Florence and Chianti experience Tour from Lucca Including Wine

Highlights

Leave Lucca train station or your hotel, and travel out of the city to Florence. If you booked the independent option, make the most of some free time in the city to explore on your own. If you booked the guided option, you’ll discover the piazzas and monuments of Florence’s centro storico on a walking tour. Visit Piazza della Signoria, with its sculptures and imposing palazzi; admire the colorful façade of Florence Duomo; and see the bronze doors of Florence Baptistery, which Michelangelo dubbed the Gates of Paradise. Other highlights include the Ponte Vecchio, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Basilica of Santa Croce, and the Uffizi Gallery, which you’ll visit with your skip-the-line ticket. After free time for lunch, meet back up with the rest of your group and guide for a visit to Piazzale Michelangelo, a square famous for its views over Florence. Then, travel to a Chianti winery for a wine tasting before your journey back to Lucca.

Summary

Leave Lucca train station or your hotel, and travel out of the city to Florence. If you booked the independent option, make the most of some free time in the city to explore on your own. If you booked the guided option, you’ll discover the piazzas and monuments of Florence’s centro storico on a walking tour. Visit Piazza della Signoria, with its sculptures and imposing palazzi; admire the colorful façade of Florence Duomo; and see the bronze doors of Florence Baptistery, which Michelangelo dubbed the Gates of Paradise. Other highlights include the Ponte Vecchio, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Basilica of Santa Croce, and the Uffizi Gallery, which you’ll visit with your skip-the-line ticket. After free time for lunch, meet back up with the rest of your group and guide for a visit to Piazzale Michelangelo, a square famous for its views over Florence. Then, travel to a Chianti winery for a wine tasting before your journey back to Lucca.

Tour info

Duration

9 hours

Why take this tour?

Take a day out of your Lucca vacation to visit Florence and the Chianti region, and immerse yourself in Renaissance artwork and renowned wine. You will be leaded by van in the historical center to see monuments such as Florence Duomo. Tour finish on a high note with wine tasting at a Chianti winery. The perfect way to finish your day

What’s included?

Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Chianti wine tasting
Driver-guide
Lunch
Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 9h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

BellaItalia Tour

About operator:

Taste authentic Tuscan wine straight from the source on a relaxing half-day trip from Lucca. Travel by minivan through a serene landscape of rolling hills and vineyards, stopping at both a big-name winery and an organic family-run estate. Sample red, white and sweet wines, along with local products like extra-virgin olive oil. Learn about traditional wine production methods and see all the work that goes into making some of the world’s most coveted vino.