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Upcoming Tours 2009 Spring 10 Day Painting Tour in Tuscany Apr 22 - May 2, 2009 7 Days in Enchanting Venice with Judith Villanova May 10 - 16, 2009 7 Days in Tuscany at the Villa in Val d'Elsa May 16 - 22, 2009 7 Day Santa Margherita, Portofino and Cinque Terre May 22 -28, 2009 2009 - Autumn 7 Days in Tuscany at the Villa in Val d'Elsa Sep 5 - 11, 2009 10 Day Painting Tour in Tuscany Oct10 - 20, 2009

One Day Tours

Private Tour Guide for the Day - Group size – 1 to 12

To make the most of a short day or two in and around Lucca – Bella Italia is happy to offer you a full day, personally escorted travel experience for you, yourself and a friend or a group of friends and family.

Below are some suggestions for you but we can mix and match or take you somewhere of specific interest if that’s what you’d prefer. The day is yours to enjoy – your places of interest, your style of restaurant food and wine – even the type of vehicle you’d like to travel in.

For more information send an outline of the highlights you’d like to see to Dianella at di@bellaitaliatours.biz

Lucca Inside the centuries old city walls – churches/museums/architecture and the best food and wine experiences Can include: • Bicycle ride or walk along the top of the walls • Lunch in a typical family owned trattoria • Magnificent summer villas and gardens in the hills outside Lucca • Lucca markets/antique markets • Giacomo Puccini opera concert in the Basilica San Giovanni

Pisa An old Maritime Kingdom rich in history and a plaza of miracles Can include: • The famous ‘leaning tower’ and cathedral in Piazza dei Miracoli • The cemetery Campo Santo • Guided walk around the old Marine Kingdom • Maritime Museum - sunken ships – Nave Romane

Montecarlo A picturesque fortress hill town perched on the hilltop overlooking the valley of wine and olive oil Can include: • Following the wine trail – taste the famous Montecarlo white wine • A long Tuscan lunch in a family trattoria amid the vineyards • A tour to the famous Villa Torrigiani and gardens

Vinci & Chianti Vinci is the birthplace of Leonardo Da Vinci and the Chianti region famous for red wine and emotive Tuscan scenery. A visit to this pretty region can include: • The Leonardo Da Vinci Museum and Library in Vinci • A traditional Tuscan lunch in the house where Da Vinci is purported   to have painted ‘La Gioconda’ - the Mona Lisa • Chianti Wine Tasting

Viareggio Enjoy a taste of the Tuscan Riviera on the Versilia coast Can include: • Guided walk along the luxury yachting marina • The old fishing port and world famous boat builders • Beach Italian style - Private beach clubs • Long and lazy seafood lunch

Carrara Carrara and the famous marble quarries of Michelangelo Can include: • Drive through ‘the mountains of marble’ and there working quarries • See Michelangelo’s marble quarry • Visit the marble Sculpture Museum and workshop.

Shopping Where to shop, what to look for: • Best Buys • Fine Italian fashion • Leather shoes and handbags • Designer Outlet stores • Antiques, Books, Ceramics • Food, Wine & Olive Oil

Your Host Dianella Morgan is Australian born artist living in Italy. As an Australian with a passion for Italy, living in Tuscany whilst studying painting, culture and language – becoming ‘almost Italian’ - has been like a dream come true. It has been a life-changing experience for me to find myself now part of ‘la famiglia’ on a small farm in Tuscany where we celebrate each season by savouring the seasonal foods and the wines and oil produced on the farm. Now, completely seduced and impassioned by ‘la bella vita’, the beautiful life, I’m eager to share my experiences with friends and guests through my painting, writing and Bella Italia tours.