Tours
Historical-artistic itineraries and excursions on foot, by carriage, car or bus:
Tuscany has a lot to offer: historical touring itineraries, breathtaking natural landscapes, marvelous sea and country resorts, cities of art to be discovered thanks to our travel tour leaders. Here you can find some examples of the organized tours that our agency proposes to anyone who loves Italy.
The archaeological park of Fiesole and walks “with a view”.
From the church of San Miniato al Monte to Ponte Vecchio, admiring Florence from the hills. On foot in the historical centre: tower houses, elegant streets, the San Lorenzo Market. The Cathedral, Baptistery, Bell tower, the Dome and the Museum of Santa Maria del Fiore (the Cathedral Museum). The Uffizi Gallery with its masterpiece paintings from Giotto to Caravaggio. Florence in 1504, the David: Michelangelo and his sculpture. The Renaissance at the Bargello: great sculpture from Donatello to Giambologna. Palazzo Vecchio and the “rooms of power”; the spectacular Piazza della Signoria. The Basilica of San Lorenzo, the Laurentian Library and the Medici Chapels. On both sides of Arno river: living Florence in its ancient workshop and craftsmen’s studios. Palazzo Pitti: the Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments, the Boboli gardens.
The celebrated frescoes in Santa Croce, Santa Maria del Carmine, Santa Trinita and Santa Maria Novella. Raphael, Frà Bartolomeo and Beato Angelico in Palazzo Pitti and the Monastery of San Marco. Fashion, textiles, and jewellery in Florence from the Renaissance until the present day. The Medici Villas: Cafaggiolo, Pratolino, Petraia, Castello, Poggio a Caiano, Artimino, Cerreto Guidi. Art, work and spirituality in the museum in the province of Florence: the “pearl necklace”. The Chianti, the hilly region, vineyards and olive groves between Florence and Siena.
Arezzo: Castiglion Fiorentino and Cortona: Entruscan Places.
The Middle Ages in the castles and monasteries of the Casentino, la Verna and Vallombrosa. The Parish churches of the Valdarno and the Casentino; the museums and churches of Arezzo. Piero della Francesca, the master of color in Arezzo, Monterchi and Sansepolcro. The towns, farms, cellars and eno-gastronomy of the Val di Chiana and the upper Tiber valley.
The fascination of Livorno, maritime cities (available guided tours with Tuscany guides for tourists coming to Livorno harbour) and medieval villages along the coast.
The Island of Elba: the archaeology, landscape, nature and Napoleonic residences.
The villas and gardens of Lucca: Torrigiani, Mansi, Grabau, and Villa Reale and Marlia. The churches of San Michele, San Martino, San Frediano and the walls of Lucca. Excursions with tastings to the farms and wineries of Montecarlo. Puccini’s places: his birthplace in Lucca, the villa at Torre del Lago, Viareggio. Massa Carrara: the province of the marble quarries and of the castles of the Lunigiana.
One of the “seven wonders of the world”: the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles) at Pisa with the Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, the Baptistery and monumental Cemetery (Camposanto). The “Lungarni” of Pisa, Santa Maria della Spina, Piazza dei Cavalieri and Pisa’s old districts. The Certosa di Calci and San Miniato al Tedesco with the Museum of Arte Sacra.
Volterra: city of Alabaster: the monuments, picture gallery and gastronomy. The heart of Pistoia: the Cathedral, the Silver Altar, the Baptistery, the Palazzo Pretorio. The chapel of Sant’Antonio Abate (del Tau), the Marino Marini Museum and the old Piazza della Sala market. The Romanesque churches, and the Ospedale del Ceppo with its frieze in polychrome terracotta. The spa town of Montecatini and Monsummano; Pinocchio at Collodi.
Discovering the historical centre of Prato: the Cathedral and Donatello’s pulpit; the Palazzo Pretorio, the Castello dell’Imperatore, Santa Maria delle Carceri, San Francesco. Contemporary art at the “Luigi Pecci” museum and the new Textiles Museum. The Medici Villas, Etruscan sites, Pontormo’s Visitation and the wine of Carmignano.
Siena, city of the Palio and Saint Catherine: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, and the Museo Civico, the Cathedral, Duccio’s Maestà, and the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala. Chianciano, Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Sant’Antimo: art, history and Brunello wine.
Siena surroundings areas: San Galgano, Murlo, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, and the “Crete” of Asciano. San Gimignano, the Middle Ages that never die, Colle and the Val d’Elsa: towers and vineyards. Grosseto, the countryside and the folklore of the Maremma.