Meet and greet at the airport of Rome. The journey takes less than 2 hours. On the way, stop and visit the Necropolises of Cerveteri and/or Tarquinia, both declared by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Check in with the rest of the day at your leisure to enjoy the amenities of the Resort.
Overnight: Argentario Golf & Spa Resort - Double Superior room.
In the morning play Argentario Golf Club, the resort course. The club, which plays host to a variety of the most important tournaments in Tuscany and Italy, features a picturesque layout totaling 6,840 yards and par 71 with an excellent practice facility. It is located in a protected oasis of Mediterranean maquis with striking views across the valley to the Orbetello lagoon and the hills of the Maremma in the distance. The undulating terrain and extensive use of water hazards promise one of the more challenging rounds of the tour.
In the afternoon, enjoy a visit to Orbetello, an ancient Etruscan settlement which in 280 BC passed under the control of the Romans.
In the morning play the Resort course. In the afternoon, drive towards Castiglione della Pescaia, an ancient seaside town built around a medieval fortress with gorgeous views of the islands of Elba and Giglio, plus the promontory of Argentario.
Tour Inclusion: Visit an Antinori vineyards where you will taste three of their wines (IGT Toscana Maremma). The estate is located in the Tuscan Maremma near the town of Castiglione della Pescaia. The estate has belonged to the Antinori family since 1999.
This evening be certain to dine at the only Alain Ducasse restaurant in Italy, la Trattoria Toscana. Inaugurated in 2005, it was awarded a Michelin star in 2007.
Late check-out. Drive to Castiglione del Bosco Golf & Spa Resort. The journey takes less than 2 hours.
Tour Inclusion: A few miles before reaching the resort stop in Montalcino for a visit to a vineyards where you will visit the wine cellars and taste three of their wines during lunch (Montalcino wines). After lunch, before continue in to the resort, we suggest a visit to the Abbey of Sant'Antimo, a place of high spirituality.
Overnight: Castiglion del Bosco Golf Resort - Double Special room or Private Villa.
Play the Resort's private course, Castiglion del Bosco Golf Club. The course can be played only by guests of the resort and it is not open to the public. The truly Tuscan personality of the club is conveyed by its unspoilt natural setting, dotted with cypress trees, which follows the contours of the historic landscape of the Val d'Orcia. The estate's breathtaking 18-hole golf course was designed by the British Open champion and accomplished course designer, Tom Weiskopf.
In the afternoon, explore Siena and spend the evening there for dinner in a classic osteria near Piazza del Campo.
Play the private course of the Resort. In the afternoon, enjoy the amenities of the Resort or explore the Siena Clays or "crete senesi". The Crete Senesi refers to an area of Tuscany south of Siena famous for its distinctive grey soil that gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar.
Check-out and drive towards Umbria and your private villa at Tenuta di Murlo.
Tour Inclusion: On the way stop in Cortona to visit a vineyard for lunch with a tasting of seven Montepulciano wines. Montepulciano is a major producer of food and drink and is renowned for its pork, cheese, "pici" pasta, lentils, and honey.
Overnight: Tenuta di Murlo - Private Villa.
Play Antognolla Golf Club, the resort course. Antognolla is a championship layout by Robert Trent Jones II situated in the heart of Umbria, 20 mins north of Perugia. The par 71 configuration is enhanced by the technical difficulties naturally made by the terrain.
In the afternoon, visit Assisi the birthplace of St. Francis who founded the Franciscan religious order in 1208, and St. Clare, the founder of the Poor Sisters.
Drive to Perugia (13 miles far, 30-minute drive) and play the local club, Perugia Golf Club. The course, a gently undulating 18 holes, is a par 71 parkland style, redesigned in the early nineties by the architect David Mezzacane.
Tour Inclusion: In the afternoon you will visit a vineyard and taste five wines from cellars in Torgiano the region which gave birth to Umbrian wine.
Check-out and drive towards Rome about 2.5 hours away (123 miles).
Tour Inclusion: Stop along the way in Orvieto for your fifth and final visit to a vineyard for a tasting of four Orvieto wines. Continue after lunch to Rome and check-in to the Hotel Bernini Bristol. Drop-off the car at the hotel. Your last dinner in Italy will be in a restaurant in Trastevere, a medieval area of Rome separated from the central city by the river Tiber.
Overnight: Hotel Bernini Bristol - Double Classic room.
Private transfer to Rome Fiumicino.
