In September, my wife and I will be spending a week at a retreat in Umbertide (having visited Orvieto and Assisi while enroute from Rome), after which we'll make our way by car to Florence, where we'll spend 3 or 4 nights, then head by train to the Cinque Terre, and then to Venice.
Having never been to Tuscany (or anywhere outside of Rome, for that matter), I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to create an itinerary for that portion of our trip. Here are the broad strokes I have so far:
Day 1 - leave Umbertide mid-day, stay the night in Montepulciano.
Day 2 - explore Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Val D'Orcia. Spend the night in Siena.
Day 3 - explore Siena, Monteriggioni, Santa Gimignano, Volterra, Chianti. Drop off car and spend night in Florence.
Day 4 - explore Florence and spend night there.
Day 5 - explore Florence and spend night there.
Day 5 - travel by train to Lucca and/or Pisa - spend night back in Florence.
Day 7 - depart Florence for the Cinque Terre.
I welcome any suggestions regarding this itinerary! For instance, are we moving around too much prior to Florence? Are there places you would add/subtract from this itinerary? Am I overnighting in the right places? I realize everything is subjective, but I welcome any input or ideas!
Having never been to Tuscany (or anywhere outside of Rome, for that matter), I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to create an itinerary for that portion of our trip. Here are the broad strokes I have so far:
Day 1 - leave Umbertide mid-day, stay the night in Montepulciano.
Day 2 - explore Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Val D'Orcia. Spend the night in Siena.
Day 3 - explore Siena, Monteriggioni, Santa Gimignano, Volterra, Chianti. Drop off car and spend night in Florence.
Day 4 - explore Florence and spend night there.
Day 5 - explore Florence and spend night there.
Day 5 - travel by train to Lucca and/or Pisa - spend night back in Florence.
Day 7 - depart Florence for the Cinque Terre.
I welcome any suggestions regarding this itinerary! For instance, are we moving around too much prior to Florence? Are there places you would add/subtract from this itinerary? Am I overnighting in the right places? I realize everything is subjective, but I welcome any input or ideas!