Hey all,
We will be traveling to Italy on our Honeymoon from 9/20 - 10/8. All of the flights and sleeping accommodations have been booked. Here is our high- level itin:
Fly into Milan-train immediately to Venice
3 Nights in Venice - train to Florence
3 nights in Florence - bus to Siena
2 night in Siena - Rent car and drive to Montepulciano
5 nights in Montepulciano - On 5th day, drive to Pisa, drive to La Spezia and return car, train to Vernazza
3 Night in Vernazza - train to Milan
1 night in Milan
Fly home from Milan.
We have a pretty good idea what we want to do/see in every location but the 5 nights we are in Montepulciano. We will likely spend one full day exploring Montepulciano itself, but that leaves 4ish other days to explore the Tuscan hill towns. I was hoping to get some advice on how to spend those days. We are thinking about taking a day trip to either Orvieto or Assisi, but aren’t sure which one is more worth the time. We definitely want to spend at least 1 day with a hired driver and go wine tasting (any recommendations on a driver/tour company?). I would love to get some feedback on how other people would spend a few days with a car in Montepulciano. We don’t want to drive more than a few hours in a given day, so going to Volterra or San Gimignano will probably be saved for another trip (when we are in Siena, we won’t have a car and we just want to explore the city itself without travel). What other nearby places do you recommend visiting? We also would love to taste some Brunello in/near Montalcino.
About us: we are in our early 30's. We will be on our honeymoon, so we would like a somewhat slower pace, but still do things. We love wine and good food. We are active, like to run, go on hikes etc. Also, we generally like going to museums and seeing art, but don’t want to spend entire days indoors. Generally, we are up for anything.
Thanks, and we appreciate your advice in advance.