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A winding road lined with cypress trees through the rolling hills of Tuscany at sunset

Florence · Tuscany

Plan the Tuscany trip you actually want

Independent guides to Florence, Chianti and the hill towns. No press trips, no sponsored placements, and no lists of forty things you will never do.

Start with wine

The guides

Where to begin

The dome of Florence Cathedral rising above the rooftops of the city

Florence

What to see, how many days you actually need, and which tickets to book before you fly.

Rows of vines on a Tuscan hillside in the Chianti wine region

Tuscan Wine

Chianti, Brunello and Vino Nobile. Which tours are worth the money and which are a bus to a gift shop.

Rows of vineyard leading up to a Tuscan villa on a hill

Villa Rentals

Where to rent a villa with a pool, what it really costs, and how far ahead to book.

Mist over the Tuscan hills at sunrise, with cypress trees and a farmhouse on the ridge

Day Trips

Cinque Terre, Pisa, Siena and San Gimignano. By train, by car, or on a tour.

A narrow alley with potted plants on both sides in a Tuscan town

Towns

Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Cortona, Arezzo and the hill towns of Val d’Orcia.

Cypress trees beside a country road in Tuscany at sunset

Plan Your Trip

How many days, the best time to go, and a road trip route that actually works.