Top Tuscany Hiking

Monte Pisani is just few minutes away the city center of Lucca. It is a stunning place in nature so there will be many chances to stop and snap some photos. We will be surrounded by incredible views overlooking the town of Lucca one side and Pisa on the other, with the leaning tower in the distance (away from the crowd) and the sea as a background!

Let's explore the wildest side of San Gimignano! With this hike we will discover the ancient village of Castelvecchio, situated inside a Nature Reserve in the countryside very close to the Manhattan of Middle Ages.

If you like walking and you are searching for a tour away from crowded places, this is the experience for you

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city to discover one of the most fascinating places in Tuscany, Fiesole the etruscan town,located on top of a hill overlooking Florence.

Enjoy the most stunning views on the medieval town losing yourself in landscape and nature, walking up the rolling hills among vineyards and olive groves

Let’s hike up on the hills between the Chianti Florentine Hills and the Chianti Classico, only few minutes from Florence, where you will admire unique glimpses on the Tuscan countryside.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Take a break from the crowds in Florence and head for the hills • Look back over Florence from the ancient city of Fiesole • Marvel at the famous gardens at the Medici Villas in Castello • Enjoy happy-hour at Bella Blu - Fiesole is a town on a scenic height above Florence. Since the 14th century, the city has always been considered a getaway for the upper class of Florence and up to this day, Fiesole remains noted for its very expensive residential properties. This tour offers breathtaking views as well as trails full of history dating back to Leonardo da Vinci and his inventions, and you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Florence, from Mount Ceceri, in addition to the unforgettable view of the city, you can look on the overlooking valley, where Cave of Maiano is still located, as the caves and the woods will enrich your experience in Florence.

If you want to see Florence in a different way and you like to hike and walk that is the tour for you. We will enter the beautiful Boboli Garden and visit it till the highest point where we will go out and after few meters we will have a walk in the beautiful Bardini Garden with one of the most spectacular view of Florence. Through little street along the ancient walls we will arrive in the area of San Niccolò full of art galleries and great little restaurant to start our hiking to piazzale Michelangelo to see the church of San Miniato al Monte, one of the oldest in Florence! 10 km (5 miles) in total out of the crowd!!!

Follow ancient trails through the heart of rural Italy on this 7.5-hour Settignano and Fiesole hiking excursion from Florence. From the town of Settignano, follow your guide along trails once used to reach the old sandstone quarries. Discover the vineyards and olive groves, castles and villas for which Florence is famous, and admire local flora and fauna along the way. Climb Mt Ceceri, where Leonardo da Vinci first experimented with the art of flight, then descend the hillside to the sleepy town of Fiesole.

An easy 3 hour itinerary that allows you to experience the magical atmosphere of sunset over the Apennines mountains while watching wildlife and listening to the sounds of the forest. After a pleasant walk under the last rays of sunlight, you’ll find yourself in a beautiful panoramic spot among oak and chestnut trees, away from the noises of the valley and surrounded only by the Apennines mountain range that binds the whole of Italy. This is a unique, intimate experience in a place that evokes an ancient atmosphere – living in silence, listening to the sounds of nature, and observing the nocturnal wild animals that come out at night.

The Apennines is a mountain range that stretches from the north to the south of Italy. It crosses through Mugello, enriching the town with its incredible mountainous landscape. The trekking path has been part of the area’s main road network since Etruscan times, located between central Italy and the Lombardy plain. The area was used primarily by the Etruscans to connect the towns of Fiesole and Felsina (Bologna). It was then populated by the Romans, and in the Medieval times was home to Tuscany’s noble Count Guidi, It remained inhabited by farming families until the 1960s. This excursion through the woods is therefore a journey between past and present. Signs of early human inhabitants are still evident in the form of old houses and established streets, but the now abandoned space is simply a reminder of the life that was.

An authentic experience into the Tuscan countryside that combine active hiking with great food and wines. Enjoy a scenic active hike along the secret trails of the vineyards, in the Tuscan countryside, a little slice of heaven a few step out of Florence and into Mugello area. Visit a family-run organic farm and experience the Chianti Rufina wine and the extra-virgin olive oil. Nature lovers can get out and spend some hours hiking the Tuscan hills along silent country roads, through vineyard, olive groves and medieval villages, immersed in a land rich in history, where the Etruscan and Roman people lived in the past. Visit the agricultural estate, the cellar and and sit enjoying the Chianti Rufina wine tasting and the typical Tuscan light lunch.

A full-day excursion to discover one of the most charming places in Italy, an authentic earthly paradise suspended between land and sea, the Cinque Terre National Park. You will leave Florence very early in the morning, in a comfortable bus and pampered by the attention of your expert tour leader, which will be dedicated to you all day. Visit Manarola, Vernazza, Riomaggiore and Corniglia and follow your tour leader on a 3 hour hiking tour above the 5 Terre National Park: the trekking route will allow you to fully enjoy the beauty of nature that characterizes this fascinating region. You will have the sea on one side and on the other vineyards cultivated by locals. Once the hiking part is over, you will reach the other villages by train, and you will have free time to admire the pastel colored houses leaning one against the other on the tiny ports facing the crystal clear waters of the Ligurian Sea. A day full of beauty and nature that cannot be missed. Return to Florence in the evening

In Italy, in particular Tuscany, one of the most exported products is the truffle. It is an elite product with ancient origins, and is used in the preparation of refined and exclusive dishes. Our farm organizes excursions on our reserve, where we find many truffle varieties. Among which are the black truffle, and the Marzolino white truffle – one of the more appreciated truffles. Our experts along with their truffle dogs will guide and teach you how to search for this noble truffle and how to remove it from under the ground. When you return to Diacceroni, you will enjoy a taste, included in the price, with various dishes made with the truffles found that day.

Drench yourself in the fabled Tuscan countryside on this private, day-long hiking tour from Siena. Meet your expert guide in Siena and then drive in a comfortable minivan to the trail where you perambulate through verdant vineyards, rustic villages, and over the classic rolling hills of Tuscany. Stop halfway along the hike to indulge in a classic lunch of Tuscan treats and then travel via minivan to the town of San Gimignano, known as the ‘medieval Manhattan’ for its many gothic towers that form a medieval skyline in the 21st century. 

Become a pilgrim of sorts and take a scenic hike on the historic Via Francigena, an old pilgrimage route that stretched from Canterbury in England to Rome. The rural route takes you through villages, vineyards, and some of the most scenic countryside in Tuscany. Best of all, once you get to the medieval village of Monteriggioni you're rewarded with a wine tasting. At the end, head back to Siena via train.

Experience the UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre in one day with a guided tour through the five idyllic fishing villages of old-world Italy. Following the walking trails along the cliffs of the national park, you will see glorious views of this unspoiled stretch of the Italian Riviera. Check out the highlights and learn about the area as you complete a 3.4-mile (5.5-km) route with your guide. If you choose the tour option without hiking, the train will be used instead to move between villages.

Explore the stunning landscape of the Tuscan hills on a 5.5-hour hiking tour from Florence. Led by an expert guide, journey through the Chianti’s medieval towns, vineyards, and olive groves on a 5-mile (8-km) hike, soaking up the rich history of each area as you go. Afterward, head to a local winery to learn about the production of wine and olive oil before sitting down to a traditional Tuscan lunch. Your tour will conclude back in Florence.

Professional local driving guides with the confort of air conditioned Mercedes sedan and van are providing a new approach to history, art, food and wine.

Professional local driving guides with the confort of air conditioned Mercedes sedan and van are providing a new approach to history, art, food and wine.

Discover Tuscany with a zero-emissions tour. The Italian art cities are a cultural heritage to be safeguarded. We must take care of the environment that hosts them too. Discover Florence, in the Tuscan landscape, on a zero-emissions journey.

Small-group experience, walking on ancient trails on the sorroundings of Florence. You will be hiking and understanding the history of Florence and Fiesole while you are adimiring stunning views of Tuscany. You will be taking the footsteps of Leonardo Da Vinci where he made fly the first man. We will stop for a great Lunch before coming back to Florence. This experience gives you the chance to have a different perspective of the entire Tuscany and Florence.

Small-group tour for nature and wine lovers. We combine hiking, wine tasting and food tasting in a nice easy-day where everyone can enjoy beautiful landscapes, while drinking wines and tasting unique delicacies. You will have the chance to fully understand the unique wine region of Chianti Classico, crossing it by foot in an adventure of a life time. Spending the whole day sorrounded by vineyards and olive groves where you can actually touch it with your hands. You will enjoy a lovely family lunch and extra virgini olive oil as well. Trekking and wine tasting at its best.

The "Stretti di Giaredo" (Straits of Giaredo), located in Lunigiana, are spectacular canyons excavated in the rock by the swirling waters of the Gordana torrent. This is a river ravine about 500 meters long, bordered by vertical rock walls about thirty meters high. A place still far from mass tourism and uncontaminated, where stone, water, light and nature create a truly unique and suggestive whole. It is a small adventure of exploration of this protected natural area of rare beauty, walking among the high walls of this wonderful canyon, swimming in its crystal clear waters and admiring millenary rocks of countless colors.