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                    Tuscan Wine
                                       Tour 3








        Tuscany has its fair share of highlights, but few can match the
        indulgence of a drive through its wine country – an intoxicating
        blend of scenery, acclaimed restaurants and ruby-red wine.

         TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

             l L                                     4 DAYS
                                                     185KM / 115 MILES
            Florence  #                     34 km
                                     Greve in Chianti
                                  Taste Tuscany’s best at   GREAT FOR…
                                    Greve’s vast cellar
                                                     H
                    # # #
                    3
                 # # #
                #   #                                 BEST TIME TO GO
                 4
                    # Panzano in Chianti
                                                      Autumn for earthy
                       # Radda in Chianti             hues and the grape
       Badia a Passignano
                       # # #
                       6
       Idyllically located  #               67 km     harvest.
       wine estate and
       top restaurant                Castello di Ama
                                   Marvel at modern art   ESSENTIAL
      41 km                        and Chianti Classico  I  PHOTO
                 Siena  #
                                                      Panoramas from
                                                      Montalcino’s Fortezza.
                                       m K                BEST FOR
      138 km                           Montepulciano  K   GOURMETS
                                        #
       Montalcino           # 7 # # #                Tuscan bistecca
       A fortified hilltown,                         (steak) in Panzano in
       home of Brunello di                           Chianti.
       Montalcino
    Chianti r                                                      55
    Location Caption details to go hereegion Vineyards and olive trees
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