Florence Trip Overview
Visit with our local drivers: Lucca, Montecatini Alto and the Nievole Valley.
Visiting Lucca means discovering the birthplace of the composer Giacomo Puccini (with a dedicated museum), travelling through the signs of time, through history and art, from the Roman period to the Middle Ages. Lucca is a wonderful jewel within its ancient Walls and its famous Piazza Ovale.The Cathedral of Lucca is one of the most important churches in Tuscany. You can visit the interior and walk on the top of the tower. You can also visit the Guinigi Tower, where on top you’ll find a garden with oaks trees.
Later we’ll drive to Montecatini to take the ancient Italian funicular (date 1848) that will arrive, through a breathtaking landscape, to the village of Montecatini Alto. Later we’ll visit a typical Tuscan farm, where you will taste the best wines of our Region with cold cuts, bruschettas & “extra vergine” olive oil.
(Important note: the Funicular opens a week before Easter and closes on October 31st).
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Florence, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Visit with our local drivers: Lucca, Montecatini Alto and the Nievole Valley.
Visiting Lucca means discovering the birthplace of the composer Giacomo Puccini (with a dedicated museum), travelling through the signs of time, through history and art, from the Roman period to the Middle Ages. Lucca is a wonderful jewel within its ancient Walls and its famous Piazza Ovale.The Cathedral of Lucca is one of the most important churches in Tuscany. You can visit the interior and walk on the top of the tower. You can also visit the Guinigi Tower, where on top you’ll find a garden with oaks trees.
Later we’ll drive to Montecatini to take the ancient Italian funicular (date 1848) that will arrive, through a breathtaking landscape, to the village of Montecatini Alto. Later we’ll visit a typical Tuscan farm, where you will taste the best wines of our Region with cold cuts, bruschettas & “extra vergine” olive oil.
(Important note: the Funicular opens a week before Easter and closes on October 31st).
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lucca, Lucca, Province of Lucca, Tuscany
Our english speaking driver – escort will pick you up at your location (hotel or apartment) around 9.00 AM. Then we will drive to Lucca.
Visiting Lucca means discovering the birthplace of the composer Giacomo Puccini, travelling through the signs of time, through history and art, from the Roman period to the Middle Ages, from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century and modern times. Lucca is magical in all seasons, with its famous Walls, crowned with trees and the pedestrian areas in the inner side of the city, it’s the perfect place for a walk or a bike ride. The most intersting things to visit are the famous Piazza Ovale, the Cathedral and the “Guinigi Tower” (the tower with a garden on the roof).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Funicolare, Via Giosuè Borsi, 22, 51016 Montecatini Terme PT, Italy
After Lucca we will move to the funicular of Montecatini.
There is a magical historic railway line which takes you to the high village of the city on a little red train from bygone days, and this makes the whole experience truly unique. The trains meet at the halfway point and greet each other as though they are kissing, in the middle of the green hill, where it overlooks an evocative view of the whole of the Valdinievole, your gaze stretching infinitely over the land.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Montecatini Alto, Montecatini Alto, Montecatini Terme, Province of Pistoia, Tuscany
The funicular arrives and stops in the village of Monteatini Alto.
Montecatini Alto is the original Montecatini settlement, lying a few hundred metres above the ‘new’ town. Montecatini alto (high) is a characteristic medieval village, abounding in historical events culture and illustrious personages, is one of the most ancient inhabited centrs in the Valdinievole. From the village of Montecatini Alto, you can see the Nievole valley up to the city of Lucca, with a suggestive panorama.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vinci, Vinci, Tuscany
In the afternoon we will move through the countryside up the village of Vinci (the home town of the genius Leonardo) for a special tasting of wines, extra virgin olive oil and bruschettas with new oil, tomatos, tuscan ham and salami. We will also visit the life of a typical tuscan farm. On request it is possible to visit the Leonardo museum.
At the end of the visit we will return to your Hotel, B&B or private flat
Duration: 1 hour
