• 8-day package (7 nights) to make the trip completely independent to discover Northern Italy "From the Langhe to Chianti passing through the Cinque Terre".

• 8-day package (7 nights) to make the trip completely independent to discover Northern Italy "From the Langhe to Chianti passing through the Cinque Terre".

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

• Arrival at the hotel in Piedmont, in the Tigliole d'Asti area. No activities are planned for this day. Free time to explore the city on your own.

DAY 2: THE LANGHE WITH TASTING OF PIEDMONT WINES

• After breakfast, traveling along state road 231 southwards, you reach Alba, the main center of the Langhe - a city with a medieval historic center, towers, and tower houses with a suggestive 19th-century atmosphere. Continuing south, you encounter Grinzane Cavour. Wine tasting of Piedmont wines at "La Cantina del Conte". From here begins a route winding along the ridges of the hills that make up "The Langhe" (literally the thinned crest of a hilly chain). You visit La Morra, a medieval village with a splendid viewpoint, and Barolo, the center of production of the renowned wine of the same name. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3: ASTI

• Breakfast at the hotel. The day can be dedicated to visiting the city of Asti and the Astigiana Langa. Asti, a medieval city characterized by truncated towers with the red color of brick and the yellow of tuff, shows its connection with the land and particularly with wine production. A visit to the Collegiate Church of San Secondo, the Baptistery of San Pietro, and Palazzo Alfieri is recommended. In the afternoon, following the itinerary Isola d’Asti, Nizza Monferrato, Canelli, Castiglione Tinella, Castagnole Lanze, Castiglione D’Asti, Asti, you enter the land of Moscato d’Asti production. Tasting at a typical winery. In the evening, typical dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.

DAY 4: LERICI & GULF OF POETS

• After breakfast, departure by car to Liguria towards the hotel in Ameglia. Along the way, stop in the Gulf of Tigullio to visit Santa Margherita Ligure and optional boat excursion to Portofino. Arrival at the hotel in the evening. Overnight stay.

DAY 5: RAPALLO & PORTOVENERE

• Breakfast. Full day dedicated to visiting the Cinque Terre. Once you reach La Spezia train station, you take the train to Riomaggiore, arriving in just 7 minutes, visit the village and then reach Manarola by train. The visit to the "Cinque Terre" continues by train with stops at Vernazza and Monterosso. Here you will have the opportunity to taste the white D.O.C. wine at a local wine bar of the "Cinque Terre". In the evening, dinner at a typical restaurant. Overnight stay.

DAY 6: SIENA & SAN GIMIGNANO

• After breakfast, departure through the Chianti area until reaching Siena (206 km). Leaving the Florence-Livorno expressway near San Miniato, you enter the Elsa Valley, encountering the medieval villages of Castelfiorentino and Certaldo, until reaching San Gimignano, built on a hill overlooking the Elsa Valley, in an area surely inhabited since Etruscan times, it represents an exceptional example of medieval urban planning in Tuscany. Then you will meet Colle Val d’Elsa, an ancient and dynamic manufacturing center, and Monteriggioni, a village immersed in the gentle landscape of the Sienese hills, a rare example of well-preserved medieval military architecture. Wine tasting at a local winery. Arrival in Siena, accommodation at the hotel. Visit the Palazzo Pubblico and the Cathedral; it is recommended to walk through the most characteristic streets, Via di Città, Via Banchi di Sopra, and Via Banchi di Sotto. Overnight at the hotel in Asciano.

DAY 7: FLORENCE

• After breakfast, departure for Florence (68 km). An itinerary of great interest for the beauty and variety of landscapes and for the towns, among the richest in history and art that you encounter; it takes place in the wide hilly region between Florence and Siena, which also largely constitutes the famous Chianti wine area. Tasting at the San Iacopo winery in Greve in Chianti. Florence, the city of art par excellence, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Palazzo della Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio offer a significant glimpse of the Italian Renaissance. Typical dinner at a local restaurant. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay.

DAY 8: THE TOUR ENDS AFTER BREAKFAST

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out at 10:00 and end of our services. Thank you and goodbye.

• 3 overnight stays and breakfast in a 3-star hotel in the Asti area
• 2 overnight stays and breakfast in a 4-star hotel in the Ameglia area
• 2 overnight stays and breakfast in a 4-star hotel in the Siena area
• 2 wine tastings in Piedmont
• 1 wine tasting in the Cinque Terre
• 1 wine tasting in Chianti

• Tourist tax to be paid locally
• Lunches and dinners where not indicated
• Tips and personal extras
• Luggage handling service
• Fuel
• Highway tolls
• Parking fees
• Tickets for airplane, ship, train, or bus
• Entrance fees to monuments and archaeological parks
• Everything not expressly indicated in "Included services"

• On request, possibility to have a pre/post tour

• Asti area: Hotel Cà Vittoria or similar (*)
• Ameglia area: Hotel La Locanda dell’Angelo or similar (*)
• Siena area: Hotel Montaperti or similar (*)

(*) It may happen, and in case of problems, the indicated hotels may be replaced with others of the same category located in the same cities or up to 30 km away where the program can be carried out. In case of full hotels, we reserve the right to reverse the tour and/or confirm the booking in a mid-range hotel with a reduction of 5 euros per person per day. The name of the hotel will be sent to you 14 days before arrival.

• Each customer can independently choose whether to follow the suggested itinerary or create one based on their own needs. However, it is essential to follow the schedule related to the cities where overnight stays are planned.
• Parking at the hotel is not guaranteed, but it will be possible to find it nearby.
• Norma Vacanze reserves the right to modify the excursion itinerary if deemed appropriate or due to force majeure.
• Norma Vacanze is not responsible for accidents, delays, damage or loss of luggage or personal belongings, nor for damages caused by third parties or others such as floods, storms, landslides, earthquakes, political unrest, epidemics, terrorist attacks, strikes, etc.

The rate does not include:

• Tourist tax to be paid locally
• Lunches and dinners unless mentioned
• Tips and personal extras
• Porter service
• Fuel
• Highway tolls
• Parking fees
• Tickets for planes, ships, trains, or buses to reach the airport
• Entrance fees to monuments and archaeological parks
• Cinque Terre Card (1 day €115 per person)
• Anything not expressly indicated under "the rate includes".

• Cancellations up to 15 days before departure with full refund
• Cancellations from 14 to 8 days before departure, 30% penalty
• Cancellations from 7 to 4 days before departure, 50% penalty
• In case of cancellation within 3 days before departure, 100% penalty
• No refund is provided in case of no-show or voluntary interruption of an already started trip