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November 12th-22th, 2024
Next Tour March 12-22, 2025. Limited for 26 special people.
Angelo & Pete invite you to follow them on an unforgettable journey through Italy to experience its’ amazing historical culture, learn to make Italy’s famous cuisine by highly rated chefs and sip & learn about some of the worlds best wines taught first-hand from Sommeliers. We’ll travel in comfort on a top-of-the-line bus and stay at 4* hotels. You don’t want to miss this intimate adventure of no more than 26 people.
Testimonials November 12-22, 2024 Tour
We had an amazing time on our trip to Italy with Caliendo Corzano Tours. Pete, Beverly and Angelo did a fantastic job of scheduling our days and taking us to the most incredible places in Italy. We had great accommodations, cooking classes, winery tours and tastings. We had very informative tour guides that really made the tours informative. 4 & 5 course meals each evening capped off every day. Our motor coach was very comfortable to get us from town to town and Angelo was a great driver. We
would highly recommend this tour to capture Italy.
Bryan & Delana Smith
Pictoral memories from our 50th anniversary Italy tour. We went in a small private tour group. We saw some of the best in wine, balsamic vinegar, and cheese production at smaller family owned farms and facilities which have been passed down through generations. We started and ended our tour in Rome. We also visited many of the most iconic tourist locations and sites as we transversed the country from Verona, Modena, Florence, and Montepulciano, Pisa, and Assisi before returning to Rome for our last night in Italy before heading home. We ended the tour the same way we started it, with a dinner at one of the 4+ star hotels where we stayed. I hope you enjoy these and the other memories we've shared in our Italy posts. I would have loved to share more but we probably have about a hundred photos and that would be too much. Another trip is scheduled for March 2025. Check out their Facebook page for more details. Jim & Joni Moynihan
Testimonials November 2024 Trip
I would highly recommend to anyone wishing to experience the ambience and charm of Italy to utilize the services of the Caliendo Carazano Italy tour Group.
Peter, Beverly and Angelo made the experience unique and unforgettable and gave the feeling that one was among family and friends.
Un’esperienza fantastica
Patrick De Sio
Hard to put into words how much we enjoyed. Great group of folks, history, food, and breath taking views. Pete, Beverly, and Angelo where incredible. I highly recommend you get friends and family together for a trip of a lifetime. And the Wine was pretty good too!!!!!
Ron & Chris Ryan
“I can’t imagine a better way to experience Italy! A well-planned itinerary with all the must-see spots as well as some thoughtful additions. Pete, Beverley and Angelo are the best!”
The Spurling's
Beverley & Peter Caliendo owner of Caliendo International and Angelo Spighi of Corzano tours have been working together for over 23 years taking groups to Italy.
11/12: Meet at Leonardo da Vinci airport at 4.00 pm. We will be picked up and brought to hotel https://www.villamercede.com/ and we will present the tour and enjoy a nice dinner. We stay here for 2 more nights.
11/13: Visit the cellar in Frascati where we will taste the famous wines of the Castelli Romani together with their sommelier. Transfer to Rome. On your own for lunch in the city center. Roman Forum and the Colosseum. Return to the hotel for dinner. You may want to take a stroll to the town center to taste some fantastic gelato.
11/14: St. Peter's and the Vatican with private guide. Next, to see Rome’s piazzas’; Navona, Venezia, Spanish Steps and the beautiful Trevi Fountain. Lunch on your own. Back to hotel for our first cooking class with a well-known chef.
11/15: Head toward Florence, stopping in Montepulciano at the splendid “CROCIANI” winery for a tasting of Chianti wines and cured meats. Arriving in Florence, for a guided tour of the queen city of the Italian Renaissance. Transfer to hotel, dinner and overnight stay. https://www.crociani.it/ http://www.borgosantippolito.it/
11/16: Excursion to Pisa, meet with the guide and visit Piazza dei Miracoli including the Tower, Baptistery and Duomo. Walk along the river banks and enjoy lunch on your own. 3.00 pm return to the hotel and enjoy a cooking class at the "il Vecchio Convento" restaurant, where together with chef Marco Colomboli, we will cook dishes from the history of Tuscany, "Il Peposo" and "Ribollita", still very popular peasant dishes.
Dinner at the restaurant https://www.vecchioconventoristorante.it/ http://www.borgosantippolito.it/
11/17: Our journey to Verona, crossing the Apennines and arriving in the Po Valley. Then Modena, the land of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar. We will visit a dairy farm where we will have brunch and then we will visit the famous "Giusti" vinegar factory. Evening at hotel with dinner. https://visit.giusti.com/it/64ee0404b5c0d7da8c19957e?lang=it https://www.caseificio4madonne.it https://crowneplazaverona.com/
11/18: Meet with the guide in Verona and visit of the historic center, Arena, Piazza delle Erbe, Romeo and Juliet's Balcony and much more. Lunch on your own. Then visit one of the best wineries in Valpolicella, Pasqua, where we can taste their wines together with the Sommelier. Return to hotel, dinner https://crowneplazaverona.com/ https://pasqua.it/it/
11/19: Travel to Venice to Tronchetto to board a private boat and transfer to Murano to witness glass blowing at a factory. Piazza San Marco for free time in the city with the option to do a Gondola ride. Lunch on your own. 4.00 pm we leave for Bagno di Romagna, a spa town on the hills of Romagna, where we will be hosted at the beautiful “Tosco Romagnolo” hotel of the great chef Paolo Teverini, (owner) together with his family. Dinner and overnight stay. https://www.ferrolazzarini.it/ https://www.hoteltoscoromagnolo.it/
11/20: Morning cooking lesson, in which the dishes you cook will be served. In the afternoon we travel to a cellar for a tasting of "Sangiovese" wines, the par excellence of Romagna, led by their Sommelier. Upon return to the hotel, you may choose to bathe in the thermal water pool on the hotel roof before dinner. Dinner and overnight stay. https://www.hoteltoscoromagnolo.it/ https://tenutacasali.it/visitate-la-nostra-cantina/
11/21: Departure for Assisi for guided tour of the city. Assisi is a hill town in Umbria, in central Italy. It is the birthplace of Saint Francis (1181-1226), one of the patron saints of Italy. The Basilica of San Francesco is an imposing church on 2 levels built in 1253. Lunch on your own. Back to Rome for a farewell dinner party for your final night in Italy. This hotel is located 3 km from Leonardo da Vinci Airport. https://mercureromeleonardodavinciairport.it/ https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi
11/22:Return to America
All that is included for $3990:
· Private, luxury bus for the duration of the trip
· 10 overnight stays with breakfast in 4* hotels
· 8 hotel dinners
· 2 restaurant dinners
· 2 lunches
· Wine tasting at the Castelli Romani
· Wine tasting at Crociani cellar
· Pasqua cellar wine tasting
· Casali cellar wine tasting
· Parmesan tasting
· Balsamic vinegar tasting
· 3 Cooking classes with top rated chefs
· Local, private guide 2 days in Rome
· Local, private guide Florence
· Local, private guide Pisa
· Local, private guide Verona
· Local, private guide Assisi
· Ferry to Murano
· Entrance to the Colosseum
· Entrance to San Pietro (St Peter’s)
· Taxes for bus entry into all cities visited
· All tourist taxes
· American/Italian speaking host
What’s not included:
· Optional gondola ride 25 Euro
Airfare, some lunches and tips
To reserve your spot, send a $500 non-refundable deposit made to Caliendo Sports International by July 15th or until spots fill up. Contact Peter Caliendo by email at caliendosports91@gmail.com. Mail to: Peter Caliendo 5101 Sapp Cir Lake Wylie, SC 29710. Credit cards incur a 3.5% cc charge.
Corzano Tours: At the end of the Second World War, in November 1945, upon returning from the Albanian campaign, Spighi Angelo obtained the recognition of War Invalid due to a wound sustained during a firefight. This recognition allowed him to create the "Spighi Angelo Company" over 7 decades ago and to be able to have a concession for the scheduled car service between the town of Alfero and San Piero in Bagno. In the following year, together with his brothers Alessandro and Fulvio, he established "Autolinee F.lli Spighi", and this company still operates in the sector of private and public transport of people both within the Italian and foreign markets. Under the guidance of four generations the company has always grown to the point of operating in numerous fields ranging from transport to individual and group travel and much more thanks also to the merger with the a.d.v. and t.o. Corzano Tour s.r.l. . Over the years, strategic alliances have been formed with various local partners and the most important is that with CO.ER.Bus, a consortium active in the world of bus rental and public transport. Thanks to these synergies we have managed to conquer new and broader market sectors. We have exponentially increased the kilometers of public service and those relating to all other spheres of rental with driver and in order to guarantee accurate control of the services we provide, we are regularly certified by DNV for the ISO 9001:2000 standards, which combined with The professionalism of the drivers and the attention given to our vehicles makes us capable of providing the highest quality at a competitive price. During our historic journey we have had the honor of having as clients the Italian national football team, numerous international teams, men's and women's, from numerous sports including volleyball, baseball and basketball but also renowned political figures and many others. Our fleet of vehicles is able to satisfy any type of request, providing minibuses and buses with 8, 19, 53, 55 seats, all equipped with large reclining seats and various comforts suitable for offering you a pleasant journey.
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