Price:€1,845
Founder & Tour Guide of Italia Sweet Italia
Founder & Tour Guide of Italia Sweet Italia
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
In the evening you may experience dinner on your own in one of the restaurants of Porretta. You are free to choose, spending time like a local trying a dinner or a simple aperitif, a gelato or a pizza. Obviously the tour guide will suggest you her favorite places.
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
* B= Breakfast | L=Lunch | D=Dinner | T=Tasting | C=Cooking Lesson
NOTE ABOUT YOUR ITINERARY
Your Itinerary is a guide to your activities during the week. However, sometimes we modify the final itinerary to take advantage of the season and the weather. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has a fabulous time, and that sometimes means tweaking the schedule even after your arrival. Your guide will provide suggestions during the week, and the group will decide if any modifications are desired. Be assured that only enhanced experiences are ever considered.
2-8 May 2021: € 1.845,00*
24-30 October 2021: € 1.845,00*
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During this tour you will stay at the centrally located 4* Hotel Helvetia (classic rooms). A refined hotel, an excellent wellness center, a thermal water paradise: a spa and beauty farm that comes from centuries-old tradition. It’s locatedin Emilia Romagna, in the heart of the Tuscan Emilian Apennines where hospitality, the art of welcoming and “good living”, is at its best. Helvetia Thermal Spa, has Classic, Superior and Deluxe rooms, elegantly furnished and equipped with all the comforts to make your stay pleasant. Discover more here and inquire for a quote and availability for superior and deluxe rooms.
Pick up
For this tour the pick up at Bologna airport or railway station is planned at 2:30 pm on day 1. Normally it takes 1-1,5 hours to drive to Porretta Terme, our base on. A few weeks before the tour starts, we’ll send you a pdf with exact pick-up location and times. Please consider also this information:
Drop-off
For the drop-off to Bologna airport or railway station we usually leave the hotel in Porretta after breakfast, at around 09:00 am so that we arrive at Bologna airport or railway station at maximum 10:30 pm. If anybody in the group has an earlier flight, we could leave 1-2 hours before (so at 07:00-08:00) but we make our evaluations from time to time. If there is any specific need, there are also trains from Porretta (3 minutes walking from the hotel) to Bologna or other destinations in Italy (take a look here)
Private pick-up and drop-off for group tours
Of course, we are always happy to support you to organize a private pick up/drop off only for you to let you join our small group tours listed in our calendar. Please keep in mind that a private transfer (before or after the planned one) from Porretta to Bologna airport or railway station costs around € 150.
Connecting to or from another part of Italy
If you are connecting to or from another part of Italy we are happy to assist you in planning your pre and post trip connections. If your planned arrival or departure does not coincide with the specified meeting time we can assist you in booking a private transfer at an additional cost or some extra nights in Emilia Romagna. .
Once a complete booking is made you may also contact us directly for further details and assistance. We are always here to help and have the insider knowledge and on the ground support to ensure you find the best option available to arrive or depart from your tour.
Make sure to arrive at the meeting point on time but don’t get stressed
Please note that all guests joining our tours are responsible for ensuring they make it to the meeting point by 2:30 pm at Bologna airport or railway station. Those who are unable to be on time will not be guaranteed a transfer from Bologna to Porretta o and will have to seek other arrangements to participate in the remainder of the tour. Anyway, don’t worry, there are many daily public buses trains that connect Bologna with Porretta as you can see here.
All classes are taught in both Italian and English so you’ll have the opportunity to learn and practice a little bit of Italian