Tuscany
14 nights
Day 3 – 6 · Stop 2 of 5
Break the journey in style: stroll from the cathedral square through the Galleria and end the evening by the Navigli canals.
Getting there · Day 1
Your car
Zurich → Milan
284 km · 4 h
About €45–70 in fuel and tolls
Stay
We don't have places of our own here yet. Search the whole town on the booking site.
Wander the cradle of the Renaissance: climb Brunelleschi's dome, lose yourself in the Uffizi and browse the Oltrarno's workshops, all on foot.
Getting there · Day 3
Your car
Milan → Florence
324 km · 4 h 30 min
About €50–80 in fuel and tolls
Stay
We don't have places of our own here yet. Search the whole town on the booking site.
Day trip · Day 4
Lose yourself among medieval towers: climb above the skyline, seek out frescoed churches and sip crisp Vernaccia white wine.
A day out from your base: go when you like and come back for the night.
Sight · Day 5
Climb 463 steps between the dome's two shells, passing close under its frescoes, to a terrace with views across Florence. Entry is by timed reservation.
Get tickets ahead to skip the queue, then go any time it's open.
Walk · Day 5
Stroll the lanes south of the river at your own pace, stopping at leather, gilding and restoration workshops where you can watch people at work.
No booking needed. Just go when you like.
Step into a brick-red Gothic city: linger on the shell of Piazza del Campo and feel the rivalry of the Palio's seventeen contrade.
Getting there · Day 6
Your car
Florence → Siena
66 km · 1 h 15 min
About €10–15 in fuel and tolls
Stay
We don't have places of our own here yet. Search the whole town on the booking site.
Day trip · Day 7
Discover a proud medieval mining town in the Colline Metallifere: admire its cathedral square and walk through its mining past.
A day out from your base: go when you like and come back for the night.
Walk · Day 8
Walk the old town on your own, spotting the flags, fountains and street lamps of Siena's seventeen rival districts.
No booking needed. Just go when you like.
Sight · Day 8
Sit on the sloping shell-shaped square, home of the Palio, then climb the tall tower of the Palazzo Pubblico for views over the rooftops.
Get tickets ahead to skip the queue, then go any time it's open.
Museum · Day 8
Wander the vaulted halls of one of Europe's oldest hospitals, now a museum, with frescoes of medieval hospital life and underground archaeology.
Get tickets ahead to skip the queue, then go any time it's open.
Soak in warm sulphur springs flowing year-round over travertine terraces, then wander a quiet village on Etruscan foundations.
Getting there · Day 9
Your car
Siena → Saturnia
96 km · 1 h 30 min
About €15–25 in fuel and tolls
Stay
An agriturismo in Saturnia, a comfortable base for exploring the area. See rooms, photos and availability on the booking page.
Day trip · Day 10
Rise to a cliff-top Umbrian city: gaze at its dazzling striped cathedral and Signorelli's frescoes, then descend into the Etruscan caves below.
A day out from your base: go when you like and come back for the night.
Sight · Day 11
Stroll the quiet village, following old walls to the Roman gate on a road laid out over Etruscan foundations.
No booking needed. Just go when you like.
Get tickets ahead to skip the queue, then go any time it's open.
Discover a proud medieval mining town in the Colline Metallifere: admire its cathedral square and walk through its mining past.
Getting there · Day 12
Your car
Saturnia → Massa Marittima
86 km · 1 h 30 min
About €15–20 in fuel and tolls
Stay
An agriturismo in Massa Marittima, a comfortable base for exploring the area. See rooms, photos and availability on the booking page.
Sight · Day 13
Sit on the sloping main square facing the cathedral, then look inside at its carved portal and frescoes.
Get tickets ahead to skip the queue, then go any time it's open.
Getting home · Day 15
Your car
Massa Marittima → Zurich
669 km · 7 h 30 min
About €100–165 in fuel and tolls