Bocelli Recording Experience

Pick-up at Tuscan Airport or Train Station and Transfer to your Hotel in Tuscany

The first day of the Bocelli Recording Experience begins with your arrival. A private English-speaking driver will pick you up at the agreed location, whether it is an airport or a train station in Tuscany. You will spend the first day in complete leisure after being chauffeured to your luxury accommodation in Tuscany. 

Dinner at a Typical Tuscan Restaurant and Overnight Stay at your Hotel in Tuscany

After resting and contemplating the view you will see from your windows, your driver will take you to a typical Tuscan restaurant where you will be treated to your first Italian dinner, accompanied by the best wines of the region. When dinner is over, you will be chauffeured back to your hotel in Tuscany.

Breakfast at a Local Café in Lajatico

Before embarking on the first adventure of the PPG Recording Studios Package Tour, you will savor an exquisite breakfast at the local café of Lajatico where you will enjoy a delightful selection of sweet and savory Italian specialties. At around 9am, music artists will be chauffeured to the PPG Recording Studios to get immersed in a world-class recording experience, while family and friends will be taken on a shopping trip to a famous Florentine fashion outlet.

PPG Recording Studios Tour and First Recording Session

The PPG Recording Studios is located in the heart of Valdera, and in its rooms Maestro Bocelli has recorded many of his lyrical masterpieces. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted by Maestro Pierpaolo Guerrini and his experienced team of Creatives who, during your PPG Recording Studios tour, will show you the local control rooms and the top-notch instrumentation needed to follow music production and recording process from A to Z. PPG is one of the world’s most renowned recording studios and you will have the chance to immerse yourself in a state-of-the-art facility equipped with only the finest, top-of-the-line gear, including an SSL 456 G+ Series recording device with total recall, vintage and modern instruments, Neve preamplifier, synthesizers, and Massemborg equalizers. Together with the PPG team you will have the ultimate recording session and live a truly unforgettable experience! Your musical duties will be interrupted only for a delightful lunch and for a coffee break at 5pm.

Shopping trip to Barberino Designer Outlet

If you like music but do not feel ready to record a song, do not worry! Your private driver will chauffeur you to an amazing location close to Florence. Barberino Designer Outlet is a shopping village with more than 120 boutiques, restaurants, and coffee bars where you can go wild and buy top designer clothing and accessories at very special prices. You will find both high fashion and purse-friendly stores of international and Italian designers, and once you finish your shopping your driver will escort you to a hearty lunch in a Tuscan restaurant nearby before driving you back to your hotel.

Dinner at a Local Restaurant and Relax at your Hotel in Tuscany

Once the group is reunited, you will be chauffeured to another refined local restaurant for a lovely dinner and then escorted back to your hotel.

PPG Recording Studios and Bocelli Countryside Escape

After a nice breakfast, you can start the third day of your magnificent Bocelli Recording Experience. Your private driver will first take the artists to the PPG Studios for their second and final day of recording and then leave with their friends or family for a wonderful Bocelli Countryside Escape.

Last Recording Session at PPG Recording Studios

At the recording studio, you will continue working on your masterpiece with Pierpaolo Guerrini and his staff. At lunchtime, you will enjoy a great Tuscan-flavored meal and return to your musical affairs to complete your mission: to record your own CD!

Volterra, Teatro del Silenzio, Bocelli’s Family Vineyards and San Gimignano

The first stop of the Bocelli Countryside Escape will be the beautiful Volterra, a city that will astonish you with its history, its attractions, such as the ruins of the Roman Theater, and its renowned local alabaster crafts. Later, you will return to Lajatico to visit the place where Maestro Bocelli performs his annual concert, the Teatro del Silenzio. After a tour of the Bocelli family vineyards, on which you will learn about the winemaking process and other interesting facts, a Bocelli family member will welcome you to Officine Bocelli Restaurant for a fine wine tasting. You will then leave for San Gimignano, a beautiful medieval Tuscan town that will enchant you with its narrow streets, squares and towers.

Tuscan Dinner and Relax at your Hotel in Tuscany

In the evening, singers, musicians, family and friends in your group will gather to enjoy a lovely evening. The artists will show the final product of their two days of recording and after a final exquisite dinner all together, you can all go back to your hotel and spend a last comfortable night in Tuscany.

Breakfast and Transfer to Local Tuscan Airport or Train Station

Your exciting PPG Recording Studios Package Tour has reached its last day and it is time to say goodbye to beautiful Tuscany. After a great breakfast and check out procedures, your private driver will take you to the local Tuscan airport or train station. You will return home with a memorable memory of this experience and also with a special gift, your own CD signed by PPG Recording Studios!