MILLE MIGLIA 2009 
Tour Dates: May 13-23, 2009

GREAT NEW ITINERARY !

May 13   - Board your flight from USA to Rome.

May 14   -After arriving in Rome you have private transfers to the wonderful Hotel Modigliani just a short walk from the Spanish Steps, the Piazza Spagna and just about anything else. The famous and pricey shopping street, the Via Veneto,  is conveniently close by. After being deposited at the hotel by your driver get settled then join us later in the afternoon for a walk to familiarize you with what is where ending with a great dinner of wine and Roman fare in a well known local trattoria. D

May 15 -  The day is at leisure to do as you please. You are in the thick of things to go exploring and you will be in the best of hands with the hotel's owners Marco and Gulia. Marco who is a writer for TV and radio, as well as a film producer wrote a personal guide for their guests of which you will find a copy in your room on arrival titled; "Seven easy walks around famous and unknown places, secret gardens, churches, art galleries, tiny streets, small restaurants and shops". It's all you need to know to make your stay in Rome a fantastic one. In the evening head with us to the Coliseum to watch the Mille Miglia cars come into the city. B

May 16  - You might want to get up early to watch the Mille Miglia cars as they drive through the city on their last leg back to Brescia. The first car starts at 6:00 a.m, but it will take a few hours for 370 some cars get underway. At mid-morning have late breakfast then head out with Marco's book to see what you haven't seen. B

May 17 - After breakfast get your rental car and drive north through the hills and vineyards to Civitella D'Agliano a tiny hilltop town seldom visited by American tourists. Here you are the guests of Sergio and Alessandra Mottura who have a beautiful manor house on the little town square which is bordered by 15th century buildings and a 13th century tower. The Motturas are wind growers and have their own cellar in the volcanic rock underneath the manor where you have a wine tasting which continues into a dinner not prepared by learned chefs but by local women whose recipes have been handed down through the generations. B D

May 18 - 8 - After a leisurely breakfast you go on a drive into the countryside. In nearby Bagneregio you are VIP guests at  the small Taruffi Museum set up in the memory of one the most famous Italian race drivers who won the Mille Miglia several times. Following your visit to the museum walk up to the ancient town of Civita D'Bagneregio, called the Dying Town  which perched on a hill above. The town was a thriving center of commerce some centuries ago, but then the lime stone cliffs on which it was build eroded and it was abandoned by most of its inhabitants. Today the lovely inner core of this now tiny town can be visited by walking up to it via a footbridge. In the evening enjoy another great dinner at the manor accompanied by the Mottura's wines. B D

May 19 - After breakfast bid the Motturas goodbye to drive north to Modena where you follow the famous "Strada dei Castelli" the road of the castles, to Castelveto  which was an ancient Etruscan village in the 5th century B.C.  It is in an region of Ital away from the well trodden tourist routes life takes on a slower pace. The countryside is agricultural, rich and fertile. It is the Emilia Romagna, the bread basket of Italy and you will be in for some fantastic food.  Your home for the next four nights is the Locanda Del Feudo set within the walls of the castle. The Locanda has only six rooms, all of them suites and we've got them all! B

May 20 -This morning  drive to Sant'Agata where you are a VIP visitor at Lamborghini. After a private visit to the factory relax over a slow lunch in the stylish  Lamborghini Cantina before touring the museum.  Afterwards return to Castelveto where he evening is on your own. B

May 21  - Today drive to visit the Panini Farm where the famous Parmesano Regiano is made and where you find the Panini Collection of automobiles. The collection is fabulous and features the largest assembly of some of the rarest Maserati cars. Afterwards we meet at Arnaldo's, one of the best restaurants of Emilia Romagna in tiny Rubiera for lunch. In the afternoon visit the small, but exquisite collection of Francesco Stanguellini's race cars, the Tomaso custom automobile builder and you should take time out to visit the imposing Romanesque Cathedral on the town square in Modena. After returning to the Locanda the evening is on your own. B L

May 22 -  Today you are a VIP guest at the world's most exclusive custom automobile builder, Modena Design. The firm builds the prestigious Pagani automobiles. Horacio Pagani made his debut at age 20 when he designed an F-3 which raced in Argentina under Renault team. His fondest dream, to design and build his own cars became reality in the late 80's when Modena Design, a cutting edge car company was established.  So take a look for yourself:  www.paganiautomobili.it  In the evening celebrate this special day with a dinner at the Locanda featuring the best foods and wines of Romagna Emila. 

May 23 - It's time to say Ciao to Italy as you drive to the Bologna Airport (37 km away) for your homeward Flight

Tour Cost: $3370.00
Single Supplement: $720.00

This tour is strictly limited to 10 participants.

AIR FARE: Contact us for the lowest available fare or special discounted business class fares, or opt to do your own airline reservations. Please note that if your flight departs early in the morning an overnight stay at Bologna Airport may be necessary, your return flight would then be on the 24th. We can assist you with hotel accommodations.

Telephone inquiries - Posh Journeys 775 852 5105  

INCLUDED:  9-nights first class hotel accommodations, daily full breakfast, special dinners  and lunches as per itinerary all including wine, bottled water and coffee or tea, one mid-sized car with navigation system per two persons for individual airport transfers in Rome, visits to Lamborhini and Pagani Automobile Factories,  Route Book with what to see, where to stop, restaurant suggestions etc. automobile venue visits as per itinerary, all taxes and tips for included meals, and the services of Posh Journeys.