Fly&Drive het groene hart van Italië

About the destination: Florence is as vital and beautiful today as when its wool and silk merchants and bankers revolutionized the economy of 13th century Tuscany, and the art of Dante and Michelangelo stunned the world. Florence was the centre of the Italian Renaissance. The fruits of the city’s rebirth are still evident in its seemingly endless array of museums, churches and palazzi. With its historic centre classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Duomo, the elegant and beautiful cathedral, dominates the city and is an unmistakable reference point in your wanderings. The River Arno, which cuts through the oldest part of the city, is crowned with the Ponte Vecchio bridge lined with shops and held up by stilts. Dating back to the 14th century, it is the only bridge that survived attacks during WWII. Standing by the river at night, when the city is illuminated with a myriad twinkling lights, is unforgettable. But more remains of Florence’s incomparable heritage than stones and paint, the city’s indomitable spirit has also survived the centuries, ensuring Florentine life today its liveliness and sophistication.

About the destination: Cortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic center of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Piazza della Repubblica. The most famouse piazza in Cortona. • Piazza Signorelli. • Piazza Garibaldi Built by the french during the naopleonic wars. • The Cathedral (Il Duomo). • Church of Santa Maria Nuova • Eremo Le Celle • Farneta Abbey

About the destination: Passignano sul Trasimeno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region of Umbria, located about 20 km northwest of Perugia. Passignano was home to a historic Italian airplane factory, the SAI Ambrosini, now abandoned as an industrial center but still used as an association center. Its buildings still exist near the Passignano sul Trasimeno railway station. Aircraft were tested at Eleuteri airport, only a few kilometers away from the factory. SAI was involved mainly with Macchi during World War II, although Eleuteri was also used as a test center for the Ambrosini SS.4. Scuderia Coloni, a former Formula 1 and GP2 Series racing team which currently organizes the Auto GP Series, is located in Passignano sul Trasimeno.

About the destination: Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a largebutte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, rising above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone called Tufa. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Pozzo di San Patrizio • Pozzo della Cava • Medieval Quarter • Palazzo Buzi • San Giacomo Maggiore • Madonna della Cava • Musei Archeologici Claudio Faina e Civico • Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and Museo Emilio Greco • Museo Archeologico • Underground Orvieto • Piazza del Popolo and Cosrso Cavour • Palazzo del Popolo • Museo delle Ceramiche Medioevale • San Giovanni

About the destination: Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • The Duomo • The Roman ruins and Archeological Museum • The first century Roman Villa • Ponte delle Torre. Old aqueduct and footpath behind the fort at the top of the city.

About the destination: Assisi is a town and comune of Italy in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. Super medieval city with narrow and charming streets MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Piazza Matteotti cross the street and go down towards San Rufino Cathedral, that has probably the most beautiful façade of all the churches in town. • Via San Rufino. There is a small fountain known as the ""lions fountain"". There are two main attractions on the Piazza: the ""Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo"" with the clock tower and the beautiful church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva with its impresive roman columns. • St. Claire's Basilica. There is a lovely piazza in front of the Church, with wonderful views of the valley. • San Damiano • Santa Maria Maggiore Church, a little look for the monastery of St Quirico. • Rocca Maggiore a lovely site with wonderful views. • Eremo delle Carceri.

About the destination: Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the river Tiber. The city is also the capital of the province of Perugia. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Undergound Perugia. The escalators from the lower town lead up through the remains of Rocca Paolina which was a 16th-century fortress. • Porta Marzia (Marzia Gate). This is an Etruscan city gate built in the Third Century BC and much later incorporated into the city walls. It is close to the remains of the Paolina Fortress. • Fontana Maggiore. This large medieval fountain is found between the cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori. It was made between 1277 and 1278 by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano as part of Perugia's celebrations of its independence. • Cathedral of San Lorenzo. This has an unusual layout for Italian churches in that the side rather than the front entrance faces the main square. • Palazzo dei Priori. This is a large building in Italian Gothic style built in the early 1300s. On the side facing the piazza are a griffin, the emblem of Perugia, a 14th century bronze lion, and some chains, from where the keys of Siena were displayed after victory over the Sienese in 1358.

About the destination: Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Palazzo dei Consoli. Built in 1332 1337, this is an impressive public building. • The Festa dei ceri is a fantastic representation organized every year on 15th May. It consists of a crazy race of three big wooden candles, each weighing around 300 Kg, in the narrow streets of the city. • Basilica of St. Ubaldo. • Palazzo Ducale. An ancient palace that was restructured in the 15th Century in Renaissance style. • The Cathedral. This is a Gothic 14th century church. The façade, which was restored in the 16th century; has a beautiful Gothic portal and is richly decorated. Inside there are ten arches that support the roof. Contains some interesting paintings. • Piazza 40 Martiri. The piazza commemorates 40 people of Gubbio shot by German forces in June 1944. In the piazza is the church of St. Francis (S. Francesco), after St. Francis of Assisi Fountain of the Mad. • Roman Theatre. • Museo Civico, in the Palazzo dei Consoli. An archaeological museum and art gallery. Notable for the The Iguvine Tablets, which were seven bronze tablets discovered in Gubbio in 1444.

About the destination: Arezzo is a city in Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 kilometres southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 metres above sea level, with a population was about 100,000. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Piazza Grande, the most beautiful square in Arezzo, is surrounded by marvelous old buildings and hosts the Giostra del Saracino twice a year. • Churches. The Arezzo Cathedral (Duomo), the Church of San Francesco, the Church of Santa Maria della Pieve and the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. • Museums. You can find the Museo del Duomo, the Museo Archeologico ""Gaio Cilnio Mecenate"", the Museo Statale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna and the House-Museum of Ivan Bruschi. Also there are La Casa Petrarca or la Vita è Bella that have a cultural interest at the city.

About the destination: Florence is as vital and beautiful today as when its wool and silk merchants and bankers revolutionized the economy of 13th century Tuscany, and the art of Dante and Michelangelo stunned the world. Florence was the centre of the Italian Renaissance. The fruits of the city’s rebirth are still evident in its seemingly endless array of museums, churches and palazzi. With its historic centre classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Duomo, the elegant and beautiful cathedral, dominates the city and is an unmistakable reference point in your wanderings. The River Arno, which cuts through the oldest part of the city, is crowned with the Ponte Vecchio bridge lined with shops and held up by stilts. Dating back to the 14th century, it is the only bridge that survived attacks during WWII. Standing by the river at night, when the city is illuminated with a myriad twinkling lights, is unforgettable. But more remains of Florence’s incomparable heritage than stones and paint, the city’s indomitable spirit has also survived the centuries, ensuring Florentine life today its liveliness and sophistication.