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USD 2,679

Walking & Trekking

Ways to Travel :

Self-Guided Holidays

Activity :

Walking & Trekking

Activity Levels :

2 out of 7 - Leisurely / Moderate

Ages :

18+

Trip Code :

W10TY

On this self-guided 10-night walking holiday, you explore the timeless countryside between picturesque Volterra and the soaring towers of San Gimignano.

You'll feel as though you're strolling through history as you discover sleepy hilltop hamlets crowning sun-dappled hills, verdant vineyards and panoramic picnic spots in fields ablaze with sunflowers. There's the option too to visit the eternal cities of Siena and Florence - Tuscan favourites right on your doorstep!

You start in Volterra, a real Etruscan gem with its tangle of alleys home to alabaster workshops and secret chapels, from where you walk through the verdant Berignone Forest and up to a fantastic panoramic ridge before a final climb to Casole d'Elsa. Your journey then takes you east to medieval Colle di Val d'Elsa, enjoying balcony views across the Elsa Valley. As you move towards stunning San Gimignano, the medieval 'Manhattan of Tuscany', the landscape is dominated by vines so there are plenty of wine-tasting opportunities here!

Highlights

Quintessential Italian landscapes: rolling hills, sunflowers, endless vines and hilltop hamlets
Scenic walking on Etruscan trails and pilgrims' paths; wildlife in abundance
Exceptionally friendly hotels, family-run, with gorgeous swimming pools
Mouth-watering local cuisine; world famous wines
Possible trips to the 'Super Tuscans': Florence, Siena and Pisa

Key Information

10 nights hotel-to-hotel accommodation
4 Days walking
All continental breakfast and 6 evening meals
Route directions and maps
Luggage transfers between hotels
Walking transfers

Countries visited: Italy

What's Included

All accommodation
Route directions and maps
Luggage transfers between hotels
Walking transfers

What's Not Included

Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
Solo traveller supplements (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
Visas or vaccinations

OPTIONAL UPGRADES

Flights from Heathrow to Pisa with British Airways, including local transfers
Other flights, including regional departures
Business/club/first class fares on request
Room upgrades and extra nights at selected hotels
City break add-ons in Pisa, Florence, Siena and Lucca
Option to shorten to 8 nights

4 Days of Walking & Trekking

Terrain:

The walking mainly follows flat strade bianche (white roads) with some asphalt lanes and partly shaded forest and valley trails.

Day 2

14 km / 8.7 miles

Day 4

19 km / 11.8 miles

Day 8

16 km / 9.9 miles

Day 10

22 km / 13.7 miles

Responsible Travel

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Itinerary

We meet you at Pisa airport, and take you to your hotel (75 mins) within Volterra's medieval gates, where you have time to relax in the pool before dinner.
You stay at Hotel San Lino (breakfast and evening meal)

Meals Included: Dinner

A short transfer (30 mins) this morning to the start of your walk. Forest trails lead east through the Berignone Nature Reserve where you may be lucky enough to see wild boar, deer and fox. As you leave the forest, the ridge opens up giving wonderful valley views out towards Casole d'Elsa where you'll spend the next two nights.
Staying at Hotel Torre dei Serviti (breakfast included)