Toscana e Umbria: tour individuale

About the destination: Florence is as vital and beautiful today as when its wool and silk merchants and bankers revolutionized the economy of 13th century Tuscany, and the art of Dante and Michelangelo stunned the world. Florence was the centre of the Italian Renaissance. The fruits of the city’s rebirth are still evident in its seemingly endless array of museums, churches and palazzi. With its historic centre classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Duomo, the elegant and beautiful cathedral, dominates the city and is an unmistakable reference point in your wanderings. The River Arno, which cuts through the oldest part of the city, is crowned with the Ponte Vecchio bridge lined with shops and held up by stilts. Dating back to the 14th century, it is the only bridge that survived attacks during WWII. Standing by the river at night, when the city is illuminated with a myriad twinkling lights, is unforgettable. But more remains of Florence’s incomparable heritage than stones and paint, the city’s indomitable spirit has also survived the centuries, ensuring Florentine life today its liveliness and sophistication.

About the destination: Perugia, the hilltop capital of Umbria, combines medieval charm with a lively, contemporary atmosphere. Enclosed by ancient Etruscan walls and crowned by stone palaces and churches, the city offers sweeping views over rolling green hills, vineyards, and olive groves. Its historic center, largely pedestrian, is a maze of narrow alleyways, hidden staircases, and sunlit squares that invite slow wandering and spontaneous discovery. At the heart of Perugia lies Piazza IV Novembre, one of Italy’s most beautiful squares, dominated by the magnificent Fontana Maggiore and the Gothic bulk of the Palazzo dei Priori. Inside the palace, the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria houses masterpieces by Perugino, Pinturicchio, and other Renaissance masters. Just a short walk away, the imposing Etruscan Arch and the underground Rocca Paolina—an entire buried neighborhood beneath a 16th‑century fortress—offer a fascinating journey through layers of history. Perugia is also a vibrant university town, home to both the Università degli Studi and the University for Foreigners, which gives the city a youthful, international feel. Cafés, bars, and wine enotecas buzz late into the night, especially along Corso Vannucci, the elegant main street. Cultural life is rich and varied: the world‑famous Umbria Jazz Festival in July and the Eurochocolate festival in October draw visitors from all over the world for concerts, tastings, and street performances. Food in Perugia reflects Umbrian traditions: think truffle‑infused dishes, hearty lentil and bean stews, homemade pasta, and robust local wines such as Sagrantino di Montefalco. Don’t miss tasting Perugia’s famed chocolates—from artisan pralines in tiny patisseries to the iconic Baci. With its blend of art, history, gastronomy, and a relaxed local rhythm, Perugia makes an ideal base for exploring the “green heart of Italy” or for simply soaking up authentic Italian life in a compact, walkable city.

About the destination: "Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • The Piazza del Campo, the unique shell shaped piazza at the centre of the city, and twice a year the racetrack for the Palio • The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena's City Hall for almost 800 years, contains the famous frescos on good and bad government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, frescoes by Simone Martini and Duccio, and access to the Torre del Mangia, from whose top you can view a beautiful panorama of the Sienese countryside. • The Duomo, Siena's magnificent black and white Italian Romanesque cathedral including the Libreria Piccolomini, Baptistery and an attached Museo dell'Opera del Duomo which includes the famous Maestà by Duccio. • The Pinacoteca, full of Sienese painting from the city's Medieval heyday. • The Palazzo Salimbeni, built in 1472, is the world headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the major banking corporation which has a hand in much of the economic and cultural life of the city. • The house where St. Catherine of Siena was born is just a few blocks from the duomo. • The Piccolomini Palace built in 1459 by the well-known architect Bernardo Rossellino, disciple of Leon Battista Alberti. The Piccolomini Palace is one of the most popular sites on the Piazza del Campo. The Florentine style palace is home to the official archives of Siena."

About the destination: The city of Pisa once rivalled Genoa and Venice as a maritime power, emulated Padua and Perugia as a university town, and developed a distinctive style of Romanesque architecture. Today, the city draws its fame from an architectural project gone terribly wrong and relies on the tide of tourists who flow into the city every day. The most important monuments are concentrated in the piazza del Duomo. The baptistery, cathedral, Leaning Tower, and Camposanto shine like carved ivory, rising out of a broad expanse of emerald green grass. The duomo contains Giovanni Pisano’s masterful pulpit, with its violently dramatic Gothic reliefs. You can make your unbalanced way to the top of the Torre Pendente, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from which local boy Galileo Galilei dropped a variety of objects in his attempt to understand gravity. Education has fuelled the local economy since the 1400s, and students from across Italy still compete for places in its elite university and research schools and help keep a vibrant and affordable cafe and bar scene. This metropolis of a hundred thousand inhabitants is much more than a tower, is a city full of art and history.

About the destination: Florence is as vital and beautiful today as when its wool and silk merchants and bankers revolutionized the economy of 13th century Tuscany, and the art of Dante and Michelangelo stunned the world. Florence was the centre of the Italian Renaissance. The fruits of the city’s rebirth are still evident in its seemingly endless array of museums, churches and palazzi. With its historic centre classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Duomo, the elegant and beautiful cathedral, dominates the city and is an unmistakable reference point in your wanderings. The River Arno, which cuts through the oldest part of the city, is crowned with the Ponte Vecchio bridge lined with shops and held up by stilts. Dating back to the 14th century, it is the only bridge that survived attacks during WWII. Standing by the river at night, when the city is illuminated with a myriad twinkling lights, is unforgettable. But more remains of Florence’s incomparable heritage than stones and paint, the city’s indomitable spirit has also survived the centuries, ensuring Florentine life today its liveliness and sophistication.