Tuscany
Tuscany
PREFERENCE EVENTS, an events agency, will share its passion for Italy with you by organising your tailor-made seminar, board meeting, press trip or incentive trip to Tuscany.
The cradle of the Renaissance, thanks to the support and funding of the powerful Medici family based in Florence, and to Florentine artists such as Giotto, Fra Angelico, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, Tuscany boasts a rich cultural and architectural heritage from its past, in the heart of the cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa, to name but a few…
Tuscany is as much about its cultural heritage (Florence, Siena…) as its natural beauty. Organising your company trip, seminar or board meeting will be an opportunity to discover the rolling countryside, the wine-growing hills of Chianti, a superb region where you can sample many of Italy’s finest wines, and its medieval villages and castles, prestigious relics of the Renaissance.
Tuscany immediately brings to mind Florence, the museum city, a cultural destination par excellence with a wealth of architectural treasures. Then there’s Siena, the city of masterpieces. In the centre, in the Piazza del Campo, the famous Palio is held twice a year (July 2 and August 16), a horse race in which the city’s districts compete against each other. Last but not least, Pisa and its world-famous Leaning Tower will also appeal to the guests on your trip.
As part of the organisation of your corporate event, incentive trip or seminar, you can choose to discover Tuscany on a tour or from Florence, where you will be staying.
If you’re organising a seminar or an executive committee meeting that involves a lot of work, a stay in a hotel in Florence will probably be preferable as a base from which to discover the surrounding Tuscany. On the other hand, if you are organising an incentive trip, a press trip or a reward trip, a tour will allow you to discover more remote regions right up to the shores of the Mediterranean.
Accommodation in Tuscany
In Florence: The historic centre offers only medium-sized, often luxury establishments, reserved for the organisation of events such as board meetings, press trips or prestigious VIP stays (Four Seasons Hotel, Grand Hotel Baglioni, Saint Regis, Westin Excelsior etc.). Larger groups (seminars, incentive trips, conventions, general meetings) will have to move away from the centre.
The hotels in Pisa, Siena and the Tuscan countryside are of a very high standard, with luxury establishments that often focus on well-being and gastronomy, and are reserved for the organisation of exceptional events: board meetings, incentive trips, corporate VIP seminars. (Villa Massa outside Florence, L’Andana, former summer residence of Grand Duke Leopold II…)
A number of small, charming establishments lend themselves perfectly to privatisation for small events (generally fewer than 20 rooms).
Activities in Tuscany
In Tuscany, nature imposes its beauty… The organisation of activities as part of your seminar or company trip will naturally revolve around the vineyards and visits to the wonderful towns and villages of this superb region.
Visit wine-growing castles and taste Chianti wines.
Discover the cities of Florence, Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano, Arezzo, etc., most of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Organised walks in the vineyards.
Visit to the Ferrari factory in Maranello, with its assembly hall designed by Jean Nouvel, and the museum.
Hot-air balloon flights over the vineyards.
Organise rallies and treasure hunts
Shopping in the Fendi, Dolce Gabana and Prada factory outlets
Evenings in Tuscany
Tuscany is proud of its gastronomy and offers a wide range of culinary specialities! The hardest part will be choosing, but there are some beautiful properties that can be privatised to organise exceptional evenings.
Typical dinner in an osteria
Dinner in a wine château
Gastronomic dinner in a Tuscan cuisine restaurant
Organisation of a gala evening in a privatised historic building
Program suggestion
Organised by the events agency PREFERENCE EVENTS
Florence Lucca / Pisa / Siena Tour
Arrival at Florence airport in the early morning - Briefing and handover of the Ferraris (Ferrari 458 Spider, Ferrari California and Ferrari 458 Italia) - Luggage collected separately by us - Stop en route for 1h30 of treatments in an incredible natural grotto converted into a spa 20 metres underground - Lunch in the town of Lucca, Visit to the historic centre and departure for Pisa - Take a ‘reverse photo’ in front of the famous Leaning Tower - Check-in at the Hotel Bagni di Pisa Palace & Spa - Typical dinner at the hotel (Menu: slice of beef with red endive and fresh pasta! )
Visit to the majestic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and the white marble baptistery in the Piazza dei Miracoli - Continuation of the tour behind the wheel of the Ferraris - Lunch in San Gimignano, a fortified medieval town built on a hill and famous for its 14 medieval towers - Departure for Siena, Florence's ancient rival - Walk through the medieval streets to the Piazza del Campo, visit to the Duomo - Check-in at the Castel Monastero, a restored 11th century monastery set amidst vineyards - Gourmet dinner at the hotel restaurant run by Gordon Ramsay
Return to Florence along one of Italy's most scenic and charming roads through the Chianti Classico wine-growing region - Visit to one of Chianti's most beautiful wine estates, Castello di Verrazano, and its 16th-century cellars - Tasting of the estate's wines - Lunch at the castle's restaurant offering a breathtaking view of the estate (On the menu : thick ribs of beef cooked in the huge 5-metre-long fireplace) - Departure for Florence airport - End of the customer trip in Tuscany.
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