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Including Capo Corse, Ajaccio & Bonifacio. Costa Smeralda, Nuoro, Oristano & Cagliari.
Saturday August 19th to Thursday August 31st, 2023 (13 days) Maximum 14 travellers
Susan and John will meet you in Bastia. Corsica
is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France, located west of the Italian Peninsula and southeast of the French mainland and politically part of Metropolitan France. The island is split into two departments: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica), with its regional capital in Ajaccio where the French emperor Napoleon was born. Due to Corsica’s historical ties with the Italian peninsula, the island retains to this day many elements of Italian culture.
Sardinia is one of the five Italian autonomous regions. The Strait of
Bonifacio is directly north of Sardinia and separates Sardinia from the French island of Corsica. Its indigenous language and the other minority languages enjoy “equal dignity” with Italian.
These two islands are very different from their mainland political powers and each island has its own personality within its diverse culture. The cuisine is also unique to each island, and you will discover these differences and have the opportunity to taste the most interesting of cuisines including unique wines and local beverages.
Including
Accommodation in 3-, 4- and 5-star quality hotels, all unique and typical architecture and selected for their location, character, and hospitality. Daily dining in typical restaurants including all breakfasts and 10 other meals, tasting local cuisine, wines and beverages of your choice; transport by luxury coach, all luggage handling, gratuities, entry fees, professional guides, transfers - as described in detailed itinerary.
Travel with 14 like-minded travellers, when you will be immersed in the daily lives of the Corsican’s and the Sardinian’s because you are travelling with an Italian and retracing these most interesting islands that have so many interesting connections with mainland Italy!! Most tourists do not have this opportunity!!
As with all Mediterranean countries the people of Corsica and Sardinia have a passion for food and wine, which we will introduce you to when we dine with the locals. Corsican charcuterie is considered one of the best worldwide, due to the traditional production processes, and to the fact that the Corsican pig lives partly in the wild and is crossbred with wild boar and is mainly fed with chestnuts. Sardinia emerges as an island that might well be described as a rustic cook’s paradise. Wild boar, lean lamb, suckling pork, eggplants, artichokes, tomatoes, lobsters, sea urchins, octopus, clams, mussels, and squid abound.
Our regular clients choose to travel with us when “quality is better than quantity”!! They thank us for immersing them in the real culture that the average traveller would never see. The age group of our ‘discerning’ travellers is generally 40’s to late 70’s, professional and like-minded people – all wanting to experience something new have fun, relax and travel hassle free and at a gentle pace!
We have 44 years of accumulated knowledge, expertise and language skills enabling your travel experience to be memorable travelling hassle free with no rush.
Susan Williamson and John Percy (Italian Citizen) formed Etruscan Pleasures (Italia) Ltd 30 years ago. Etruscan Pleasures journeys to Italy are designed for a maximum of 14 travellers.