The Val d’Orcia was our absolute highlight on our Tuscany tour. There is only one thing we would do differently next time … never drive your own car when you are in such a great wine region ☹️🤣

Of course, the city of Florence should not be missing on a Tuscany tour. We spent 3 nights in the Tuscan capital and have summarized our “TOP 10” for you 😊

Why the comparison with Manhattan? Quite simply, the skyline of San Gimignano is characterized by medieval towers, there are a total of 13 gender towers. These were built by the noble families and were considered a kind of status symbol. “Whoever has the highest tower has the highest reputation” 😉

I could only vaguely remember Siena. When I was 15, I spent a few days in Tuscany with my school class. At that time, however, my interest in medieval cities was still very limited 😉 The only thing I remembered was the completely overpriced cappuccino at the Piazza del Campo 🤣

About 20 years later, however, this city has left a lasting impression. Not only because of its beauty and history, but also because we ate the best tiramisu there ever 😋

To be honest … we wouldn’t plan a beach holiday in Viareggio for several days. However, nothing speaks against a short stopover on the coast during a tour through Tuscany 😉

Of course, the city of Pisa, with its world-famous leaning tower, should not be missing on a tour of Tuscany. To be honest, I didn’t know much more than “the leaning tower” when I was planning this day trip 🤣

In my opinion, Lucca is completely wrongly overshadowed by better-known cities such as Florence or Pisa. The mostly car-free Lucca took my heart by storm.

This fantastically beautiful region should not be missing on a Italy tour. There would be enough program for a week, but we had the big problem of getting all the highlights into one day trip 😬🤣

There are so many things to discover in the capital of Italy that you should definitely take a few days for it. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day either 😉

Sun, pasta & Aperol Spritz … we were especially looking forward to that. However, the short trip to Lake Garda also convinced us in other areas.