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PRESSING OLIVES @ VILLA DI MAIANO PROPERTY IN FLORENCE, ITALY

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PRESSING OF OLIVES IS DONE IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY AT THE VILLA DI MAIANO. HERE ARE  THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF OLIVES’ PRESSING:
In the beginning the olives are being conveyed to a machine that will divide the olives from the leaves. Then olives will be washed and crushed to separate the pulp from the actual olive oil. The final color is green/yellowish with a very savory and distinctive taste: just right for an olive oil taste that can be done now or in any other time of the year. Have a look at the photo gallery, the pictures were taken on November 14th, 2009.Through Beauty In Italy you can book an olive tasting, a tour in cross-country vehicle through the property or you can choose to stay at one of the houses or apartments which are part of the Villa di Maiano property.

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Voglio Vivere così……Tuscany Brand

LIVE AS THE ITALIANS DO!

The Italian way of life is famous in the world, difficult to discribe what it is in words: the above video will help you to plonge into the creativity, drama, opera and pleasure the Italians take at life. Tuscany is the region where these scenes were filmed … come to see yourselves! Have the tour company and travel agency Beauty In Italy help you in the planning of your trip!

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Tour Company and Travel Agency in Florence

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According to the American magazine Travel & Leisure Florence has been the number one preferred city to visit in the world! Many visitors have chosen to be accompanied by a licensed private tour guide: In fact, the decision to get to know Florence in the company of a personal guide is a very wise one.  

“Beauty in Italyis a tour company offering the assistance of private licensed guides for walking tours and sightseeing in Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Assisi, Venice, Rome, Vatican City, Naples, Pompeii and many other art cities and archaeological sites of interest  in Italy. It seeks to avoid mass tourism: It specializes in focusing on small groups and individual travellers who desire to get to know and visit art cities in Italy.

 We are a travel agency and customize trips for individual travelers , we book train tickets, hotels, etc. We also offer specialized services from professionals in tourism such as tour guides and drivers who will speak perfect English and will show you the different facets of our cities and regions.

Our clients are families, small groups of friends, members of companies, couples who just married or also a single person who doesn’t want to sightsee in Florence alone but would enjoy the company of a guide who speaks English. The purpose of this system of personalized tour guides is to offer a quality tourist service so that the visitor can enjoy the guided tours in English without hurry and being a part of a large group. We stay away from mass tourism.

 

Concerning Tuscany: In the whole Region of Tuscany, and surrounding areas of Florence, we can organize for you walking tours in important cities such as Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Arezzo, Pistoia, Prato, Carrara… all of them with outstanding art, landscapes, history, architecture, cuisine.

 

Environments: At the same time other so called “minor” towns that are not as well known by visitors from the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia…. like San Gimignano, Volterra, Montalcino, Bagnovignoni, Castiglion d’Orcia, Pienza, Montepulciano, Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Forte dei Marmi, etc., deserve to be discovered for their beauty and scenery: hills, mountains, coast, Tyrrhenian Sea.

 

 

Our personalized services in English offer professionalism:

 

Services of counseling, tailor-made tours, information of special itineraries to enable the client to program any kind of walking tour, travel, personalized itinerary – with English speaking guides, tour leaders and drivers.

 

Licensed tour leaders with licenses granted by the Italian Municipalities who accompany you throughout Italy.

 

Licensed tourist guides with licenses granted by the Italian Municipalities who show you art cities in Italy.

 

Licensed drivers with licensed granted by the Italinan Municipalities driving  Mercedes cars and other prestigious brands who can access the city centres because they hold a special permit where local drivers are not allowed.

 

Licensed hiking guides with licensd granted by the Italian Municipalities for walks, hikes, excursions for trips to rural areas in the middle of nature that are different from art tours in cities but still by specialized staff recognized by the Italian authorities.

 

 

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, French, German and all other languages on request.

 

We offer tourist services to individuals traveling to Italy who would like special attention to detail.

To capture the real soul of cities like Florence, Venice, Rome, or a country like Italy and to understand their true essence, it is worth it to choose quality services that we provide.

 

Why are you waiting to visit Italy? We are here for you!

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