MarbleCoasters.com – which makes ordering customized marble coasters for timeless personalized gifts as easy as an Italian ocean breeze – is proud to offer early visitors a free chance to win a trip to the Cradle of The Renaissance – Florence, Italy – including five nights at the inspiring Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo overlooking the historic city and a day tour of Siena and San Gimignano, Tuscany, and a wine tour in Chianti.

MarbleCoasters.com visitors can sign up for “Rock Your World In The Cradle Of The Renaissance” by registering your name, mailing address and Email address by Dec. 31, 2008, for a free chance to win a trip for two, including airfare from anywhere in the United States and hotel accommodations for five nights, double occupancy, at the Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo, widely acclaimed as one of the best four-star hotels in Florence. No purchase is necessary. The trip must be taken March 24-30 of 2009.

“Our mantra at MarbleCoasters.Com is ‘rock your world,’ and we thought a perfect way of introducing our new Web site and our custom-ordering service for enduring marble gifts is to literally rock the world for one of our early visitors – to take them halfway around the world to experience the Cradle of The Renaissance,” said MarbleCoasters.com CEO Mark Schmidt.

“Florence is considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and is often called the Athens of the Middle Ages.” Schmidt points out that Florence boasts a number of world-class museums. The Bargello concentrates on sculpture, containing many priceless works of art created by sculptors such as Donatello, Giambologna, and Michelangelo. The Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno – often  simply called the Accademia – spotlights Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Slaves.

The MarbleCoasters.com sweepstakes also features a day trip to Siena – built on three steep hills and largely unchanged since Medieval times – and is regarded as a must-see attraction of Tuscany. The tour includes a visit to San Gimignano, famed for its medieval skyscrapers, high walls and narrow streets that typify most peoples image of a Tuscan hill town, and a wine tour and tasting in Chianti.

Schmidt is especially proud to offer the winners of the MarbleCoasters.com sweepstakes five nights at the Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo. 

“Torre di Bellosguardo is a special place for experiencing Florence. The hotel is a 15th Century Italian Villa with an intimate atmosphere and charm of a private home,” he said. “The artisan workshops and antique dealers of the Oltarno – the more authentic part of Florence – are just five minutes down the hill from the hotel.”

To register for “Rock Your World In The Cradle Of The Renaissance,” visit MarbleCoasters.com by December 31, 2008.