Hotel & Rental Car Package – 4 nights

DAY 1: ARRIVAL (OVERNIGHT IN MONTECATINI TERME)

Arrive at Pisa/Florence Airport or with train at train station. After picking up the rental car, drive to Montecatini Terme in Florence area. Free time to discover the city on your own. Overnight in Montecatini Terme.

DAY 2: SIENA & SAN GIMIGNANO (OVERNIGHT IN MONTECATINI TERME)

Breakfast in the hotel. This day, you are free to relax and explore the city on your own or you can opt to spend your day in Siena, and San Gimignano.
Suggested itinerary: Head into the Chianti area, which extends between Siena and Florence that has spawned one of the most famous wines, the Chianti. Let yourself be enchanted by one of the most magnificent landscapes of hills, fields, numerous vineyards, and olive groves. You can discover San Gimignano, where the soaring towers can be seen already from afar. Worth seeing are the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, the Palazzo del Popolo with the Museum Civico, and the Piazza della Cisterna with its pretty fountain. Drive to Siena. The medieval city of Siena is a work of art of the Gothic period. With its winding old town, the narrow, and red brown of high palaces brick of Sienese clay-lined streets—it seems, as if the clock of centuries stopped. The historic center on its three hills, grouped in the form of a three-star is famous for its Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia (88 meters high). From here, you have a wonderful view of the famous beautiful Piazza del Campo. Overnight in Montecatini Terme.

DAY 3: PISA & LUCCA (OVERNIGHT IN MONTECATINI TERME)

Breakfast in the hotel. This day, you are free to relax and explore the city on your own or you can opt to spend your day to visit Pisa and Lucca.
Suggested itinerary: The Leaning Tower of Pisa has made it famous throughout the world. During your day trip, you can admire the Square of Miracles, the unique composition of the Cathedral, the Leaning Tower, Baptistery and Campo Santo. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a masterpiece of the Italian Architecture. Inside the Baptistery, you can visit the hexagonal pulpit by Nicola Pisano. Something very special in its own way is the Cemetery in the form of a monumental cloister.
Drive to Lucca and visit this beautiful medieval city with the Guinigi Tower and the Clock Tower. From these points, there is a splendid view over the rooftops of the Tuscan town, an overview that allows you to appreciate the beauty and harmony, and find the same urban structure built by the Romans. Piazza of the Amphitheatre in the name of what was already said is in this space occupied today by one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. The Church of San Michele, also called the Forum is a place, where the center of the ancient Lucca was there. Overnight in Montecatini Terme.

DAY 4: TRASIMENO LAKE, PERUGIA & ASSISI (OVERNIGHT IN MONTECATINI TERME)

Breakfast in the hotel. This day, you are free to relax and explore the city on your own or you can opt to spend your day to visit the Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, and Assisi.
Suggested itinerary: As you cross the Tuscan countryside, the first town you can encounter will be the Passignano sul Trasimeno, a small medieval hamlet with ancient city walls and a beautiful fortress. The town features a famous tourist resort at a magical location, which provides a stunning view of the enchanting lake and surrounding islands. After this visit proceed through the evocative landscape, until you reach the hill from which the ancient city of Perugia rises. Evidence of its Etruscan origin is preserved in the travertine walls and conveniently located in the village center. Perugia is one of the most popular Italian cities of art with a beautiful square from which you can admire the architectural jewels such as the superb Palazzo dei Priori and the splendid Cathedral, placed beside the Loggia. The elegant Fontana Maggiore is another breathtaking masterpiece. Drive to Assisi, the quaint town, where the patron saint of Italy, Saint Francis of Assisi lived, worked, and died. The town of Assisi can be found at the foot of Mount Subasi. On your arrival, you should first visit the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, built as a protection for the famous church of the “Porziuncola”. Here, you can also see the “rosebush without thorns”. Drive to the center of Assisi, where you can visit the civil and religious artistic heritage of the city. Admire the splendid Gothic Basilica dedicated to Saint Chiara, the Renaissance Chiesa Nuova with an elegant Dome – and the Roman temple of Minerva, which still retains its first century AD façade. Discover the fourteenth century Monte Frumentario and finally, visit the famous and beautiful St. Francis’ Basilica, a UNESCO heritage monument – built with white-rosy stone originating from Mount Subasio. The wonderful, frescoed cycles painted by Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, and Lorenzetti are preserved inside the Basilica. Breathe in the special atmosphere of serenity and joy that this city emanates, and you will understand why, it has been chosen as symbol of Peace by the delegates of the main religions in the world. Come back in Montecatini for an overnight.

Day 5: END OF SERVICE

Breakfast in the hotel. Check out at 10:00. Drive to the airport-train station, release of the car and end of our services.