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Rome - Monsumanno Terme - Florence Portofino - Milan
Monsumanno terme 3 days
Grotta Giusti Natural Spa Resort, member of the pres- tigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is situated in Monsummano Terme just a few kilometers from Flor- ence, Pisa and Lucca. Set in a private park with secular trees, the early nineteenth century villa, now a prestigious Hotel, enriched by antique furnishings and paintings, has maintained intact its historical air and natural charm. The 58 double rooms and 6 Junior Suites, furnished in a reined, fresh style, offer unexpected details such as the bathrooms in luxurious white marble with thermal water on tap. Grotta Giusti Resort has a Business Centre with Conference room and smaller rooms for board meet- ings, and Internet point. The Hotel is directly connected to the Spa, which has a modern Wellbeing Centre with an Oriental area, equipped gymnasium, numerous re- laxation areas and a medical aesthetic centre. The Spa also has an open air pool with 750 square meters of thermal water, picturesque cascade and underwater hy- dromassages and.....the large millennial Grotta to end
Florence 3 days
Florence, the capital of Tuscany located at the foot of the Apennines Mountains, is one of the most popu- lar city destinations famous for Gothic and Renais- sance buildings, art galleries, museums and parks. UNESCO
catalogued that 70 per cent of the world’s renaissance treasures are in Florence. Florence is a beautiful city with the Arno River running through The picturesque Ponte Vecchio, the only bridge in Florence spared during World War II, with the old jewellery shops and goldsmiths connects the Ufi zi Gallery to Palazzo Pitti on the left bank. The city architecture is very inter- esting and everywhere you look you will perceive a sensation of culture and art, it is not a coincidence that the best Italian University of Architecture is based here. Its many famous buildings include the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with the Brunelleschi Cupola, the Baptistery and the Giotto bell tower from where the view over the city rooftops is breathtaking.
Piazza della Signoria containing the Fountain of Nep- tune is dominated by the majestic Palazzo Vecchio also known as Palazzo della Signoria. Michelangelo Park offers a fantastic view over the historic city of Florence and the church of Santa Croce contains the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Vittorio Ali eri and the operatic composer Rossini. Surrounded by beau- tiful countryside, hills covered with vineyards, the terri- tory between Florence and Siena is the famous Chianti region producer of the world renowned Chianti wine. Stay at: Four Seasons
the day with abeneicial, relaxing “steam bath”.
Immersed in the park are the fresh water swimming
pool, tennis courtandi tness walkwithfurthertrekking
courses for excursions in the surrounding countryside. And, just a few kilometers from Grotta Giusti, an 18 hole golf course.
Stay at: Grotta Giusti Natural Spa Resort
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