We will be staying at the Hilton Grand Vacation Club at Borgo alle Vigne for 4 nights, Aug 3-7, arriving late on Aug. 3 from Cinque Terre and leaving early on Aug. 7 for Florence, we only have 3 full days, but we will have a car during our stay at the Hilton. We definitely plan to do day trips while at the Hilton but would love to get feedback and/or suggestions. Here are a few of our options:
Visit Lucca and Pisa one day. I read in another post a suggestion to visit Lucca in the morning and have lunch, then visit Pisa in the afternoon and have dinner before driving back to our hotel. We're thinking of doing this on Sunday, August 4. My question is, would it be better to do this on Monday or Tuesday due to less crowd than Sunday, or because of the time of year, it would not matter?
How about Volterra, San Gimignano and Siena? Can we visit Volterra/San Gimignano in one day and Siena on the 3rd day? Is it worth it to try to squeeze in Volterra or skip it and spend one full day in San Gimignano and a full day in Siena?
Another option is to rent a Vespa for the day and do some scenic drives. We own a Vespa and my husband is an experienced driver, so driving it should not be a problem. We could either rent the Vespa near the hotel and visit less known smaller towns during our drive or drive to Florence or Siena area and rent the Vespa there and drive around the Chianti region, on the Chiantigiana Road. Or is it better to drive on Chiantigiana Road with a car?