Villa La Massa Friends of Gardens

Villa La Massa Friends of Gardens
“Villas & Gardens of Tuscany”
Spring Tour: from Monday, May 5th to Sunday, May11th, 2014
Autumn Tour: from Monday, September 8th to Sunday, September 14th, 2014
Villa La Massa on the Arno
Garden
Villa La Massa, The Noble Villa
Villa La Massa invites you to discover the beauty that lies behind the gates of several private
villas and gardens throughout Tuscany. You will learn the stories behind each of these
magnificent places from none other than their owners and caretakers.
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132
DAY 1: Arrival in Florence
Monday, May 5th / Monday, September 8th
Individual arrivals in Florence during the day. Check-in at Villa La Massa.
19.00 - Welcome cocktail and dinner at Il Verrocchio Restaurant of Villa La Massa.
DAY 2: A walk through Cortona (Arezzo)
Tuesday, May 6th / Tuesday, September 9th
11.30 - Departure for Castello di Reschio in Cortona (private), property of Compte Bolza who married
Prince Corsini’s daughter. They restored the Castle and its gardens with the typical ecological taste of the
XXI century.
13.00 - Lunch at the Castello di Reschio.
After lunch - visit to the medieval city of Cortona.
17.30 - Return to Villa La Massa and dinner at the Hotel (individual).
Villa La Massa, Restaurant Detail
Villa La Massa on the Arno, detail
Garden detail
Villa La Massa, The Chef’s Garden
Villa La Massa, Double Room
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132
DAY 3: A walk through Florence
Wednesday, May 7th / Wednesday, September 10th
10.30 - Visit to Palazzo Corsini (private), where we will be received by Princess Giorgiana Corsini.
A drink will follow.
13.30 - Lunch on the terrace of Villa Gamberaia (private), with view on the “water games” created for
Princess Ghyka in 1905.
16.30 - Time at leisure in Florence or return to Villa la Massa.
Dinner at the Hotel (individual).
Garden Corsini
Villa Gamberaia
Villa La Massa, The Villino
Villa La Massa,Junior Suite Top
Villa La Massa, Swimming Pool detail
DAY 4: Villas and Gardens around Siena
Thursday, May 8th / Thursday, September 11th
Morning at leisure.
12.30 - Lunch at Castello di Celsa (private), wonderful property owned by Princess Livia Aldobrandini
which features a beautiful baroque garden.
16.00 - Visit of Villa Cetinale (private), property of Lord Lambton who created in 2000 a beautiful
Renaissance garden.
Late afternoon - Return to Villa La Massa and dinner at the Hotel (individual).
Villa Cetinale
Villa La Massa, Terrace on the Arno
Villa La Massa, The Noble Villa
Villa La Massa, Garden detail
Villa La Massa, Junior Suite
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132
DAY 5: Villas and Gardens of the Chianti Region
Friday, May 9th / Friday, September 12th
10.30 - Departure from the Hotel and visit to Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte (private) where we will be
received by Marquise Inès Corsini d’Ormesson. This Villa features the most beautiful frescoes among Tuscan
Villas, realized on the occasion of one of the Medici’s wedding.
13.30 - Lunch at the Villa Capponi in Pian de’ Giullari (private), ancient property of lady Scott who asked
the English Architect Cecil Pinsent to create the Garden in the ‘30s.
18.00 - Return to Villa La Massa and dinner at the Hotel (individual).
Villa Capponi
Villa La Massa, Iris Garden
Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte, Garden
Villa La Massa, Garden Detail
Villa La Massa, Room Detail
DAY 6: Day at leisure
Saturday, May 10th / Saturday, September 13th
Day at leisure.
20.00 - Farewell dinner at the Verrocchio Restaurant, Villa la Massa.
Villa La Massa, Iris detail
Villa La Massa, Detail
Villa La Massa, Table detail
Villa lL Massa, The Noble Villa
Villa La Massa, Pool Bar Terrace
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132
DAY 7: Departure
Sunday, May 11th / Sunday, September 14th
Breakfast and individual departures.
Please note - dinners (wine included) are counted in the program and foreseen at the hotel:
2 are group dinners (the welcome dinner and the farewell dinner), all the others are individual.
Please note
This program is created and organized by:
Villa d’Este Hotels and Armand de Foucault, art and garden historian.
The organizer reserves the right to make substitutions to the itinerary with similar activities/venues as those
described in the original official program, if necessary.
Villa La Massa, the Hall
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132
INFORMATION & BOOKING CONDITIONS
FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKING
Villa La Massa
Mrs. Tamara Trambusti
Ph. +39 055 62611
[email protected]
www.villalamassa.com
REGISTRATION
The program is reserved to a group of 15 participants due to its exclusive nature (on a first come first
served basis).
We ask participants to apply within the following deadline:
Spring Tour: May 5th - 11th, 2014
Please register no later than April 5th, 2014
Autumn Tour: September 8th - 14th, 2014
Please register no later than August 8th, 2014
MODALITY OF PAYMENT
The total amount for each tour is:
Double Deluxe Room: Euro 7.250,00 (two persons)
Supplement for accomodation in: Junior Suite- Euro 840,00; Junior Suite Top- Euro 1.680,00; Suite Euro 2.520,00
Double Deluxe Room: Euro 5.095,00 (one person)
Supplement for accomodation in: Junior Suite- Euro 840,00; Junior Suite Top- Euro 1.680,00; Suite Euro 2.520,00
The above rates include accomodation, everything specified in the program except for transportation
from/to airport or train station, activities not mentioned in the detailed itinerary, meals not stated on official
itinerary, additions or substitutions to meals, incidentals, tips, and gratuities.
In order to secure the reservation a non refundable 50% deposit of the total amount is required upon
confirmation of the reservation from Villa La Massa. The remaining 50% of the total amount of the tour will
be paid by Clients once arrived at the Hotel. Payment can be made by credit card or bank transfer.
The Reservations Office at Villa La Massa will send bank details upon booking confirmation.
Should the organization not reach the minimum number of participants to go on air with the program, it will
be the hotel’s care to refund the requested deposit.
IN CASE OF CANCELLATION
If the cancellation is received before the deadlines (April 5th or August 8th): the total deposit will be refunded.
If the cancellation is received after the deadlines: no deposit will be refunded.
Villa la Massa, the Hall
Villa La Massa is owned by Villa d'Este Hotels www.villadeste.com
Via della Massa, 24 - 50012 Firenze, Candeli - Italy
Tel. +39 055 62 61 1 – Fax. +39 055 63 31 02 – Website: www.villalamassa.com – e-mail: [email protected]
Villa d’Este S.p.A. Capitale Sociale € 3.095.820 r.e.a. di Como n° 4720 cod. fisc. e part. Iva 00192900132