9 days · 8 nights
France, Switzerland, Italy
France, Switzerland, Italy
Tuscany: Florence, Siena and Chianti
Nine days via Strasbourg, Lucerne and Lake Como to the heart of Tuscany: Florence, Chianti, Siena, the Val d’Orcia, San Gimignano, Pisa and Lucca.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Departure and return
- Brussels
- Countries visited
- France, Switzerland, Italy
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Strasbourg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Notre-Dame Cathedral and astronomical clock, Petite France quarter, boat trip on the Ill, night in Strasbourg
- Day 2Lucerne and the Gotthard — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, drive along Lake Lucerne and through the Gotthard tunnel, night in Como
- Day 3From Lake Como to Florence — morning stroll on the shores of Lake Como, drive across the Po plain and the Apennines, sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
- Day 4Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, night in Florence
- Day 5Chianti and Siena — Chianti wine road via Greve and Castellina, Chianti Classico tasting at a wine estate, Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, night in Siena
- Day 6Val d’Orcia — Montalcino and its Brunello, Pienza and its pecorino, Montepulciano and its Vino Nobile, UNESCO-listed cypress landscapes, night in Siena
- Day 7San Gimignano and Pisa — medieval towers and Vernaccia wine of San Gimignano, Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower of Pisa, night in Lucca
- Day 8Lucca and the Gotthard — city walls and Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca, drive via Milan and through the Gotthard tunnel, night in Basel
- Day 9Basel — cathedral and old town of Basel, banks of the Rhine, drive through Alsace and Lorraine, return to Brussels, 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.