Tenute Sella. Starting from the late 1600s, the Sella Family actively engaged in farming, in addition to their main business, textile manufacturing. In 1671, they purchased a vineyard in Lessona, a small winegrowing area which had been well-known for centuries for the production of fine red wine, the fruit of a noble land and of a soil containing ancient marine sand deposits. The Sella Family generations that followed over the next three centuries picked up where their predecessor had left off and carried on winegrowing in Lessona.

In the heart of Chianti, just 10 kilometers from Florence is the magnificent estate of Torre a Cona, dominated by the monumental eighteenth-century villa, property of Count Rossi of Montelera. Next to the villa and surrounded by breathtaking scenery of vineyards and olive groves, your will sleep in the typical farmhouses, renovated and decorated with care by the Countess and where, in their ancient family winery, you will taste their elegant wins.

Biella, famous worldwide for its textile industries and its wool and cashmere fabrics, is home to companies like Cerruti, Piacenza, Ermenegildo Zegna, Loro Piana, just to name the most well know brads. That’s why in our town you can make luxury shopping at outlet prices. But also a place to discover wineries and producers of gorgeous red wines that have nothing to envy to other great wines from Piedmont.

And finally Florence and the hills of Chianti places well known around the world but that you will visit in a different way, aboard vintage Fiat 500 cars, crossing the Chianti countryside and stopping to visit medieval villages and wineries, tasting their wines.

PROGRAM 6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS

 

Day 1: arrival with your car and check in at Castello al Rocchetta or at Golf Hotel Le Betulle. Depending from your time arrival you can “taste” the golf course Le Betulle before a cocktail at the Club House. Dinner in Il Faggio restaurant, one of the best in Biella area. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.

 

Day 2: day fully dedicated to your passion on one of the most technical and amazing 18 hols golf court in Italy. Lunch (not included) in the restaurant. Relax in the sauna before dinner in the restaurant inside the club house. Return to the hotel for a well-earned overnight rest.

 

Day 3: another day entirely dedicated to your passion. Lunch (not included) at the restaurant overlooking the course. At 4 p.m. shopping at the shops/outlets of Biella area using the discounts as hotel guests, with your car or with a private car/minibus with driver (optional). Visit and tasting Tenute Sella wines before the transfer to Il Faggio for a wonderful gourmet dinner. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.

 

Day 4: after breakfast transfer to Golf Club Ugolino in Impruneta, near Florence, with your car or with a private car/minibus with driver (optional). Along the way stop for lunch (not included) and shopping at Serravalle Design Outlet, the first and biggest in Italy, where you can find your favorite brands at interesting prices.

Arrival and check in in Tenuta Torre a Cona, visit of the winery and tasting their wines before dinner in a nearby restaurant. Back to the hotel and overnight stay.

 

Day 5: transfer with your car or with a private car/minibus with driver (optional) to Golf Club Ugolino. Full golf day and lunch (not included) in the club house restaurant. Return to the hotel and short transfer to Florence for a walk through its wonderful monuments, ending the day with a dinner at restaurant in the historic city center. Back to the hotel and overnight stay.

 

Day 6: after breakfast, fun and easy drive (you will drive, so remember your driving licence!) on board of vintage Fiat 500 cars, with a guide. You will discover the hills and wines of Chianti. Through the landscape, framed by vineyards and olive groves and fortified villages, castles and villages, you will spend a wonderful day amidst beautiful landscapes, wine tasting and a pleasant lunch at a farmhouse.

 

Day 7: check out and departure. End of the tour.

 

 

Included: three half board (outside restaurant) nights in double room with breakfast at Castello La Rocchetta or at Golf Club Le Betulle, three half board (outside restaurant) nights in double room with breakfast at Tenuta a Cona , green fee day 2, 3 and 5. Use of sauna (included bathrobes and slippers) in Golf Club Le Betulle. Tasting and visit of Tenuta Torre a Cona wineries on day 4. Tour of Chianti on day 6 including: Fiat 500 original restored (synchronized transmission) cars, experienced guide, guided tour and lunch in a country farm, liability insurance, gasoline and taxes).

NOTE: a valid driving license and be on age is needed for the drivers.

 

Not included: drinks, lunches, optional green fees on day 1 and 7 (ask a quotation), car/minibus and driver rental for transfers as program, transfers from/to airports, anything not indicated as “included”.

 

Options:

Do you want to use our transportation services without using your car? Bugella Welcome by Scaramuzzi Viaggi can propose car/minibus transfers from/to airports and for transfers as program. Or you can take advantage of rental services of AVIS in Biella. We will take care of that!

Pls let us know how many you are and we will send you our best price!

 

*from "Top Ten Ranking" of Italian Best Golf Club of Mondo del Golf Magazine.