100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go Author leads Women Only Italy Tour

Golden Week in the Italian Riviera and Florence with Susan Van Allen: September 2017

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May 02, 2017, 10:21 ET

LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, hosts a September Women Only Tour to the Italian Riviera and Florence, custom designed to inspire the heart, mind, and soul of the female traveler. The small group tour (14 max), gives guests an immersive experience of two extraordinary locations, based in luxurious hotels.

Author Susan Van Allen leads Golden Week: For Women Only, in the Italian Riviera and Florence

Itinerary highlights include:
*   Pesto making class in Portofino
*   Day in the Cinque Terre
* Enchanting Tuscan town of Lucca
* Ceramics painting workshop in Florence
*   Michelangelo's David
*   Exclusive tour of Uffizi Gallery, focusing on female highlights
Options for a free day include meeting Florentine artisans, special museum visits, or an excursion to the Chianti countryside. To learn more, go to www.susanvanallen.com.

"Women love Italy because Italy loves women," says award winning author Susan Van Allen, who has been traveling there for 40 years. "Golden weeks are transformational experiences," she adds. "When women land in a country that's been adoring females since the earth was cooling—from Goddess Venus to the Madonna--they feel as though they've come home, to a place where they are deeply appreciated and understood."

Golden Weeks are perfect for solo travelers, girlfriend getaways, and mother/daughter vacations. Having led these trips for five successful years, Van Allen says, "I know exactly what women want. They lead busy lives and often do all the planning, so it's a joy for them to leave that to me, and indulge in a perfect balance of planned activities and opportunities for them to explore according to their desires. Everything goes at a leisurely pace, so there's time to fully absorb Italian treasures, get to know my local friends, and stop to taste the Prosecco."

The Golden Week is a collaboration with Perillo Tours, America's leading tour operator to Italy.
Dates: September 22-30, 2017
Cost: $4890 per person, double occupancy, $5590 per person, single supplement. Includes 4 nights at Hotel Continental in Santa Margherita, 4 nights in Florence at Plaza Hotel Lucchesi, some meals, including daily breakfast buffet at hotel, domestic transportation, private tours, activities and gratuities. International airfare not included.
Contact for info and sign-up: Perillo Tours, 855-784-7687, [email protected]

SOURCE Susan Van Allen