If the idea of bringing in the New Year in Tuscany sounds appealing, then enter the Happy New Tuscany competition. The first prize is a 7 night trip for two between Christmas and New Years staying in Florence (luxury accommodation on B&B basis, international flight, museum passes, New Years meal, airport transfers). The other four prizes consist of a 3 night New Year stays for two (on B&B basis, museum passes, New Years meal, airport transfer but not flights). The four prize locations are Florence, Pisa, Siena and Lucca.

Florence skyline

The competition is open to everyone worldwide, except to residents of Tuscany. The five trips will be awarded by random extraction to entrants who complete a simple online puzzle. Full details of the contest prizes are available here.

I was in Tuscany 24 November – 1 December 2009, staying in Pisa, Florence and Lucca. They are all wonderful locations, so enter the competition now and you could be spending New Year in beautiful Tuscany.

Me in Florence with the Ponte Vecchio in background

This is only the first phase of the “Voglio Vivere Cosi” initiative, which will comprise of 30 contests, 200 vacation prizes, and 20,000 giveaways over the course of the campaign.