Toscana Equitazione. Equestrian Holiday at Toscana Equitazione

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1 Toscana Equitazione A Federal Riding School affiliated with F.I.S.E. (Italian Equestrian Sports Federation), where man and horse can find an ancient balance based on respect and non-verbal ability to communicate equestrian techniques. The Equestrian Center is immersed in the valley of the river Pesa amongst vineyards and olive groves and has been active for over 20 years. The Center hosts a Riding School with courses for adults and children from 4 years old and organizes Dressage courses and courses for Show Jumping competitions. Riding courses aim to train riders prepared both in the "on the ground" and technically "in the saddle" work thanks to our staff of Federal Instructors and to our horses. Professionalism and experience will make our students aware of the commitment and sacrifice that such a deep passion involves. Who has never approached a horse will be educated in gaining the necessary trust and determination, who has not ridden in recent years will be assisted in regaining physical ability and tone. Our team of Instructors has an experience and a federal training path of over 20 years and is formally qualified to increase the preparation and skills of the students in the maximum possible security. Respecting each person's personal aspirations we will develop together a suitable program to reach any goal with determination and fun, obviously with the help of our horses, selected and versatile friends, well cared for and well worked. The following "equestrian holiday" program can obviously be modified and molded according to the requests or needs of the guest and according to the weather conditions at the time of the holiday. We can also recommend accommodation in agritourisms or hotels near the Equestrian Center immersed in the greenery and in the peace of the Chianti countryside or in the city of Florence. Equestrian Holiday at Toscana Equitazione Day am Arrival at the riding school and welcome tour of the stables. Choice of the horses and saddle up. First riding lesson with our instructor Lunch in a tipical Trattoria Toscana visit to the Cantine Antinori in Bargino Return to the Agriturismo or Hotel and Dinner

2 Day Light lunch at Ribalta, the restaurant inside the riding school Departure for Greve in Chianti and, on the way, visit in a fatory that produces Impruneta Terracotta. Visit to the small town of Greve in Chianti Return to the Agriturismo or the Hotel and Dinner Day Lunch in a Trattoria Departure for San Gimignano* and visit of its towers Return to the Agriturismo or the Hotel and Dinner Day Departure for Siena* with a packed lunch and visit of the city Return to the Agriturismo or the Hotel and Dinner Day In the saddle for a ride on horseback to admire the hills and the views around the riding school, the vines, the olive groves, the river and the woods Lunch at Ribalta Departure for Firenze and visit to the Galleria degli Uffizi* e Ponte Vecchio* to admire its little jewelry stores and views of the Arno river Return to the Agriturismo or to the Hotel and Dinner

3 Day Lunch in a Trattoria Visita to Montelupo Fiorentino and visit to a ceramics factory Return to the Agriturismo or to the Hotel and Dinner Day Packed lunch and departure to Firenze. Visit to the Duomo*, to the Campanile di Giotto*, to the Battistero* and the Cappelle Medicee* Departure for Fiesole and visit of the piazza di San Francesco and the Teatro Romano Dinner in a restaurant in Fiesole and return to the Agriturismo or to the Hotel Day In the saddle for a day ride and a break for a light packed lunch and rest for the horses, followed by another trk back to the stables around Free afternoon Dinner at Ribalta Day Departure for Lucca with a visit of the town and walk along its walls Lunch by the sea (Viareggio, Forte dei Marmi, Lido di Camaiore) followed by a long walk along the beaches of the Versilia Return to the Agriturismo or to the Hotel and Dinner

4 Day Last riding lesson with evaluation and individual advice from the instructor Goodbye lunch at Ribalta 15.30Free Afternoon Greve in Chianti located on the via Chiantigiana, which connects Florence with Siena passing through the suggestive panorama of the Chianti. Since the Middle Ages the history of Greve is linked to its main square that has always exercised its function as a market. The village was a mere dependence of the castle of Montefioralle but thanks to its location, it is located in the point where they met the roads connecting the Valdarno, the Val di Greve and the road that from Florence through the Chianti Hills led into the Sienese area, and could become the main market in the area. The square with the characteristic shape of an elongated triangle is for the most part surrounded by arcades and in the middle is the statue of the sculptor Romeo Pazzini depicting Giovanni da Verrazzano. One of the corners of the square is occupied by the parish church dedicated to Santa Croce San Gimignano is a municipality located in the province of Siena. For the characteristic medieval architecture of its historic center it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site of San Gimignano, despite some eight-twentieth-century restorations, is mostly intact in the two-fourteenth-century appearance and is one of the best examples in Europe of urban organization of the municipal age. Siena The town is universally known for its huge historical, artistic, scenic heritage and for its substantial stylistic unity of medieval urban furniture, as well as for the famous Palio.In 1995 its historic center was included by UNESCO in the World Heritage. The Uffizi Galleries are a museum complex in Florence including the Gallery of Statues and Paintings (formerly Palazzo degli Uffizi), the Vasari Corridor and the Palazzo Pitti collections.the three unified galleries constitute, for the quantity and quality of the works, one of the most important museums in the world. There are the most important existing collection of Raffaello and Botticelli, as well as fundamental groups of works by Giotto, Tiziano, Veronese, Tintoretto, Pontormo, Bronzino, Caravaggio, Dürer, Rubens and others. The Ponte Vecchio is one of the symbols of the city of Florence and one of the most famous bridges in the world. It crosses the Arno river about 150 meters downstream of the area where the river naturally has one of the points where the riverbed is narrower within the city of Florence in its stretch upstream of the Cascine Montelupo Fiorentino - small town famous for the production of ceramics and glass not far from the Equestrian Center The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is the main Florentine

5 church, symbol of the city and one of the most famous in Italy; when it was completed, in the fifteenth century, it was the largest church in the world, while today it is the third in Europe after San Pietro in Rome and St Paul's in London. It stands on the foundations of the ancient cathedral of Florence, the church of Santa Reparata, in a point of the city that has housed buildings of worship since Roman times.the construction of the Duomo, ordered by the Florentine Signoria, began in 1296 and ended from a structural point of view only in The initial work was entrusted to the architect Arnolfo di Cambio and then interrupted and resumed numerous times over the decades (dagiotto, Francesco Talenti and Giovanni di Lapo Ghini). At the completion of Brunelleschi's dome followed the consecration by Pope Eugenius IV on March 24, The dedication to Santa Maria del Fiore took place in progress, in Giotto's bell tower is the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral of Florence, and is located in Piazza del Duomo. Its foundations were excavated around 1298 at the beginning of the construction of the new cathedral, when the foreman was Arnolfo di Cambio. In 1334 Giotto di Bondone took over the role of master builder. Vasari, in the "Life of Giotto" reports of his arrival "the year 1334 to 9 July, to the bell tower of S. Maria del Fiore", when he began to immediately deal with the construction of the first floor of the belfry disinterested - according to a legend - of the construction site of the basilica. The unusual position of the bell tower, aligned with the façade, reflects the desire to give it great importance as a sign of strong verticality in the center of the Insula Episcopalis, besides probably the practical need to free the view of the apse area for the large dome, planned since Arnolfian project. Giotto provided an original project of the bell tower, with a pyramid-shaped cusp termination of 50 Florentine arms (about 30 meters), according to which the total elevation should have been about meters. The height of the bell tower that can be visited by the public is still 82 meters high and the number of steps to climb to the top is 392 originals to which 22 must be added, which form part of the first access ramp. The Medici Chapels are nowadays a Florentine state museum and burial place of the Medici family, obtained from some areas of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, which can be accessed from the back of the church, in Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini. Fiesole and the Teatro Romano. The center of the capital is Piazza Mino da Fiesole, where there is the imposing Romanesque cathedral, and the Municipality. At the end of a steep and short climb that starts on the west side of the square is the Church of San Francesco. The Teatro Romano, perfectly preserved, contains the remains of a necropolis, Roman baths and some other buildings of the late Imperial era. Lucca is famous for its historical monuments, for the historical center unque in preserving structures of various ancient ages and especially for the intact 16th-century walls, it is a remarkable Italian art city. Officially

6 of Roman origins, but on probable previous settlements, Lucca, city of merchants and weavers, maintained its autonomy as an independent state for several centuries until 1799 when the ancient Republic was abolished, following the French conquest by the Napoleonic troops, giving life to the Principality of Lucca and subsequently to the Bourbon Duchy of Lucca. Versilia - is the part of northwestern Tuscany, within the province of Lucca, bordered to the north by the river of Seravezza and to the south by the ancient fort of Motrone, includes the territories of the towns of Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, Seravezza, Stazzema. The coast has a strong tourist vocation with an extensive sandy coastline and a lively social activity. Some municipalities, in particular Pietrasanta have focused heavily on cultural tourism, which has led to a very diversified tourism in the area compared to the past, which sought essentially relaxation and fun.