9 days · 8 nights
France, Italy

Florence, Pisa and the Tuscan Countryside

Nine days to Tuscany: Beaune and Turin on the way, Pisa and Lucca, Florence, Siena and San Gimignano, the Chianti vineyards, then home via the Riviera, Nice and Lyon.

Duration

9 days · 8 nights

Departure and return

Paris (CDG or Orly)

Countries visited

France, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Burgundy — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive to Burgundy, Hospices de Beaune and their glazed tile roof, wine tasting in a cellar, night in Beaune
2. Day 2Turin — crossing the Alps through the Fréjus tunnel, Piazza Castello and the Royal Palace of Turin, Mole Antonelliana, bicerin break in a historic café, night in Turin
3. Day 3Pisa and Lucca — drive along the Ligurian coast, Piazza dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, ramparts and Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca, night in Montecatini Terme
4. Day 4Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, view from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Montecatini Terme
5. Day 5Siena and San Gimignano — Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, medieval towers of San Gimignano, artisan gelato on Piazza della Cisterna, night in Montecatini Terme
6. Day 6Chianti — scenic roads through the Chianti hills, Greve in Chianti and its arcaded square, visit to a wine estate with Chianti Classico and olive oil tasting, night in Montecatini Terme
7. Day 7Ligurian Riviera and Nice — drive along the Italian Riviera, stop in Sanremo, arrival on the Côte d’Azur, Promenade des Anglais and Old Nice, night in Nice
8. Day 8Lyon — drive through Provence and the Rhône valley, Fourvière Basilica, traboules of Old Lyon, dinner in a Lyon bouchon, night in Lyon
9. Day 9Mâconnais — drive through the Mâconnais and Burgundy vineyards, lunch on the way, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 8 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.