Those who choose this itinerary love trekking, nature, landscapes and contact with the truest part of our land, but also appreciate the art and history of a territory that already at the time of the Etruscans, had a great value being garrisoned from two of the largest and most powerful Lucumonia of the time: Arezzo and Cortona. This part of Tuscany still tells the Etruscan myth through the discoveries brought to light by excavations and renews the enthusiasm of discovery through ancient abbeys, medieval villages that contain priceless treasures and the taste of a wine that is appreciated all over the world : Syrah. Our proposal is completed by a visit to Arezzo with its works of art and with the testimonies left by its most illustrious citizens such as Francesco Petrarca, Pietro Aretino and Giorgio Vasari to name just a few.

Price starting from 570 per couple

Where Cortona

When (low season)

Program :

Day 1) Cortona, walking along the "via degli Etruschi" starting from the basilica of Santa Margherita (patron saint of Cortona) through a paved path observing Etruscan and Roman remains up to the beautiful historic center admired and appreciated by tourists from all over the world. Possibility of visiting the Maec museum, where you can admire masterpieces such as the Etruscan chandelier and the "tabula cortonensis" while in the afternoon possibility of access to the archaeological site of Sodo. Upon returning to the structure, you can use the outdoor pool or heated outdoor whirlpool or be pampered in the SPA Alternatively we propose a wine tour among the vineyards, the cellar and the champagneria of the structure with tasting 3 glasses

Day 2) Visit of the abbey of Farneta founded by the Benedictine monks in the 9th and 10th centuries, pearl of art of the Valdichiana and at the end there is a trekking route along the paleontological path with a visit to the museum where numerous fossils from prehistoric times are preserved, then tasting in the cellar of locally produced Syrah wine, a wine that has become one of the excellences of the territory. Afternoon dedicated to visiting the ancient village of Lucignano, an ancient elliptical medieval village that is also worth a visit for the museum where the tree of life or tree of love is exhibited, the view of which would be propitious to people in love.

Day 3) Visit of Arezzo among the beauties of the historic center such as the Duomo, the Church of San Domenico, the Basilica of San Francesco and Piazza Grande where, among others, there is an astronomical clock among the most rare in Europe and unique in Italy for its size and type, a work of mechanical engineering, but also a historical document of exceptional value. Do not miss a walk along the Corso where there are shop windows and shops where you can buy the typical products of the area.

Services included : 2 nights in a CLASSIC double room 1 tasting of 3 Syrah wines on excursion Room and breakfast treatment

Excluded services: Tasting in the cellar of the structure Local guide Suppl. single Transfers City tax