Private journeys from Florence
Tuscany, in a festive mood.
Traditions worth travelling for. A little mischief. Very good company.
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1 day · approximately 8 hoursFlorence
Florence: a Christmas to make
December 2026 · weekdays on request
Santa Croce, a handmade mask and a festive tasting in Florence.
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1 long day · approximately 11–12 hoursPienza & Montepulciano
Montepulciano: Christmas, Nobile & Pienza
December 2026 · proposed 12 or 19 December
Pecorino in Pienza, Christmas stalls and a reserved cellar tasting.
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1 day · approximately 10 hoursArezzo
Arezzo: art, workshops & Christmas lights
December 2026 · proposed 13 December
Historic lanes, artisan shops and a relaxed afternoon among Christmas lights.
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1 day · approximately 10 hoursSiena
Siena: festive sweets & illuminated streets
December 2026 · proposed 20 December
A guided Siena walk, a Tuscan table and the city’s traditional Christmas sweets.
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1 day · approximately 8–9 hoursCerreto Guidi
Cerreto Guidi: the Via dei Presepi
December 2026 / January 2027 · openings to confirm
Meet the village’s handmade nativity scenes and the flavours of Montalbano.
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Afternoon & evening · approximately 7–8 hoursSanta Brigida · Pontassieve
Santa Brigida: a village tells Christmas
December 2026 / Epiphany 2027 · dates to verify
A village walk, a warming merenda and the community’s living nativity.
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A full dayViareggio
Carnevale di Viareggio
30 Jan – 20 Feb 2027
Meet the giant floats and the clever hands behind Tuscany’s most exuberant celebration.
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A full dayGreve in Chianti & Montefioralle
Frittelle in Montefioralle
March 2027
Chianti wine, medieval lanes and golden rice fritters, fresh from a rather impressive pan.
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2 days · 1 nightCertaldo Alto
A cena da Messer Giovanni
June 2027
Boccaccio’s village, terracotta dishes and a torchlit medieval dinner along the old stone street.
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2 days · 1 nightPisa · the Lungarni
La Luminara di San Ranieri
16 June 2027
Arrive before dusk. Watch the river turn to gold. Stay until the city is quiet again.
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A day, or a Florence stayFlorence · Piazza Santa Croce
Calcio Storico & San Giovanni
June 2027
Discover the neighbourhood rivalries, Renaissance pageantry and fierce heart of a Florentine tradition.
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1 long day · approximately 14–15 hoursVinci & Cerreto Guidi
La Notte d’Isabella
Summer 2027 · date to be confirmed
Leonardo’s inventions, Montalbano wines and a Renaissance village brought to life after dark.
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3 days · 2 nightsSiena
Siena, in the days of the Palio
2 July & 16 August
Stay long enough to understand the city, then experience its most intensely felt tradition.
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2 days · 1 nightCertaldo Alto
Mercantia, after the sun goes down
July 2027
Street theatre, unexpected encounters and the pleasure of getting a little lost in the spectacle.
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2 days · 1 nightMontepulciano & Pienza
Bravìo delle Botti
Late August 2027
Vino Nobile, the stories of the contrade and a race with a distinctly Tuscan sense of purpose.
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A full dayMarradi · Tuscan Apennines
Marradi & the Marron Buono
October 2027
Roasted chestnuts, mountain-village warmth and the deep, delicious colours of an Apennine autumn.
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2 days · 1 nightSan Giovanni d’Asso
White truffle days in the Crete Senesi
November 2027
A white truffle fair, a carefully chosen table and a slower stay in the hills of the Crete Senesi.
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1 long day · approximately 12–13 hoursMaranello · Castelvetro · Sassuolo
Ferrari, Sapori & Palazzi
On request · opening days to confirm
From Florence to the Ferrari myth, aged balsamic and the splendour of the Este court.
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1 day · approximately 10 hoursRufina · Valdisieve
Bacco Artigiano: Rufina celebrates wine
September 2027 · exact dates to confirm
Meet the vineyards, flavours and festive traditions of the Valdisieve.
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Recommended: 2 days · 1 nightSan Gimignano
Ferie delle Messi: medieval Tuscany
June 2027 · proposed 18–20 June, unconfirmed
A slower medieval weekend, with time for vineyards and the grand celebration.
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Recommended: 2 days · 1 nightPienza & Montalcino
The Torneo di Apertura delle Cacce
August 2027 · proposed 8 August, unconfirmed
Pecorino, vineyard landscapes and a celebrated medieval archery challenge.
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2 days · 1 nightArezzo
Arezzo: the Giostra del Saracino
19 June or 5 September 2027 · tickets to confirm
A night in Arezzo to discover its quarters and witness the Giostra from a reserved seat.
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2 days · 1 nightPienza
Pienza: the Corsa di Pio & the ideal city
September 2027 · edition and dates to verify
A Renaissance village stay shaped around the Corsa di Pio, if reconfirmed for 2027.
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A day in the Tuscan Renaissance
Proposed 19 September 2027 · to be confirmed
Vino Nobile, Pecorino di Pienza and a Renaissance celebration in the Val d’Orcia.
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