Tuscan Treats
Florence
Florence
Tuscan Treats
Tour summary
8 days
Italy
11 meals
18 guests (max)
Driver
Trip leader
Luxury minicoach
Twin-share / double / double for single occupancy
7 nights in thoughtfully selected accommodation7 nights
Picture a place where each sun-dappled street leads to a new and surprising discovery. Where golden-lit towns burst with medieval treasures, and sheer, rugged coasts send shivers down your spine. A soft breeze whispers through a neat row of olive trees, and a gently simmering ragù fills the air at every turn. This is more than a tour of Tuscany; it’s an invitation to experience Italy with all your senses.
Tour highlights
- Explore the mysterious medieval town of Volterra
- Unlock the secrets of Tuscan cuisine with a cooking class set amongst the romantic Chianti region
- Indulge in a delectable cheese and wine tasting at a local shop in Pienza
Tour itinerary
Day 1 - Florence (Italy)
Welcome to the birthplace of the Renaissance and the romantic capital of Tuscany. After meeting the group at our hotel, we’ll get to know each other over a delicious welcome meal.
Welcome to the birthplace of the Renaissance and the romantic capital of Tuscany. After meeting the group at our hotel, we’ll get to know each other over a delicious welcome meal.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel Roma (or similar)
Meals
- Dinner
Day 2 - Florence – Lucca
Our journey will begin with an in-depth walking tour of Florence. A local guide will bring the city alive as we stroll by the likes of the Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica and the Ponte Vecchio. After lunch, we’ll set a course for lovely Lucca – where cobbled streets, red-roofed buildings, fascinating history and fine architecture await us. This evening we’ll be free to explore Lucca at our leisure.
Our journey will begin with an in-depth walking tour of Florence. A local guide will bring the city alive as we stroll by the likes of the Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica and the Ponte Vecchio. After lunch, we’ll set a course for lovely Lucca – where cobbled streets, red-roofed buildings, fascinating history and fine architecture await us. This evening we’ll be free to explore Lucca at our leisure.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel La Luna (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3 - Lucca – Cinque Terre – Lucca
A rocky coastline dotted with candy-coloured villages – today, we’ll turn our attention to the awe-inspiring Italian Riviera! After winding our way along this sublime stretch of shoreline, we’ll find ourselves in Cinque Terre: a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Having spent some time getting to know the area with our expert Tour Leader, we’ll return to Lucca for an evening spent at our leisure.
A rocky coastline dotted with candy-coloured villages – today, we’ll turn our attention to the awe-inspiring Italian Riviera! After winding our way along this sublime stretch of shoreline, we’ll find ourselves in Cinque Terre: a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Having spent some time getting to know the area with our expert Tour Leader, we’ll return to Lucca for an evening spent at our leisure.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel La Luna (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
Day 4 - Lucca – Pisa – Volterra
Infamous and impossible to miss, the Leaning Tower of Pisa makes for a staggering first port of call today. There will be plenty of time for photographing this iconic landmark as we explore the Campo dei Miracoli at our own pace. After a leisurely lunch, our attention will turn to the magnificent medieval ramparts of Volterra. We’ll spend some time exploring this mysterious town before discussing the day’s events over an evening meal together.
Infamous and impossible to miss, the Leaning Tower of Pisa makes for a staggering first port of call today. There will be plenty of time for photographing this iconic landmark as we explore the Campo dei Miracoli at our own pace. After a leisurely lunch, our attention will turn to the magnificent medieval ramparts of Volterra. We’ll spend some time exploring this mysterious town before discussing the day’s events over an evening meal together.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel San Lino (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Day 5 - Volterra – San Gimignano and Siena – Pienza
Today we’ll make tracks to San Gimignano: home to a magnificent piazza, meandering stepped streets and some beautifully preserved architecture. While we’re here, we’ll sample some exquisite creations of a local gelato maker – before we’re treated to an indulgent Tuscan wine tasting. Before the day concludes, we’ll pay a visit to medieval Siena – an open-air museum of Gothic architecture and home to the magnificent Duomo. After taking in the town’s historic sights on an orientation tour, we’ll journey onwards to Pienza – our home for the night.
Today we’ll make tracks to San Gimignano: home to a magnificent piazza, meandering stepped streets and some beautifully preserved architecture. While we’re here, we’ll sample some exquisite creations of a local gelato maker – before we’re treated to an indulgent Tuscan wine tasting. Before the day concludes, we’ll pay a visit to medieval Siena – an open-air museum of Gothic architecture and home to the magnificent Duomo. After taking in the town’s historic sights on an orientation tour, we’ll journey onwards to Pienza – our home for the night.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel Corsignano (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
Day 6 - Pienza
Pienza’s timeless charm and enchanting rural backdrop makes for a serene spot to spend this morning exploring at our leisure. Later, we’ll sample some handcrafted cheese and world-class wines at a delightful local shop with sweeping views over the surrounding countryside. This evening is ours to spend as we wish.
Pienza’s timeless charm and enchanting rural backdrop makes for a serene spot to spend this morning exploring at our leisure. Later, we’ll sample some handcrafted cheese and world-class wines at a delightful local shop with sweeping views over the surrounding countryside. This evening is ours to spend as we wish.
Included today
Accommodation
Hotel Corsignano (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
Day 7 - Pienza – Rural Tuscany
After breakfast, it’s all aboard the mini-coach as we wind our way through the delightful Chianti countryside on our way to a regional cookery class. After learning some local recipes from our host, we’ll have the chance to tuck into our creations for lunch. Buon appetito! The afternoon will be ours to enjoy at our leisure before we reconvene for a final dinner together.
After breakfast, it’s all aboard the mini-coach as we wind our way through the delightful Chianti countryside on our way to a regional cookery class. After learning some local recipes from our host, we’ll have the chance to tuck into our creations for lunch. Buon appetito! The afternoon will be ours to enjoy at our leisure before we reconvene for a final dinner together.
Included today
Accommodation
Villa II Palagio (or similar)
Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Day 8 - Rural Tuscany – Florence
Before returning to enchanting Florence, we’ll stop off at a local oil mill for a guided tour and olive oil tasting. All in all, it’s a fitting end to a tour celebrating the natural beauty and culinary traditions of Tuscany.
Before returning to enchanting Florence, we’ll stop off at a local oil mill for a guided tour and olive oil tasting. All in all, it’s a fitting end to a tour celebrating the natural beauty and culinary traditions of Tuscany.
Included today
Meals
- Breakfast
Things we think you'll love

A Tuscan farewell
You won’t want to leave Tuscany, if you can help it. But there’s no better place to finish than our home for the final night: a 15th-century farmhouse cradled by the Chianti and Valdarno countryside.

Chianti culinary delights
Open all your senses during a Tuscan cooking class, where a local chef will spill recipe secrets against a calming Chianti backdrop.

Rustic cheese selections
Graze on a selection of handcrafted cheeses, interrupted only by sips of fruity wine, during a tasting at a local shop in Pienza.
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Anonymous May 2025
Amazing scenery, food, wine and experience of ancient Etruscan towns.
Anonymous April 2025
Our Tour Leader was great. My husband had problem walking and she helped in anyway she could. The hotels were great because you stayed in old Italian hotels
Anonymous April 2025
Excellent guide an tour.
Anonymous November 2024
What a great way to see Tuscany. We had a tiny group, an awesome tour leader, and a safe, courteous and helpful driver.
Highly recommend Tuscan Treats
Brett October 2024
A great tour, tour leader and tour group. Saverio was an excellent tour leader who mixed well and had exceptional knowledge of all parts of the tour. He was very helpful at all times. Our driver...
Read full reviewAnonymous October 2024
I found the tour to be such a wonderful experience, a great way to see towns I’d never have visited if travelling solo. The variety of places & activities we went to was always well planned &...
Read full reviewAnonymous October 2024
This was an enjoyable tour with opportunity to experience landscapes, architecture and gastronomy of this area of Italy.
Anonymous October 2024
The Tuscan Treats tour is a good way to see the highlights of Tuscany and visit the Cinque Terre. However, way the tour is structured left myself and some of my fellow travellers wishing we had spent...
Read full reviewJames St October 2024
Loved the cities we visited; the country roads travelled but not too long in the van.
Anonymous October 2024
Great tour guide in Luis Traconis. Good sites. Hotels could be a tad larger rooms etc. maybe one more winery and oil farm visits.
David Ke October 2024
Phenomenal. But a lot of walking, and most of it up and downhill. Bus was great, accommodations were excellent, but the best part was our guide, Jose, and our driver, Romulus.
Steven Ne October 2024
Excellent Tour Leader in Luis who was very accommodating to all the groups needs and created a wonderful team atmosphere.
Many wonderful moments and friendships were made.
Tour was relaxed and...
Anonymous October 2024
The tour was great loved the towns we visited. Thought it would have been nice to have a few more photo opportunities as in bus stopping at scenic points. The only downfall was the dinner/lunch meals...
Read full reviewAnonymous September 2024
Had an enjoyable time and all went smoothly. The guide, Claudia, was very knowledgeable and good at keeping us on time. Would preferred to have gone to Cortona than Cinque Terre. This would then have...
Read full reviewLinda Fo September 2024
A wonderful way to experience the best of Tuscany when you only have a week. It is a real bonus when the group assembled together all get along and enjoy each other's company. We loved the 'Blue-Roads...
Read full reviewAnonymous September 2024
I have already reviewed this trip weeks ago so not sure why I am being asked to do it again
Diedre Ho September 2024
Small Tuscan villages very nice, but there was too many large very touristy and crowded ares included. Needed more free time to explore. One day was 8.30 to after 6pm when we arrived at accommodation...
Read full reviewRobert De September 2024
This was a great tour with well thought out visits and excellent accommodation. The tour leader was informative with great attention to detail. The bus was comfortable and the small group made getting...
Read full reviewMichael Br September 2024
We thoroughly had an enjoyable 7 days Tuscany tour lead by legendary tour guide, Michele who really it a special experience with his knowledge and making us feel special.
Douglas Co September 2024
Tuscan Treats is a great introductory/overview tour of Tuscany. The sites visited are well chosen to represent the best of Tuscany. The motor coach we traveld in was new, very comfortable, and easily...
Read full reviewPatricia Pu September 2024
Great accommodation, magnificent scenery, fabulous tour guide, so much information to absorb, so many places to see, my brain was in overload.
Anonymous September 2024
We found our tour guide, Robbie, and our Driver, Romulus worked really. hard to ensure each person on the trip had a great holiday.
We had one participant who was in poor health and not physically...
Read full reviewRosemary As September 2024
Enjoyed our tour very much and we visited many beautiful cities, our tour guide was knowledgeable and ever so helpful.
Margaret An September 2024
Tour was all I could ask for in a first experience of Tuscany. Our tour guide was a saint. Everyone on the tour was inclusive, interesting and fun. I got lucky in my selection of tours. Will...
Read full reviewAndrea Ma September 2024
Wonderful tour. Wonderful guide who took time to interact with every member of our tour. Blue-Roads touring is what we were looking for - away from all the overcrowded attractions, looking for local...
Read full reviewDavid As September 2024
Couldn’t have wished for anything more loved the smaller group and Annalisa the tour leader was brilliant.
We are looking at coming to beautiful Italy again and definitely with back roads.
Katrina Ar August 2024
Great way to see the area. Comfortable and well looked after with good guide
Kylie Bl August 2024
This was my 1st of 2 tours that I recently took with Blue-Roads in ITALY, which my travel agent arranged for me and a friend, it was also recommend by our travel agent as we are Australian and...
Read full reviewAnonymous August 2024
Very happy with itinerary & Claudia our guide & the driver . It was everything l hoped to see , accommodation was ideal & comfortable.Really enjoyed the cooking class & meal afterwards
Time to...
Anonymous August 2024
Very enjoyable tour. Love the small groups and going to out of the way towns . Could add more dinning together as a group.
Anonymous July 2024
Booked tour through my travel agent, but I have heard of these tours previously. On the whole, the tour was good. Most of the accommodation was good. The service in the restaurant at Realis II...
Read full reviewJoanne El July 2024
This was a fabulous tour. I was concerned initially the tour group was small 14 in all but they were a good group with fun and mostly interesting people.
The locations we visited were picturesque and...
Elaine Mc July 2024
This was a great tour. Only 8 people. Quickly became like a real family. Saverios was a great guide, only too happy to answer any questions we had, and specially helping me (aged 78) with my carryon...
Read full reviewAnonymous July 2024
This was a fantastic week around Tuscany with a very nice safe competent driver called Romulus, & our guide Claudia was really good - her knowledge of the places we visited was fantastic - we would...
Read full reviewDebra Sc July 2024
Wonderful tour, our guide was wonderful, very informative, helpful and fun we were so lucky to have Claudia.
Lyndi Mc July 2024
Great Tour
Beautiful Scenery, good a
Anonymous July 2024
Our Tuscan Treats tour was awesome. From the friendly, accommodating and entertaining guide (Helio) to the most beautiful scenery in the Tuscan Hills. Nothing was a problem for our guide, he made...
Read full reviewJennifer Gr June 2024
It's a fascinating area with lots of views, architecture.& History.
Only disadvantage we had a guide that wasn't good at English & no orangising of days events. No microphone to explain different...
Read full reviewAnonymous June 2024
It was a wonderful tour taking in a great range of places. The guide and driver were very professional and friendly and the coach was very comfortable and clean. We really took back roads, hotels were...
Read full reviewAnonymous June 2024
This was a very rich experience with so many opportunities to experience the culture, history and inspiring views. Appreciated the opportunity to taste, local wine, cheese, and olive oil. Our tour...
Read full reviewGail Mo June 2024
This tour was amazing, every detail taken care of our tour guide Fabio went beyond and above to make sure we were happy, comfortable, hydrated ( mostly with wine oh am a little water ) and feed with...
Read full reviewAnonymous June 2024
The tour was well organized and the route allowed us to see so much of Tuscany. Most of the hotels were good, typical European. However, we would have liked more local guides to learn about the...
Read full reviewAnonymous June 2024
Definitely worthwhile, beautiful countryside, lovely and experienced tour guide Danila.
Anonymous June 2024
This was the 4th BR tour I’ve done and it did not disappoint.
An excellent tour guide Helio Da Costa could not have cared more. He was great.
Not having to handle bags was a bonus too especially...
Read full reviewAnonymous June 2024
Guide Danial was excellent. Accommodation varied from poor to 4 star.
Maureen On May 2024
Loved everything: food people, countryside and our fantastic tour leader, Beatrice e.
Anonymous May 2024
Great sights .
I loved florence and tour dinner
Florance walking tour excellent.
Off to lucca loved lucca
Cinque Terra by boat awesome then monterossi for lunch pretty town..
Loved the walk around...
Karen Gi May 2024
Let me start with how our driver was courteous, prompt and kind. Our tour guide Michele was amazing! Very knowledgeable, experience, generous and friendly. I would recommend them to everyone. I had...
Read full reviewAnonymous May 2024
Great trip , well organised and great accommodation plus little bonus treats thrown in. I had a lovely time and happy to recommend this trip.
Anonymous May 2024
Loved travelling the Blue-Roads of Tuscany in our small bus & exploring the smaller towns of Lucca, Volterra & Pienza. The day trip to the Cinque Terre was special as well. The chance to live & eat in...
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Full tour details covering accommodation, transport and included experiences are available in our tour notes.
FAQs
Tuscany has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. From mid-June to the end of August temperatures can reach 40°C (104°F), so sun hats and sunscreen are essential!
Our thoughtfully selected accommodation is full of charm and historic details – expect elegant country inns, grand town centre hotels and even the odd castle! For this reason, rooms vary in size, and most hotels don’t have lifts – meaning you’ll likely need to access your room via stairs. Porterage will be included wherever possible.
Although air conditioning is mostly unavailable in historic buildings, fans will be provided during hot spells. Most hotels have bathtubs with overhead showers (rather than walk-in showers), so you’ll be able to enjoy a soak at the end of the day.
We’ll spend a full day exploring the gorgeous coastal villages of Cinque Terre, arriving at Monterosso in the morning by boat and returning to our hotel in the evening by train and bus. To help you discover those secret local spots there will be free time in each village we visit.
All the tour details in one handy document available to read at your leisure!
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