Place and Hotel
"Land of St. Francis", Assisi is a little town situated in Subasio Mountain's valley, in the center of green Umbria. It is rich in history, art and popular traditions. Enjoy your stay in this enchanting town playing bridge with the World Champion and World Grand Master Fulvio Fantoni. Vincenzo Delle Cave, responsible for BBO ITALIA, will be available to satisfy your curiosity concerning the spectacular Bridge Base Online community.
The Grand Hotel Assisi offers to its clientele a large variety of services: indoor heated swimming pool, sauna and a congress centre of more than 1.000 square metres. Tourneys and bridge lessons will be held in this venue. The cuisine is based on a meticulous search for typical regional dishes in order to rediscover the flavours of the past, ranging from homemade pasta and untainted olive oil to the delicious truffles that abound in this region. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, TV, minibar, telephone, wireless internet connection.
Afternoon and evening daily bridge tournaments are scheduled. All the participants may enter a draw. The one selected will play a tournament with Fulvio. Every day Fulvio will comment the most interesting deals played during the tournaments. A Piano bar in the evening, tourist trips in Assisi and its spectacular outskirts, dancing New Year all make for an unforgettable vacation.
Participation fee per person
Participation fee for each person is € 725.00 and includes:
double occupancy with full board including beverages
welcome cocktail and gala dinner on New Year's Eve
refreshments offered during afternoon tournaments
comments of played deals by Fulvio Fantoni
Further
in addition all vacation participants will be registered for the BBO private bridge club "Bridge Vacation with Fantoni" to have the chance to play bridge online with Fulvio during the year.
In the fee is not included
participation in trips organized by the hotel
subscription fee for bridge tournaments (€ 8,00 per player)
what is not specified
Supplements and reductions
supplements for single room € 175.00 (limited rooms)
supplement for superior room € 100,00 per person
supplement for suite € 300.00 per person (four suites are available)
3rd child (from 2 to 12 years) in double room € 300.00 discount
3rd adult in double room € 150.00 discount
3rd child (from 0 to 2 years) in double room free
Booking
For booking and information phone to the mobile: +39 349 2998146, or write an email to info@fantonivacations.it
A deposit of € 200.00 should be sent to the hotel at the time of booking, the balance will be paid in the hotel
In our holidays
✓ Daily Bridge lesson with Fulvio Fantoni
✓ Afternoon and evening tournaments
✓ For each tournament we randomly draw Fulvio’s partner
✓ Bridgemates are in use and the results are shown in live-time on a megascreen
✓ If you don’t have a partner, you will always find somebody to play with
✓ Vincenzo is available to share information about BBO and Bridge softwares
✓ Overall ranking of all the tournaments, considering the best 6 results of each player.
Plan of the week
SAT DECEMBER 27th
07.00pm - 07.30pm Welcome Cocktail, staff presentation and layout of the weekly program
09.30pm - 12.00pm Pairs' Tournament
SUN DECEMBER 28th
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.30pm - 12.00pm Pairs' Tournament
MON DECEMBER 29th
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.30pm - 12.00pm Pairs' Tournament
TUE DECEMBER 30th
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.30pm - 12.00pm Pairs' Tournament
WED DECEMBER 31st
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.00pm - ...... NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AND LIVE MUSIC
THU JANUARY 1st
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.30pm - 12.00pm Pairs' Tournament
FRI JANUARY 2nd
02.30pm - 03.45pm Discussion on the hands played during the tournament - with Fulvio
03.45pm - 04.15pm Computer Bridge and the BBO Corner with Vincenzo
04.30pm - 07.00pm Pairs' Tournament
09.30pm - 12.00pm VUGRAPH tourney trasmitted on BBO
12.00pm PRIZE-GIVING CERIMONY
SAT JANUARY 4th
11.00am Check out within 11.00am
The subscription fee to each tournament is € 8,00 for each player. All tournaments are valid to obtain FIGB points: at the end of each tournament you can connect to www.fantonivacations.it/assisi and check online the final ranking.
Every day, upon the tournament's start, Fulvio's partner will be chosen through draw lots (with the exception of the VUGRAPH tournament, when Fulvio's partner will be the winner of the overall ranking); his would-be partner will pair with Vincenzo.
We will set up an overall ranking of the first 11 tournaments, not including the final tournament that will be broadcast on VUGRAPH, which will take into account each player's eight best results out of all the tournaments played. The first six top ranking players will win a prize. The overall ranking will be shown every day in the Tournament room.
How to get
By airplane:
Perugia Airport (15 km from the Hotel);
By train:
Firenze-Terontola-Perugia-Foligno Station of Assisi/Santa Maria degli Angeli
By car coming from south:
a) HIGHWAY A1 DEL SOLE, exit Orte carry on with E 45 in the direction of Perugia - Cesena until Assisi.
b) HIGHWAY A14 ADRIATICA, exit Civitanova Marche carry on in the direction of Foligno - Perugia until Assisi.
By car coming from north:
a) HIGHWAY A1 DEL SOLE, exit Valdichiana reaching Perugia, carry on in the direction of Cesena (E45) until Assisi.
b) HIGHWAY A14 ADRIATICA, exit Cesena (150 Km from Assisi), carry on in the direction of Perugia (E45) until Assisi.
By car coming from Ancona:
E45 in the direction of Cesena-Orte, at the fork Perugia-Foligno carry on in the direction of Foligno until Assisi.