7 days
Unusual Tuscany

Day 1: Florence

Upon arrival in Florence by air, train or car you will be transferred to your hotel. Balance of the day will be at leisure.

4-Star: Hotel Pierre

(or similar star rating hotel)

Day 2: Florence Tour by Segway

Your morning is at leisure to take in the beauty and atmosphere of the city. In the afternoon you will meet with your guide who will take you on a unique adventure through the city on a Segway a sort of electric scooter.

The guide will start by giving you a general overview of Florence. You will also have the chance to get used to the Segway which is easily mastered and soon becomes a fun and efficient way to visit the city.

The guided tour will take approximately 3½ hours and will visit the main sites of the city, including the Duomo, Santa Croce, Arno/Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza della Repubblica the Uffizi and more.

That evening you will have dinner included at a typical Florentine restaurant.

Day 3: Hiking in the Chianti, Special Spa and
Chianti Wine Tasting

This morning together with your driver/guide you will leave to go to the Chianti area. You will meet with a nature guide who will escort you on a walk along the paths in the wood populated of typical plants and wildlife.

Your walk will take through the most famous villages of the Chianti area ending in Radda. Here you will experience a truly unusual and wonderful spa - a wine spa. You will indulge in a therapy based on wine and grapes. This treatment has specific slimming, purification, anti-stress and anti-ageing effects.

After your rejuvenating treatment and a light lunch you will continue your day with a vineyard tour and wine tasting. You will be greeted at the winery by the oenologist who will take you on a tour through the vineyards.

After discovering the Chianti vineyard your cellar visit starts. You will learn how and where the wine is produced and conserved in various kinds of barrels. This is an interesting tour that offers you the chance to know more about this precious drink. After a small oenological lesson you can join the theory to the practice, by tasting the wines with a dinner of typical Tuscan dishes.

Continuing your trip you'll visit a Balsamic vinegar farm where you can see the barrels and take a tasting. Return to Florence in the evening.