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For your holiday in Tuscany, Florence, Lucca, Pisa - Sea & Mountain We offer you
"Tour of Garfagnana, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Lerici"

Tour of Garfagnana, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Lerici

Duration: 7 nights/ 8 days

ORGANIZED FOR: a single couple, group of friends or family! Holiday in the Garfagnana with visits to Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Lerici

1st day:
Arrive to Pisa Airport, we will pick you up and take you to Garfagnana in the province of Lucca. In a small, charming village of few inhabitants in the Garfagnana, surrounded by green mountains and crossed by the "Turrite" torrent, full of trout. Check-in, dinner and overnight.

2nd day: grotte_del_vento
After breakfast we start the day with the visit of the magical underground wind cave (Grotta del Vento). Afterwards, a trip up into the Garfagnana to discover all of its hidden beauty. Light lunch and back to the hotel. Free at leisure, dinner and overnight.

3rd day: Lerici
After breakfast departure to visit Lerici, a picturesque seaside town where famous artists such as D. H. Lawrence, Lord Byron, George Sand and P. B. Shelley fell in love with the place. Free time for lunch and in the afternoon, you can take a ferry trip (small additional cost) to Portovenere declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In the evening, dinner in a typical seaside restaurant. Return to the hotel and overnight.

4th day: photo_barga_garfagnana
After breakfast free time: you can choose to visit the weekly village market or walk around and discover the town. In the afternoon departure to visit Barga, an old medieval town. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

5th day:
Trip to Florence; famous artists such as Cimabue, Giotto, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and many others lived and worked in this city. With their works of art, they helped to make Florence an open air museum. Strolling through famous squares and streets with designer shops, you will easily understand why Florence is called the florence_tuscany "Capital of Art". Florence is a city of superlatives, and relatively compact, making it an ideal location to wander on foot, with an abundance of treasures at seemingly every turn. You may wish to visit the Gothic Church of Santa Croce, with its magnificent frescoes by Giotto and the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, or perhaps the spectacular Piazza della Signoria, with its stunning outdoor sculpture gallery and the impressive Palazzo Vecchio. For art lovers, the Uffizi Gallery contains some of the greatest Renaissance paintings in the world, including works by Leonardo, Botticelli and Michelangelo, whilst the Ponte Vecchio presents us with the oldest and most famous bridge in Florence. The present construction dates back to 1345 and was once brimming with workshops and traders, until the more anti-social traders, such as butchers, tanners and blacksmiths were banned from using the bridge in the 16th century, due to the excessive noise and stench they generated. Today it is an engaging clutter of goldsmiths' shops. In the religious centre of the city you can find the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with its giant dome or "Duomo". Completed in 1436, it took 14 years to build and, even today, the dome dominates the city skyline, while close by are a wealth of other artistic wonders, including the Baptistry, the East door, which was called the Gate of Paradise by Michelangelo, and Giotto's famous bell tower. Then certainly after your tour, the way to relax and enjoy the ambience of this most beautiful city is to go into one of the many cafes that line the streets. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight in the hotel.

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6th day:
Visit to the famous city of Pisa where you can admire the Campo dei Miracoli, where the world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is situated, as well as the Duomo and the Baptistery which still holds Gallileo Galilei's lamp. Free time for lunch and return to hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

7th day: lucca_tuscany
Visit Lucca, the native city of Giacomo Puccini. The Renaissance walls surrounding the city are fully intact and enclose a beautiful historical city centre made up of narrow roads with plenty of medieval churches, squares and palaces. Enjoy some shopping or enjoy a cappuccino at an outdoor cafe and watch the world go by. Free time for lunch and return to hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.