Last Updated: Feb. 14th, 2012 – Now reflects actual route takenWe will be heading through the heartland of Italy: Central Tuscany. As of June 19th 2012, we here at Urbanus Magnus have complete our tour of Tuscany and Italy. The stops included Firenze (Florence), where we flew in, followed by cycling through the great Italian hill towns of San Gimignano, Volterra, Siena, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Orvieto and Viterbo. From Viterbo, the rest of the inter-city transit was done by train; we headed to Rome through the Ferrovie Regionale (regional railway), then to Pompei and Napoli (Naples) also by train.
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| On a gravel farm road — Volterra on hilltop in distance |
Detailed Blog Posts
Read about the trip on a destination-by-destination basis:
Some Sights:
- Pozzo di S. Patrizio – St. Patrick’s Well
- Orvieto Underground
- Piazza della Cisterna
- Roman Theatre Of Volterra
- Rick Steves on Tuscan Hill Towns
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Itinerary
June:
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Arrive
Firenze –> Take in the city, then sleep off the jet-lag
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All
Day Firenze-
Duomo
di Firenze & Gotti’s Tower -
Academia
Gallery -
Piazza
della Republica and neighbourhood -
Palazzo
Vecchio -
Galileo
Science Museum
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(Sunday) More
Firenze-
Sun.
Morning Mass -
Uffizi
Gallery -
Ponte
Vecchio -
Pitti
PalaceSan
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Miniato
Church
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To San Gimignano
(47km)-
Departure
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Stop for lunch @
Barberino Val d’Elsa -
Arrival +
Check-in
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Piazza
del Duomo & Piazza
della Cisterna -
Pinotaeca Civita
museum & Torre Grossa -
Dinner and
stroll
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To Volterra
(27.5km)-
Departure
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Arrival Volterra
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Piazza dei
Priori and Lunch -
Check-in
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Alabaster
Workshop -
Roman Theatre
and historic walk -
Dinner
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To Siena (48.5km)
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Depart (and view
Porta all’Arco on way out) -
Stop
Monteriggioni castle for lunch, historical tour -
Arrival Siena &
Check-in -
Piazza del Campo
& Historical walk -
Dinner
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All Day Siena
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Morning market
walk -
Duomo &
Duomo Museum, Baptistry and Crypt combo tour -
late lunch
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Historic walk
and food tour
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To Montalcino
(36km)-
Departure
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Arrival
Montalcino and Lunch
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Check-in
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City walk, wine
tasting and relaxation -
Dinner
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To Montepulciano
(37km)-
Departure
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Stop Pienza for
lunch and pictures
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Arrival
Montepulciano + Check-in -
Piazza Grande
and San Biagio Church -
Wine tasting
tours and walk -
Dinner
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(Sunday) To
Orvieto (64.6km)-
Sun.
Morning Mass -
Departure
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Lunch
(en-route, near Fabro) -
Arrival
Orvieto and Check-in -
Duomo
tour -
Pozzo
di San Patrizio -
walk
the Medaeval Quarter -
Underground
Orvieto -
Dinner
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To Viterbo (42km)
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Depart
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Stop Bagnoregio
for break/lunch -
Arrival Viterbo
+ Check-in -
Historical
Centre walk and Palazzo dei Papi tour -
Viterbo’s Hot
Springs (Il Bullicame) by Bus
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To Roma (Morning
Train) -
Roma
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Roma
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To Pompei
(Morning Train) -
Pompei
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(Sunday) To
Napoli (Afternoon Train) - Napoli,
Flight to Toronto