Italy’s Tuscany region is packed with some of the world’s most recognizable Renaissance-era art and architecture, including Michelangelo’s “David,” the works in the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo basilica of Florence. It is located in central Italy and stretches from Apennines to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its diverse natural landscape encompasses the snow-capped Apennine Mountains, Elba’s sunny beaches overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and Chianti’s famous olive groves and vineyards.
Typical scenes of this region are those that combine the beauty of nature and the millenary work of man. Highlights of this region are medieval villages, historical towns, castles and their defence systems, country churches and beautiful abbeys. Finally, this region is full of spas, thanks to the thermal waters.
The suggested itinerary in this cycling tour starts in Cortana and will take you through the heart of Tuscany and ends in Florence.
Cortana, near Perugia (1 day) -> San Casciano dei Bagni (1 day) -> Pienza (2 days) -> Montalcino (1 day) -> Siena (2 days) -> San Gimignano (2 days) -> Radda, Chianti (1 day) -> Florence
Set right on the bank of the Arno River, Plaza Hotel Lucchesi is a 10-minute walk from Piazza della Signoria. It features air-conditioned rooms, a 24-hour front desk and traditional restaurant. A bike rental is free. Including free Wi-Fi, elegant rooms at the Lucchesi include a satellite flat-screen TV and read more
Palazzo San Niccolò is a hotel in Radda in Chianti, located in the heart of Chianti Classico and of Tuscany. The structure is perfect to spend a holiday of relax and sport. The hotel has in fact all the more modern comforts and at the same time offers to its read more
All the magic of the Tuscan countryside walking distance from San Gimignano Just a few minutes walk from the medieval walls of San Gimignano, declared by UNESCO as part of the World’s Architectural Heritage, lies the Relais Santa Chiara Hotel, an elegant and charming property surrounded by the most beautiful read more
For those visiting Siena for the first time, the historic centre is often considered a perfect medieval jewel. Our 3 star hotel is located just outside the historic centre and just a few minutes’ walk from Piazza del Campo, the Duomo (cathedral) and other artistic beauties of the city. We read more
Our hotel is situated in part of the eighteenth-century “Catasto Leopoldino” in the historic centre of Montalcino. However, there is reason to believe that the building may have been used since the Middle Ages (owing to its location in the vicinity of Porta Burelli) as a shelter for the Sienese read more
The Relais Chiostro di Pienza is a former Franciscan Convent dating back to the 13th century, located in an enviable position, in the centre of the magnificent hamlet of Pienza, in the heart of the Val d’Orcia. The Relais, in addition the charm of antiquity and history which has literally read more
……experience the destination and feel the strong, fascinating emotions as if admiring the paintings of Tuscan artists of Ancient Times and the Renaissance: Fonteverde is located amidst the splendid scenery of the Siena hills, in San Casciano dei Bagni, Val d’Orcia. A vast natural park, crossed by the river Orcia read more
In Cortona in the beautiful land of Tuscany, Hotel Villa Marsili, perfectly restored, is situated in an optimum position to the centre of Cortona. Hotel Villa Marsili welcomes you to its rooms and marvellous bedrooms and suites, where the love and care of the owners are breathed in every detail, read more