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Strolling through Tuscany

Quintessential Tuscan landscapes
 
Experience the rich culture and delicious Tuscan cuisine as you take gentle walks through archetypal Tuscan landscapes on this self-guided, hotel-to-hotel walking holiday, with your luggage transported as you go.
 
Strolling through Tuscany. 4 nights
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Strolling through Tuscany. 4 nights
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Holiday information

 

A walking break in Tuscany

Nestling between the great art cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa, the Chianti hills are as famed for their beauty as for their dark red wines. Hill-top villages crown the rolling landscapes, and idyllic churches are dotted along the quiet paths. An extraordinary sense of history pervades the region, from San Gimignano's imposing medieval towers to Siena’s wide Campo.
Enjoy wonderful walking through vineyards, rolling hills and timeless woodland. Tuscany's magical countryside and the marvellous food and wine will be revealed in all their richness on this unique journey through scenery immortalised in the works of many great artists.
 

Summer 2021

We are keeping our prices the same for 2021, so you can now book for next year at this year’s prices.
 
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Itinerary

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
  • The average maximum daytime temperatures and monthly rainfall relate to the nearest weather station and are intended as a guide only.
    Average temperatures and rainfall
      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
  • Arrival in San Gimignano
    Night 1: at Il Bel Soggiorno (where you spend one night).
    As your first night’s accommodation is on the day of travel, Day 1 is your first day of walking.
  • San Gimignano to Colle Val d'Elsa: 12km, 4.5hrs; ascent 195m/descent 345m
    This is a scenic walk which leads you through archetypal Tuscan countryside of olive groves and vineyards to another fascinating hill town, Colle Val d'Elsa. There are classic views of San Gimignano and its striking towers as you leave it behind. You arrive in Colle Val d'Elsa via the upper town, then descend the ramparts to the lower part to find your hotel, La Vecchia Cartiera.
    The route from San Gimignano to Colle Val d'Elsa
  • Colle Val d'Elsa to Siena: 18.5km, 7hrs; ascent 390m/descent 300m
    After a transfer to the fortified hamlet of Monteriggioni, you walk along a section of the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrims' route between Canterbury and Rome. You descend through farmland to reach the outskirts of Siena, where your hotel for your last two nights, the elegant Hotel Garden, is located. We can also offer the historic Palazzo Ravizza, a former noble residence set in lovely gardens close to the centre of Siena.
  • Explore Siena
    At the heart of this enchanting city is the incomparable square, the Campo, which is the centre of Sienese life. The cathedral is also magnificent, its masterpieces including works by Donatello, Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia. As in all Tuscan towns, just walking around is a great pleasure, and you will discover ancient gates, parts of the city wall and a wide selection of bars and restaurants.
    Explore Siena
 

Accommodation

Three high-quality hotels make this an enjoyable break.

In Siena, you have the choice of staying on the outskirts at the Hotel Garden or in the heart of the city at the Palazzo Ravizza. Please indicate your preference at the time of booking, when we will discuss any price implication with you. Whichever hotel you choose to stay at here, we recommend adding extra nights to further explore this Renaissance gem.
 

Extend your stay

 

Summer 2021

We are keeping our prices the same for 2021, so you can now book for next year at this year’s prices.
 
Prices & travel options
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  • 4 nights: 31 March 2020 - 30 June 2020 & 22 August 2020 - 31 October 2020

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    31 Mar - 8 Apr 2020 £585 £195
    9 Apr - 21 May 2020 £645 £275
    22 May - 26 Jun 2020 £675 £285
    22 Aug - 7 Oct 2020 £675 £285
    8 - 27 Oct 2020 £625 £200
    3rd & 4th person discount -£100
    Single traveller supplement £100

    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.

    Deduct £32pp if your stay at Hotel Bel Soggiorno falls on a Wednesday; no dinner included due to the closure of the restaurant.

    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 2020 £130 £168
    22 Aug - 31 Oct 2020 £130 £168
    Hotel Garden, Siena (B&B) Double room Single room
    31 Mar - 11 Apr 2020 £65 £95
    12 Apr - 30 Jun 2020 £94 £160
    22 Aug - 10 Oct 2020 £92 £122
    11 Oct - 31 Oct 2020 £75 £105
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):
    Pisa

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we reccommend flying via Milan or Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
    Outward route Airline
    Aberdeen - Florence (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Aberdeen - Pisa (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Outward route Airline
    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
    Nottingham East Midlands - Pisa jet2,  Ryanair 
    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
    Luton - Florence Vueling 
    Luton - Pisa easyJet 
    Outward route Airline
    Stansted - Pisa Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Manchester - Florence British Airways 
    Manchester - Pisa easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Newcastle - Pisa jet2 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we reccommend flying via Milan or Rome.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    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.

  • Prices below are based on 2 people travelling together. If you are travelling solo or as a party of 3 or more and our arrangements include a taxi, please contact us for prices; additional passengers often pay less.

    Unless otherwise stated, connecting travel by rail or bus tends to be from the city centre station, rather than from its airport, and connections between the two should be paid for locally.

    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
What is included
  • 4 nights
  • 1 dinner
    4 breakfasts
  • luggage transported
  • route notes and maps
  • transfer on day 2
  • taxi from Pisa airport
    rail back to Pisa
 
Reviews

If you've experienced this holiday first hand, why not write a review?

We are keen for as many customers as possible to review their holiday. To make it easier to do so, we include a specific review section on our post-holiday questionnaire, and this is what we publish here, unedited. Read our full review policy >

All 8 reviews
  • Mr D Ridsdale
    Nottingham
    16 June 2019

    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.

     

     

  • Ms M Shannon
    Bolton
    04 May 2019

    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. 

     

  • Mrs P Smith
    Yelverton
    13 October 2018

    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!

  • Ms J Wheeler
    Australia
    25 May 2018

    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'.

  • Mr G Sutherland
    Arbroath
    22 May 2018

    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.

  • Dr R Mitchell
    Leeds
    21 May 2018

    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!

  • Mr M Ogden
    South Africa
    15 May 2018

    A very well organised itineary. All went smoothly. We should have been fitter!

  • Charles and Ruth murray
    25 September 2017

    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
 

FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • We’ll send you route notes and maps 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The route notes not only contain directions to get from hotel to hotel, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. If/when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation, meaning that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs.

    For more detailed information, see our walking holidays in Europe page.
  • We can book a wide range of airlines and routes from the UK. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. For Europe and Morocco, there’s a £35 booking fee per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). For India and Nepal, the booking fee is £60 per person. More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
    The price panel shows the supplement for a single room and also the single traveller charge (this covers (luggage) transfers and other costs which are usually shared between two people).
  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

    More information about the booking process >
    Information about accommodation, general practicalities and more >
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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

    You don’t have to buy our travel insurance policy (if you live outside Europe you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK and EU residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your alternative policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Italy, but not a visa. If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/before-you-travel and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC). You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). UK citizens should also obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) by applying at a Post Office or at www.ehic.org.uk. The EHIC allows reciprocal health care but should not be seen as a substitute for travel insurance.
  • The principal official language is Italian, though some regions have a second official language, such as South Tyrol, where German is widely spoken. The currency is the Euro. Italian time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them when the UK withdraws from the European Union (EU).

    It currently seems highly likely the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will take place on 31 January 2020, at which point the UK will enter a minimum 11-month transition period through to the end of December 2020. During this transition period there will be absolutely no changes to current arrangements for UK citizens travelling to an EU destination, so you can book your 2020 holiday certain that there will be no disruptions or complications caused by Brexit.
  • The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.
    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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