Students at the La Bottega Del 30 cooking class in Italy

• Seasoned riders know to bring a waterproof jacket and lightweight gloves to wear when traveling by Vespa.
  
• The tour company provides a helmet and eye protection, which are required by Italian law. Travelers can even take their helmets home as a souvenir!
  
• A special license is not required to operate a Vespa in Italy, but helmets are required by law.
  
• Although the maximum speed of a Vespa is 60 mph, tours usually average a leisurely 18-23 mph.
  
• Between wine, shoes and other leather goods, and designer clothing, Italy is a shopper's paradise. Fortunately, "scooterists" can splurge a little thanks to a generous, lockable storage bin beneath their Vespa seat.
  
• Horse lovers like to spend early June in Seinna, which is home to Palio, a famed horse racing festival.

Italy by Vespa
1839 York St., Denver, CO 80206
866-297-7725
steen@italybyvespa.com, www.italybyvespa.com
Cost: Contact Italy by Vespa for current tour pricing and rates.
A 7-night tour with Italy by Vespa includes accommodations at the Palazzo Leopoldo in Radda and most meals. Group size is limited to 16 members, and each tour participant receives one-on-one rider training. With advance notice, Italy by Vespa can even accommodate special diets such as vegetarian and dairy-free.

La Bottega del 30
Via Sesta Caterina 2-Castelnuso B. GA (51)
Ph: 39-0577-359226
www.labottegadel30.it
Full-day and weeklong cooking classes are available at La Bottega Del 30 in Villa Sesta, near Siena. Each student receives cooking lessons, daily lunch, Italian wine tasting, recipe book, apron and diploma

Castello di Cacchiano
m.quick@castellodicacchiano.it, www.tuscany.net/cacchiano
Family Ricasoli Firidolfi still manages the farm on a direct basis and is engaged in the production of olive oil and wine. Castello di Cacchiano hosts a variety of vintage activities in September and October. Castello di Cacchiano's Chianti Classico wine is made from 5 types of grapes. Chianti is usually best when it is less than 7 years old.

Palazzo Leopoldo
www.tuscany.net/leopoldo/it
Cost: Rooms start at $190 USD
Palazzo Leopoldo is a splendidly restored, four-star, 18^th-century manor house situated in the hill town of Radda within the heart of Chianti.