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Rome and Tuscany Spring Break 2008

A trip from March 02, 2008 to March 11, 2008, travelling to Florence, Siena, Montalcino, Cortona …
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Architecture, Art, cooking, cortona, Dining, Family, florence, italy, Luxury, Museums, Road Trip, rome, Shopping, siena, Sightseeing, Spring, tivoli, wine
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03/02/2008 to 03/11/2008
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Sun 03/02/08 (day 1) - Florence

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Florence, Italy
Sun Mar 2 12:00am - Mon Mar 3 12:00am
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As the city's skyline symbol, the legendary Duomo is famous above all for its dome: Filippo Brunelleschi's Renaissan …
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Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo)
piazza del Duomo, 17
Florence, 50122
Italy
+39 55 21 5380
Sun Mar 2 12:00am
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Best known of all Florence's treasures, this glorious bridge was the only one of six spared by the retreating German …
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Ponte Vecchio
ponte Vecchio
Florence, 50125
Italy
Sun Mar 2 12:00am
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The Grand Hotel Baglioni stands in the heart of the historic center, approximately five miles from the Florence …
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Grand Hotel Baglioni
piazza dell'Unità Italiana, 6
Florence, 50123
Italy
055-23580
Sun Mar 2 12:00am - Mon Mar 3 12:00am
Notes
Low rate obtained through hotel website.
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Mon 03/03/08 (day 2) - Siena

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Siena, Italy
Mon Mar 3 12:00am - Wed Mar 5 12:00am
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This ancient, typically Tuscan building has been transformed into an attractive pensione. In an ideal position …
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Pensione Palazzo Ravizza
Piano dei Mantellini, 34
Siena, 53100
Italy
0577-280462
Mon Mar 3 12:00am - Wed Mar 5 12:00am
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Tue 03/04/08 (day 3) - Siena, Montalcino

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This is really the heart and soul of the city, where everything happened and continues to happen. The magnificent ar …
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Piazza del Campo
il Campo
Siena, 53100
Italy
Tue Mar 4 12:00am
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If Piazza del Campo is Siena's heart (and in some ways, also its stomach), Piazza del Duomo, a short distance away, …
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piazza del Duomo
Siena, 53100
Italy
Tue Mar 4 12:00am
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The baptistery itself dates from the end of the 14th Century though the oldest section of the building was begun at …
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Battistero di San Giovanni
Via San Giovanni
Montalcino, 53024
Italy
Tue Mar 4 12:00am
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Wed 03/05/08 (day 4) - Cortona

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City
Cortona, Italy
Wed Mar 5 12:00am - Fri Mar 7 12:00am
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HOTEL DESCRIPTION- IF YOU WANT TO FIND A PERFECT LITTLE HOTEL TO USE AS A BASE-POINT TO EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF …
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Relais Il Falconiere
case sparse San Martino Bocena, 370
Cortona, 52044
Italy
0575-612679
Wed Mar 5 12:00am - Fri Mar 7 12:00am
Notes
Cooking class located here. Book through hotel.
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Fri 03/07/08 (day 6) - Tivoli, Rome

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City
Tivoli, Italy
Fri Mar 7 12:00am
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Stop here on the way to Rome.
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City
Rome, Italy
Fri Mar 7 12:00am - Sun Mar 9 12:00am
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This splendid villa was built in a former Benedictine monastery by Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, the s …
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Villa d'Este
1 Piazza Trento
Tivoli, 00019
Italy
+39 0774 31 2070/+39 0774 33 2920(Tickets)
Fri Mar 7 12:00am
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Overlooking the seven historic hills of Rome, Hotel Eden is within walking distance of Via Veneto and the Spanish …
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Hotel Eden A Royal Meridien
via Ludovisi, 49
Rome, 00187
Italy
06-478121
Fri Mar 7 12:00am - Mon Mar 10 12:00am
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Rate obtained through Five Star Alliance with Special Amenity.
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Sat 03/08/08 (day 7) - Rome

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No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheater with seating for 55,000 t …
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Colosseo
piazza del Colosseo
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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Tradition has it that throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a swift return to the wor …
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Fontana di Trevi
piazza di Trevi
Rome, 00187
Italy
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
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Pantheon
piazza della Rotonda
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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It is strange to think that this area of Rome was originally built to be a city port where storehouses held goods at …
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viale di Trastevere
Rome, 00153
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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During the Christmas season Piazza Navona is packed with stalls selling toys, sweets and decorations for the Nativit …
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Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona
Rome, 00186
Italy
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable …
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Foro Romano (Roman Forum)
via dei Fori Imperiali
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Sat Mar 8 12:00am
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