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Four days
Base yourself in
Florence
for three nights: spend one day visiting the Uffizi Gallery, another wander-
ing through the San Marco, Santa Maria Novella and San Lorenzo neighbourhoods, and the third
crossing the Arno to explore the artisan's neighbourhood of Oltrarno. On your last day, explore out-
side the city.
Fiesole
,
Siena
and
San Gimignano
are easily accessed by bus, and
Lucca
,
Pisa
and
Arezzo
by train.
One week
Three days in
Florence
, two in
Siena
and a final couple of days exploring the countryside will give
you a true appreciation of Tuscany's charms. If you have a car, a two-day drive around
Chianti
or
through the
Val d'Orcia
and
Val di Chiana
will reap manifold rewards; if using public transport, day
trips to
Pisa
,
Lucca
,
San Gimignano
or
Arezzo
are easily achieved.
10 days
This option caters to most interests. After spending three days in
Florence
, move on to
Lucca
for one
night, pop into
Pisa
to visit the Piazza dei Miracoli the next morning, and then make your way to
Pi-
etrasanta
or
Volterra
. Spend two nights in your choice of these lesser- known but alluring towns be-
fore heading to a beach on
Elba
or to the
Chianti
wine region for two days. End your trip with two
nights in gloriously Gothic
Siena
.
