Florence and Tuscany
WITH AN EXPERIENCED TOUR MANAGER THROUGHOUT TOUR
Tuscany embodies much that Italy is famous for, possessing more historical monuments than any other country on earth. Its cities, Florence, Siena and Pisa, together with smaller towns and medieval villages like Lucca and San Gimignano, house some of the world’s finest artistic treasures. Combine this with the beauty of it’s countryside, an enviable climate and one of the world’s great cuisines, and you have all the ingredients for a superb holiday.
Discover the city of Florence on a fascinating tour with a local guide
Experience the wonders of the Uffizi art gallery
Marvel at the medieval splendour of Siena on a tour led by a local guide
Visit San Gimignano, whose mighty high-rise towers dominate the surrounding countryside
See Pisa, its Leaning Tower and explore charming Lucca
Explore the beautiful Tuscan countryside
Enjoy authentic Tuscan food at a rural farmhouse
Return flights, plus all hotel transfers
Seven nights in four-star and three-star superior accommodation, with breakfast and four dinners
The services of Our experienced and insightful tour manager
Departures April to October2023
No regional flight supplement
EIGHT DAYS FROM £1, 289 PER PERSON
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Prices based on two people sharing. Single rooms available at a supplement. Additional entrance costs may apply. Travel insurance is not included but is strongly recommended. This holiday is operated by and subject to booking conditions of Riviera Travel, ABTA V4744 ATOL 3430 protected, a company independent of News UK. Subject to availability. Images used in conjunction with Riviera Travel. For further information please write to Riviera Travel, New Manor, 328 Wetmore Road. Burton upon Trent, Staffs, DE14 1SP quoting The Times.
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1. What can you do while visiting the Tuscan countryside during the tour?| A．Visit the Uffizi art gallery. |
| B．Taste the local food. |
| C．Visit the Leaning Tower. |
| D．Enjoy many splendid high-rise towers. |
| A．Each person should pay £1289 to join the eight-day tour. |
| B．Round trip flights and hotel transfers for this trip are provided by the travel agency. |
| C．Single rooms are available without any additional cost. |
| D．People will no longer be able to book the group tour in 2023. |
| A．Travel. |
| B．Finance. |
| C．Sports. |
| D．Food. |
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【推荐1】Amazing China in 60 Seconds is a short video series covering cultural and scenic hotspots across the country.
Tibet
Tibet autonomous region in Southwest China, home to the highest plateau(高原) on Earth, is known as the “roof of the world”. It’s a paradise for tourists with its towering snow mountains, vast grasslands, peaceful lakes and breathtaking views. Must-visit places include the Potala Palace - a UNESCO world heritage site, Mount Qomolangma, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and more.
Tibet is also famed for its rich ethnic culture, including the Tibetan dance, age-old thangka painting and Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa - traditional Tibetan bathing for a medical purpose which was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018.
Tianjin
Neighboring the Chinese capital city of Beijing, Tianjin rests between the northern Yanshan Mountains and the coastal plain. Adjacent to the sea and rivers, it carries distinct ecological beauty.
Tianjin is where Eastern and Western cultures meet. It has many precious historical sites, former residences of celebrities and foreign-style architecture. Famous tourist destinations include the Tianjin Eye, the Huangyaguan Great Wall, and the Five Big Avenues area, which hosts about 2,000 villas in various Western styles built in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chongqing
Southwest China’s Chongqing is largely built on mountains and surrounded by rivers; thus it is known as the “mountain city”. Many people are drawn to Chongqing by its delicious food - especially its signature spicy hotpot - and natural scenery.
Boasting the largest number of hotpot restaurants in China, Chongqing was named “China’s Hotpot City” by the China Cuisine Association in 2007. Statistics show there are more than 50,000 hotpot eateries across the city. With more than 3,000 year of history, Chongqing still preserves traditional culture and lifestyles.
1. Where can you experience a bath with medicinal functions?| A．Tibet | B．Tianjin | C．Chongqing | D．Sichuan |
| A．Germany | B．India | C．France | D．Italy |
| A．Geography magazine | B．Entertainment newspaper |
| C．Tourism website | D．News report |
【推荐2】Plan Your Visit to the British Museum
We've made a few changes to ensure you can safely enjoy your visit:
How to book tickets
·Tickets for the permanent collection can only be hooked online in advance.
·To book tickets for exhibitions, visit our exhibition pages. If you want to guarantee your visit to the permanent collection as well as the exhibition on your visit, you will need to book a separate ticket.
·We are limiting numbers of people in the museum to ensure there is room for you to safely enjoy your visit. Everyone, including members and volunteers, will therefore need to book a free, timed ticket in advance.
Important information about your ticket booking
·You can book up to six tickets for people who live in the same family.
·We will email your ticket to you, and you will need to show it either printed out or on your device (设备) when you arrive.
·Please arrive at the time stated on your ticket-we cannot guarantee admission before or after it.
Following the route
We have created a new one-way route through the museum which will allow you to safely explore world cultures from the Mediterranean to the Middle East and from the Americas to Africa.
·View a map of the route (Open in a new window).
·Our audio guides (音频指南) are not available. However, you can pay to download the audio introductions from iTunes (Open in a new window) or Google Play (Open in a new window) to each of the galleries and listen on your own device. Please remember to bring along your own headphones.
1. Why does the museum offer timed tickets?| A．To earn more money. | B．To hire more volunteers. |
| C．To save room for collections. | D．To control the number of visitors. |
| A．View an online map. | B．Buy a new headphone. |
| C．Buy audio guides from the museum. | D．Download video introductions from iTunes. |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a magazine. | C．On a website. | D．In a report. |
【推荐3】Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Admission Ticket
Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel and avoid the long lines with this skip-the-line admission ticket(免排队门票) .
What to Expect
Your Vatican experience starts in Vatican City, where you’ll meet your guide and walk to a private entrance. Your admission ticket provides you with the fastest skip-the-line entrance at the Vatican Museums. Your guide will provide a map of the museums and leave you to explore the museums’9 miles of rooms and galleries.
Design your own schedule and enjoy highlights such as Raphael’s Rooms, the four connecting rooms with Renaissance works by Raphael and his students, the Pinacoteca Gallery, and the Etruscan Museum. Most explorations of the Vatican Museum send in the Sistine Chapel. Of course, you’re there to see Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, The Creation of Adam on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the wall.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund(退款). If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded. Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted. This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund. This experience requires a minimum number of visitors. If not, you’ll be offered a different date or experience or a full refund.
1. What are visitors scheduled to do at the beginning of the trip?| A．Buy a ticket. | B．Meet a travel guide. |
| C．Design a travel plan. | D．Lineup at the entrance. |
| A．In Raphael’s Rooms. | B．In the Etruscan Museum. |
| C．In the Sistine Chapel. | D．In the Pinacoteca Gallery. |
| A．Visitors cancel the trip 12 hours before visiting. |
| B．Visitors arrive without booking in advance. |
| C．The visitor number fails to meet the minimum. |
| D．The weather is unsuitable for visiting. |
【推荐1】What can you do to spread peace and help get rid of prejudice (偏见)? In your own way you can only show love to your neighbors and classmates. However, the IKC (International Kids Club) activities below will help you learn about peace and love. Share them with your friends!
Please click on the following websites to help keep the world at PEACE!
Peace/Love E-mail Activities
Send the IKC theme song! Share the message of the International Kids Club with your friends!
Mail a Rainbow for Peace! Share the message of peace worldwide!
Send PEACE e-mail greetings!
Peace/Love Arts
Dictionary of Peace. Friendship and Justice Quotes (语录). Famous quotes and proverbs.
Peace songs and images.
A history of peace.
Peace/Love language.
Say “I Love You!” in any language.
Say “PEACE” in any language.
Peace / love Information
Help make PEACE worldwide! There are many simple but powerful ideas here to make peace and spread friendship！
What is prejudice? Learn about it, and what you can do to avoid it!
Peace/Love Clip Art (图库)
FREE peace-symbol clip art.
FREE animated (动画的) peace-symbol clip art.
FREE heart clip art.
Other Peace Activity Links
Peace Page at Planetpals . Check out the Planetpals Earthzone for activities relating to peace, including a Peace Puzzle!
Stories about kids. Add your stories or project, or those of your class, to this site.
1. What does the International Kids Club aim to do?
| A．Show kids how to make websites. | B．Offer kids language learning materials. |
| C．Invite kids worldwide to attend activities. | D．Teach kids how to make a peaceful world. |
| A．Peace/Love E-mail Activities. | B．Peace/love Information. |
| C．Peace/Love language. | D．Peace/Love Clip Art. |
| A．learn the history of peace | B．travel to different countries |
| C．learn how to draw pictures of friends | D．learn different kinds of language very quickly |
| A．In a storybook. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．In a magazine. |
【推荐2】Canada: Off the Beaten Track — Three to See
Rocky Mountains
The Rockies run along the Alberta-British Columbia border and are inside two huge national parks — Banff to the south and Jasper to the north. Banff was Canada’s first wildlife reserve and these days the town of Banff is the most popular tourist destination in the country. But Jasper National Park is larger, wilder, and less well-explored. Between the parks of Banff and Jasper is the Columbia Icefield , a huge bowl of ice made up of about thirty glaciers. If you don’t like ice, the Rockies offer wildlife walks, swimming, camping, hiking, canoeing, mountain climbing, and plenty of places to stay. Accommodation costs (住宿费) are usually lower at the Jasper end of this superb mountain playground.
Lunenburg
Lunenburg is south from Halifax, along a foggy coast of rocky seas, fishing villages, and historic towns. It is a beautiful little shipbuilding town and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Fishing has always been big in Lunenburg; most of Atlantic Canada’s deep-sea fishing boats leave from here, and North America’s biggest fish-processing factory is located in the town. Lunenburg still has many wooden buildings and as a result feels like an 18th century British colonial (殖民时期的) town. You can visit the town’s Fisheries Museum or just wander around, looking at the wooden houses in the old streets — and of course have a dinner of seafood.
Churchill
One of the few places in the north that is “easy” to get to, Churchill is a 1.5-day train journey from Winnipeg. Churchill is a major port, but eco-tourism is becoming more and more important. Although it is freezing, many visitors come to see the polar bears, whales, Arctic foxes, and if they are lucky, the Northern Lights. Churchill calls itself the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”, and for a good reason: the town sits right in the middle of the animals’ migration route, and the cute but deadly white bears sometimes wander into the town. Tours to see the bears from September to November are the most popular attraction.
1. Which of the following was Canada’s first wildlife reserve?| A．Halifax. | B．Jasper. |
| C．Banff. | D．Winnipeg. |
| A．It is now a museum. | B．It is a wooden building. |
| C．It was built in the 18th century. | D．It is the largest in North America. |
| A．Whales. | B．Polar bears. |
| C．Arctic foxes. | D．The Northern Light. |
| A．A travel magazine. | B．A history book. |
| C．A novel. | D．A chemistry paper. |
【推荐3】Contrary to popular belief, winter is actually a good time to travel. Below, you’ll find recommendations for the best places to visit in winter in the USA.
Sequoia (美洲杉) National Park, California
This park is famous for its giant sequoia trees. And though it’s impressive to walk among 250-foot sequoias, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing through Giant Forest Grove when the towering trees are dusted with snow is pure magic.
Accommodation: The centrally located Visalia Marriott is just 40 minutes from the park gate.
Charleston, South Carolina
Start your weekend getaway on a historic carriage ride downtown in cold winter. Clip-clop past the city’s churches, see where they stored all the gunpowder back in the 1700s and learn about Charleston’s past.
Accommodation: Located in the city's historic heart, the Charleston Place hotel features plush rooms and excellent dining.
Keystone, Colorado
Ski report website On the Snow rates it the top resort for families, thanks to free parking; ski-in, ski-out lodgings; a kids-ski-free program; and beginner terrain (地形).
Accommodation: Keystone Lodge and Spa has cozy mountain-inspired rooms and lofts, a heated outdoor pool and hot tub.
Park City, Utah
Located just 40 minutes from Salt Lake City, the largest ski resort in the United States is known for its light, dry snow, sunny skies and variety of terrain.
Accommodation: Marriott’s Summit Watch is an affordable option located right in Park City, and it offers accessible rooms.
1. What will travelers do in Charleston?| A．Walk along giant sequoia trees. | B．Ski through snow-covered forests. |
| C．Explore the historic city. | D．Swim in a heated outdoor pool. |
| A．Sequoia National Park. | B．Charleston. |
| C．Keystone. | D．Park City. |
| A．They are located 40 minutes from the nearby city. |
| B．They are famous national parks in the USA. |
| C．They offer carriage rides at weekends. |
| D．They offer a range of cold-weather fun. |
