Archive for 'Day Trips'

Fill your next vacation to Tuscany with a wealth of attractions and intriguing sights by planning a car trip through Pisa province here!

The beautiful city of Pisa is its capital and is situated where the River Serchio and the River Arno meet before filling a lagoon and pouring out to sea.

The busiest tourist attraction in Pisa is of course its Piazza dei Miracoli which contains the huge duomo, the ornate baptistery, the monumental cemetery and of course the leaning tower! Follow in the footsteps of the great Galileo Galilei on a special tour through Pisa city.

This genius astronomer and mathematician has a special museum built in his honour here which will be fascinating to walk around for an hour or so.     Read More

Arezzo province is located in eastern Tuscany, framed by the Apennine Mountains, the Casentino tourist area, Valdarno and Val di Chiana. Explore the diverse artistic legacies of famous people who hailed from Arezzo such as Piero della Francesca, Vasari and Michelangelo.

These masters painted great artworks, designed beautiful buildings and wrote superb literary works that can still be admired today in towns and villages of the province.

Choose from a fabulous range of luxury villa rentals in Arezzo where you can relax and enjoy the surroundings after your busy days of exploration!     Read More

Enjoy a day trip to the walled Etruscan town of Monte San Savino in Arezzo province which was founded at the foot of its majestic castle called Castello di Gargonza.

This picturesque commune sits on the shoreline of the Esse Stream which flows through Valdichiana. It’s actually a combination of smaller frazioni like Gargonza and Palazzuolo.

Choose from a lovely range of vacation rentals in Arezzo including luxury villas with swimming pools to relax and enjoy in after your thrilling days of exploring the province and the many attractions it has to offer.     Read More

If you’re booked into a villa in Arezzo province this year then why not head on a fascinating day trip from Arezzo town itself to see these two little gems? Stay in a beautiful villa in the Arezzo area and enjoy all that this scenic part of Tuscany has to offer.

The picturesque town of San Giovanni Valdarno is located only 30 minutes’ drive west of Arezzo town in the Arno River Valley. Originally called Castel San Giovanni, this commune was founded by the Florentine Republic in 1296. It was designed using a traditional Roman town layout with a large piazza in the centre and four perpendicular roads leading out from each side.     Read More