9 days · 8 nights
France, Italy

Secret Tuscany: Val d’Orcia, Montepulciano and Siena

Nine days in the heart of Tuscany: Annecy and Mont Blanc, Parma, San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza and the Val d’Orcia, Montepulciano and Montalcino, Florence and home across the Alps.

Duration

9 days · 8 nights

Departure and return

Paris (CDG or Orly)

Countries visited

France, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Annecy — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Burgundy and the Bresse, old town of Annecy and its canals, Palais de l’Île, lakeside stroll, night in Annecy
2. Day 2Mont Blanc and Parma — view of Mont Blanc from Chamonix, Mont Blanc tunnel, Aosta Valley, Po plain, night in Parma
3. Day 3Parma and San Gimignano — visit to a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma ham tasting, crossing the Apennines, towers of San Gimignano, night in Siena
4. Day 4Siena — shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia, cathedral with its marble floor, lanes of the contrade, panforte and ricciarelli, night in Siena
5. Day 5Val d’Orcia — UNESCO-listed landscape of rolling hills and cypresses, Pienza and pecorino tasting, San Quirico d’Orcia, thermal pool of Bagno Vignoni, night in Chianciano Terme
6. Day 6Montepulciano and Montalcino — lanes and Renaissance palaces of Montepulciano, Vino Nobile cellar, Montalcino fortress and Brunello tasting, Sant’Antimo Abbey, night in Chianciano Terme
7. Day 7Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, San Lorenzo market, sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
8. Day 8Fréjus and Savoy — drive across the Po plain and Piedmont, Fréjus tunnel, arrival in Savoy, night in Chambéry
9. Day 9Chambéry — Elephant Fountain and old town of Chambéry, drive through the Bresse and Burgundy, 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.