jane Hale
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Our tour guide was excellent made everyone feel special, gave us some “space “ to do our own things. He went out of his way to take us to the Florence-American Memorial Cemetery, an awesome experience, which was not part of the tour (we voted on it) Wonderful experience!
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The tour guides and bus driver were excellent! The places we went were breathtaking! And we loved the wine tasting party, the cheese tasting party and the cooking class! We loved that there was time to explore on our own after the guided tours.Phyllis Bolt
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Very professional and very courteousJohn Fanelli
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Hotel (housekeeping) robbed from us
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Great trip until housekeeping stole from our room
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Cooking class was great and fun
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The guides at each place were great, all the places we went to were perfect! Our Tour Manager was the best!
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I live in Sacramento and my flights were out of San Francisco. There was a flight out of Atlanta to Sacramento. At least 25 hours of travel time on flights or in airports, plus two hour ride to and from SMF. Another person who lives close to me flew out of SMF! Food at hotel left a little to be desired. Coffee machines did not provide the best results. No laundry charge list was left in our room. It was difficult to use the safe. which was located on the floor of the closet and in a dark corner. Not all staff were cordial. No posted signs of operation for the bar or restaurant. Maid service minimal.Inez Corenevsky
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The tour was exceptional in it's choice of sites to visit and explore a little. the tour manager was also exceptional in friendliness, knowledge in "all things Italian". He had the necessary tickets and passes, so that our experience at each town was seamless without concern of missing a bus or train. Each local guide was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic that I felt I appreciated the history and uniqueness of each town more. This was certainly a memorable trip in the very best way.Susanne Evans
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Siena, I actually started to fully enjoy this trip on this day. And this was before we got our bags, finally, that night. Pisa and then Cinque Terre and then San Gimignano brought wonderful days of good weather and great experiences! The cooking class was so fun! I’d do that again. Loved staying in one central location, Montecatini-Terme, and venturing out from there for our daily experiences.
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Wonderful tour Manager, Matilla. Loved the hotel and location; had a truly ,once-in-a-lifetime fabulous experience :}Brenda Davis
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The Baptistry at Pisa, the friends we met.Pamela Autry
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Every thing was just so well plannedTammy Ashburn
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This is my second tour with Collette, was not disappointed! The guides loved there work, very informative. The bus driver amazing. The history of Tuscany, so profound! There’s no way I could choice a favorite,, everyday was my newest favorite! Can’t wait till the next adventure!!!Donna Click
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It was a busy busy vacation. Not much downtime to rest and explore the area we were in. Didn't care for the early morning departures. Anything 8:00 a.m. and after would have been better. I love touring and seeing it all but in my opinion the tour to Pisa, outside of seeing Pisa, was a waste of time. An hour would have been sufficient as there is nothing else there. A coastal tour would have been great as I understand we were near the sea.
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Brenda was the best in helping with the covid situation. The places we saw were amazingCatherine Desharnais
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I absolutely loved this tour! Siena and San Gimignano were the highlights. The cooking class was a lot of fun as were the wine and cheese tours. I would have preferred less time in Pisa, an hour (two tops) would have sufficed. Our tour manager,, Alessandro Bindi, could not have been better. He was patient, kind and so knowledgeable. He was a pleasure to vacation with!
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The tour manager, Simone, the motor coach driver, Daniella, each of the local tour guides were all knowledgeable & enjoyed sharing Tuscany with us. The cities selected, the agri-turismo venues for the wine tasting ,cooking class & cheese farm were welcoming, informative & delicious!Donna Kaczmar
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Michela was a caring and excellent guide. She was aware of everyone on the tour and adjusted her pace accordingly. Her personality and humor made the tour loads of fun.Claudia Helman
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Enjoyed everything about this trip. Excellent guides. Beautiful country, friendly people, fabulous food and wine.
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This Tuscany trip was wonderful! Being able to stay the entire trip at one hotel in the center of town, Montecatini, was perfect. Each day excursion was planned perfectly with enough free time to explore on our own. The optional tour to Cinque Terra was a great addition.Suzanna Adreon
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Well organized tour. Fantastic tour manager with lots of experience. Great local guides that add a personalized touch to the tour imparting information not readily available.Carol Addeo
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Our guide was amazing and all the drop in guide ware great. Felt very safe with our bus driver who new the lay of the land and traffic.Jacquelin Rausch
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We were able to see and do so much on this fabulous trip! Tour managers were awesome. I can’t wait to travel with Collette again. 😍Fran Caruthers
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Our tour manager, Juilio made my trip so memorable. He was so knowledgeable. Plus he was so much fun. He always had a joke for us.Linda Rutzky
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The tour guid was extra special and very good at her jobVicki LaRue
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Had a great experience met a lot of friends
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The tour experience overall was excellent. My only complaint is that we were told to buy COVID tests to use before we could return. I got extras in case something didn't work. I was left with $75 worth of COVID tests and also paid to have one done onsite. Our guide actually told us that they had been doing the onsite tests for awhile. My suspicion is that we were sent outdated paperwork. That is something that could be avoided.Robin Treat
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Small group, personalized experiences, attentive and knowledgeable tour guide. Great experience.Kathryn Jansky
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Visiting San Gimigano & it's absolutely gorgeous countryside & village. Also, seeing the leaning tower of Pisa in person gave me goose bumps!
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I loved the cooking class and the eal l everyone prepared Seeing the leaning tour of Pisa was greatAlvina Jacobson
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All were great...
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The overall tour was the absolute best. Sienna was my favorite spot along with San Gimigano.Mindi Martina
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From the ground transportation in CO to the airport and all other details were timely and without incident.Douglas Price
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The cooking class was a lot of fun...really enjoyed that! Learning about the contradas in Sienna was very interesting. Learning about the Gothic Line & seeing the museum & bunker was also very interesting. So appreciative we were able to stop at a military cemetery as well.Joann Berg
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It's difficult to cite my favorite experience but at the top are: Montecatini Alto and Cinque Terre. But then Florence, Luca, Pisa, Siena, and trips to both a working farm to make our own dinner, plus the tour of a 7th-generation vineyard and olive grove were fantastic, too!Linda Mclean
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Weather was not something they could control. For rainy season please try to set something up for center city travel when there is persistent downpoors of rain. Selected good highlights of the city and gave ample time for individual tour time in each city.
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Even though the weather was cold and raining the scenery was beautiful and tour guides very knowledgeable
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Wonderful leader and well planned experinceBetsy Hochberg
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Spending time in Pisa and getting free time to explore the city.Susan Darby
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Would have been 5 stars but we hit the rainy season which put a bit of a ‘damper’ on some of our activities.Bonnie Campbell
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Because even though the weather was wet and cold, the guide made the best of everythingCarline Bronk
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See earlier review. Pisa was fascinating.
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gelato, pasta, wine tasting, market, too many to mentionJo Ann Decker
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Cooking demo and the meal that followed
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If there would have been less rain, I would have given the tour an excellent. We were unable to attend the train ride due to poor weather conditions as well. The group dinners were good but the Bistro's and restaurants that we found for lunch were better plus we could order what we wanted to try.Kathy Clayton
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Claudia Mora was wonderful and so knowledgeable about the history or the Tuscan region; the motor coach was very nice and comfortable with an outstanding driver; some of the local tours were too long on detail and information that I would never remember - just the highlights please!Susan Heflin
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The sites were amazing. The weather didn't cooperate, but everyone else did. Siena was very interesting regarding the background on the contradas and their annual competition. It impressed me that people live in constantly uphill towns and embrace the natural lay of the land. The history of feuding between towns and eventual unification was something I didn't know about Tuscany. Beautiful scenery could be found even while driving down the highways.Luanna Vaughan
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Tour guide was very accommodatingSteven Goodman
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everything was memorable and one of our group captured the experience on a 54 minute videoKenneth Ellinger
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Awesome experience! Going to the Winery and cheese farm. Loved Siena and San Giamanano. Bologna was an unexpected surprise. All was great!Kathleen Schweitzer
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Our tour manager Alexa D was outstanding! She made the trip so memorable. She made sure we got the most out of each city we visited. Her knowledge and enthusiasm was amazing.Melissa Barnum
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I enjoyed the cooking class and being able to eat what we made.Patricia Lamm
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Every place was my favorite. Only one unpleasant experience we street vendors in Pisa. That was awful!Judith Gorham
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the historical sites and cities, the fun options, such as the cooking class, all wonderful.
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All of the places we went had such lovely people that we interacted with. Cooking class was so much fun!! All the food that was prepared for us was excellent. The organic cheese farm was interesting.Cheryl Wilson
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The tours were fun and so informative. I especially enjoyed Siena and the cooking experience.Sandra Dean
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There was a lot to do and a lot of walking. My favorite experience was going by boat to the villages by the Sea. I wished for more time there. Is there any trip that has just that experience? Maybe staying overnight or 2 nights? The local expert guide was excellent for that experience. Thank you for her.Barbara Wright
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We loved being able to see Cinque Terre, especially by boat.
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Tour guides were great. Pace was challenging for some in the group.Denise Segelquist
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Leaning Tower of Pisa and Cinque Terre
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See above statements where I gave my opinions..Barbara Nechiporenko
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The tour was just what we wanted. It was a good mix of large group touring and small group experiences. We particularly enjoyed the cooking class, the private wine tasting and the Contrada tour in Siena.
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I enjoyed all of the cities but the boat ride and the 5 cities were great. Being able to go to the horse chapel was awesome and special.Sandra Hamilton
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The tours provided memories that I did not expect. The culture, the country sides and the quaint towns we absolutely amazing.Sharon Boone
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I liked that I could take a day and do somethng on my own because I felt safe in our area. Slower pace!!!Mary Howell
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The schedule was well designed. We had free time every day. Loved the "extra" things like a stop at an organic farm and the U.S. American cemeteryGretchen Stoneman
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Loved the entire tour. Extremely happy that I included the optional excursions as they were fantastic. Also could have used a little more time for exploring the local town around the hotel.
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Lucca was my favorite dayMary Jaeger
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Hard to pick just one, put thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and dancing to the YMCA song.Rezia Olson
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I enjoyed the whole experience of the Tuscany Tour!
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Mara and David the driver took very good care of us. Hotel was good, except for the bathrooms which were awkward. Tours were good except for the leather and gold sales stops. I would have preferred more vineyard or park stops.Daniel Munch
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Everything was great. I had a good time.
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Everything was right on time, which is a biggie for me. All personnel was knowledgeable and friendly.Dorothy Smurr
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I really enjoyed the variety of sites this tour offered as well as the convenience of having to only unpack once. Choosing a central hotel to stay at and going on day trips made this tour quite enjoyable and relaxing. Our tour guide Antonella was amazing, and our driver Pio was great. The local guides were very knowledgeable and added that personal touch to the tour. I am still awestruck at the beauty of this area, both natural and man-made and look forward to exploring more of Italy in the near future.
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Not as good as my previous experience with Collette. What I'll remember most is getting left behind in Lucca. Too much to try to do in one tour.
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Use of knowledgeable local guides enhanced the tour. For this tour you also stayed in one hotel rather than travelling from one totel to another . Well plaanned and organized.Brian Scott
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I do not have a favorite. Each day that we went on tour in Tuscany everything was excellently executed & well organized.C Eve Mosher
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All was very good - Collette did a great job in all aspects of the tour and I would probably use them again should I choose group travel. I will of course recommend them to anyone wishing to travel in a group. Hard to pick a favorite because I loved it all - the cooking class was the most fun, Loved Lucca and Sienna (smaller towns - less people) the Cinque Terra trip was memorable because of the frenzie of the train travel....too many people for me and only saw 2 of the 5 villages. Florence would have liked to have seen other museums and the Porta Vecchio bridge - but too many people....The business class upgrade opportunity was wonderful and I would do that again.Judith Dukich
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outstanding knowledge and history of the region by well informed guides.Ted Mihok
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Lucca and Carlos were the best
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Every day was memorable, would come back to see more in detail Places visitedNadia Kralka
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Dinner at the Villa. An evening at a Tuscan village, with the most delicious food and wine. Music was an Italian singer. I felt like I was in the best dream ever.Luann Zimmerman
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Climbing to the top of the tower of Pisa with my Granddaughter. I especially liked Lucca and the tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and knew his history.. I like seeing the Germans WWll bunkers and museum.
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The tour to the gothic line was excellent. The tour guide was really knowledgeable and personable.
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Best city tour - Lucca. The cooking class night, the farm/cheese and winery/olive visits were great.
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My tour was planned from departure to our destination in Italy, 7 days of touring and activity through the return to the U.S. We enjoyed local food, wine and visiting ancient and historic sights. I actually got to have a photo taken at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a lifelong dream.
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As for my overall experience, I was very disappointed. When I booked this tour, I believed the group size was only 24 people and that they would all be seniors. Instead you added more groups so there were over 40 people. That size is way too big! Also, in trying to find a hotel to accommodate that many people led to a substandard room. We had to stay for 8 days in a room that was horrible! The shower was LITERALLY 2 feet by 2 feet. I could not bend to get everything washed. This is not acceptable for a senior person. In addition, our room was on the street side where there were 2 restaurants that played loud music until late in the night. Horrible experience. Unfortunately, this overshadowed all the wonderful things that I experienced.Jane Meier
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The tour was well organized. I loved Lucca and our local tour guide Carlo was excellent.
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This tour was amazing. I loved visiting the towns and hearing the history of each one. Each day was so fun it's hard to choose which is my most memorable experience. I think the most memorable part was meeting so many new people and sharing meals with them.Cheryl Hooper
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The restaurants and cities chosen were excellent.
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Not what I expected, but I wasn't the one who booked it. Limo service very disappointing. Too physical for us retirees.
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each tour had its own uniqueness and the guides made you feel as though could live thereCheri Rice
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Loved Lucca and San Gimignano. Really enjoyed the WWII museum and seeing the bunker!
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Sienna, farm trip, cooking our dinnerVictory Boone
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Four years ago I traveled to Portugal with Colette, it was an amazing experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life! This year I signed up for the Tuscany excursion and it just blew my mind! I loved every minute of every single day! I can’t wait for my next adventure!!Jill Butters
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The tour was only memorable because of how beautiful Tuscany is. The last nights dinner was memorableMary Holden
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The culinary school was the highlightJudy Brizendine
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A consistently fantastic experience. Great pace. Great sites. Great food.Stephen Alfieri
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Had a problem with the hotelLoran Fox
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Tour guide was superb ! All areas to visit were great and well organized! Hotel was not to our likingDiana Parlato
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Leather shop and gold store a waste of time.
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Everything was well organized. A good combination of structured touring, free time to explore and experiences which highlighted the local flavors.Andreas Teich
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Our tour guide, Julio, was charming and funny.Meris Robison
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Again, not impressed with the tour manager. Missed several items on the tour that had been advertised as doing. The leather shop was closed since we went on Saturday. We didn't get to have the tour by boat to Cinque Terme since the weather was bad in the morning - should have delayed it by a few hours and didn't get to have the stop for appetizers and drinks as advertised. The tour manager was not flexible to adjust with weather when we could have had free time in the morning instead of the evening. He rushed us all the time on tour threatening not to give us a bathroom break. There were many things on the tour he should've told us that we had to find out on our on after the fact such as we could have used our train ticket to use the bathroom for free and we could have used the ticket for the cathedral to climb the tower for free. We were rushed through our end of tour dinner. He was in a hurry to get to his vacation with "friends". He didn't help anyone off the bus or get bags. He had us load our bags on the bus to depart. The hotel was ok. The water in the shower was either scalding or freezing. The food was ok for breakfast - same stuff everyday. The welcome dinner was poor. The tour day for Cinque Terme should have been included in the tour not an add on since there was nothing else scheduled for the day - just had to pay more!
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Every stop on the Tuscany tour had something to recommend it. It is difficult to select a single memorable experience. But I think that serendipitously running into a parade of folks from each contrada, dressed in their medieval garb, waving their flags and beating their drums in the city of Siena was thrilling.Charlene Lowery
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Our guide, Marco, was intelligent, and prepared. The tour locations were excellent.
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Lots of interesting sites were visited. Farm tour was great as was the cooking school. The supper on the last night was wonderful. A great way to finish the tour
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San Gimignano and the Tuscan Villa Dinner
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It was very good,new enjoyed it all. Our hotel stay had some minor hitches (small shower, very firm bed and wifi overly complicated) but basically it was well maintained, clean and breakfast were good.Theresa Black
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Collette gal was a little tart with us making me feel I was in first grade. She was a flirt. Not as professional as what I had experienced in past. Hotel was below expectations.
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I so enjoyed the cooking class and the visit through the villages of Cinque Terre.Laura Tyree
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Very good value for the price. It was so great to visit so many places. The tour guide, Marco, was extraordinary with his knowledge of the places we visited. He was also excellent in caring for the needs of the senior citizens. The tour was very well coordinated and the bus driver was amazing in his Ability to manage And drive the bus in the roads of Italy.Pamela Becker
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The places we visited were amazing! I really enjoyed the cooking class we didJessica Bono
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The local experts provided a great insight into the history of the city.
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Enjoyed every minute of the tour.George Kneller
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The tour was great, I just wish we would have had more time in each location. There wasn't enough time to eat and explore.
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Seeing the beautiful churches in the different cities.Pansy Cooper
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Enjoyed the visit to Florence and Tuscany. Loved visiting the vineyards and learning about the different wines. Each little town/village we visited was great. Loved learning about the history if each one.Lynda Johnson
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The choice of sites chosen to visit were wonderful. The food was amazing and we were in great comfort while either at the hotel or on the tour bus.Karen North
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The only problem with the tour was it was too short, there were so many things to do and places to see, and we always finished up wishing there was more time, the guide and driver were outstanding! Rather enjoyed our free day in Montacatini, with no time schedule.Margaret Mcdiarmid
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The tour guides were exceptionalPatricia Moore
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Their was a lot packed into the 8 days and I enjoyed all - the only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I would have liked a little more time on my own in each of the towns visitedDebra Jensen
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The tour was excellent. My favorite day was spent in Cinque Terre.
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Worth every penny. Outstanding from beginning to end. Packed with experience. So satisfying. I cannot wait to return.Sandra Nelson
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Please see answers above.Susan Sweatt
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Everything was perfect ,the total experience.Llewellyn Hestand
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The guide kept us well informed about out trip. I enjoyed Cinque Terra. I was able to Keep up with the tour.Jerrolyn Travers
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Each and everyday tours were excellent but I especially enjoyed the day in Florence (and could have spend another entire day there.) Also the optional day to Cinque Terre was well worth the extra money.
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I was very upset on how long the layover while going to Italy in Atlanta was unacceptable. Some in our group was on a flight which left a lot earlier. We booked this trip over a year in advance. To me that is unacceptable. Then in Paris another long layover. Seems like you treated us like 3rd class citizens. We ALL should have been on the layover that was less than 2 hours in Atlanta. The brochure for the option Rome at night was not what was described. Luckily, Ciblia mentioned it was a meal and entertainment, no lights by night We were able to cancel; however, it was not what was advertised.Dorothy Crowe
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See what I just wrote. Already explained problem.
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Really would be 4.5. There was some confusion, more than once, on details in itinerary package we received vs. actuality. one example was that we signed up for "Rome at Night" that said there would be a panoramic night tour of Rome. That morning we were told that that would not be included in the evening out, which was the main reason we signed up. We were told we could opt out and get reimbursed. Hopefully we will get reimbursed! Also, 5 1/2 hour layover in Paris was brutal, after a 3 1/2 hr layover in ATL. We had more layover time than flight time! Highlights were Cinqueterra tour, Roman Coloseum, Vatican, Pisa.Joni Downes
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Got to see a wide variety of things in the area. Cooking evening at the winery was fun!! The group was too large with several heavy/older people that had a hard time keeping up. Taxi's were called, which was great. A small tour group would have been better.
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Just did above The entire tour was great, especially Elena and Pio
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Each day was a new adventure. I couldn't believe I was really standing in front of THE David and wandering around Florence! The next day was a visit to the medieval village of Lucca and a tour of Puccini's apartment,then on to a WW II historical site. One day we took a short train ride to the Cinque Terre and walked around two villages. And on the ride to the train saw stacks of Carrara marble waiting for shipment and the mountains where Carrara marble comes from. We toured Pisa and took pictures of each other trying to push it upright! Also, we had several delicious meals in the country and even made our own pasta! What a fun way to get to know our fellow travelers. Very enjoyable.June Devereaux
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Too many great experiences to list. Loved the Agri Tourismo stops for dining, wine tasting and cooking lessons. We had a great day to visit Cinque Terre too.Michael Hemingway
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Dinner at the cooking school, trip to Cinque Terre.
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Tuscany was beautiful. Our tour guide, Elena was very professional and made her job look easy. She showed us many, many of the beautiful places and particularly Lucca That was the best part of the trip for us.Earle Colridge
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All details taken care of. Comfortable bus, excellent driver; and the tour guide knowledgable, pleasant and fun to be with. One of the favorites was Cinque Terre.Elizabeth Nelson
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The cooking class The wine tasting Museums Bunker
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They took care of everything and had great tour leaders per city we visited..
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Great tour manager on Italy. Elena was very knowledgeable and she selected very good local guides.Elizabeth Light
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There are way too many to be really specific...so, I would say the whole trip was fantastic....maybe try to separate the meals, so that their are not 2 large meals provided on ONE day.....such a problem, right??!! Hah!! DeniseMonica Sweaney
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The farm house for lunch was excellent was all outings, & also the ww2 tourEdward Van Patten
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The guide was amazing, lots of info and very knowledgeable. Most memorable was the American cemetery outside Florence, and of course all the food.Anna Hinkle
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I loved the variety of places. it enabled us to see where we will be returning. I do not like the shortness of being in each place and missing out on many lovely things. The hotel dinner food was awful as well as the last night's meal location. The farm to table and cheese farm were amazing, so these others did not quite fit. As we were a foodie group traveling with our local chef, we expected the food to be stellar. We loved Lucca. Hated Pisa, too crowded and touristy. Florence needs at least 2 days and dinner there. Food is much more well known there. Winery did not live up to hype. it was not very good. We had much better at the local bars we went to. Cinque was lovely. The restaurant the guides suggested here was probably one of our favorites.Glenna Lally
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I loved all the history and the architecture.Teresa Noriega
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Going into the country side and visiting the cheese factory and the cooking class. We all had a great time..Mary Eden
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The tour was incredible. Saw far more than I could imagine. Learned more than I ever anticipated. Each city had its own magical charm. I could not have been more pleased with this tour!Cristyn Russo
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The cooking class was one of the many highlights for me, The entire class was engaged and had lots of laughter with collaborative efforts. The estate where this was provided was beautiful, and the staff warmly welcomed us. We also got to see the sunset over the countryside, which heightened the experience as we explored the grounds. Pasta and Tiramisu were fun to create and enjoy!Brenda Grace Smith
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Cinque Terre was unbelievable. Loved everywhere we went on this trip!Nancy Holaday
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Loved all the places we saw. The tour guide was fantastic. Was very up beat and even added extra things for us to do for those that wanted to. Our bus driver was excellent as well and very courteous. However, we are still waiting to hear from our tour guide with email addresses and information he was going to send to all of us.Janet Woods
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We truly enjoyed the cooking class. so much fun,and we learned how to make pasta, and tiramisu. The country side was gorgeous, and very relaxing.William Lattimer
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we couldn't ask for better service Hotels are always wonderful we meet wonderful friends and our trips are put together very well. Colette does a great job. Thank YouRosalie Togninali
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Great trip all around. Collette has never diappointed me!Ingrid Kabela
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Very interesting area and so much history.
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Tour was excellent. More than one memorable experience for sure!
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The Florence American Military Cemetery, the cute town of Montecatini Alto, visiting Lucca and the Gothic Line with the German bunkers and the museum, and finally San Gimignano. There we had the gelato that won the world's best contest two years and then off to a cheese farm for a light lunch and the purchase of cheese to bring home.Edward Blotzer
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Great locations & venues.Lora Newell
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The tour was so much more than we ever expected. The highlight of the tour was tour manager Alexa D. She was organized, always available and her bright personality made the entire trip totally fun. Our bus driver, the local tour guides and everywhere we went allowed us to experience a new adventure each day. We were so satisfied with this trip taht we have already booked the Italian Vistas tour for next spring.Gerald Martin
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For a short tour, this tour was packed! We had plant of time with knowledgable guides and also plenty of time to explore on our own. I love the cities selected and the amazing sights. Especially enjoyed the unexpected parade in Florence. The hotel was friendly comfortable and provided excellent breakfasts. The Cinque Terre add on was perfect.
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Tour included an individual that was not physically capable which caused problems. In addition, that individual was totally inconsiderate in causing the entire3 group to be delayed because he took off on his own and we had to find him.
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The history in all the cities was wonderful. I especially enjoyed the information in Pizza.
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Once safe with our group the trip met my expectations.Constance Cunningham
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We visited small farms and busy cities. We visited iconic sites like Leaning Tower of Pisa and towns I still cannot pronounce their names. Drank a lot of wines that were simply delicious and tasted foods that were unique. Gelato became a favorite dessert.Carolyn
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everything was really good.Preston Walker
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Issues with Kevin and flight issue coming homeDeborah White
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Norman, our marvelous group guide/"tour manager," needed to help one couple with acquiring their awaited but missing vote-by-mail U.S. ballot for the Nov '18 election, and to help locate and shepherd an elderly lone man who had mobility and memory challenges, as well as to help another man alone after his wallet and U.S. passport were stolen--all during the same one-week trip!Judith Zaretzka
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Loved Pisa, the trip thru a contrada in Sienna and the Gothic line visit. Especially wonderful was our tour managers side trip to the American cemetery.Linda B
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EVerything about this tour was amazing. The tour guide, Mattia, was capable, entertaining, and personable. The people on the tour were fun and easy to talk to, and the Tuscany sites were so beautiful and interesting. I would not hesitate to do this again.
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The tour manager and driver made the trip so much more fun! We felt that we were in good hands all the way. They met as at the airport and provided insight and information and confidence to travel in this foreign place to us. The small towns with personal guided tours by locals gave us the insiders view.Cheryl Brown
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Nice to stay in one hotel for the week. Having tours arranged daily where great.Joanna Balne
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Just an awesome tour. Each city was amazing. Local tour guides were excellent. Such charm. Loved the cooking class, cheese farm luncheon, and wine taste. Would book again. Have recommended it to all.Cynthia Harris
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The tour did not have enough substance. We spent more time on the bus and then just walking past buildings. The tour agent who handled the booking was very inefficient and rude.Nancy Yetter
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Well organized and extremely enjoyableGail Brooks
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Too many people on this tripSandra Stockman
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Lots of local experiences and thoroughly enjoyed all guides especially Guiseppe
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It was awesome! Food was excellent. Sights were gorgeous.
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Cinque Terre was beautiful and it was enjoyed by everyone on the trip.
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Optional trip to Cinque Terre was magical. The included meals were a true experience and D-elicious.Debra Norman
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The tour was excellent. Accommodations were good. I loved Lucca and Monticontini was a very nice town.Antonina Lechowicz
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The great stories our tour guide as us of each region.Jill Harris
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Loved all the details we got from our tour guide. She gave us great insight to everything on the tour. The food was out of this world. Great ! Favorite city was Florence. Loved all the history and art works of Michelangelo. Truly loved everything.Elizabeth Neiger
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Even though an optional tour was cancelled due to weather concerns (and rightfully so), the day we spent finding something else to experience was one of my favorite days on the trip. We discovered Montecatini Alto, right about Montecatini Terme where we were staying, and wandered around for a few hours. It was beautiful and not crowded at all.
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The tour team,: Tour Manager, the site guides, the bus driver., and of course the destination! I can't state a favourite memory except to say , the tour was worth every penny, The Collette team in Canada but especially in Tuscany made this trip perfect.Ena Chipman
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Going to Siena and learning about the history of the neighborhoods and horse races.Jean Collins
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I loved visiting Cinque Terre and the drive through the countryside. The tour was amazing, there were just too many people in the tour.Deborah Phillips
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See above hotel wasn’t even close to satisfactoryJohn Cannon
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The Spotlight on Tuscany was a very interesting and educational tour. Although we covered a lot of beautiful territory in seven day, our favorite spot was Cinque Terra.
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Florence , cooking class, gothic line all amazingBrian Carithers
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Hotel was in a great location.Deborah Himes
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I think every town we visited and the expert guides that told the history from a local point of view were the highlights.John Millett
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The variety of experiences - cooking class, winery visit, visit to the cheese farm plus the local tours.Sheila Ashton
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Great time,good guides, great food and weather. Lucca was favorite Our driver was not in Florence to meet us. Airport travel aid and info NOT helpful but a BEAUTIFUL young man called Collette in U S on his phone for us and got arrangements made.Patricia D'olive
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The ancient towns in the Tuscany region were amazing with their rich histories and the beauty of the countryside will be something that stays with us always.David Budden
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Overall, very good, and good tours.Ann Fargason
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The trip was amazing in the beautiful Tuscany area of Italy. All of the cities/villages we toured were all fantastic. My most favorite memory was spending time in Florence.
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The tour was well executed. The visits to the Gothic Line, Siena and the optional tour to Cinque Terre were my most memorable experiences. Reasons for not 5 stars: The hotel was a poor experience and 2 of the 3 optional events were cancelled due to low turnout. Hotel issues: too noisy outside at night, shower barely usable, expected main floor restaurant & bar to be busier (appeared to be past its prime).Tod Bassler
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My most memorable experience of the trip was going to a Tuscany winery and doing a cooking class on how to cook pasta and getting to eat in the wine cellar. The winery staff was super nice and the food was delicious.
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Michelangelo's David was a highlight as well as Cinque Terra and the town of San Gimingnano.Glenda Bobby
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Statue of David and Coastal experience
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Excellent tour overall. Our tour guide was the highlight.Diane Difazio
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Very informative and organized. Pisa was my favorite.Jeanni Blonski
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Every city we visited was great. The tour guides did a great job.Judy Coles
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Loved Florence because of how easy it was to navigate. I never felt lost there.Cassidy Bleich
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Cinque Terre and overlooking the cities from towers and uphill.Melody Joy Mayamnes
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Great fun. I'd do it again.Alice Brilmayer
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Well paced trip. We liked the fact that we stayed in one hotel. Probably the favorite experience was the optional Tuscan cooking class. But we enjoyed also the day in Lucca, one of our favorite places.Raimund Goerler
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See the previous comment.
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We loved staying in one location and day-tripping out for more adventures!Linda Kahley
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See previous comments re the overall tour.Alan Large
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Cinque Terre--interesting area! And the Tuscan countryside was wonderful!Susan
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