Special Event Florence 2025

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Welcome to a private tour of the most important collection of Renaissance art in the world, the famous Uffizi Museum in Florence.

Private tour of the Uffizi Museum

While it is privatised, there will be no other visitors. We will be completely alone to enjoy original art from Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli and many other greats. Take your time. It just us and the biggest Renaissance collection of the world for the next hours. No stress. Enjoy!

There will be guides to help you around, or provide more information on any of the displayed art pieces as we go along. We will dim the lights a bit, creating a truly magical experience.

The Uffizi Gallery is home to the most important collection of renaissance works in the world. One of, if not the most important piece is l'Annunciazione by Leonardo da Vinci among many other painting masterpieces made between the 14th and 18th century.

The Gallery also contains an extensive collection of ancient statues and busts from the Medici family, which line the corridors and consists of ancient Roman and Greek sculptures.

Originally built and owned by the Medici family to contain their private collection shown exclusively for family friends and business associates. It became a museum in 1865.

The Medici dynasty were the most powerful noble family in Florence. They financed the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as well as the iconic Duomo Cathedral in Florence which today is a symbol of the city.

They were also patrons of Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Galileo among many others. As a result, they came into possession of many of the most important works of these great artists and creators.

We stay at Villa Cora

For this special event we have selected the five-star hotel Villa Cora, our favourite hotel in Florence. Check-in opens in the afternoon of the 23rd of October.

Welcome mingle and aperitivo at 17 in the incredible mirror hall. One hour later, we take shuttles to the Uffizi Museum located by Ponte Vecchio in the city centre overlooking the Arno river.

Dinner by Dario Cecchini

After the private museum tour we will go to Cecchini a Citta resturant. Run by Italian celebrity TV chef Dario Cecchini, he will prepare a seven course meat dinner for us.

The star of the show is the spectacular Bistecca alla Fiorentina steak. The dinner will be paired with fantastic Tuscan wines, including the "super tuscans" from the Bolgheri region.

The schedule

Thursday 23rd of October

15:00 - Check-in opens at Villa Cora *****L
17:00 - Welcome mingle and aperitivo in the mirror hall
18:00 - Shuttles leave for Uffizi Museum
18:30-21:00 - Private tour of the Uffizi Museum
21:30 - Cecchini a Citta with Dario Cecchini
23:30 - Shuttles back to the hotel

Friday 24th of October

12:00 - Check-out from the hotel

Or you can choose to extend your stay and enjoy the beautiful city of Florence, the capital of Artists. Let us know, and we will extend your stay over the weekend.

The event is 6 400 euros for a couple / two people. As always, all is included, the private visit to Uffuzu Museum, the dinner in Cecchini in Citta, and overnight stay at the five-star hotel Villa Cora.

Hotel: Villa Cora *****L.

Restaurant: Seven-course meat tasting menu by famous TV chef Dario Cecchini at Restaurant Cecchini in Citta paired with Tuscan wines.

Limited event: We are limiting the number of participants to just 20 couples for this special event. Also, we will only do the event this one time.

Also included: Professional photos and video from the event.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.