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Cultural Walking Adventure
One of this tour’s fine hotels
Our goal is always to find the most interesting and memorable lodging a region offers. Here's one of our favorites from this itinerary. For a complete list, please call or email us.
Villa San Lucchese
A luxury hotel located in the heart of Tuscany's richest wine-growing region and surrounded by beautiful vineyards and enchanting villas that dot the countryside. The hotel is a converted villa with beautiful furnishings, an in-ground swimming pool, and 33 individually furnished rooms.
Villa San Lucchese A luxury hotel located in the heart of Tuscany's richest wine-growing region and surrounded by beautiful vineyards and enchanting villas that dot the countryside. The hotel is a converted villa with beautiful furnishings, an in-ground swimming pool, and 33 individually furnished rooms.
Where the tour begins and ends
Starting Point: Florence, Italy - 2:30 pm
Ending Points: Pisa, Italy - 1:00 pm; Florence, Italy - 4:00pm
What the weather is like
Tuscany has a warm, sunny climate. Along the coast, the warm sunshine is moderated by the winds that blow off the Ligurian Sea.
| Average Daily Highs (°F) |
May | June | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. |
| Florence | 74 | 81 | 87 | 80 | 70 |
| Pisa | 71 | 78 | 84 | 78 | 69 |
Background reading
Travelers' Tales Tuscany - Tara Austen Weaver, James O'Reilly
An anthology of travel writing and essays about Tuscany. Well-chosen true stories from quality contemporary authors including excerpts from works by Saul Bellow, Matthew Spender, Ferenc Mate, Frances Mayes and more.
The Italians - Luigi Barzini
The definitive portrait of the Italian people, noteworthy for its insight, grace and wit. It's a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character, still worthwhile though first published in 1964.
Inns that are out
As on every Classic Journey, our walking tours in Tuscany and the Cinque Terre reveal Italy in personal ways as we treat you to leisurely stays in the region’s most distinctive lodgings.
Peter B., & Judith O., Little Silver, NJ
Inns that are out
of this world
As on every Classic Journey, our walking tours in Tuscany and the Cinque Terre reveal Italy in personal ways as we treat you to leisurely stays in the region’s most distinctive lodgings.
Go a little off the grid
The ultimate in luxury travel to the Cinque Terre is escaping the crowds. On all of our tours we get to the places the turisti don’t go.Reviews
"Having traveled several times with other tour companies, the amazing thing about Classic Journeys was that for the first time we felt not like tourists, but like we were visiting family everywhere we went. Our guide’s skill, charm and love for his country and its people is contagious! By the time the tour was over we felt that we were all ‘Italiano’ (in spirit, if nothing else)!"Peter B., & Judith O., Little Silver, NJ
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