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Use these suggestions as they are , or adapt them to suit your own tastes and budgets . Type A ( standard or basic category ) rooms are included unless otherwise stated . Don ’ t forget , our well�established French Expressions brochure features over 80 hotels of character in 19 different regions of France , many of which are ideal as overnight stops or as part of a multi�centre holiday , split between France and Italy with perhaps Switzerland , Austria and Germany too en route .
Top Hotel Splendido ; bottom left Borgo San Felice ; bottom right Il Pellicano
Top left Borgo San Felice ; top right Villa Grazioli ; bottom Hotel Poseidon
Romantic interludes Italy is probably the most romantic country in Europe , a country where romance is not only in the beautiful landscapes , buildings and atmosphere , but where romance is a way of life . This touring holiday includes a stay at three very romantic and yet very different hotels , each enjoying marvellous locations , two on the dramatic Italian coastline and one amid the forested hills and vineyards of Chianti country in Tuscany . This itinerary makes an ideal honeymoon or just a marvellous holiday .
From Tuscany to the Amalfi Coast From the cradle of Italian culture you start your holiday amid the Chianti vineyards of Tuscany , an excellent base for exploring cities and countryside . Then you head south through southern Tuscany to the rural heart of Umbria . A stop en route near Frascati in the Alban Hills allows for relaxation or perhaps a visit to Rome . Then finally the dramatic coastline and azure sea of the Amalfi Coast , with its lemon groves .
We include
• Three nights ’ bed and breakfast in a double
IE35 room with garden view at the Belmond Hotel
IE27
Splendido at Portofino .
IE40
• Three nights ’ bed and breakfast in a classic room at the Borgo San Felice .
• Three nights ’ bed and breakfast in a garden view at the Hotel Il Pellicano at Porto Ercole on the Tuscan Coast .
• Scheduled flight with British Airways from London Heathrow to Milan or Gatwick to Genoa , returning from Rome to London .
• Hire of a group A car for the duration of the holiday .
We include
• Five nights ’ bed and breakfast at the Borgo San Felice in Tuscany .
• Two nights ' bed and breakfast at the Park Hotel Villa Grazioli near Frascati .
• Five nights ’ bed and breakfast at the Hotel Poseidon , Positano .
• Scheduled flight with British Airways from London to Pisa , returning Naples to London .
• Hire of a group A car for the duration of the holiday .
From about £ 3,140 per person IT11
IE27
IE37
IE98
IE52
From about £ 4,270 per person IT02
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