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Florence

Hello😊to all!
My husband and I will be traveling to Florence in November. We would like to take a few day trips to hilltop towns since we have 9 days to explore. What towns would be lovely. We are interested more in peaceful and charming places. I read that Luca is wonderful! We also want to go to Montepulciano for a wine tasting!
Thank you so much! Mark and Val.

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Do you have nine days total for Tuscany? For example, can you stay in Florence a few days and a few days in a smaller town?
Are you intending to use a private driver, or are you looking for something on the train or bus line?

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This is a frequent topic here
Here are Search results for past 2 years

https://search.ricksteves.com/?button=&date_range=2y&filter=Travel+Forum&query=Day+trips+Florence&utf8=✓

I am sure you’ll find info on which are accessible by train/ bus and which require a car if you read thru the responses

Siena and Lucca are the 2 easiest by train.

Our favorite town is Montepulciano but that is a bit far for a day trip and would require a car.
You might consider 2 bases, 1 in Florence, another in Val D’Orcia area ( with a car)