We Love —
- Strolling the scenic streets of Cinque Terre, admiring colourful houses tumbling down the hillside.
- Exploring the charming medieval towns of Tuscany, and discovering its rich art, history, culture and food.
- Choosing to discover this beautiful region by car, with the freedom to explore the Italian Riviera as you please.
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Your itinerary in brief —
Explore the rolling hills, Medieval towns and picturesque vineyards of Tuscany and the Cinque Terre on this fantastic tour through the treasures of this beautiful region.
Your itinerary:
4-nights:
Day 1: Arrival in Montecatini Terme
Day 2: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 3: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 4: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 5: Departure
5-nights:
Day 1: Arrival in Montecatini Terme
Day 2: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 3: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 4: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 5: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 6: Departure
7-nights:
Day 1: Arrival in Montecatini Terme
Day 2: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 3: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 4: Montecatini Terme (optional excursions)
Day 5: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 6: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 7: Liguria (optional excursions)
Day 8: Departure
Please note that the order of the activities can be changed.
Please note that your hotels may be located inside or outside cities and towns. You may park your car inside or outside the hotels (subject to availability). Additional charges may apply on-site.
Your itinerary in detail —
4-night tour
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN MONTECATINI TERME
Welcome to Montecatini Terme! This historic spa town located in Tuscany is famous for its thermal baths and wellness treatments. It boasts beautiful Art Nouveau architecture, lush parks, and a funicular that takes visitors to the hilltop town of Montecatini Alto for panoramic views of the surrounding hills.
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 2: TERME DI REDI
Today, why not visit Terme di Redi? A modern spa complex offering a wide range of wellness treatments, thermal baths and saunas. Enjoy a rejuvenating thermal journey, taking advantage of the beneficial properties of Montecatini's waters. After spending the morning at the spa, take a stroll in the higher part of town, Montecatini Alto. You can take the historic cable car to the top of the hill, from where you will have a panoramic view of the entire valley. Here you can visit the medieval village with its narrow streets, Piazza Giusti and the bell tower.
In the afternoon, we recommend a visit to the city of Lucca: visit the Torre delle Ore, of which we recommend a climb to the top to admire the panorama of the city; visit the Cathedral of San Martino, the Cathedral of Lucca, the tower of Giungi and take a walk on the walls of Lucca.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 3: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave for Liguria. Enjoy some free time to discover the typical Ligurian towns. We recommend visiting the beautiful medieval town of Sarzana, the coastal towns of Lerici, Tellaro and Fiascherino. In the evening, we suggest going to the beautiful coastal town of Portovenere. This is an ancient fortified town and former stronghold of the Maritime Republic of Genoa. In the evening, enjoy a typical dinner at a local restaurant.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 4: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
We recommend spending your last full day in Cinque Terre. Upon arrival at La Spezia station, depart by train to Riomaggiore (about 8 minutes). Stroll through this beautiful village. Next, take a transfer by train to Manarola and visit the typical village. Then travel by train to Vernazza, the most panoramic and characteristic village of the Cinque Terre. Once you have seen everything, you will again travel by train to the last village of the Cinque Terre: Monterosso al mare; a visit to the Monastery of the Capuchin Friars and the Oratorio dei Neri is recommended.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 5: DEPARTURE
After a final breakfast at the hotel, it's time to head home.
- Breakfast
5-night tour
We recommend a visit to Montecatini Alto, a hamlet of Montecatini Terme, located at the top of a hill at an altitude of almost 300 metres. It is a small hamlet with just over 400 inhabitants, but it is definitely worth a visit. If only to take a ride on the Montecatini Terme cable car, which was inaugurated in 1898. A ride takes just a few minutes and takes you back in time. It also gives you the chance to admire the entire Montecatini valley from above.
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 2: TERME DI REDI
Today, why not visit Terme di Redi? A modern spa complex offering a wide range of wellness treatments, thermal baths and saunas. Enjoy a rejuvenating thermal journey, taking advantage of the beneficial properties of Montecatini's waters. After spending the morning at the spa, take a stroll in the higher part of town, Montecatini Alto. You can take the historic cable car to the top of the hill, from where you will have a panoramic view of the entire valley. Here you can visit the medieval village with its narrow streets, Piazza Giusti and the bell tower.
In the afternoon, we recommend a visit to the city of Lucca: visit the Torre delle Ore, of which we recommend a climb to the top to admire the panorama of the city; visit the Cathedral of San Martino, the Cathedral of Lucca, the tower of Giungi and take a walk on the walls of Lucca.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 3: MONTECATINI TERME (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
Today, we recommend driving to Florence. Visit the artistic and cultural monuments such as ‘Piazza della Signoria’, ‘Ponte Vecchio’ the old bridge over the river Arno with many beautiful shops and the magnificent ‘Cathedral of Santa Maria Novella’. A visit to the ‘Uffizi Museum’ should not be missed either. Indeed, this is one of the most famous museums in the world for its unique collections of ancient sculptures and paintings, ‘Palazzo Pitti’, the symbol of Medici power over Tuscany, built by Florentine banker Luca Pitti - to a design by Brunelleschi - at the foot of the Boboli hill.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 4: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave for Liguria. Enjoy some free time to discover the typical Ligurian towns. We recommend visiting the beautiful medieval town of Sarzana, the coastal towns of Lerici, Tellaro and Fiascherino. In the evening, we suggest going to the beautiful coastal town of Portovenere. This is an ancient fortified town and former stronghold of the Maritime Republic of Genoa. In the evening, enjoy a typical dinner at a local restaurant.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 5: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
We recommend spending your last full day in Cinque Terre. Upon arrival at La Spezia station, depart by train to Riomaggiore (about 8 minutes). Stroll through this beautiful village. Next, take a transfer by train to Manarola and visit the typical village. Then travel by train to Vernazza, the most panoramic and characteristic village of the Cinque Terre. Once you have seen everything, you will again travel by train to the last village of the Cinque Terre: Monterosso al mare; a visit to the Monastery of the Capuchin Friars and the Oratorio dei Neri is recommended.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 6: DEPARTURE
After a final breakfast at the hotel, it's time to head home.
- Breakfast
7-night tour
Welcome to Montecatini Terme! This historic spa town located in Tuscany is famous for its thermal baths and wellness treatments. It boasts beautiful Art Nouveau architecture, lush parks, and a funicular that takes visitors to the hilltop town of Montecatini Alto for panoramic views of the surrounding hills.
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 2: TERME DI REDI
Today, why not visit Terme di Redi? A modern spa complex offering a wide range of wellness treatments, thermal baths and saunas. Enjoy a rejuvenating thermal journey, taking advantage of the beneficial properties of Montecatini's waters. After spending the morning at the spa, take a stroll in the higher part of town, Montecatini Alto. You can take the historic cable car to the top of the hill, from where you will have a panoramic view of the entire valley. Here you can visit the medieval village with its narrow streets, Piazza Giusti and the bell tower.
In the afternoon, we recommend a visit to the city of Lucca: visit the Torre delle Ore, of which we recommend a climb to the top to admire the panorama of the city; visit the Cathedral of San Martino, the Cathedral of Lucca, the tower of Giungi and take a walk on the walls of Lucca.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 3: MONTECATINI TERME (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
Today, we recommend driving to Florence. Visit the artistic and cultural monuments such as ‘Piazza della Signoria’, ‘Ponte Vecchio’ the old bridge over the river Arno with many beautiful shops and the magnificent ‘Cathedral of Santa Maria Novella’. A visit to the ‘Uffizi Museum’ should not be missed either. Indeed, this is one of the most famous museums in the world for its unique collections of ancient sculptures and paintings, ‘Palazzo Pitti’, the symbol of Medici power over Tuscany, built by Florentine banker Luca Pitti - to a design by Brunelleschi - at the foot of the Boboli hill.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 4: MONTECATINI TERME (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
We recommend a visit to Montecatini Alto, a hamlet of Montecatini Terme, located at the top of a hill at an altitude of almost 300 metres. It is a small hamlet with just over 400 inhabitants, but it is definitely worth a visit. If only to take a ride on the Montecatini Terme cable car, which was inaugurated in 1898. A ride takes just a few minutes and takes you back in time. It also gives you the chance to admire the entire Montecatini valley from above.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 5: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave for Liguria. Enjoy some free time to discover the typical Ligurian towns. We recommend visiting the beautiful medieval town of Sarzana, the coastal towns of Lerici, Tellaro and Fiascherino. In the evening, we suggest going to the beautiful coastal town of Portovenere. This is an ancient fortified town and former stronghold of the Maritime Republic of Genoa. In the evening, enjoy a typical dinner at a local restaurant.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 6: LIGURIA (OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS)
We recommend spending your last full day in Cinque Terre. Upon arrival at La Spezia station, depart by train to Riomaggiore (about 8 minutes). Stroll through this beautiful village. Next, take a transfer by train to Manarola and visit the typical village. Then travel by train to Vernazza, the most panoramic and characteristic village of the Cinque Terre. Once you have seen everything, you will again travel by train to the last village of the Cinque Terre: Monterosso al mare; a visit to the Monastery of the Capuchin Friars and the Oratorio dei Neri is recommended.
- Breakfast
- Free time to explore at your own leisure (or choose an optional excursion)
- Overnight hotel stay
DAY 7: DEPARTURE
After a final breakfast at the hotel, it's time to head home.
- Breakfast
Your hotels —
Hand-picked just for you
Maximum room capacity
Throughout your tour you will stay in thoughtfully chosen 4* hotels.
Montecatini Terme: Hotel Puccini 4*
Liguria: Hotel La Locanda dell'Angelo 4*
If the hotels listed above are unavailable, you will be provided with comfortable accommodation in similar hotels. Local standards apply.
Your dining choices
This offer is based on a bed and breakfast stay.
Optional extras —
eSIM with 1GB - 5GB internet
Enjoy easy access to the internet with a handy 1 - 5GB eSIM, bookable at the next stage of the booking process. Install your eSIM before departure in just a few taps.
Note: please check that your phone is eSIM-compatible before departure.
Your journey to Italy —
Flights:
You will be able to choose your airline and flight times when you make your booking, in either Economy, Premium, or Business class, depending on the destination and carrier. This flight may include one or more stopovers. Please review your flight options carefully as departure and arrival airports may differ, in order to offer the best price.
Luggage information
Luggage, meals and other services on board may be subject to an additional fee on certain airlines. It is possible to view details of luggage allowances when you choose your flights at the next stage of the booking process. If luggage is not included with your flight, please go to the airline's website before your departure to purchase your luggage for an additional fee.
For domestic flights, airlines do not always offer the option of reserving luggage. In this case, you will need to pay for it at the airport counter.
You will receive all the information you need to check in for your flights after you have made your reservation.
Your Destinations —
Tuscany
Overflowing with artistic masterpieces, extraordinary architecture and a thrilling history that spans from the Etruscans to the Romans and the Renaissance, Tuscany is a breathtaking holiday destination that promises a never-ending list of things to do, places to see and rolling hills to explore.
A holiday to Tuscany comes with many possibilities. The capital of the region, Florence, draws in millions of tourists each year, all of whom come in search of promised romance and charm on the city's narrow, cobbled streets, which have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Nestled on the banks of the Arno river, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a prime place to indulge in quality, Tuscan produce, soak up rich culture, and feast on some of the world's finest art.
One of Tuscany's other main draws is its verdant countryside, where rustic vineyards, peaceful olive groves and quaint villages can be found in abundance. Here, a stroll in the hills can easily result in a stop in one of Italy's most authentic and sustainable trattorias, where local, seasonal dishes are sure to delight alongside delicious, full-bodied wine.
Cinque Terre
Nestled along the Italian Riviera, Cinque Terre is a gorgeous region comprised of five colourful cliffside villages that are surrounded by dramatic hills and vineyards. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this 15 km stretch of coastline is well known for its incredible hiking trails, picture-perfect views, and quaint village atmosphere, and makes for a memorable Italian coastal break!
The area’s five main villages all offer something different for visitors, and if you have the time, it’s worth visiting them all - the dedicated Cinque Terre train from La Spezia runs once an hour, and makes stops at them all. Riomaggiore, the first stop on the line, is the largest, with a clifftop medieval castle; the next stop, Manarola, is the place to try the Cinque Terre’s wine, Sciacchetrà, while further down Corniglia is unique in that it does not have direct access to the sea, instead of being perched atop a dramatic cliff. Vernazza has a romantic harbour, and Monterosso offers visitors a charming beach.
Along the coast, sample Pasta alla Genovese, with the region’s delicious pesto, or some traditional focaccia; or, discover some of the equally charming towns along the Ligurian coastline. La Spezia features a spacious port and plenty of charming trattorias, while Levanto is on the very cusp of Cinque Terre, and is the ideal starting point for a long hike along the coast.
