Page 14 - ABF Newsletter October 2024

TUSCAN MAGIC 2025
♠♥BRIDGE PLAYING HOLIDAYS WITH MARY ELSON♦♣
Spend two weeks in a Tuscan farmhouse/villa complex a short drive to the ancient Etruscan city of Castiglion Fiorentino, relaxing, touring and playing bridge. Stay in your own house, sharing a living room and kitchen with one or two other guests.
All your breakfasts, three evening meals each week, wonderful air-conditioned farmhouse-style accommodation with large inground pool, local transfers and stunning tours are included in the price. (As well as all the bridge, of course!)
Three full day tours are included each week as well as half day tours on most other days and we shall visit such wonderful places as Siena, Perugia, Assisi, Cortona, Arezzo and the wine area around Montepulciano among other trips. There will also be opportunities to visit Florence or Orvieto and the UNESCO World Heritage site San Gimignano.
A full program of bridge and regular lessons is being offered. Play as often as you want. Mary was the inaugural Victorian Bridge Teacher of the Year and is a qualified director.
There are only twelve places available during each fortnight, and interest is high. Dates are: May 31st to June 14th; or June 15th to June 29th.
Ring Mary on 0431 581 304 for more information or to book in for the holiday. Or you can email to: maryelsonbridge@gmail.com
• Price per person, exclusive of airfare, will be approximately AUD$5950 twin share (depending on the exchange rate). Because guests are sharing a house, you will not be living in each other’s pockets.
• Optional extra: approximately $500 single supplement – once again dependant on the exchange rate.
• Your deposit of $1100 AUD is payable when booking in is finalised with the balance due, in Euro, on arrival
in at the villa.
• A cancellation fee equal to the deposit will be charged if your cancellation occurs later than one month
before the commencement of your booked holiday.
Some reviews of recent holidays:
Location: * Beautiful views overlooking valley. Wake to cocks crowing and church bells calling to service.
Hosts: Tours: Food: Bridge: Venue: Overall:
* Host facility was excellent. Rosalinda was a marvellous host, very friendly, even under pressure. * Every trip was well organised and interesting. Tuscany is enchanting.
* Utterly delicious. Suited me very well.
* Bridge was well organized and fun and lessons were terrific. Mary is a wonderful teacher.
* The accommodation was very good and I really enjoyed the visits to local towns and villages. * It was a delight!