I.T.T. Italian Travel Team - Italy

Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore  is made from a number of local varieties. The most important is Glera , rustic and vigorous, hazelnut colored shoots and rather large, long, loose, winged bunches, with grapes of a beautiful golden colour surrounded by bright green leaves. It was first mentioned in the area in 1772 in the VIII volume of the Giornale d’Italia. The scholar, Maria Malvolti, speaks of the quality of local grape growing. Clemente e lo spiedo trevigiano Glera gives Valdobbiadene DOCG its basic structure, but small quantities of Glera lunga, Verdiso, Perera and Bianchetta, local varieties, considered of minor importance but precious for completing the wine structure, and Pinot and Chardonnay can be used.  Glera Verdiso has been grown in the area since 1700 and was already well known in the 19th century. It is used to increase the wine’s acidity and flavour.  Perera , also widely available last century, is used to increase fragrance and...

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There are about 40,000 hotels in Italy. Every hotel has rates fixed in agreement with the Provincial Tourist Board. Most hotels quote all-inclusive rates, which include taxes, service, heating or air-conditioning. Also we have around 2,000 quality approved Bed&Breakfast located in the most popular destinations around Italy. Also hundreds of convents, monasteries and other religious institutions offering accommodations. Accommodation in private homes and villas are available in most cities and towns in Italy. • ART CITIES: Italy has a long recorded history that the biggest problem facing the traveler is to choose among the nation's endless cultural attractions. All main centres, most of the provincial cities and many quite small towns have museums. Of all the countries in the worls, there is none more magical than Italy, a traveler's dream destination. Ancien monuments and archeological sites are perfectly preserved; the museums are bursting with the genius of Italy...

Cooking in Tuscany This is a Tour for the lovers of the Italian food that want to discover more of our culture.  6 nights will be spent in a Country House/Villa in Tuscany country side, with its beautiful landscapes. You will enjoy the food, the wine and Italian culture. 4 cooking lessons will bring you into the Italian Cuisine learning 4 complete menus and the opportunity to taste the dishes that you have prepared. A certificate of attending the Course will be delivered at the end of Course. A tour into the great wines of Tuscany, the food, the beautiful small towns, the landscapes, the cellars of well known wine producers. Visit of Florence the capital of the Renaissance, the Medieval Siena and the Ancient Rome . *** Itinerary available for custom groups. Rome – Tuscany Arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport , meet Tour Escort and transfer to your Hotel in the Land of Tuscany by private motor-coach. Passing through the Umbria Region that produce good Italian Wines like...

Full day excursion to San Gimignano with lunch at Castello di Verazzano from Florence *Price includes Full-day private car with driver/escort, Lunch and wine tasting at Castello di Verrazzano. Description :  Driver will pick up clients at hotel for their visit at the Center Trucks in Calenzano. After visit s it back and relax while your English speaking driver takes you through one of the most beautiful countryside in the world for your journey to San Gimignano.  The Chianti region for lunch at a historical Castle and winery which was an Etruscan settlement before the Roman’s acquired it. You will experience the first grape growing and wine producing area in the world to be determined so by an official proclamation made in 1716. You will be guided through the historical but still working cellars, see how the art of wine making has changed through the years. Your tour guide will escort you through the villas late-Renaissance gardens, enlightening you on the history...