Savour a traditional dinner in a classic Florentine setting, where freshly sourced local ingredients shine in simple, confident dishes. Toast your companions with regional wine and share first impressions of the city.

This convivial evening delivers a taste of Florence—from peppery olive oil and hand-shaped pasta to hearty Tuscan flavours—framed by warm service and easy conversation.

Begin your journey by meeting your Tour Manager over a relaxed welcome drink. Get oriented, hear practical tips, and learn how the week’s highlights fit together.

Collect insider recommendations for evening strolls, photo spots, and favourite cafés. It’s a warm, low-key moment that sets the tone for great company and confident exploring.

Challenge the tilt as you climb the Leaning Tower via its narrow helical staircase to reach the belfry. Feel the tower’s subtle lean beneath your feet and take in sweeping views over Pisa and the Piazza dei Miracoli.

This is an optional experience available at additional cost (approximately €20, payable locally and bookable on tour, subject to availability). Timed entries help manage capacity for a smooth ascent.

Explore Italy’s greatest painting collection with skip-the-line entry to the Uffizi Gallery. Trace the arc of Renaissance genius before works like Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” and “Primavera,” alongside pivotal pieces by Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio.

Learn how the Medici collection evolved from a private treasure into a civic museum. Purpose-built galleries designed by Vasari frame luminous rooms where perspective, myth, and faith reshaped European art.

Stroll into grand ducal life as you step inside the Pitti Palace, exploring galleries rich with Raphael and opulent courtly rooms. Continue into the Boboli Gardens, an elegant landscape of terraces, fountains, and shaded avenues.

Experience the Medici vision of power and beauty in this outdoor museum of Renaissance statuary and grottoes. Manicured geometry frames Florentine rooftops, offering tranquil corners and sweeping views beyond the Arno.

Explore Lucca’s cobbled core encircled by perfectly preserved ramparts and walk the Renaissance walls for leafy panoramas over terracotta roofs. Within the ring, discover the elegant oval of Piazza dell’Anfiteatro and lanes lined with artisan boutiques.

Pause at St Martin’s Cathedral (Duomo di San Martino), whose Romanesque facade shelters treasured art. Roman foundations, medieval towers, and gentle Tuscan rhythms make Lucca an inviting, lived-in jewel.

Visit the marble expanse of Piazza dei Miracoli to view the Leaning Tower of Pisa beside its Cathedral and Baptistery. The gleaming stone and clipped lawns create a striking stage for one of Europe’s most iconic skylines.

Learn how the tower’s tilt began in the 12th century and was stabilized in modern times. Enjoy time to pause for photos and reflection amid Pisan Romanesque arches and inlaid facades.

Wander Volterra’s stone lanes and imposing ramparts before witnessing an alabaster workshop demonstration. See artisans coax translucence from local stone using traditional tools and time-honed techniques.

With deep Etruscan heritage and medieval might, Volterra’s textures—fortified gates, cliffside views, carved capitals—reveal centuries of craft and commerce. The city’s luminous alabaster remains its most evocative signature.

Wander atmospheric streets beneath medieval towers that give San Gimignano its legendary skyline. Arcaded squares, stone wells, and frescoed chapels create a scene that feels preserved in amber.

Learn how rival families built ever-taller tower houses as symbols of prestige. From the ramparts, enjoy misty hill views across vineyards where Vernaccia grapes thrive, then dip back into lanes perfumed with bakery sweets and saffron lore.

Join a guided city tour through Siena’s UNESCO-listed centre, culminating in the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo. Brick palazzi, Gothic arches, and a soaring campanile frame one of Italy’s most harmonious civic spaces.

Hear of the Palio traditions and neighbourhood contrade that animate local identity. Admire black-and-white marble motifs across the cityscape and discover corners where bankers, pilgrims, and artists once converged.

Experience Tuscan viticulture as you tour the cellars and learn about oak aging, terroir, and seasonal rhythms. Then sample regional wines—often Sangiovese-led reds—while soaking up views over the vineyards.

Your host shares estate stories and tasting notes, from cherry-bright young styles to fuller, spice-laced blends. The setting, framed by cypress and rolling hills, pairs beautifully with each glass.

Taste the countryside at a family-owned farmhouse, where you’ll enjoy traditional Tuscan recipes crafted from seasonal produce and estate olive oil. Expect rustic breads, garden herbs, and slow-cooked flavors served with local wine.

Stories of the land and kitchen mingle with warm rural hospitality. Between courses, admire stone barns, terracotta rooftops, and vine-laced hills that define this generous table-to-farm experience.

Discover Renaissance Florence on a guided walking tour taking in the Florence Cathedral (Duomo) and Baptistery, the statues of Piazza della Signoria, and the artisan storefronts along the Ponte Vecchio. See marble facades glow and hear the city’s bells as you navigate elegant piazzas and narrow lanes.

Unpack stories of Medici patronage, Brunelleschi’s daring dome, and guild traditions that shaped Florence’s identity. Your guide helps decode symbols, sculpture, and civic pride that still animate this compact historic center.