Day-By-Day

April 9th to 22nd, 2027

Small Group will only be 8-10 people

Unique Small Group Tour of Italy for 2027

Sun Bird Travel has designed this Unique Small Group Tour to give you the freedom to add what excursions would suit your dream vacation in Italy.

Wine, food, cooking, art, sightseeing, history, culture, walking, etc.

We will provide an extensive list of options. No two people are alike.

April 8th, Overnight flight from USA to Milan, Italy

April 9th to 11th, Arrive in Milan, where we will stay two nights at Hotel Windsor.

Included:

*Welcome Dinner

* Full-day trip on the Bernina Express to Switzerland

April 11th to 14th, Private Transfer to Hotel Flaminia in Sirmione on Lake Garda for 3 nights. We will stay in a beautiful lakefront hotel on Lake Garda.

Included:

*Wine Tasting and Tour of Lugana Wines or Castles boat tour with Bardolino wine tasting and nibbles.

Optional:

*Winery tour and tasting at the small but historical Sgreva Winery.

*Many boat tour options from 2 hours to full day or sunset cruise.

* Pagus Wine Tours - Sirmione by boat (best seller)

*Visit Verona or/and Venice by bus and train.

14th to 16th, leave for Florence, where we will stay 2 nights at Hotel 24 hours Florence outside of the Santa Maria Novella Piazza.

Optional:

* SMALL-GROUP Wine Safaris: Tuscan Wine Tasting Tours.

* Winner 2025 Florence Sunset Food & Wine Tour

Local Cooking class with wine

* Uffizi Gallery, Academia (David), Duomo, visit the leather and silk market.

* Hop-on-hop-off Bus

*Tour Tuscany by Vespa

Do not forget to place a coin in the boar's mouth at the Leather Market, Ponte Vecchio Bridge,

Uffizi Gallery, David at the Academia, and the many different Basilicas.

April 16th to 18th, we will take the train from Florence to Perugia, where we will

stay for 2 nights at Relais dell'Olmo.

Included:

Casa del Cioccolato Perugina, where we will
make truffles or kisses with a Chocolatier. Private class

Optional:

Visit the town of Perugia

April 18th to 21st, leave for Assisi, to stay at Hotel Belvedere for 3-nights

Included:

*Spend a day at an Olive Grove learning how to harvest, process, and try the

amazing finished product and cooking class with wine tasting

Optional:

*Private Wine Tour with a Sommelier from Assisi - dinner included in Montefalco (Hotel pick-up)

*Several wine visits 10-15 minutes away by cab.

*Explore this beautiful and magical city on the mountain

*St. Francis of Assisi Basilica

The small, famous chapel in Assisi is the Porziuncola (Portiuncula), a tiny 9th-century stone church enclosed entirely within the massive Papal Basilica of St Mary of the Angels in Porziuncola down in the valley.

April 21st to 22nd, leave for Rome for a 1-night stay at Hotel Augusta Palace. Transfer to FCO will be included at a later time.

Day 3 - We will meet in the lobby at 10:35 am, to visit a winery then when we return we can relax or explore this tranquil city a La leyenda del Pisuerga Boat trip (optional).

Bodegas Salvueros Winery:

The rosé and red wines have received important international awards and recognition.

Planted on our vineyards with more than 60 years of history. They are also working with other Tinto varieties, Garnacha Gris and Verdejo, which have had so much to do with their historic and renowned rosés.

Originally it was the land of rosés, which today are more modern, aromatic and appetizing, with raspberry red colors, which invite you to have a cool drink, let yourself be attracted by its aromas and enjoy its flavors, accompanied by an exquisite pairing. with different types of menus.

Board the La leyenda del Pisuerga Boat for a trip down the waters of Valladolid. We'll sail along the Pisuerga River, passing by such iconic landmards as the Duque de Lerma skyscraper and the Hispanidad Bridge (one of the most significant engineering works in the city). We'll see the rose Garden the Puente Mayor Bridge and what was once the Palacio de la Ribera.
- This will last 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Spend the afternoon enjoying the sites of Valladolid
- Plaza mayor de Valladolid
- Monumento a Colon
- Casa de Cervantes
  - Exhibits at the former home of an author
- Casa Museo Colon
  - Museum focused on Christoper Columbus
- Plaza de Zorrilla
  - Fountain, statue and Grand civic buildings
- Iglesia De San Benito
  - Gothic Church with a soaring ceiling
That will leave the remainer of the day to relax and explore the city.

LUNCH INCLUDED DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Day 4 - We will be boarding the Coach at 9:15 am. We will have one Winery tastings on the way to Alava, Spain where we will stay 3 nights at the Hotel Viura.

We will drive 1 hour for our first stop at Bodegas Portia Ribera del Duero with lunch

DINNER ON OWN

Day 5 - We will leave at 12:45 pm for a winery which will leave the morning to yourself to explore.

Bodegas BaiGorri Winery with a 6 course lunch

DINNER ON OWN

Day 6 - We will leave the hotel at 12:05 pm

Bodega Finca Valpiedra Winery

DINNER ON OWN

Day 7 - Leave to for Bilbao where we will stay at Hotel Hesperia - one of the most picturesque cities in Spain.

On the way to Bilbao we will stop at Bodegas Katxina Txakolina Winery with Michelin Star lunch

DINNER ON OWN

Day 8 - We will visit the Guggenheim Museum with Lunch included then you have the rest of the day to expore the city on your own.

DINNER ON OWN

Day 9 - Meet at 1:30 pm in the lobby for a Cooking Class

DINNER ON OWN

Day 11 - Today we will say Adios. Until next time, safe travels home.

Debi can help you arrange a transfer your departure airport.

She can also help you plan a post tour.

Call Debi at Sun Bird Travel 239-250-6778