One Week in the Tuscan Countryside Tour

You will enjoy a private tour of Ancient Rome after breakfast, skipping the queues to access the city’s most significant cultural sites. Your first stop, the Colosseum, is a marvel to behold. As you peruse the grounds and stand where soldiers once fought beneath screaming crowds, you will feel overwhelmed by the powerful stories that echo between its monumental limestone pillars. Upon leaving, you will venture to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill for a riveting history lesson backdropped by jade-colored gardens. You will then arrive in Montepulciano, Tuscany later in the day.

You will spend the day partaking in activities that abound across Tuscany, from charming town visits to sumptuous fine dining. You will transfer to Pienza with your private driver. The town is a once-sleepy hamlet turned breathtaking pint-sized Renaissance town between rolling green and gold hills. Here, you can appreciate the bucolic pastures as you bite into tantalizing pecorino cheese produced by a local dairy farm. Afterward, you will continue through Crete Senesi and Montalcino. In Montalcino, you will experience wine-oil tasting at an estate that is revered for its world-class Brunello wine.

Before reaching San Gimignano for an evening overlooking the sprawling emerald hilltop on which it rests, you will make way through Siena for a guided tour of its cultural landmarks. You will gather among groups of eager tourists and chatting locals in the courtyard of the sloping Il Campo piazza. From here, you may navigate along the interweaving streets where art is displayed in elegant galleries and aromas emanate from buzzing restaurants. Soon, you will reach the city’s districts that have been woven into a still very medieval-looking neighborhood.

Nature is preserved in the forested hilltops that appear to roll out from under San Gimignano’s stone skyline. An inspiration for artists and musicians, the Tuscan countryside is breathtaking, and you will bask in its beauty as you meander the olive groves of San Gimignano’s cherished Fattoria. Savoring the flavors of this endearing farm’s exalted wines and saffron-infused lunches will segway perfectly into a leisurely tour of Volterra’s vibrant piazza, spirited craft stores, and magnificent museums.

You will journey from the hill town of San Gimignano to the bustling city of Fiumicino today, making one last stop in the stunning Tuscan countryside at Castello, Chianti. The beautiful hamlet is a sought-after location situated within the evergreen fields that spread out across the Tuscan hillside. Against the harmonious backdrop, seemingly endless rows of vineyards wrap across the landscape below a noble Tuscan wine estate. Here, you will lap up the luxurious bottles presented by your taste guide and discover the details for which these wines are cherished. You will then continue to Fiumicino after for a leisurely last evening.

The sun’s beaming rays will flood your room with a warm embrace on your final morning in Italy. You will stretch out and wake up to a city that is bursting with character. Before you leave, you can bask in the scenes of life getting underway from beneath your balcony or beyond your terrace. You will enjoy one last Italian breakfast complete with decadent pastries and scrumptious snacks before you transfer to Fiumicino Airport and bid Italy a bittersweet farewell.