Ideal for a memorable mother-daughter getaway this Mother’s Day, Italian Connection is rewarding moms with special gifts on walking tours in Tuscany and Sicily during May. Stay at a wine-producing estate in Chianti; dine at La Grotta, one of Tuscany’s top restaurants; and visit Italy’s only Cashmere producing goat farm in Radda, where complimentary goat’s milk skincare products and a hand-loomed cashmere scarf for mom await. After a day of walking through Sicily’s ancient ruins and olive groves, mothers will also receive a complimentary Turkish bath, facial and mother-daughter foot massages at the Tonnara di Bonagia Hotel’s spa on the waterfront below the hilltop town of Erice.  Moms and daughters will also stroll through hills covered in rosemary, thyme and blooming rock roses on the remote island of Marettimo, home to a single, tiny village and lushest of the Egadi Islands.

These complimentary offerings are part of Italian Connection’s “Mamma Mia in May” promotion for its Western Sicily & Egadi Islands May 6-11 and Tuscany Hilltowns May 19-24 tours. The tours are six days, with 5 to 10 miles of daily walking, and limited to 13 participants. Price for the Western Sicily tour is $3,395 and the price for the Tuscany tour is $2,995. Both are per person based on double occupancy and include accommodations, guided walks, most meals, excellent wines and unique insider experiences. The Simply Italian option, where guest save $300 per person by staying in lesser-priced accommodations, is also available.

For more information, call Italian Connection at 1-800-462-7911 or visit www.italian-connection.com.

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Ragusa, Sicily, Italy (February, 2009).