MUNICH GERMANY  Group Arrival from Hawaii between (June 1-4) Because of the size of this years tour we will be using two hotels in some locations. Headquarters: Hotel Königshof Karlsplatz 25 80335 München Tel.: (49) 89 551 360 Fax: (49) 89 551 36113 and Hotel Excelsior Schützenstrasse 11 80335 München Tel.: (49) 89 551 370 Fax: (49) 89 551 37121 Group dinner meeting Sunday night (6/4) at WEISSES BRÄUHAUS Monday morning 8:00AM at Königshof-- Ray will conduct group to NIEDERLASSUNG Delivery Center to pick up our cars. If you have a lot of luggage you may want to return to the hotel to check out and pick up bags. For those who would like to caravan, we would like to be on the road for our 4½ hour drive to Lake Garda by 11:00AM. Ray will provide route maps and instructions. TORRI DEL BENACO ITALY  Hotel Gardesana (June 5-6) Piazza Calderini, 20 I-37010 Torri del Benaco (Verona) Tel.: (39) 045-7225411 Fax: (39) 045-7225771 and Hotel Galvani (June 5-6) Piazza Calderini, 10 I-37010 Torri del Benaco (Verona) Tel.: (39) 045-7225103 Fax: (39) 045-6296618 Torri del Benaco, on Lake Garda, is the home of two most charming little lakeside hotels. You can opt for an evening in Verona, within easy driving distance, or rest up for the next day, a 2 hour drive to Venice. We will make this a day trip and return to Lake Garda in the evening. Wednesday we will take the 3½ hour drive to the heart of Tuscany. CHIANTI Fattoria Vignale (June 7-11) Via Pianigiani, 9 53017 Radda In Chianti Tel.:(39) 0577-738300 Fax: (39) 0577-738592 and Palazzo Squarcialupi (June 7-11) Via Ferruccio, 22 53011 Castellina In Chianti Tel.: (39) 0577-741186 Fax: (39) 0577-740386 Must see tours: Wine tour in this Chianti Classico region--Badia a Coltibuono in Gaiole in Chianti. (6/7) The villages of San Gimignano and Volterra.(6/8) The villages of Monteriggione and San Galgano.(6/9) The saturday market in Greve and a day trip to Siena via the wine route.(6/10) A trip to Florence to see the city and possibly catch the festival of John the Baptist.(6/11) Monday we will drive up the coastline of the Gulf of Genoa with stops at Torre del Lago Puccini and Viareggio. CINQUE TERRA Villa Margherita (June 12-13) Via Trento e Trieste 31 19015 Levanto Tel.: (39) 0187 807 212 Fax: (39) 0187 807 212 Tours of the villages of Monterosso-Al-Mare, Vernazza, Coniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. Wednesday morning we will take the 3¼ hour drive from the Cinque Terre through the Italian and French Rivieras to our first stop in France. VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER FRANCE  La Flore (June 14-15) 5, Blvd. Princess Grace de Monaco 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer Tel.: (33) 4 93 76 30 30 Fax: (33) 4 93 76 99 99 and Hotel Versailles (June 14-15) 7, Blvd. Princess Grace de Monaco 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer Tel.: (33) 4 93 76 52 52 Fax: (33) 4 93 01 97 48 Friday morning we will take a 3½ hour drive from Villefranche-sur-Mer, through St. Tropez via the Côte D'Azure. We may be given a private tour of a vineyard, Château Les Valentines, in La Londe-les-Maures by Gilles Pons, a friend of Ray's. Our next stop, is near Nimes and the Camargue. VERGÈZE La Passiflore (June 16) 1, Rue Neuve 30310 Vergèze Tel.: (33) 4 66 35 00 00 Fax: (33) 4 66 35 09 21 Leave Vergèze for the 3½ hour drive to Spain. GERONA SPAIN  PARADOR de AIGUABLAVA (June 17-18) PLATJA D'AIGUABLAVA 17255 BEGUR (GIRONA) TEL.: (34) 972 62 21 62 FAX: (34) 972 62 21 66 e-mail: aiguablava@parador.es Leave Gerona for the 3¾ hour drive to Tortosa. PARADOR de TORTOSA (June 19) CASTILLO DE LA ZUDA S/N 43500 TORTOSA (TARRAGONA) TEL.: (34) 977 44 44 50 FAX: (34) 977 44 44 58 e-mail: tortosa@parador.es Leave Tortosa for the 3½ hour drive to Jávea. PARADOR de JÁVEA (June 20-21) AVDA. DEL MEDITERRÁNEO 7 03730 JÁVEA/XÁBIA (ALICANTE) TEL.: (34) 96 579 02 00 FAX: (34) 96 579 03 08 e-mail: javea@parador.es Leave Jávea for the 4 hour drive to Cuenca. PARADOR de CUENCA (June 22) HOZ DEL HUÉCAR, S/N 16001 CUENCA TEL.: (34) 969 23 23 20 FAX: (34) 969 23 25 34 e-mail: cuenca@parador.es Leave Cuenca for the 3½ hour drive to Toledo. PARADOR de TOLEDO (June 23-24) CERRO DEL EMPERADOR S/N 45002 TOLEDO TEL.: (34) 925 22 18 50 FAX: (34) 925 22 51 66 e-mail: toledo@parador.es Sunday (6/25) we leave Spain heading for our drop-off cities Madrid, Paris, Nice, Geneva, or Zurich. Restaurants Italy: Arezzo: La Buca di San Francisco Monteriggione: Il Pozzo Monterosso al Mare: Il Gigante or Trattoria Ciak or Ristorante Moretto Radda in Chianti: Le Vigne or Il Pozzo San Gimignano: Le Terrazze Sienna: Ristarante Guido or Cane e Gatto Viareggio: Romano Venice: Al Covo Vernazza: Gambero Rosso France: Cagnes-sur-Mer: La Table d'Yves (85 montée de la Bourgade) Cap d'Antibes: Restaurant de Bacon (Boulevard de Bacon) Grasse: La Bastide Saint-Antoine* (48 avenue Henri Dunant) Juan-les-Pins: La Terrasse, Hotel Juana* La Cadière-d'Azur: Hostellerie Bérard* (Rue Gabriel-Péri) Marseilles: Le Ruhl* (269 Corniche John-F.-Kennedy) or Des Mets de Provence Chez Maurice Brun (18 quai de Rive-Neuve (second floor) Mougins: Les Muscadins* (18 Blvd. Courtline) Moustiers: La Bastide de Moustiers* (Chemin de Quinson) Nice: Chantecler, Hôtel Negresco* (37 promenade des Anglais) St. Tropez: La Bouillabaise (Plage de la Bouillabaise) Toulon: Au Sourd or El Plein Sud (east toward Hèyres) Vaison-la-Romaine: Le Brin d'Olivier (4 rue du Ventoux) Villefranche-Sur-Mer: La Grignotiere (3 Rue du Poilu) or Le Sainte-Pierre (1 quai de l'Amiral-Courbet) Spain: Alicante: Grill San Juan (Playa de San Juan, s/n) Arenys de Mar: Hispania (N-II, Km 662) Barcelona: Florencia (Av. Diagonal, 570) or La Dorada (Moll de Gregal, 20/21) Cuenca: Figon de Pedro (Cervantes, 13) or Mesón Casas Colgadas (Canónigos, s/n ) Girona: Fonda Siqués (Avda. President Lluís Companys, 6-8) Tarragona: Sol-Ric (Via Augusta, 227) Toledo: Asador Adolfo (Granada, 6) or Hostal del Cardenal* (P. de Recaredo, 24) Valencia: La Hacienda (Navarro Reverter, 12) or Jose Mari (Estación Marítima, 1º piso) *Guest Rooms
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