La Casa dell'ArteVia Magno, 70 Firenze (FI)

Dear “Beginner Artist”,Here is a message for all-art lovers! Do you want to learn and improve your knowledge about the history and art? Would you like to have something new and out of the ordinary? Here is a message for you and your pupils!

“La casa dell'Arte” is a new company but with a lot of experience of creating packages wich offer something really unique, we can provide all the experiences that so many people are looking for.We have a further range of travel options and now we are expanding our options to satisfy all the costumers! This package will

be available from 29th of June to 4th of July 2015, we are offering a holiday where you can breathe not just the fresh air of Tuscany but you can also breathe the majestic historical, cultural and historic heritage that makes this Region one of the most important places of the whole Italy! Surrounded by hills and mountains, Tuscany is the best place to relax, study, learn and take exclusive photos!

We are offering a 15% discount on all booking before the end of April, this is an opportunity that your members will not want to miss! For any further information feel free to contact us on 059970901, or you can also visit www.casadellarte.it on the web or write to casadellarte@gmail.it We attach a brochure of the hotel and the itinerary.We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,Asia Giuliotti

Public Relations Assistance

Under the Majestic Sun of Under the Majestic Sun of TuscanyTuscany

Florence, one of the historical capitals of Italy is ready to show you each monument and every peculiarity of the city.Regional capital of Tuscany, it is one of the most important places where the Italian art was born!The dream of visiting majestic Tuscany comes true with us!You will discover the cities where the past meets the future and where the tourist is the King!With this tour you will improve your knowledge and go back home like a professional artist ready to be “Michelangelo” or “Giotto”. At the end you will not be able to leave.. What are yo waiting for? Book now!

DAY 1:Welcome to Delightful Tuscany!Landing at Florence International Airport at 6 p.m.; transfer by coach to “Del Ponte Hotel” in Florence.Considering that you will fly for more than 15 hours you need to relax and refresh; at 8.30 p.m. The restaurant inside the hotel is ready to offer you the first Italian dinner, serving traditional cuisine.Tonight we will stay at the hotel because you will need all of your energy to visit this awesome Region!

DAY 2:Breakfast at the hotel at 8.30 a.m.We leave the hotel at 9.30 a.m. And we walk to “Piazza della Signoria”, a square in the centre of Florence's political and social life; just 250 metres away from the hotel.We can admire the major historical statues such as “David” of Michelangelo, “Medusa” and the fountain of “Nettuno”.Here you will spend all the morning till 2 p.m., because an extraordinary guide will show you each peculiarity and teach all the historical information. If you want to come back like a professional artist and not more a beginner you have to choose the best way to do it;

you need just to follow the tour and the qualified guide that will be with us at all times.Free time to have something to eat and the meeting point will be near the “David” statue at 3 p.m. In the afternoon we will visit “Palazzo Vecchio” near the square.At 7 p.m we go back to the hotel for dinner.

DAY 3:Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.at the hotel.Today we leave the hotel at 9.30 a.m. For a guided tour in Pisa.We arrive in Pisa at 10.30 a.m. by coach; and our starting point is “Piazza dei Miracoli”, where you will be absorbed in reading and learning about the classical art!Pizza dei Miracoli is a square sorrounded by gardens and full of monuments, such as the renowned “Leaning Tower”; “Duomo” and “Baptistery”.Inside the Duomo and the Baptistery we can see the awesome paintings and statues.The tour ends more or less at 2 p.m. and you have free time to enjoy lunch in a Trattoria.

When you are ready you should take legendary photos with the tower, that looks like it is going to fall to the ground but it is just an idea; you are an artist so your photos must be really unique and also somewhat crazy.Next call is “Piazza dei Cavalieri” where we can visit the “Chiesa dei Cavalieri” and the prestigious “Normale University” founded by Napoleon, where the most brilliant students study; this university is located in a majestic building.At 5p.m.we visit the exciting “Palazzo Blu” that hosts a lot of paintings by the most important painters; it hosts a range of them that change during the year; and this summer there will be a “Caravaggio” exhibition.At 7 p.m.we go to our coach and we arrive at 8p.m. in Florence, ready to enjoy a delicious dinner.After the dinner if you are not tired you can go for a stroll through the main streets of the city.

DAY 4:Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.First call is “Ponte Vecchio” in Florence that we can reach on foot, visiting the city on foot is the best way to learn and watch every superb monument or just the typical houses.You can feel the art everywhere around the streets or around the museums; Florence is the cradle of the Reinassance and the meeting point of artists and important historical people.“Ponte Vecchio” is near “Piazza della Signoria”; it is the oldest bridge overlooking the “Arno” river, its shops originally belonged to butchers and black smiths.At 11 a.m.we visit “Palazzo Pitti” the main residence of the Medici family, today it offers decorated rooms with all the Medici objects.

At 1 p.m free time to try some typical food like “Bistecca alla Fiorentina” and at 2 p.m. we take the bus and we go to visit the “Uffizi”.At 3 p.m. our guided tour begins inside the “Uffizi”, a gallery with a superb collection of art from the Middle Ages, to the gothic and the Reinassance period. The paintings are divided in a series of rooms in chroonologic order, with the most important names like “Leonardo” “Giotto” “Botticelli” and many more.At 7 p.m.we go back to the hotel for dinner.

DAY 5:Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.This morning is an extra day out of your art itinerary.Today is the 2nd of July and is the “Palio's Day” in Siena; and we can't miss this awesome opportunity.We leave from the hotel at 9.30 a.m.and we arrive in Siena at 11 a.m. by coach; and we have the time just to visit the city because from 2 p.m.we reach “Piazza del Campo” where the Palio takes place.This will be an incredible experience to breathe the real air of the Palio; that is not just a local manifestation but it is a life style for the inhabitants of Siena. We stay in Siena till the end of the day, and we have dinner in a glamorous restaurant in the square; called “Campo Restaurant”; you should try “Panforte” that is a typical sweet invented in this

city; or maybe “Ricciarelli”, another delicious treat.Our coach picks us up near the square and we arrive in Florence at 11 p.m with our stomach really full of delicious food!

DAY 6:Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.We spend the day around the extraordinary hills and landscapes.We go to “Costa degli Etruschi” by coach: where we book a bicycle to have an amzing bike ride through the nature and the hills where in the past the Etrurian population used to live.After this ride, we need some free time to relax and refresh; and what can be better than an afternoon spent by the sea?Calafuria is one of the most wonderful sea places, where we can swim, play volleyball/football or just relax and sunbathe.We enjoy dinner in a typical restaurant in Calafuria,”Parapett”, which serves seafood.We head back to Florence at around 11.30 p.m.

DAY 7:Breakfast at 8.30 a.m.Today is the last day of you holiday in Italy; your flight to Tokyo is at 8 p.m.so you have free morning to visit the last things and buy some very special souvenirs.Before you leave don't miss the “Boboli Gardens”; a park with statues, an example of Reinassance garden.After that you have free time to spend around the city and do shopping in the typical shops or in the famous Brand shops like “Louis Vuitton” or “Gucci”.Don't worry about you lugguage; because in the morning each one will be loaded on the coach.The coach will take you from “Del Ponte Hotel” at 5.30 p.m.Your departure time is at 8p.m. From “Florence international Airport” to Tokyo.I hope you enjoyed every minute and everything!

PRICE● The prices includes:● Accomodation+Halfboard in “Del Ponte Hotel”● Tour guide in each city● Excursions and visits ● Flights from Tokyo to Florence and from Florence to

Tokyo● Entrance charges to museums

The price doesn't include:● Packet lunch during the day● Dinners out in Siena and

Calafuria● Palio of Siena● Personal expenses

TOTAL PRICE: 1700€ per person(booking before April: 1445€ per person)

Available from: 29th of June to 4th of July.(7 days/6 nights)

Other information:

● You need casual clothes; t-shirts, trousers, comfortable shoes

● You must have your Identity Card with you at all times

● We will provide maps of the cities on arrival that you should have with you at all times

HOTEL DEL PONTEVia Lungarno, 705 Florence

Location: Situated in the heart of Florence, a few hundred metres away from “Piazza della Signoria”.You can reach the city's main shopping streets in a few minutes on foot.The airport is in Florence, just 15 minutes away from the hotel by coach and the train station is just 200 metres away, 10 minutes' walk.

General Information:● Restaurant offering traditional cuisine and a wide selection of wines,

open all day everyday.● Bar and Lounge● Underground car park; 70 spaces● Fitness centre

Rooms: Our hotel will give you all the comfort that you may need with its 80 spacious and bright bedrooms, each one offering delightful views of the city; designed and furnished with a luxurious ensuite bathroom.Every room provides all the ameneties tha a modern guest needs: Safe Minibar Telephone Direct-dial telephone Free wi-fi connection

Service: Laundry services opened all day Value services

Asia Giuliotti 5 AT