Overview
Ever since the Etruscans dropped by to party and stayed, Tuscany has seduced. The Romans stocked their grain silos here. Christians walked stages of a medieval pilgrimage route; and Napolean plundered art (and suffered terribly in exile in a beautiful neoclassical villa with fig trees and a seas view on the paradisiacal island of Elba). Tuscany has a timeless familiarity with its iconic Florentine cathedral dome, gently rolling hills dipped in soft morning mist, and sculptural cypress alleys. But then, this regione in central Italy is postcard material. Golden wheat fields, silver olive groves, and pea-green vineyards marching in sharp terraced rows on hillsides form a graceful prelude to soul-soaring medieval hilltop villages. No land is more caught up with the fruits of its fertile earth than Tuscany, a gourmet destination whose residents spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about, discussing, and consuming food and wine. Local, seasonal and sustainable is the Holy Trinity and Tuscans share enormous pride in the quality of their produce. Tuscan Travel is grassroots: to wineries, to taste a little Classico, to a family run pastificio tradizionale where artisan pasta is cut by hand; and to road trips in quest of the best bistecca all florentina (chargrilled T- bone steak). Buon appetito!
Highlights
Hosts
Graeme and Michelle will be your hosts for this tour. We look forward to traveling with you.
What's included
What's Included
Hotel accommodations
Breakfasts
Sienna Cathedral
San Gimignano Wine Experience
Castello Del Trebbio Wine Tour
Palazzo Publico Sienna
Accademia Firenze
Lunch with Chef/Butcher, Dario Cecchini
Visit to Chianti
Visit Fiesole
Visit Florence (Firenze)
Visit San Gimignano
Visit Sienna
Tuscan Cooking Class
Uffizi Passes
Florence Cathedral (Firenze Duomo)
What's Not Included
Flights
Dinners
Most Lunches
You'll Be Staying Here
Guardastelle di San Gimignano
Fattoria di Rignana
Villa Pogio di Gaville
FAQs
Where do we fly and where do we meet for this tour?
We have pre-arranged a single pick up and drop off place and time for the whole group at the Florence Airport. We will pick everyone up at 3:00pm on Sept. 30, 2025 and drop the whole group off at the airport on Oct. 9, 2025 at 10:00am.
Many of our guests fly in a day or more early to adjust to the time zone and avoid any travel disruptions or issues making the pick up time.
If you are flying out on Oct. 9th, please don't plan your departure before 12:00pm (noon), as we will drop everyone off at 10am and will have a little bit of a drive to the airport that morning. We are happy to make suggestions or recommendations on flights or places to stay should you choose to extend your vacation beyond the tour.
Once you book the tour, keep an eye on your email for more information about flights, payments, and other important information regarding the tour. You will also find more information about the tours by viewing our FAQ page: https://www.radiant-moments.com/FAQs/Policies
Feel free to contact Michelle or Graeme with any other questions at 231-866-6463 or email us at michelle@radiant-moments.com