Luxury Florence Wine Tours

This Luxury Wine Tour of Florence features private tours and vineyard walks at superb wineries in Chianti, Montalcino and Super Tuscan wine country. Visits to Florence and Siena, two of the most spectacular cities in Italy, are also included. You'll have a private chauffeur and wine guide for the duration of this Luxury Tour, along with excellent local guides. The accommodation chosen for this tour is extremely luxurious, three of the most beautiful hotels in Europe and certainly in Italy. All are magnificently located in Tuscany's unspoiled countryside. Your hotel in Florence is a 500-year-old Medici Villa, now a tiny luxury hotel where movie stars and musicians flock to. You're likely to run into somebody famous at the pool or the bar here. Your hotel in Siena is a castle dating back to the 14th century. Originally a monastery (complete with cloister, gardens and adjoining villas), now it has been completely renovated to its former glory as a hotel and gained Relais Chateaux status.

Finally, your historic hotel in the Maremma wine region (Southern Tuscany) is a chic 5* luxury Villa hotel. Centuries ago it used to be the hunting lodge for the Dukes of Tuscany and the property has been refurbished to its luxuriant and decadent past. This Maremma wine hotel is considered to be one of the most exclusive properties in Italy. It also boasts a restaurant run by famed French chef Alain Ducasse. Apart from sleeping in utter luxury, you'll visit the exquisite cities of Florence and Siena, whose combined artistic heritage is more than most countries! Local art historians will lead you though the best galleries and museums (including the Uffizzi Gallery) and you'll have the chance to explore some lesser known jewels such as the Boboli Gardens and picturesque medieval villages.

The cuisine featured on this tour is, as usual, a highlight. Dine in flawless Michelin Starred locales along with rustic, mom and pop trattorias. The restaurants features on this Italian Gourmet Tour are hand selected to show you the best Tuscany has to offer. The wines and specialties of Toscana are revered as being some of the finest. On this tour, you'll taste vintage Brunello de Montalcino, "Super Tuscan" wines such as Petra and classic Chiantis from Radda. Delicious local dishes may include "Pappardelle a la Lepre" (pappardelle pasta cooked with hare) and wild boar cured sausage ("Prosciutto di Cinghiale"). The most famous Tuscan dish is the "Bistecca a la Fiorentina", a huge T-Bone Tuscan steak usually big enough for two. And, to finish off any proper Tuscan meal, perhaps while you are dining al fresco at one of the gorgeous hotels included in this tour, you must try the "Cantucci with Vin Santo" (Macaroons and "holy wine"). Divine! If you are looking for a luxurious food and wine orientated tour of Tuscany, with the "Best of" highlights of the region's art treasures, then this tour is for you.