Private Pisa & Lucca Wine Tour from Florence

Overview

Highlights

• Pisa & Lucca Exploration
• Wine Tour & Tasting
• Personalized Experience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Torre Guinigi

   30min

   If you are staying in central Florence "A" zone, you can start your day with a pickup direct from your hotel. Otherwise, meet your driver and the rest of your group in front of Hotel Boccaccio-Tino Caffè, Via della Scala 59 (one minute walking distance from Santa Maria Novella train station), Florence at 9,00 am. Please arrive 10 minutes before scheduled departure time. If you wish you can have breakfast there, English or continental or just a "cappuccino". As I Just Drive guests at Tino Caffè you are entitled to have a 10% discount.. Relax as you travel by minivan, and hear some facts about the part of Tuscany you’re soon to see. From the history-rich streets of Pisa and Lucca, you’ll then discover the Chianti region with traditional villages complete with churches, squares, palaces, and museums.  Your first stop is Lucca for a free time to walk around the city’s elegant 16th-century walls, and then wander into the historical center to see Piazza dell’Antifeatro, Torre Guinigi, Duomo di San Martino, and a typical antique dealers street. The tower dates from the 1300s, when a number of wealthy families were building bell towers within the walls of Lucca as status symbols. It is one of the few remaining towers within the walls. It is known for the tall trees growing on top of the tower - The kitchen was originally on the floor below with the rooftop serving as a kitchen garden. The ancient trees are holm oaks symbolising rebirth and renewal. The tower was donated to the local government by the descendants of the Guinigi family. If you wish to climb it there is a ticket to pay onsite.

2. 2

   Piazza Anfiteatro

   30min

   Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is a public square in the northeast quadrant of walled center of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The ring of buildings surrounding the square, follows the elliptical shape of the former second century Roman Amphitheater of Lucca. The original amphitheater existed in this location since the 2nd century and the square developed from the Middle Ages onwards.

Before you go

Location