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    The 2006 Tour Itinerary






    MUNICH                 GERMANY      
    Hotel Excelsior (June 1-2)
    Schützenstrasse, 11
    80335 München
    Tel: (49) 89-551-37123
    Fax: (49) 89-551-37192
    Web: Hotel Excelsior
    Group dinner meeting Thursday night (6/1) at Dom Andechs,
    one of our favorite Munich restaurants.
    Friday morning 8:00AM at the Excelsior -- Ray will conduct
    group to Freiman Delivery Center to pick up our cars.
    For those who want to caravan, we would like to be on the road
    by 9:00AM, Saturday, for our 4½ hour drive to beautiful Lake Como.
    Ray will provide route maps and instructions.

    MOLTRASIO (Lake Como)              ITALY      
    Grand Hotel Imperiale (June 3-5)
    Via Durini,
    22010 Moltrasio
    Tel: (39) 031 346111
    Fax: (39) 031 346120
    Web: Grand Hotel Imperiale
    Lake Como has long been regarded as Italy's most beautiful.
    We will tour the lake front villages and the Bellagio peninsula.
    Depart 10:00AM Tuesday for 2½ hour drive to the Italian Riviera.

    SESTRI LEVANTE
    Grand Hotel Villa Balbi (June 6-8)
    Via Le Rimembranza, 1
    16039 - Sestri Levante
    Tel: (39) 0185 42941
    Fax: (39) 0185 482459
    Web: Grand Hotel Villa Balbi
    Sun with the rich and famous in Portofino.
    Tour the villages of the Cinque Terre....
    Monterosso-Al-Mare, Vernazza, Coniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore.
    Or, simply enjoy this beach which stretches from Sestri to Viareggio


    Depart 10:00AM Friday for 2 1/2 hour drive to Elba Island;
    Includes car ferry from Piombino to Portoferraio

    ELBA
    Hotel Del Golfo (June 9-11)
    57030 Procchio
    Island of Elba
    Tel: (39) 0565 9021
    Fax: (39) 0565 907898
    Web: Hotel Del Golfo
    Our hotel is situated on the beautiful Procchio Bay in the northern part of the island.
    We will visit the villa of Napoleon during his first exile.
    There is also a Renaissance fort, as well as Roman ruins, and charming seaside towns.
    Our next stop takes us to Bella Toscana, a 3 hour drive from Elba.

    RADDA IN CHIANTI
    Fattoria Vignale (June 12-14)
    Via Pianigiani, 9
    53017 Radda In Chianti
    Tel: (39) 0577 738300
    Fax: (39) 0577 738592
    Web: Fattoria Vignale
    Wine tour in this Chianti Classico region--Badia a Coltibuono
    located in Gaiole in Chianti, includes a great lunch.
    Tours of the villages of Monteriggione and San Galgano.
    In Arezzo, the Market and paintings by Piero della Francesca.
    Volterra and San Gimignano are an easy drive.
    Our evening meal on June 13 will be at Al Gallopapa, a true event.
    We will have our traditional farewell to Tuscany dinner on Wednesday June 14
    in the vineyard restaurant at Le Vigne.
    Our drive to Rome on Thursday should take less than 3 hours

    ROME (we are in several hotels because of the size of our group; two are listed here.)
    Hotel Forte (June 15-18)
    Via Margutta, 61
    00187 Rome
    Tel: (39) 063207625
    Fax: (39) 063202707
    Web: Hotel Forte
    A fine hotel in an excellent location to see the sights of Rome.

    and

    Albergo Del Sole Al Pantheon (June 15-18)
    Piazza Della Rotonda, 63
    00186 Rome
    Tel: (39) 06 678 0441
    Fax: (39) 06 699 40689
    Web: Albergo Del Sole Al Pantheon
    Another small hotel highly recommended by fellow travelers.

    END OF STAGE ONE

    Arrangements can be made to drop-off your BMW at several locations
    throughout Europe. Nice, Geneva, Zurich, and Munich are within easy reach.
    (see below for driving times)

    For those continuing the tour we will take a 3 hour drive down to the Amalfi Coast on Monday.




    AMALFI COAST (we are several hotels because of the size of our group)
    Relais Blu Belvedere (June 19-22)
    Via Roncato, 60
    80061 Massalubrense
    Tel: (39)081 878 9552
    Fax: (39)081 878 9304
    Web: Relais Blu Belvedere
    A new luxury hotel on the Amalfi Coast

    and

    Hotel Palazzo Sasso (June 19-22)
    Via San Giovanni del Toro, 28
    84010 Ravello
    Tel: (39) 089 81 81 81
    Fax: (39) 089 85 89 00
    Web: Hotel Palazzo Sasso
    Rated one of Italy's finest hotels
    Depart 11:00AM Friday for 2 1/2 hour drive to Maratea.

    MARATEA
    Romantik Hotel Villa Cheta Elite (June 23-25)
    85041 Acquafredda Maratea
    Tel: (39) 0973 878134
    Fax: (39) 0973 878135
    Web: Villa Cheta Elite


    Depart 10:00AM Monday for 4 hour drive to Taormina;
    Includes car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina



    Sicily

    TAORMINA (June 26-27)
    Villa Belvedere
    Via Bagnoli Croci, 79
    98039 Taormina - Sicily - Italy
    Tel: (39) 0942 23791
    Fax: (39) 0942 625830
    Web: Villa Belvedere

    AGRIGENTO (June 28-29)
    Hotel Villa Athena
    Via Passeggiata Archeologica, 33
    92100 Agrigento - Sicily - Italy
    Tel: (39) 0922 596288
    Fax: (39) 0922 402180
    Web: Villa Athena

    PALERMO (June 30-July 1)
    Grand Hotel Villa Igiea
    Salita Belmonte, 43
    90142 Palermo - Sicily - Italy
    Tel: (39) 091 631 2111
    Fax: (39) 091 547654
    Web: Villa Igiea

    July 2 is the official end of our tour
    To make our way back to the BMW drop-off cities of Munich, Zurich,
    Geneva, or Nice we recommend the car ferry from Palermo to Genoa.
    Driving times from Genoa to:
    Munich 6½ hours - recommend stop in Lake Garda area
    Zurich 4½ hours - recommend stop in Lucern
    Geneva 4 hours - recommend stop in Torino (a chance to check out the Olympic venues)
    Nice 2 hours




    Restaurants


    Munich: Andechser am Dom (Weinstraße 7a)
    Haxnbauer (Sparkassenstraße 6)
    Weisses Brauhaus (Tal 10)
    Katzlmacher Italian food (Kaulbachstraße 48)
    Hohenschwangau: (near King Ludwigs castle)
    Hotel Müller Octagonal restaurant has the best Bavaian meal outside Munich (Alpseestraße 16)
    Arezzo: La Buca di San Francisco (Via S. Francesco, 1)
    Capri: Da Paolino (Via Palazzo a Mare, 11)
    Castellina in Chianti: Al Gallopapa (Via Delle Volte, 14/16)
        or Osteria all Piazza (Loc. La Piazza)
    Castelnuovo Berardenga: Da Antonio (Via Fiorita, 38)
    Cortona: La Fonte Dei Frati (Loc. Sodo di Cortona, 294)
    Florence: Trattoria Garga (Via Del Moro, 48)
    Gaiole in Chianti: Badia a Coltibuono (Loc. Badia a Coltibuono)
        or Osteria del Castello (Loc. Brolio below Brolio Castle)
            or Lo Sfizio Di Bianchi (Via Ricasoli, 44/45)
    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)
    Massa Lubrense (Amafi): La Torre (Piazetta Annunziata, 7)
    Montepulciano: La Porta (Via del Piano, 3)
    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)
    Naples: Ristorante Zi Teresa (Borgo Marinari, 1)
        or Ristorante La Cantinella (Via Cuma, 42)
            or Don Alfonso 1890 (Corso Sant'Agata, 11)
    Orvieto: L'Asino D'Oro (Vicolo del Popolo,9)
    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
    Portofino: Delfino (Martiri dell' Olevetta, 41)
    Positano: Ristorante La Cambusa (Spiaggia Grande)
    Radda in Chianti: Le Vigne (Loc. Podere Le Vigne)
        or Pizzeria San Michele (Viale IX Febbraio, 4)
    Rome: Supperclub (Via de Nari, 14) a wild experience
    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)
    Siena: Ristarante Guido (Vicolo Pier Pettinaio, 7)
        or Cane e Gatto (Via Pagliaresi, 6)
    Sorrento: Da Filippo (Via San Renato, 29)
    Viareggio: Romano (Via Mazzini, 120)
    Vernazza: Gambero Rosso (Piazzza Marconi, 7)
    Volterra: Trattoria Il Poggio (Via Matteotti, 39)
    Taormina:Gambero Rosso (Via Naumachia, 11)
         or Il Baccanale (Piazzetta Filea, 1)





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