Trastevere district, Rome Tuscany
DAY 10 • Pienza • Optional Pitigliano & Sovana tour Today is yours to make your own discoveries in Pienza. Or, join our full-day optional tour to discover the rich Jewish heritage of Pitigliano and the ancient Etruscan necropolis of Sovana. Meals: B | Piccolo Hotel La Valle or similar
DAY 11 • Pienza • Perugia • Chocolate-making experience • Spoleto We’ ll depart Tuscany and set off for Umbria, known as“ the green heart of Italy.” We’ ll first stop in Perugia, a hilltop town of medieval walls and elegant piazzas. Our walking tour through the city center concludes at a former goldsmith workshop turned chocolaterie. Try your hand at chocolate-making, then transfer to Spoleto. Meals: B, L, D | Hotel Clitunno or similar
DAY 12 • Spoleto • Optional Umbrian Folk Music tour Explore Spoleto, a walled hill town framed by the towering Apennine Mountains, featuring the Duomo di Spoleto, an eleventh-century cathedral, and a 774-foot-long medieval bridge. Later, join the optional tour to Spello for a
concert in a local Umbrian musician’ s home before dinner in a local restaurant. Meals: B, L | Hotel Clitunno or similar
DAY 13 • Spoleto • Truffle hunting • Conversation about truffle exclusivity Visit a small mountain village nestled in the Apennines and meet up with local truffle hunters and their dogs to seek out the precious mushrooms. Later, return to the village for lunch and conversation with a local shepherd about truffle hunting. Meals: B, L, D | Hotel Clitunno or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
DAY 14 • Umbria • Rome Bid farewell to Umbria and begin the overland transfer to Rome. In Rome, enjoy a walking tour of the Trastevere district, a young and bohemian area of the city. Tonight, we’ ll toast our memories of our Italy and Tuscany travel experiences during a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant. Meals: B, L, D | River Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 15 • Return to U. S. Transfer to the airport for your return flight home. Or, begin your Rome: Ancient Sites & Hidden City Gems post-trip extension.
Meals: B
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On Day 13, take part in the cherished tradition of truffle hunting in an Umbrian mountain village.
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