Tuscany Hill Towns Itinerary

Assuming you will have a car?

Can you move Lucca to before Florence? You could drop the car there

From Lucca to FCO you will have to train back to Florence then change to Termini then LE

I hope you aren’t flying out the day you go from Lucca to FCO

I don’t understand. Are you going to all of those places (Calcuta Nuovo thru Volterra: before your 10 days in Florence?

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Need a bit more clarification-

Are all of these locations places you intend to stay so you have 9 nights before Florence?
When is this trip?
Have you driven in Italy before?

It's a lot of driving and changing locations too frequently for my liking. Have you researched access and parking at these locations- especially Calcata? I wonder if Calcata and Tarot Gardens wouldn't fit better on your way back to FCO.

I would consider longer stays in Orvieto and Siena then day trip to Assisi, Volterra etc. Maybe day trip to Lucca from Florence
I would definitely give Siena another night- as it is you are not spending any time IN Siena- other than the evenings.
Parking in all these towns will be an issue. You won't be driving IN to any of the towns but parking outside the walls in lots

Make sure you read up on driving in Italy-ZTLs, parking, tolls, speed cameras
All drivers must have an IDP- required by law

If you are flying to Italy overnight then be very careful driving on arrival. Orvieto would be as far as I would want to go- highway all the way.

The only hot spring I know without the typical sulfur smell is in the small village of San Casciano dei Bagni.

Radicofani is also a lovely nearby stop: home to a local legend often described as the Tuscan Robin Hood.