THE JEWELS OF TUSCANY
( 11 Days )

Day 1

ACTIVITY

Flight to Florence

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence

Day 2

ACTIVITY

  • Transfer with private bus to Brunelleschi Hotel (4 nights).
  • Hotel check in, orientation and short excursion to familiarize with the city
  • Welcome dinner at Symbiosis restaurant (3 courses meal)

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence

Day 3

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Guided tour of Medici Chapels and San Lorenzo complex
  • Free time for lunch (consider visiting the Mercato Centrale)
  • Guided tour of Galleria dell’Accademia 
  • Dinner at Pennello restaurant (3 courses meal) 

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence

Day 4

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Guided tour of Bargello
  • Free time for lunch 
  • Cathedral complex experience (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo)
  • Dinner at Matto Matto restaurant (3 courses meal) 

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence

Day 5

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Guided tour of Uffizi
  • Free time for lunch
  • Guided tour of Santa Croce
  • Farewell dinner at Manzo restaurant 

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence

Day 6

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer with private bus and Tour of Pisa (visit Campo dei Miracoli, the Leaning Tower and the Cathedral complex)
  • Free time for lunch
  • Transfer with private bus to Lucca (visit the City’s Walls, Piazza Anfiteatro, the Cathedral, Giunigi tower, San Frediano Church and Puccini’s house)
  • Dinner at Giulio in Pelleria restaurant (3 courses meal)
  • Transfer with private bus to Certosa di Maggiano hotel in Siena 

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Pisa and Lucca

Day 7

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Guided tour of Siena
  • Free time for lunch
  • Cooking class and dinner at the cooking class

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Siena

Day 8

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer with private bus and Tour of Arezzo (visit Piazza Grande, Basilica di S.Francesco, Duomo dei Santi Pietro e Donato, Casa Museo di Giorgio Vasari, Basilica di S. Domenico, Chiese di Santa Maria della Pieve e Santa Maria delle Grazie and Fortezza Medicea)
  • Lunch at Il Covo dei Briganti (3 courses meal)
  • Return to your hotel in Siena in the afternoon 
  • Free time for dinner

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Arezzo

Day 9

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Private bus transfer and guided tour of Montepulciano (visit Piazza Grande, Chiesa di S.Biagio, Torre di Pulcinella and Chiesa di S.Agostino)
  • Travel to Pienza, city tour and lunch at Taverna del Fucile (3 courses meal)
  • Return to the hotel near Siena in the afternoon

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Montepulciano and Pienza

Day 10

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Visit Montalcino and wine tour at Capanna in Montalcino with lunch included
  • Return to the hotel in Siena in the afternoon
  • Farewell dinner at the hotel

 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Montalcino

Day 11

ACTIVITY

  • Breakfast
  • Check out and Departure to Florence airport or to Rome with private bus (3/4 optional nights in the Italian capital) 

LOCATION/DESTINATION

Florence or Rome (optional)