Easy-to-moderate walking with some ascents / descents, and occasional longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
31 March 2019 - 30 June 2019
25 August 2019 - 31 October 2019
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| mm | 65 | 63 | 60 | 65 | 58 | 41 | 30 | 43 | 69 | 76 | 103 | 69 |
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4 nights: 31 March 2019 - 30 June 2019 & 25 August 2019 - 31 October 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar - 18 Apr 2019 | £560 | £145 |
| 19 - 30 Apr 2019 | £595 | £170 |
| 1 - 23 May 2019 | £625 | £225 |
| 24 May - 26 Jun 2019 | £645 | £230 |
| 25 Aug - 8 Oct 2019 | £645 | £230 |
| 9 - 27 Oct 2019 | £595 | £170 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£95 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £95 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Included travel: taxi from Pisa airport & rail back to Pisa station
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Hotel Bel Soggiorno, San Gimignano (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar - 30 Jun 2019 | £105 | £150 |
| 25 Aug - 31 Oct 2019 | £105 | £150 |
| Hotel Garden, Siena (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar - 19 Apr 2019 | £55 | £80 |
| 20 Apr - 30 Jun 2019 | £80 | £136 |
| 25 Aug - 30 Aug 2019 | £78 | £102 |
| 31 Aug - 10 Oct 2019 | £82 | £110 |
| 11 Oct - 31 Oct 2019 | £64 | £89 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Florence (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Aberdeen - Pisa (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Florence | Flybe |
| Birmingham - Pisa | jet2 |
| Birmingham - Pisa (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Florence | British Airways |
| Bristol - Pisa | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Durham Tees Valley - Pisa (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Florence | British Airways |
| Edinburgh - Pisa | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow Prestwick - Pisa | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Humberside - Pisa (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Pisa | Ryanair |
| Leeds Bradford - Pisa | jet2 |
| Leeds Bradford - Pisa (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Pisa | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Florence | Air France, British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Florence | British Airways, Vueling |
| Gatwick - Pisa | British Airways, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Pisa | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Pisa | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Florence | British Airways |
| Manchester - Pisa | easyJet, jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Pisa | jet2 |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Pisa
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi Pisa airport to hotel (1h15) | included | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Siena station (0h05, pay locally), rail Siena to Pisa Centrale (2h15) | included | 1200 |
Connecting travel options - flying via Florence
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi Florence airport to hotel (1h) | £10 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Siena station (0h05, pay locally), rail Siena to Florence SMN (1h35) | included | 1300 |
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We were very happy with our holiday, the issues with the hotel eating would not put us off possibly booking again. In retrospect we would choose a walking holiday in a cooler climate, either not Mediterranean, or not June, July, August. Tuscany is beautiful and the sites we saw were memorable.
I would recommend Inntravel to anyone.
It was very interesting to meet Marcello on the walk from Monteriggioni to Sienna as he has recently featured on the BBC programme "Pilgimage" where he met the pilgrims and cut Greg Rutherford's hair! We recognised a few of the locations from the programme. We loved the Via Francigena and found it a peaceful and beautiful route through ancient countryside.
Never having been on a walking holiday I didn’t know what to expect. It was fabulous, fun, good exercise, beautiful scenery and planned to a t. Would not hesitate to go again. Amalfi Coast here we come!
We were very happy with our holiday, the issues with the hotel eating would not put us off possibly booking again. In retrospect we would choose a walking holiday in a cooler climate, either not Mediterranean, or not June, July, August. Tuscany is beautiful and the sites we saw were memorable.
I would recommend Inntravel to anyone.
It was very interesting to meet Marcello on the walk from Monteriggioni to Sienna as he has recently featured on the BBC programme "Pilgimage" where he met the pilgrims and cut Greg Rutherford's hair! We recognised a few of the locations from the programme. We loved the Via Francigena and found it a peaceful and beautiful route through ancient countryside.
Never having been on a walking holiday I didn’t know what to expect. It was fabulous, fun, good exercise, beautiful scenery and planned to a t. Would not hesitate to go again. Amalfi Coast here we come!
Our holiday was wonderful. We had hoped that a short walk would be a fantastic way to see the countryside of Tuscany and we were not disappointed. In fact we were delighted. We were very lucky that predicted thunderstorms did not eventuate. When we forgot our notes and left our trains tickets at our 2nd hotel, Inntravel staff obligingly resent them by email. One comment here is that I received an 'out of office' reply suggesting that if our query was urgent we should refer to the emergency numbers in our booklet. As our issue was that we had left the booklet in the hotel, I might suggest that perhaps emergency numbers could be included in your 'out of office'.
Lovely hotels, stunning scenery and good food. A bit muddy underfoot at some spots but good notes. The notes on day 2 finishes at bus stop across from bar. Visit the bar for very reasonably priced beer - another bus will arrive.
This was another very enjoyable and well-organised short walking holiday from Inntravel. Inntravel holidays are expensive, but worth the money: the instructions for the walks are excellent, informative, and current, and the accommodation is always very good and sometimes outstanding. Inntravel staff are helpful, friendly, and efficient.
Tuscany is a lovely place to walk, but - if there has been rain - be prepared for some mud and at least one diversion!
A very well organised itineary. All went smoothly. We should have been fitter!
This was a good holiday, the routes were well thought out and easy to follow , once you were on the ground the routes were easy to follow. It was difficult to preplan the routes using the written instructions and the maps but as I said once your feet were on the ground it was very clear.
The self guided stroll through Tuscany was part of a longer holiday your staff made dovetailing the various elements of the holiday easy.
Many thanks
Fulfilled all our expectations. Magnificent scenery & the weather didn't let us down. The walking notes were very accurate with the maps used only occasionally to review where the notes actually took us. All the hotels booked for us were top grade with the patio at Hotel Garden, Siena having a wonderful ambience.
Walking the walls of San Gimignano was an excellent way to get views of the countryside (as was ascending the Torre Grosso, though not sure about the health and safety on the last ladder). D!Vineria in San Gimignano is a lovely little wine bar en route to La Rocca. In Florence Il Cinghiale Biaco was a very good, if crowded, restaurant in Oltrarno, near the Ponte Vecchia.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers booked our Florence city add-on before enjoying the short break Strolling through Tuscany.
Would highly recommend. All arrangements were first rate. Good quality accomodation, well planned itinerary. Extra day in San Gimignano recommended.
We thoroughly enjoyed this short break.The towns of San Gimignano and Siena were wonderful,and without the extremely detailed walking tour of Siena which was provided, we would have missed some great architectural gems and hidden nooks.
The countryside was very green and fresh and the weather perfect for walking. The walks were easy to follow; the only complaint we had was of the amount of road walking on the second day. The traffic was very fast and the side roads were choked in clouds of dust when the vehicles sped past.
Hotels were all extremely friendly and clean. The included evening meal at Bel Soggiorno was excellent and the view from the restaurant amazing! Breakfast was average only; ask for coffee to avoid stewed coffee from the urn. Tea wasn't good at all. Avoid. Similarly breakfast at La Vecchia Cartiera was poor. Very limited choice and poor quality tea and coffee. However, Hotel Garden offered an extensive breakfast with excellent tea and coffee.
We travelled back on the train from Siena to Pisa. The train doesn't terminate at Pisa,so don't worry about being on the wrong train. Go by the time on your ticket. The journey from Empoli to Pisa was very crowded and stuffy; it was Easter Monday and the whole youth of Tuscany seemed to be going to Pisa!
Overall we had a great break,and will definitely be using the services of Inntravel on the future.
As a first experience of a walking holiday it was perfect in every way. We are normally an arrange it all ourselves type of family so it was a pleasure to be collected from the airport and be not only expected but welcomed at every hotel. We aren't fans of sitting around and have often created our own walks in more unusual places trying to find the real story behind the destination. It suited us down to the ground, great thought out walks, even suggestions for sandwich shops. It was a trip for a special occasion and it's one that will be remembered for a long time. We are inspired to walk more.
We would also like to add a restaurant recommendation of Osteria Kamollia in via di Camollia, Sienna lovely food and wine at a reasonable price (closed on Mondays)