3 - 5 September 2010      € 359

Itinerary (subject to change)

DAY 1:
6:00 p.m. from Wiesbaden, Hainerberg PX bus stop 6:00 p.m. from Kaiserslautern, Park & Ride parking lot Daennerplatz (near Kleber Kaserne). 7:15 p.m. departure from Heidelberg, PHV Park & Ride. Parking lot (outside base, near new commissary). 9:00 p.m. departure from Böblingen, Panzerkaserne PX parking lot. Via Basel - Lucerne - St. Gotthard - Lugano - Milano - Parma - over the
Apennin Mountains - La Spezia to Pisa. Dinner and Breakfast en route (not included).

DAY 2:
Morning arrival in Pisa. With your guide you tour the Campo Dei Miracoli (Square of the miracles) with the Leaning Tower, the Duomo and the Baptistry. Afternoon arrival in our hotel – checkin. After a break we continue with a walking tour
of Florence featuring the Basilica Di Santa Croce – where we will find the tombs of Michelangelo, of Galileo and many other great personalities of the past, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, Accademia, Piazza Signora, the Duomo and many more. Evening free, your tour guide will make suggestions. (Italian dinner appr. €27,– per person).

DAY 3:
After breakfast (included) we are heading to Siena, the ancient rival of Florence and home of the famous Pallio, the traditional horserace in medieval costumes. Our walking tour features the Basilica Di S. Francesco, The Palazzo Publico and
the unfinished Dome, Santa Maria Dei Servi. After enjoying a typical cappucino at one of the most beautiful squares of Europe, the Campo of Siena, we depart for San Gimignano. Owing to the great number of clan towers this gem of Tuscany is often called the Manhattan of Italy. Time to stroll along the paved streets, go for some souvenirs or try the “best Italian ice cream”. Afterwards we drive to a Tuscan wine growing estate for a wine-tasting (appr. € 12) before we return to our hotel. In the evening we recommend the Tuscan gala dinner, a chance to taste the
renown Cuisine and the wine of the Chianti region and enjoy the entertainment of opera singers (not included, appr. €38,– per person).

DAY 4:
After breakfast (included) in the hotel and check out we depart for Switzerland to see the City of Lucerne at the Lake Of The Four Forest Cantons with its famous Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge. Late evening arrival at points of origins.