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5 Nights The Best of Tuscany & Umbria - 4* Hotel Palazzo Pacini


Duration: 5 Nights

From €699pp

February - June & September - October 2026

Tuscany & Umbria – 6-Day Journey


Day 1  Arrival in Tuscany Check in at Hotel Palazzo Pacini, Colle di Val d’Elsa. Welcome drink with tour leader, dinner at Trattoria Bel Mi’ Colle. Overnight stay.


Day 2  Florence Coach to Florence. Guided tour: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio. Free time. Evening barbecue at the hotel garden. Overnight stay.


Day 3  Perugia & Lake Trasimeno Guided tour of Perugia: Corso Vannucci, Fontana Maggiore, Palazzo dei Priori, Cathedral. Visit National Gallery of Umbria. Afternoon at Lake Trasimeno: Azienda Agricola Orsini farm tour, olive oil & wine tasting, dinner with local specialties. Return to Colle di Val d’Elsa. Overnight stay.


Day 4  Volterra & San Gimignano Morning tour of Volterra: Piazza dei Priori, Cathedral, Baptistery, alabaster workshop. Afternoon in San Gimignano: medieval towers, Piazza della Cisterna, Piazza del Duomo. Dinner at Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm. Overnight stay.


Day 5  Siena & Poggio ai Laghi Guided tour of Siena: Piazza del Campo, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Afternoon cooking class at Poggio ai Laghi estate, followed by dinner. Overnight stay.


Day 6  Departure Breakfast, farewell, and journey home with memories of Tuscany & Umbria.

Inclusions

  • 5 nights B&B at Hotel Palazzo Pacini 4* in Colle di Val d’Elsa
  • Welcome cocktail
  • 1 barbecue dinner at the hotel
  • Dinner in a traditional trattoria in Colle di Val d’Elsa
  • Half-day guided tour of Florence
  • Half-day guided tour of Perugia
  • Entrance to the National Gallery of Umbria
  • 1 dinner at an Umbrian agriturismo
  • Half-day guided tour of San Gimignano
  • Half-day guided tour of Volterra with a visit to an alabaster workshop
  • Dinner at a farmhouse near San Gimignano
  • Half-day guided tour of Siena
  • Entrance to Siena Cathedral
  • Cooking class with dinner at a farmhouse near Monteriggioni

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