I am seeking out recommendations on the following: (I am staying in Florence and then traveling to Tuscany for 3 nights at the end of September, 2024.
What city is highly recommended for overnight accommodations as a first time visitor to Tuscany.
What are the top 2 recommended wineries to visit.
Thank you
Chris
Well Florence is in Tuscany itself, so you are asking for another Tuscan town to stay in and visit wineries. Will you rent a car, or do you plan to take a winery tour or take a bus to the winery from town?
You are really spoiled for choice, unless you literally mean city.
I would peruse the Tuscany tourism board websites to get a better sense of which specific area you find most appealing.
https://www.visittuscany.com/en/index.html
https://www.discovertuscany.com/tourist-info/#google_vignette
*I wanted to mention, that we plan to use tour services, high speed train, local transportation. We do not plan to rent a car. Thanks for asking.
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I'd choose Siena which is itself just wonderful. Get a hotel like the Athena on the edge of the center with views out over the Tuscan countryside. Lots of tours run from Siena and you can also get a bus to St. Gimignano and other interesting places from there.
Also consider staying longer in Florence and booking tours from there to Tuscan sites. We won't have a car this trip and will be booking a tour to an Abbey, Volterra and St. Gimignano -- we have never seen the particular Abbey and not been to the other two in 20 years and want to see them one last time.
