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02/01/2003

Vespa and Chianti, Two Italian classics that have come to symbolize la "dolce vita". Now Vespa is bringing them together in a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience that promises to capture the heart, soul and essence of Italy: a week in Central Tuscany at the four-star Palazzo Leopoldo hotel, filled with scenic day-trips throughout the Chianti countryside aboard your very own Vespa!

Imagine cruising along winding country roads on your Vespa scooter, postcard-picture vistas greeting you around every curve of the Chianti hills. Endless rows of vineyards bearing some of the world's finest grapes,stately lines of towering cypress trees,silvery-green olive groves rimming an ancient abbey,fields ablaze with crimson poppies in the springtime and golden sunflowers in autumn.

The sensory overload continues in every quaint Italian village along the way, where you'll sip espresso at an outdoor cafe, sample sweet Vin Santo at a tiny enoteca, or savor a long, leisurely meal bursting with the fresh produce, homemade pasta and grilled meats that make rural Italian cuisine so magnifico. And at every stop, you'll be surrounded by the warmth and hospitality of the Italian people.