Florence Discovery & Wine Tasting

Welcome to Florence, 'Cradle of the Renaissance'. You will be collected at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to do as much or as little as you like!

This morning, you will be met by a local guide at the hotel and will embark on a 4-hour walking tour of Florence. Take in highlights of the city including Piazzale Michelangelo and the Ponte Vecchio. You will also enjoy 'skip the line' access to the famous Accademia Gallery. Here you will be able to admire legendary works, including Michelangelo's David, “I Prigioni”, “San Matteo” and “Pietà di Palestrina”.

If you would like to book an optional morning 'skip the line' tour of the Uffizi Gallery, then we can arrange this for you. Meet at 11:15 before heading inside, where with the help of an audio guide, you will be able to see numerous works of art by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Giotto, Cimabue, Masaccio and many others. Among the precious exhibition halls of the Gallery, the most renowned one contains the refined works by Botticelli, among which the absolute masterpieces: "Primavera" and "Birth of Venus". If you choose to book this morning tour of the Uffizi Gallery, then the Florence walking tour and Accademia Gallery visit will take place in the afternoon. You can book this add-on tour online, or by contacting our Reservations team.

Please note: The Accademia Gallery is closed on Mondays. For tours beginning on a Sunday, days 2 and 3 of this tour will be switched. All tour inclusions remain the same.

Florence - Chianti region - Florence. Today you will head out of Florence on a guided excursion to the Chianti wine region. You will be picked up after breakfast and taken through picturesque landscapes of olive groves and vineyards to one of the area's best vineyards. Enjoy an included wine tasting of the best regional wines, and sample the freshest, purest Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Then it is back to Florence, where the evening is at leisure.

Today our tour arrangements come to an end. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before check-out and an included transfer to the airport for your onward flight.