Thanksgiving
Luxury Destinations Private Residence Club
Annual Villa Michaela and Villa Lucia Thanksgiving 2011
Wed 23 – Sun 27 Nov
Wednesday 23 November:
ArriveVorno,Tuscany. (Pisaairport 30 mins). Cheap flights are still available on BA, Ryanair, Easyjet fromLondon, Delta fromNew York.
from 7:00pm till late:
Buffet Dinner in Casa Cameron including local wines and Prosecco from the Lucchese hills. Take a steam or a jaccuzi.
Thursday 24 November:
8:00 – 11:00am Breakfast
Relax around Villa Lucia and Villa Michaela or take a trip to Lucca, bike riding, walking, swimming or tennis – or golf at Versilia Golf Club, Forte dei Marmi, 30 mins. http://www.versiliagolf.it/
5.30 pm THANKSGIVING BANQUET
Crabmeat and corn chowder
Louisianamarbled turkey
Pumpkin pie with ginger
Sweet potatoes
Brussels sprouts with Tuscan chestnuts
Assorted Mediterranean roasted vegetables
Cranberry sauce
Traditional Pecan pie with homemade Italian ice cream
Tropical fruit salad with pear and Gorgonzola ice cream
Assorted Tuscan cheeses
Dedicated to the Italian Slow Food Movement
Later, pick a movie to run in the screening room – titles include;
IL POSTINO by Michael Radford – 5 Oscar nominations. 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Postino
or the original SWEPT AWAY by Lina Wertmuller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swept_Away_(1974_film)
or CINEMA PARADISO by Giuseppe Tornatore – Oscar 1990 Best foreign film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Paradiso
or perhaps challenge someone to a game of chess, bridge, poker, mahjong or backgammon next to the fire.
Karaoke if unavoidable! Or head for the spa’s steam room…
Friday 25 November:
8:00 – 10:00am – Breakfast
11:00am – Walk off that Thanksgiving dinner with a 2 hour hike to the famous Vorno hilltop past the observatory. (You can also be driven to the top!)
1:00pm – Drinks and Canapes at the top. Walk back to the Villa or catch a ride.
2:00pm- Lunch at the spectacular Lo Scompiglio
http://www.delloscompiglio.org/
5.30pm- Depart forLucca. A glass of wine and nibbles at Piazza San Giovanni’s Enoteca Calasto.
http://www.lucca-wine-treasures.com/
7.15pm – an hour of live Puccini opera in the St. Giovanni Church. (17 Euros)
http://www.puccinielasualucca.com/de/san-giovanni-basilique-lucca.asp
8:15pm- Dinner at La Vecchia Trattoria Buralli inLucca, famous in November for ‘truffles from San Miniato’.
Saturday 26 November:
8:00 – 10:00am – Breakfast
Lucca’s monthly street antique market takes place on the third weekend of every month so you are in luck! See the recent BBC Antiques Lucca clip.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjiJN9mupaI
Free time to relax around the Villa. Enjoy the two tennis courts in our olive groves or golf (20 mins to Forte), indulge in a spa treatment, hike in the mountains, ride a bike around the walls ofLucca, or maybe a shopping/sightseeing trip inPisa?
1:30pm- Lunch at our favourite local Enoteca – Vino e Convivio. Giuseppe and Giovanna will be your hosts.
8:00pm- Dinner at Bimbotto our local Vorno village, family run, Trattoria. http://www.bimbotto.it/homeuk.htm
Sunday 27 November
Brunch – Depart. Stay on longer?
Cost
985 Euros for two people (600 Euros single), includes
3 nights stay,
buffet dinner Wed
Thanksgiving banquet Thurs
Drinks and Canapes Fri
4 breakfasts
All wines.
Off property meals not included
Villa Lucia Spa treatments and massages available by appointment. isabelle@erholungsmassage.de
for a Prezi.com presentation on villa lucia and its spa
for a link to The Travel Channel villa LuciaMike Rhodeclip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZOZdPSDTHc
for detail on The Rhode School of Cuisine
http://rhodeschoolofcuisine.com/index.html
for detail on Villa Michaela
Alistair Sawday’s Special Places to stay inItaly.
Where are we?
The villas are located about 4 km from Lucca. If you are coming on the A11 highway (from Pisaor Florence)
exit at LUCCA EST onto Via S. Concordio: follow the blue signs forPisa until you see SP 26; turn left to Guamo. At the first junction turn right on Via di Coselli and follow signs for Vorno.
If you are coming fromPisaon the SS12, follow the signs toLuccauntil you see SP 26 where you turn right to Guamo, then on to Vorno.
You can also enter our coordinates in your GSM.
Postcode: 55060
Latitude: 43.7899852 Longitude: 10.5110054
Rentacars atPisaairport,
from £77 for four days.
Parking is available.
Full wifi & Sky TV.