Nice & Tuscany
2002
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France |
| Day 2 |
Eze, Petit Jardin Botanique, Fragonard, Chagall |
| Day 3 |
Serre de la Madone, William Waterfield |
| Day 4 |
Les
Noailles, Matisse, Renoir |
| Day 5 |
Les
Cedres, Villa Ephrussi |
| Day 6 |
Hanbury
& then Florence |
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Italy |
| Day 7 |
Boboli
Gardens, Villa Gamberaia |
| Day 8 |
Villa
Petraia, Villa reale di Castello, Garzoni Villa |
| Day 9 |
Villa
Mansi, Villa Torrigiani, Villa Reale de Marlia, Pisa |
| Day 10 |
Free day
- Florence |
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I
landed at the Nice airport and Marjorie and Marie Claude, our guide,
was gracious enough to pick me up since I was arriving late.
We got to our hotel and checked into our rooms and what a delight to
find that this hotel room had a view of the Mediterranean and the
Bay of Villefranche. We were in Villefranche and what a beautiful
place it was. I could sit on my balcony and just watch the ships
coming in. All of my guests were happy to be there and so easy to
walk around and see the sights from our location.
Villefranche means ‘free town’. Marie Claude told us that this
came to be because everyone used to live in the hills, but they were
offered no taxes to pay if they would move down closer to the water.
This beautiful place was started in the 13th century, becoming a
fort in the 16th century.
After a wonderful and attentive dinner, we all did our own thing to
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Some
comments from the guests…
Beautifully organized!
Hotels, food and service were excellent…
The guides were both professional
We liked the tips for the guides and drivers being included
Loved the country Villa in Italy, away from the crowd
Enjoyed the small group atmosphere
Donna took very good care of us…
I like the inclusion of art galleries…
I will give your email to my friends..
I appreciate all your efforts, it was a lovely garden tour and I
will recommend..
Guides were very helpful and knowledgeable…
The group was small and made moving around more comfortable…
Excellent meals, the guides were superb!
I particularly enjoyed our visits to the small more ‘private’
gardens…
Very well planned tour, both hotels very accommodating.
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