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2025 GCFP TRIP TO ITALY - “Food & Gardens of Italy” 

Tentative Departure date is September 29, 2025 

Your tour package includes: 

• 10 nights in handpicked hotels 
• Breakfast daily 
• 3 lunches 
• 3 dinners with beer or wine 
• 2 wine tastings 
• 1 food tasting 
• 6 sightseeing tours 
• Expert tour director & local guides 
• Private deluxe motor coach 

Included highlights: 

• Villa Taranto Gardens 
• Orticolario Flower Show 
• Lake Como Cruise & Bellagio 
• Villa Balbianello 
• Villa Carlotta 
• Villa Durazzo Pallavicini 
• Pesto Experience in Cinque 
• Terre 
• Villa Garzoni & Torrigiani 
• Farmhouse Tasting and Lunch 
• Villa Medici 
• Pitti Palace & Boboli Gardens 

Tour pace: On this guided tour, you’ll walk for at least 2 hours daily across mostly flat terrain, including cobblestone streets and unpaved paths, with some hills and stairs. 

Drawing in horticultural enthusiasts from across the globe, Italy’s stunning gardens are a sight to behold. With lush villa gardens featuring thousands of species of plants, pools, fountains, statues, and more -- you’ll be sure to go home inspired with new ideas for your own gardens. Admire the shimmering shores of Lake Como and Maggiore, soak up the sun on the Italian Riviera, and fall in love with Tuscany as you end your trip in Florence -- making visits to some of the most iconic gardens in each locale. 

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