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Wellness & Art in Florence

...a journey of well-being, relax and beneficial Spa treatments at Florence Impruneta Spa but also a journey through Middle Ages and Renaissance to explore the origin of the italian origins, culture and food traditions

Duration: 8 days and 7 nights
Accommodation: 7 nights in 3* Hotel or B&B with breakfast

Short description: You are going to visit the Spa of Florence and enjoy its beneficial water that come from two bromine-iodine-sulphuric ancient sources, Fonte Antica and Fonte Celeste.
You walk around in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, an open-air museum where you find the art works of the greatest artistic geniuses. ... Piazza Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery and Michelangelo’s David, Pitti Palace and the beautiful rolling Hills of Chianti with romantic vineyards, palaces and wonderful renaissance and medieval heritage, landscapes with breathtaking views, wine bars, restaurants and delicious food and culinary traditions.

Information:

Trip to Florence
Closest airport: Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci di Firenze Peretola
Period: all year round
Duration: 7 nights
Flights: to book separately from our site. You can find both scheduled standard flights and low cost flights. You receive booking assistance on request
Extra days: yes

Price with arrival at Florence airport: 745 euro*
Price with arrival at other airports: 795 euro*
*The price may vary according to season
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all room tariffs include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

Accommodation: 7 nights in 3* Hotel or B & B centrally located in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
Transfer to/from the airport
Welcome drink
dinners in restaurants
wine tasting and local gastronomic products
2 Spa & Wellness tickets at Florence Impruneta Spa
Free entrance to museums and cultural events
Telephone assistance
Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel
Supplement: additional massages not included in the package

1 Spa & Wellness package includes:

Access to Florence Spa
Access to all hot tubs and waterfalls
Access to the steam caves
Access to saunas and steam bathsmassage 1 h. (to choose among: Antistress, Reinvigorating, Ayurveda, Shiatsu with colour therapy, Ayurvedic Stone and Crystal therapy,Relaxing with essences)
Lymphatic drainage
Spa kit: bathrobe, slippers
Light Buffè and infusions

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DETAILED TOUR PROGRAM

Day 1: Florence

Piazza della Signoria with Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi and Neptune Fountain

Arrival at the airport, transfer to ***Hotel or B&B.
Refreshing welcome drink and free time to relax or to begin acquaint yourself with the enchanting atmosphere of Florence.
In the late afternoon it starts your discovery of Florence.
You start with the most representative places of the city:

Piazza della Signoria, the magnificent Palazzo Vecchio where you visit ”Salone del Cinquecento” – the ’500 century Saloon with famous fresco paintings of Vasari and the courtyard, you admire the statue of David by Michelangelo in front of the palace, the elegant Loggia dei Lanzi with important groups of sculptures and the Fountain of Neptune that the florentine people call ”Biancone”, the Court of the Merchandise and the Palazzo Ugoccioni

Evening: Dedicated to the old and famous food and tuscan wine tradition in a restaurant and then walk around the magic atmosphere and lit alleyways of the town

Day 2: Florence
Uffizi Gallery, Vasari Corridor, the wonderful view from Ponte Vecchio and Arno River
Piazza Duomo and its cathedral, Baptistery, Giotto’s bell tower, Duomo’s Museum
After a good breakfast in Florence, you start the discovery of the beautiful Florence.
We start with the “not to be missed” visit to one of the most prestigious museums of the world, Uffizi Gallery which houses painting masterpieces of Giotto, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Leonardo, Botticelli... just to name some of the greatest artists.
Particular attention will be given to the Vasari Corridor where you can admire an original portrait collection of famous painters from Middle Ages and portraits of the famous family doctors. The view of the Arno you have in front of you when you cross the Old Bridge will be kept in you heart for a long time. Of equal beauty is the view of the hills surrounding the city of Florence.
Lunch in a trattoria where you can taste the culinary delights of Florence (a must to be tasted are the Florentine steak, a dish of roasted game, ribollita, florentine pappardelle pasta with beans or local cheeses accompanied by a glass of wine).the afternoon we recommend you to visit another nice corner of Florence: Piazza del Duomo with its important monuments built in white marble of Carrara by geniuses like Giotto and Brunelleschi. You can also visit the museum housing models and tools for construction of the imposing cathedral.

Evening: Typical florentine restaurant, tasting the delicious culinary products

Day 3: Florence
PALAZZO PITTI, GALLERIA PALATINA , MUSEUM ARGENTI, SANTA CROCE SQUARE
Tasting of tuscan wines and cheeses
The third itinerant day takes you to Pitti Palace built by the famous artist Brunelleschi. You visit the Palatine Gallery, where is exposed the largest art collection of the Medici family that ranges from Renaissance to Baroque, Museo degli Argenti and the Costume Gallery.
In this magnificent corner of Florence you also visit the Boboli garden, full of beautiful fountains and statues.
After lunch you are going to visit the Pantheon of the city, Santa Croce, a masterpiece of gothic art covered with carrara marble.

Evening: Wine and cheese tasting in "Enoteca Obsequium" or near the home of Dante Alighieri.
The best tuscan cheeses are going to be enhanced by the taste of the tuscan wines, such as Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino, Tiezzi.
It follows afterward some live music in a local bar full of lively atmosphere

Day 4: FIRENZE SPA – IMPRUNETA
The Spa town of Impruneta, known for its Renaissance monuments and the beauty of its landscape, is very close to Florence. Impruneta Spa was already known during the Roman Empire.
You reach it by bus.

Spa & Wellness package includes:

Access to Florence Spa
Access to all hot tubs and waterfalls
Access to the steam caves
Access to saunas and steam bathsmassage 1 h. (to choose among: Antistress, Reinvigorating, Ayurveda, Shiatsu with colour therapy, Ayurvedic Stone and Crystal therapy, Relaxing with essences)
Lymphatic drainage
Spa kit: bathrobe, slippers
Light Buffè and infusions

Day 5: FIRENZE SPA – IMPRUNETA
The Spa town of Impruneta, known for its Renaissance monuments and the beauty of its landscape, is very close to Florence. The Impruneta Spa was already known during the Roman Empire.
You reach it by buss.

Spa & Wellness package includes:

Day 6: FLORENCE – FIESOLE & THE HILLS 8, 5 km on foot or by buss
Tasting of local delicious gastronomic products and tuscan wines
Your sixth itinerant day takes you to Fiesole which lies on one of the hills that surround Florence. It has a magnificent beauty both for its location which offers a wonderful view over the river Arno as well as for the rich archaeological area.
You visit the ruins of the ancient baths, the temple as well as the roman theatre and the old church and former convent
In the afternoon you visit the Farm Buonamici in Fiesole tasting, in the middle of the nature, the local organic products: extra virgin olive oil spread on delicious toasted bread, soups, cheeses, pastries accompanied by a good tuscan wine.

Evening: Return from Fiesole and walk to Oltrarno, an area of Florence, which preserves the authentic spirit of the tuscan capital.Dinner at Antica Osteria Mescita San Niccolo in via San Niccolò

Day : FIRENZE – GREVE IN CHIANTI 30 km by train or bus
Tasting of a selection of cheese, cold cuts and tuscan wines
The sixth day of your itinerant adventure takes you in the footsteps of the famous Chianti wine. You visit here the church of Santa Croce and Piazza Matteotti.
You also attend a wine tasting combined with the tasting of local cheeses and cold cuts that delight your palate and you also visit a winery where there are going to be explained the methods of vinification, aging in cask, technical bottling and you can stroll through the vineyards of the famous Chianti wine.The cellars of Greve in Chianti Carpineto will have you as guests.

Evening: return to Florence where you can dine in a rustic trattoria. "Cibreo" is known and loved by the florentines.

Day 8:
Departure to the airport and your destination

GENERAL INFORMATION

FLORENCE SPA

The advantages of staying and visiting Florence SPA are not only the benefits that come from the water spa treatments, common to all health and Spa centers, but also the possibility to join this wonderful wellness oasis in the proximity of one of the most beautiful art cities in the world.
Beside turkish bath, a relaxing massage or other Spa treatments, it can also be admired some Renaissance ”jewels” that make this place a real gem of our planet.
You travel through the finest culinary traditions of the city, admire river Arno’s romantic sunsets and enjoy endless moments that will remain indelible in your mind.
The spas of Florence, as well as other spas located in Tuscany’s major cities are among the most famous and popular in Italy: for the high quality standards, the beauty of the area that often frame the Spas centres, the well-experienced and professionally trained medical and non medical staff, the rich history of art that represents an annual source of attraction for many visitors, both Italian and foreign.

The fame of the Baths of Florence was already widespread at the time of the Roman Empire even though the first written documents date back to more recent times. Many personalities that today fill the pages of Italy’s history books, that wrote some of the most important works of the italian literature and painted the most beautiful paintings, had the pleasure to enjoy Florence’s spa treatments and therapies.

One of Florence’s most important Spas is Impruneta.
Impruneta’s spa treatments range from specific general treatments to remedy a certain disease, personalized treatments that pay special attention to specific needs of each individual patient... to more general spa treatments dedicated to relaxation and physical well-being of the patient.

Other spa towns of Florence that deserve to be mentioned are: Gambassi Spa and The Water Sources of Spa of Cassia .

therapeutic function of the waters of Florence Spa is particularly indicated for treatment of following disorders:

•to the otorinolaringoiatric system (ear, nose, throat system): usually these are viral or microbial diseases. Among the most common: rhinitis, sinusitis, catarrhal otitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis.

• to the locomotor system, in particular rheumatic pains, difficulty in moving the joints, arthritis, tendonitis, fractures, sprains and everything that can lead to a reduction of the normal flexibility of joints and muscle tissue.

• to the respiratory system: it includes both diseases of the upper part of the respiration system and those of the lower part of the respiration system and among the most frequent to be mentioned are: chronic bronchitis, broncopneupati, asthma, and in general all those disorders and diseases that block the proper functioning of the respiratory mechanisms.

The spas of Florence are fed substantially by different thermal springs:

• fonte antica
• fonte celeste

These are salsobromoiodic cold waters rich with sulfur and other minerals. Their chemical composition is appropriate to any type of treatment, not only for those listed above, but also for skin diseases, gastrointestinal system, biliary and urinary system.

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