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map of Tuscany Riding Center (loading...), the must see in Tuscany Riding Center
Explore the heart of Italy on a motorcycle tour like no other! Tuscany is one of Italy's world famous regions. Its enchanting landscapes have inspired many artists over the ages and today it is one of the most enjoyable areas for motorcycle enthusiasts. From the Appennini Mountains to the Tyrrhenian coast, the natural landscapes are truly enchanting. Tuscany and Umbria have dozens of little walled villages and fortresses from the Middle Ages where you can explore the historical buildings, cobblestone streets, tiny churches and severe watchtowers overlooking the valleys.
You will never forget walking through ancient cities like Florence, Siena and Pisa and small enchanting villages like San Gimignano, Todi, Spello, Arezzo, Assisi, Volterra and Monteriggioni.
A trip to Tuscany would not be complete without sampling the local wine and cuisine. A typical dinner at our hotel or a simple lunch in a local family run Trattoria restaurant will each offer a unique dining experience. Be sure to enjoy the world famous Chianti wine and discover the many other delicious wines of the region. The Tuscany Riding Center allows you to discover all that the region has to offer with the comfort of having a base from which to travel at a hotel overlooking the ocean. You are welcome to join the many different rides that our English speaking tour guide will propose and lead each day. You can also choose to ride and explore Tuscany on your own. We will pick you up at the airport in Florence and take you to the hotel where a motorcycle is waiting for you!
Day 1 - Saturday - Meeting in Florence - ride to Castiglioncello
Morning meeting in Florence, bike papers and briefing with your guide, then ride to San Gimignano for lunch. In the afternoon, we will ride to the hotel in Castiglioncello, on the Mediterranean coast where we will have a welcome briefing, followed by dinner and overnight.
Days 2 to 7 - Sunday to Friday
You will enjoy the fantastic guided rides through the central Italian region of Tuscany. Volterra, San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, Siena will become familiar names after this week. Ride at your own pace on the sweeping hillside roads. Taste the wine, enjoy the food specialties and come back every night to the hotel for a sunset swim in the outdoor pool overlooking the sea and an "aperitivo" glass of Chianti.
Day 8 - Saturday
Easy day to ride back to Florence, may be stopping in Volterra for a last visit, drop off the bikes and spend the last night in Florence. Dinner tonight will not be included.
Day 9 - Sunday
Leisure time until the arrival of your self-organized transfer to the airport in Florence for your flight back home. That is, unless you decide to stay longer to explore this wonderful part of Italy!
points of interest
Arezzo
Arezzo is one of the most important cities of the Etruscan federation, in Roman times it also held a preminent position among the cities of the Italian peninsula, in the middle ages it was one of the first to elect its own government and in the 13th and 14th centuries, under the aegis of its warrior bishops, it was a powerful republic led by the Ghibelline faction. [photo: Wikipedia]
Assisi
Assisi is a small Umbrian town in central Italy, at an elevation of 1,300 feet (400 meters) and is best known as the birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi. Assisi's main attraction is the 13th-century Basilica di San Francesco, which contains the sacred relics of Francis and beautiful frescoes of his life. And there are at least seven other churches well worth visiting for their history, beauty, and connection with Francis or his friend Clare. The town of Assisi, with its [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Castiglioncello
Castiglioncello town is the heart of Costa Fiorita. International and famous tourist town grants Elite holiday and hosts very important personages of politic, culture and actors loving its rocky seaside, the romantic beaches and the luxuriant pinewovds. It is a promontory reaching out into the Tyrrhenian Sea with such impetus that, with a little imagination, it almost seems an island. It is a bathing and climatic resort, covered with pinewoods, sheltered by cliffs and hills [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Florence
Florence's museums, palaces, and churches house some of the greatest artistic treasures in the world. The most popular and important sites in Florence include the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Uffizi, the Bargello, and the Accademia. The churches of Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce are veritable art galleries, and the library of San Lorenzo is a magnificent exhibition of Michelangelo's architectural genius. Wander some of the oldest streets in the city until you reach [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni is a small city in Italy with a 14 tower, 10 meter high wall, elliptical in shape, completely surrounding it. Monterriggioni is featured in many movies, and is in the Chianti wine region of Italy. Monteriggioni is 15 km from Siena and 54 km from Florence. [photo: Wikipedia]
Pisa
Pisa, located in western Tuscany, is known throughout the world for its famous Leaning Tower, but there is so much more to Pisa than just this striking landmark. The ecclesiastical city of Pisa began life as a seaside settlement around 3,000 years ago and was first laid out in the mid-eleventh [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a charming hill town of 7000 inhabitants, which has preserved its medieval appearance more completely than any other town in Tuscany stands 334 mts above the sea level on the site of a small Etruscan settlement dating from the Hellenistic period (third to second BC). Its history begins around the Tenth Century. The town is famous for its numerous towers which make it conspicuous from a great distance and provide one of the most remarkable sights in Italy. It [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Siena
The medieval fist of the Tuscan region, Siena is one of the top tourist destinations for those trying to escape into the country's rich past. Small, poor and generally neglected over centuries of Roman and Florentine rule, Siena ironically became one of Europe's best preserved towns due to its lack of funds - the city couldn't afford to replace its archaic Gothic structures with more modern buildings. Due to the competitive nature of Italy's tourism trade, city officials [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Spello
Northwest of Foligno, picturesquely situated on the lower slopes of Monte Subasio, is Spello (280m/924ft; pop. 7,800), the ancient Hispellum, which still preserves part of its walls and gates, among which the Porta Venere of the Augustan period. From the Porta Consolare, with three portrait-statues, a street leads up to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore (1285), with a number of notable works of art - in the Cappella Baglioni frescoes by Pinturicchio (1501), as well as [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
Todi
Todi is a picturesque medieval hill town in Umbria, surrounded by medieval, Roman and Etruscan walls. Although it's a hill town, its center at the top of the hill is flat. The central piazza, originally the Roman forum, has several beautiful medieval buildings. Sights are close together and there are good places to linger, enjoying the views or the ambiance. Todi or the surrounding countryside would make a peaceful base for visiting southern Umbria. [photo: Wikipedia]
Volterra
The magic and mysterious city of Volterra has its roots in three thousand years of history. It is possible to find evidence and traces from every historical period which gives the artistic city a unique aspect. The ancient city walls, the imposing Porta all'Arco, the Necropolis of Marmini and the numerous archeological finds conserved in the Museo Etrusco Guarnacci like the Ombra della Sera with its unique profile, the funeral urns and the finely crafted jewellery, [...] [photo: Wikipedia]
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