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The 2001 Tour Itinerary

    MUNICH                 GERMANY      
    Group Arrival from Hawaii between (June 13-14)
    Headquarters is:
    Hotel Excelsior
    Schützenstraße, 11
    80335 München
    Tel.: (49) 89 551 370
    Fax: (49) 89 551 37121
    Group dinner meeting Thursday night (6/14) at Weisses Bräuhaus.
    Friday morning 8:00AM at Excelsior-- Ray will conduct group to
    Freiman 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 5½ hour drive
    to Venice by 11:00AM. Ray will provide route maps and instructions.

    VENICE              ITALY      
    Hotel Marconi (June 15-16)
    Rialto Riva del Vin, 729
    30125 Venezia
    Tel.: (39) 0415 222068
    Fax: (39) 0415 229700
    Despite all the tourists, Venice will charm you.
    We will tour the Doge's Palace, St Mark's, and the glass factory.
    Finish with a boat ride up the Grand Canal and a fine Italian meal.
    Depart 10:00AM Sunday for 3 hour drive to Montegridolfo.

    MONTEGRIDOLFO
    Albergo Di Palazzo Viviani (June 17)
    Via Roma 38
    47837 Montegridolfo
    Tel.: (39) 0541 855350
    Fax: (39) 0541 855340
    Our accommodation is the restored palazzo of Alberta Ferretti.
    Monday, on to our home base in Tuscany, about a 4 hour drive.
    This includes a visit to the unique towns of Perugia and Assisi.

    Because of the group size we will occupy two villas in Tuscany.

    RADDA IN CHIANTI
    Fattoria Vignale (June 18-22)
    Via Pianigiani, 9
    53017 Radda In Chianti
    Tel.: (39) 0577 738300
    Fax: (39) 0577 738592
    OR
    CASTELLINA IN CHIANTI
    Villa Casalecchi(June 18-22)
    Loc. Casalecchi
    53011 Castellina In Chianti
    Tel.: (39) 0577 740240
    Fax: (39) 0577 741111
    Wine tour in this Chianti Classico region--Badia a Coltibuono
    in Gaiole in Chianti.
    Tours of the villages of Monteriggione and San Galgano.
    In Arezzo, the Market and paintings by Piero della Francesca.
    Visit spas at Montepulciano Terme or Chianciano Terme.
    Saturday we leave Tuscany heading for the Italian Riviera,
    another 3 hour drive.

    SANTA MARGHERITA
    Regina Elena (June 23-25)
    Lungomare Milite Ignoto 44
    16038 Santa Margherita Ligure
    Tel.: (39) 0185 287003
    Fax: (39) 0185 284473
    Click here for map.
    Sun with the rich and famous in Portofino.
    Or tour the villages of the Cinque Terre....
    Monterosso-Al-Mare, Vernazza, Coniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore.
    Depart 10:00AM Tuesday for 2½ hour drive to Lake Como.

    VALMADRERA
    Villa Giulia-Al Terrazzo (June 26-27)
    Via Parè 73
    22049 Valmadrera
    Tel.: (39) 0341 583106
    Fax: (39) 0341 201118
    We will have time to visit the beautiful little villages
    that surround Lake Como.
    Thursday morning we will take the a 3¾ hour drive from the Lake to the Alps.

    APPENZELL              SWITZERLAND      
    Hotel Appenzell (June 28-29)
    am Landsgemeindeplatz
    CH-9050 Appenzell
    Tel.: (41) 71 788 15 15
    Fax: (41) 71 788 15 51
    This charming little village has great vistas,
    or for the heartier souls, great hiking.
    Depart 10:00AM Saturday for 3¼ hour drive through the Black Forest
    to the Spa town of Baden Baden.

    BADEN BADEN                  GERMANY      
    Steigenberger Europäischer Hof (June 30-July 1)
    Kaiserallee 2
    76530 Baden-Baden
    Tel.: (49) 7221 9330
    Fax: (49) 7221 28831
    We will take in the wonders of this famous spa town.
    A therapy session at the Friedrichsbad or Caracalla baths and a night at the casino.
    Depart 7:00AM Monday July 2 for 1½ hour drive to our drop off at Waldorf near the Frankfurt airport.

    Arrangements can be made to drop your BMW at other locations throughout Europe.



    Restaurants


    Germany:

    Munich: Andechser am Dom (Weinstraße 7a)
    Haxnbauer (Münzstraße 8)
    Weisses Bräuhaus (Tal 10)
    Katzlmacher Italian food (Kaulbachstraße 48)
    Hohenschwangau: (near King Ludwigs castle)
    Hotel Müller Octagonal restaurant has best Bavaian meal outside Munich (Alpseestraße 16)

    Italy:

    Arezzo: La Buca di San Francisco (Via S. Francesco, 1)
    Castellina in Chianti: Osteria all Piazza (Loc. La Piazza)
    Castelnuovo Berardenga: Da Antonio (Via Fiorita, 38)
    Como: Sant'Anna 1907 (Via Turati, 3)
    Cortona: La Fonte Dei Frati (Loc. Sodo di Cortona, 294)
    Gaiole in Chianti: Badia a Coltibuono (Loc. Badia a Coltibuono)
    Greve in Chianti: Il Caminetto Del Chianti (Via della Montagnola, 52)
        or La Cantinetta Di Rignana (Via di Rignana, 15)
    Località San Martino (near Cortona): Il Falconiere (Loc. San Martino, 43)
    Lucca: Trattoria Da Leo (Via Tegrini, 1)
    Maiano (near Florence): Trattoria le Cave di Maiano (Via Cave di Maiano 16)
    Monteriggione: Il Pozzo (Piazza Roma, 2)
    Monterosso al Mare: Il Gigante (Via IV Novembre, 9)
        or Trattoria Ciak (Via Roma, 4)
            or Ristorante Moretto (Piazza Colombo, 1)
    Padua: L'Abbuffata (Via Altichiero, 32)
    Panzano: Trattoria del Montagliari (Via Montagliari, 29)
    Pienza: Osteria Sette di Vino (Piazza di Spagna, 1)
        or Trattoria Latte Di Luna (Via San Carlo, 2-4)
    Radda in Chianti: Le Vigne (Loc. Podere Le Vigne) or Il Pozzo
        or Pizzeria San Michele (Viale IX Febbraio, 4)
    San Casciano: La Tenda Rossa (Piazza Monumento, 11)
    San Gimignano: La Capuccina (Via di Cellole, 46)
        or Le Terrazze (Piazza della Cisterna, 24)
    Santa Margherita Ligure: La Ghiaia (Via Andrea Doria, 5)
    Sienna: Ristarante Guido (Vicolo Pier Pettinaio, 7)
        or Cane e Gatto (Via Pagliaresi, 6)
    Viareggio: Romano (Via Mazzini, 120)
    Venice: Vini Da Gigio (Fondamenta de la Chiesa, 3628/a)
        or Sempione (Ponte Beretteri, 578)
            or Al Covo (Campiello della Pescaria, 3968)
    Vernazza: Gambero Rosso (Piazzza Marconi, 7)
    Volterra: Trattoria Il Poggio (Via Matteotti 39)




    DISCLAIMER
    Wheels With Wings Travel Service
    is under the sole direction of Ray Iacovelli.
    BMW of Honolulu is not responsible or liable for
    any cancellations, accidents, or actions of any participants.
    Deposits collected for this tour are to:
    make advance payments to hotels, pay for driving packages,
    mailings, and other expenses incurred by Wheels With Wings.
    No money is paid to BMW of Honolulu for these services.


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