CIAO TOSCANA AUTUMN AND WINTER 2018

RELAXING NATURE.

Tuscany’s nature is particularly appealing. It’s down to the delicate shift of the seasons from one into the next, when the weather and the landscapes gradually and gently change. Autumn arrives amid bright, blue days, with the first rain that leaves the countryside a brilliant new shade of green and pleasantly refreshes the air. The beauty of Tuscany in

autumn and winter is best experienced in its most enchanting spots, like Fonteverde, Bagni di Pisa and Grotta Giusti. Three extraordinarily beautiful and historic hotels, built around natural spas and surrounded by the landscapes of Val d’Orcia, Valdinievole and the Pisan hills. Autumn is a time for walks in the countryside, with the scents of leaves and mushrooms

lingering in the air, and relaxing in the spas with the regenerating power of water. The air and the light in the mornings make days out exploring Tuscany’s historic cities and medieval hamlets a marvellous experience. The shops selling traditional goods entice you inside, the Tuscan cuisine tickles your taste buds, and the autumn air invites you to chat over a glass of Vinsanto with cantucci, or nurse a glass of exquisite Brunello. Explore the magic of

Tuscany in autumn and winter. Open your heart to Tuscany. She’s waiting for you.

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SIENA

PISA FIRENZE

AUTUMN IN TUSCANY

LIVORNO FREE-RANGE ROOSTER WITH CANNELLINI BEANS IN A HERB AND TOMATO SAUCE

Guido Lotti is Grotta Giusti’s chef. He’s young and passionate about food and has a wealth of experience from his world travels, working in great restaurants and showing off his Italian and Tuscan culinary skills. He loves recipes that preserve and bring out flavours, as the best Italian

cuisine always does. Here’s his sophisticated, delicious recipe created using the countryside’s best ingredients. Cannellini beans, sage, rosemary and thyme are served with grilled free-range rooster, in this classic, mouthwatering dish.

RECIPE

1 boned rooster, 100g Cannellini beans, 50g tomato passata, 1 garlic clove, 1 bunch of sage, 1 sprig of rosemary, 1 sprig of thyme,

Grotta Giusti extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper.

METHOD Put the Cannellini beans in a bowl with cold water and leave to soak overnight.

The next day add the beans and the liquid to a pan. Cook the beans on a low heat for at least 40 minutes, skimming off the foam occasionally. Then drain the beans, keeping the liquid they were cooked in to one side. In a pan, pour some oil, add the peeled garlic cloves with their core removed and the sage leaves, and sauté briefly, then add the tomato passata and cook for a few minutes on a low heat. Add the Cannellini beans, salt and pepper and the liquid the beans were cooked in. Cover with a lid and cook for around 15 minutes on a low heat. Make a mixture of sage, rosemary and thyme and spread it over the rooster, together with oil, salt and pepper. Then grill it for 5 minutes and place it in an earthenware terrine on top of two thirds of the Cannellini beans and pour the remaining cannellini beans on top.

Roast in a preheated oven at 180°C, covered, for 25 minutes.

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POTS, PANS AND DELICIOUS FLAVOURS

SIGNOR APERITIVO

Andrea Francardi, Fonteverde’s bartender, recommends his Pink Journey, dedicated to the start of winter. Andrea is a real artist with a shaker. Through a mixture of talent, hard work and study, he has reached the top: with his cocktail "La Tonichina" he won first prize in the bartender and head

bartender category from the Italian Barman and Supporters Association in 2015 and in 2016 he represented Italy in the world IBA competition in Tokyo.

RECIPE

40 ml Monkey 47 Sloe Gin 20 ml Rosolio di Bergamotto Italicus

200 ml Schweppes Hibiscus Tonic Premium Mixer Mix and serve in a wide glass with ice, half a strawberry,

a slice of orange, lemon zest and fresh mint.

PINK JOURNEY

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To cope with autumn and winter our body has to be at its best. If you live in the city, you’ll constantly be in and out of hot and cold environments and seasonal viruses are always lurking round the corner. This is why your body has to be ready and in shape, and most importantly your immune system must be at its best. Bagni di Pisa’s immuno-stimulating diet course is the perfect answer. It is a weekly programme that combines

the best of the spa treatments with the best of our diet and get-back-in-shape programmes. It is completely personalised and begins with a precise series of clinical exams and analyses to create a diet that will provide maximum benefit. The diet is enriched with functional foods. Fibre, fermented foods, and oily antioxidant berries

help boost the immune system and rebalance gut flora. Every day you’ll enjoy a healthy and functional diet, physical movement, and spa treatments in our wonderful historic spa. The result is weight loss and a body that’s back in shape again, and you’ll be

more aware about your diet and how you move, which will help you cope better with winter.

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IMMUNO-STIMULATING DIET COURSE AT BAGNI DI PISA

SPA BLISS

• Blood chemistry tests (free radicals, antioxidant power) and blood oxygen saturation measurements (blood oxygen content)

• Urine analysis for pH evaluation • Nutrition education session with anthropometric analysis • Microbiotic diet programme - Mediterranean, anti-inflammatory rebalancing of microbiota • 2 Dietary consultations • 3 Meetings with a medical tutor • 5 Fitness classes in thermal water • 6 Thermal mud treatments 50’ • 3 Lymph-draining or personalised massages 80’ • 3 Salidarium treatments (salt crystal bed) 20’ • 3 Acupuncture treatments 50’ • 3 Kelp leaf body treatments 80’ • 2 Colon hydrotherapy treatments • 6 Lunch every day with the dietician or medical tutor • 1 Cooking lesson with our chef

• Every day kefir drinks, sea buckthorn juices, immune-boosting herbal teas with echinacea, milk vetch, gambier, wheat germ lysates

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES

THERMAL SPA

CONSULTATIONS, EXAMS AND TREATMENTS

NUTRACEUTICALS IMMUNE SYSTEM 

STARTING FROM € 3.403,00 per person, per package, in double room.

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SPA BLISS

• 7 nights with personalized full board Mediterranean diet, rebalancing of microbiota

• Indoor and outdoor thermal pools with hydro massages at 38°C • New Bioaquam thermal pool with hydro massages • Minerva whirlpool, Turkish bath, Thalaquam see salted water pool • New wet area with sauna, emotional shower and relaxation room

IMMUNO-STIMULATING DIET COURSE AT BAGNI DI PISA

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The days are getting shorter and dusk turns the landscape into a fairytale dotted with lights and stars: in Tuscany autumn and winter evenings have a magic all of their own. We have organised lots of events to make all these moments special.

At Fonteverde In winter the Spa Nights parties by the pool continue: on the first Saturday of every

month, from 7 p.m. to midnight. You can swim in the thermal pool, and revel in the Bioaquam and Etruscan circuits with sauna, stove and Turkish bath.

For the end of year celebrations we organise a New Year’s Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch, a New Year’s Eve gala event and even traditional Italian bingo. All this and live music, tastings and presentations of the best Italian labels.

And entertainment and surprises for children too.

At Bagni di Pisa

To make your evenings special, we’ve organised Christmas Eve parties, a New Year’s Eve dinner, and a New Year party in the Shelley Bar. We want to make every moment special, with themed dinners, tastings and piano bar events. Every Thursday you can enjoy our magical Spa Nights: from 8 p.m. to midnight the

spa will open for drinks, snacks and music, with the spa pools with jacuzzis, the sauna and the Turkish bath.

At Grotta Giusti We call our special evening events Saturday Night Spa: on one Saturday a month from 8 p.m. to midnight you can enjoy a dip in the thermal pools with underwater jets, buffet dinner with drinks and the wonderful thermal grotto.

And don’t miss out on our unique spa events: we’ll be opening the spa specially for Christmas and for New Year on 31 December, with a special pool party with

bath in the thermal pools at night, DJ Set and buffet dinner,it will be a totally original way to see in the New Year.

EVENTS IN OUR HOTELS

TUSCAN EVENING

Autumn and winter in Tuscany are when people start preparing for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, and each town and village has its own special history and traditions. They are the perfect seasons for visiting all the region’s museums, going for walks through the old town centres

and for exploring all the culinary delights and artistic treasures.

Fonteverde Eurochocolate 19-28 October

This year is the 25th anniversary of the prestigious festival that took place for the first

time in Perugia on 23 October 1993. www.eurochocolate.com

Trenonatura, Travel on a vintage steam train

13-14-21October, 11 and 18 November, 8 December

Set off from Siena on various itineraries that will take you to Abbadia San Salvatore, Vivo d’Orcia, Trequanda, San Giovanni

d’Asso and San Quirico d’Orcia. On every stop you can take part in the culinary events of the town you’re in. www.terresiena.it/trenonatura

Father Christmas Land Chianciano Terme

24 December – 6 January From the fantastic Polar Express train to Father Christmas Land: a fantastic journey with

penguins, sledges, toy factory, wishing well, elf village and Father Christmas’s bedroom.

www.paesedibabbonatale.it

Bagni di Pisa Internet Festival Pisa, 11-14 October

The most important Italian event dedicated to exploring the

Net with more than 200 events in town. internetfestival.it

The National White Truffle Market Exhibition

San Miniato, 10-11 November, 17-18 November, 24-25 November

In the old town centre of San Miniato, an open-air exhibition of the

wonderful flavours of Tuscany, starring white truffles. www.truffleintuscany.it

Viareggio Carnival 2018 Viareggio, 9 February – 5 March Almost one month of parades

with allegorical floats and papiermaché giants, pyrotechnic displays,

parties and lots of delicious food. www.viareggio.ilcarnevale.com

Grotta Giusti Chestnut festival Pescia, 23 October;

Piteglio, 29-30 October; Pescia 13, November.

Three chances to try Tuscan specialities made with chestnuts: "frugiate", the local name for chestnuts, and delicious "necci", chestnut flour rolls stuffed with lots of sweet fillings.

www.rionesanmichele.it

Lucca Comics & Games Lucca, 31 October – 4 November The most famous festival in Italy for

comics, animation, illustration and games. www.luccacomicsandgames.com

Father Christmas’s House Montecatini Terme

November 2018 - 6 January 2019 Father Christmas’s House just as you imagined it to be: with an elf village, a post office for letters, a factory for wooden toys, and an area for listening to fairytales.

www.lacasadibabbonatale.it

EVENTS NEAR OUR HOTELS

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LOCAL EVENTS

THE ICING ON THE CAKE

Thermal Yoga is one of Grotta Giusti’s special treatments, the high point of the wellness and relaxation we offer. The age-old culture of thermal waters in Tuscany and Oriental disciplines come together deep in the heart of nature with Thermal Yoga lessons: Yoga practised in the natural warmth of the grotto, which amplifies sensations, aids concentration and raises body temperature. The body is warmer, more malleable and suppler. Breathing is easier. The mind finds it easier to concentrate. The body

temperature rises, increasing its ability to heal naturally, the blood flows faster, helping the musculoskeletal and cardiocirculatory system function

better, and toxins are eliminated more effectively. Heat and concentrated breathing keep the blood well oxygenated.

A really unique experience.

THERMAL YOGA. HARMONY FROM THE

WARMTH OF THE ROCK.

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THE PROMISE OF A DREAM SUMMER

If you’re already dreaming about next summer, then you should come to Chia Laguna. Chia’s coastline has been nominated "Italy’s most beautiful beach” for two consecutive years by the Touring Club and Legambiente’s

Guida Blu, a result that is quite simply extraordinary. Chia Laguna offers everything you need for you to enjoy your beautiful surroundings: relaxation and wellness in the natural spa, the new Hotel Baia with its bright large rooms and suites designed to reflect the

Mediterranean nature all around you, fashionable new and very elegant restaurants, and outdoor swimming pools where you can relax or play

sport, in our new half Olympic size pool, for example. For kids and teens we offer the unique chance to learn and have fun in our football Academies and for our youngest guests - and the young at heart - our exclusive Chia Breaths Summer recharge activities and much more.

CHIA LAGUNA

Info & reservations: tel. +39 070 92393431 | travel@chialagunaresort.com

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GRAND OPENING

LE MASSIF: UNVEILING THE BRAND NEW SKI HOTEL OF YOUR DREAMS IN FRONT OF MONT BLANC

In Courmayeur, on the slopes of Mont Blanc, Italian Hospitality Collection is opening a totally new hotel: Le Massif, part of The Leading Hotels of the World,

the most prestigious brand in international hôtellerie.

We welcome you to two splendid spaces: Le Massif hotel located just steps from the ski lifts, and La Loge du Massif, a mountain lodge sitting on the most sought-after slopes in Europe. 

With a sophisticated, understated elegance that you can’t help but fall in love with, it offers services and luxuries that will make it the ideal destination for experiencing

the magic of the Alps and Europe’s highest peak all year round.

In the two hotel restaurants and the slopeside eatery at La Loge du Massif, you will discover the unique atmosphere of a steakhouse and recipes inspired

by the confluence of Italian and French cuisines – the gastronomy of the Valle d’Aosta.

Le Massif has special treats in store for families on holiday. There are lots of things for our youngest guests to do to make sure their days are full of fun and excitement: from our kids club to the ski school, from excursions to

activities in the outdoors, and special lunches and snacks just for them.

We look forward to welcoming you from the 22nd December 2018. Book your holiday at Le Massif now.You can already book to make sure you get the best conditions in the most popular periods.

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DISCOVER OUR NEW HOTEL | GRAND OPENING DECEMBER 2018 +39 02 84345670 | travel@lemassifcourmayeur.com | lemassifcourmayeur.com

CON TUTTA LA NOSTRA PASSIONE

Info & Reservations travel@ihchotels.it | +39 0578 572333

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