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Highlights

• Fabulous local insight into traditional Tuscan life: the food, the wine, the culture
• Exhilarating cycling across the UNESCO Val d'Orcia
• Delicious classic, home cooked Tuscan cuisine - with 'km 0' cooking (all local food)
• Visit the wine and cheese towns of Montepulciano and Pienza
• Warm and welcoming agriturismo (farmhouse accommodation hotel) with a passionate owner - the best of Italian hospitality

Highlights

• Exhilarating cycling through open and totally unspoilt countryside
• San Gimignano's soaring towers; Volterra's Etruscan treasures; great art cities of Florence, Pisa and Siena
• Fabulous hotels all with stunning pools; superb cuisine and fine wines
• Cypress-studded hills, sun-drenched olives, row upon row of sunflowers and world-famous vineyards
• Pretty hamlets, hidden chapels, timeless vermilion villas

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• Join experts from conservation group Rewilding Apennines to see their crucial work in action
• Combine hiking and wildlife tracking with walks in the Abruzzo mountains
• Visit bear corridors to see how they have dramatically reduced animal-human conflict
• Rise before the sun to track wolves and other wildlife in the valley
• Stargaze and feast on local cuisine during our stay in a remote mountain refuge

Highlights

• Discover the many wonders of Puglia, a treasure trove of culture and cuisine
• Marvel at the baroque architecture of Lecce, among the most impressive in Italy
• Explore the medieval centre of Otranto
• Visit two typical farms to taste olive oil and watch a pasta-making demonstration
• Stay in a fairytale-like ‘trullo’ in Alberobello

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• Explore an extensive network of routes in the Dolomites
• Relax in a family-run hotel in picturesque Dobbiaco
• Enjoy expert instruction from our first-class guide

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• Beautiful, unspoilt, coastlines; charming fishing villages; rich fertile valleys
• Inspector Montalbano country - visit the haunts of the famous TV detective
• Authentic Baroque architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Superb regional food and excellent Nero D'Avola wines

Highlights

• Beautifully scenic cycling in the UNESCO vineyards of Piedmont
• Luxury hotels with panoramic pools
• A mecca for foodies: superb regional cuisine and outstanding wines
• Sun-drenched hamlets and stunning, far-reaching views
• Historic castles, frescoed chapels, pretty mediaeval villages

Highlights

• The Dolomites: Views to the Tre Cime; stay in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the 'Pearl of the Dolomites'
• An idyllic landscape of charming hilltop villages, mountains, plains and rivers
• Flower-filled meadows, sun-soaked vineyards, terraced fruit orchards
• Venice: Visit the 'Floating City'