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Private tour to discover Abruzzo Enduring Traditions
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Tasting of local farmland produces: Wine, Saffron, Pecorino cheese, Lamb skewers..
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Visit a workshop of Ancient Traditions: Hand dyeing Wool or Hand picking Saffron
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Wine tasting in a highland wine estate
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MTB rides or Horse-back riding in a National Park
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Visit Rocca Calascio and Castel del Monte, stages in popular movies
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Visit L’Aquila, reborn after the 2009 Earthquake
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Visit Villa d’Este in Tivoli
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Our local Support Line
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Self-drive or private driver option
Day 1 L’Aquila
Your private chauffeur will pick you up in Rome to transfer to L’Aquila and visit this medieval city, which after the devastating 2009 earthquake, has undergone to a masterly renovation and today claims one of the most attractive historic downtown in Italy.
Day 2 Wine & Saffron Tour and Bominaco Typical Mountain Villages
This morning, visit Vigna di More wine estate with a gorgeous view over the Gran Sasso Massif. Adriana, the owner, will pamper with their warm hospitality starting with a private tour of the vineyards and the saffron’ field. During the harvesting season you can also have the chance of seeing the hand-crafting process. Saffron making is a high-skilled and work-intensive process and it takes about 200 handpicked flowers, to extract 1 gram of saffron . Lunch in Fucecchio to to taste typical cuisine In the afternoon, visit the outstanding frescoes in Bominaco dating back to middle age.
Day 3 Enduring Traditions and typical Mountain villages
This morning, your excursion will start in Santo Stefano di Sessanio by visiting a unique workshop of hand-dyeing wool, which coloring process is obtained by using plants and flowers brown on these highlands and by using the Montepulciano red wine. Then, visit you can visit 2 surrounding and popular destinations: Rocca Calascio, a Norman fortress dating back to 11 century, and Castel del Monte, a characteristic mountain village. Their charm and beauty were staged in popular movie: “The name of the Roses”, “The American” and “Ladyhawke”. After lunch in Castel del Monte, back to l’Aquila along the most scenic alpine drive by the Gran Sasso.
Day 4 Villa d’Este-Rome
Transfer back to Rome. En route, optional stop for lunch in Tivoli and to visi Villa d’Este and its gardens. .
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3 nights at Boutique Hotels (3-star rating)
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Breakfast and hotel tax included.
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Private guide in L’Aquila.
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Wine, Saffron and wool-dyeing Tour
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Visit Bominaco, Rocca Calascio and Castel del Monte
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Scenic drives
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Optional stop to visit Villa d’Este
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Self-drive or Driver options