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Tuscany Loop: 4-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 4-day version for October: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 4-day plan · 5-day plan · 7-day plan · best time to go.
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4
days
421 km
distance
10.0 h
driving
23
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Harvest: sagre food festivals and wine crush — the best eating weeks of the year.
Day 1 Florence → Lucca
- Transit
- 1h51
- Finish
- ~17:10
- Temperature
- 9.1°C–17.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~13
- Daylight
- 10.8h
09:00
Lose yourself in Renaissance masterpieces within a grand Renaissance palazzo.
50 min · Florence · High season (21 Feb-9 Nov; 21 Dec-9 Jan): adult €29 (or €23 for early morning tickets: 08:15 and 08:30), conc €6, combi with Pitti & Boboli €38; low season: …
open: Tu-Su 08:15-18:50, M closed, last admission 18:00; you may not bring in water
10:00
Marvel at towering heights and stained glass in a cavernous, echoing space.
50 min · Florence
open: M-Sa 10:00-16:30, Su 13:30-16:45
11:05
Baptistery museumflorence.com read more
Admire gleaming bronze doors and vibrant mosaics under a grand dome.
50 min · Florence · By ticket
open: M-F 08:15-10:15 & 11:15-19:30, Sa 08:15-18:30, Su 08:15-13:30
13:20
14:20
15:20
16:10
Overnight: Lucca
e.g. B&B Camera con Vista · B&B Lucca Fora
Day 2 Around Lucca
- Transit
- 0h36
- Finish
- ~16:35
- Temperature
- 9.1°C–17.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~13
- Daylight
- 10.8h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:05
Lucca Comics and Games luccacomicsandgames.com read more
Cosplayers fill the streets in vibrant costumes.
90 min · Lucca · €15-20 per day
15:35
Pizzeria La Bersagliera search
Taste spicy Calabrian pizzas served with distracted charm.
60 min · Lucca
Overnight here
e.g. B&B Camera con Vista · B&B Lucca Fora
Day 3 Pisa → San Gimignano
- Transit
- 3h34
- Finish
- ~17:05
- Temperature
- 9.3°C–19.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 10.8h
09:35
Marvel at the world-famous leaning bell tower.
50 min · Pisa · €18
open: Daily 09:00-19:00
10:35
Admire intricate Romanesque design and vibrant mosaics in this grand cathedral.
50 min · Pisa · Free (but entry passes, up to 2 per person, must be obtained beforehand in a nearby ticket office)
open: Daily, 10:00-19:00
11:35
Explore ancient sarcophagi and haunting medieval frescoes in this solemn space.
50 min · Pisa · Single ticket €5. A combined ticket with two museums is €7 and three museums is €8. It can be combined with the Baptistery and the Sinopie Museum. Free …
open: Daily, 9:00-19:00
12:25
Numeroundici numeroundici.it map ↗
Enjoy generous portions in a casual, informal atmosphere.
60 min · Pisa · €10-20 (price listed 2018)
open: M-Sa 12:00-22:30, closed Sa at lunchtime
16:15
Overnight: San Gimignano
e.g. Relais Santa Chiara Hotel · Villasanpaolo Spa Hotel San Gimignano
Day 4 Siena → back to start
- Transit
- 3h57
- Finish
- ~16:40
- Temperature
- 9.7°C–20.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~11
- Daylight
- 10.8h
10:00
11:00
Discover masterpieces and enjoy panoramic city views.
50 min · Siena · Admission: €7, or see information on Opa Si Pass above
open: M-Sa 09:00-19:30, Su 09:00-13:30
12:00
Gaze upon stunning black and white Romanesque cathedral artistry.
50 min · Siena · The ticket options are confusing. The Opa Si Pass (€1 Nov-24 Dec €8, 18 Aug-27 Oct €15, €13 at other times) is valid for 3 days, and allows admission to the …
open: The open hours of the Cathedral, Library, Museum, Panorama, Crypt and Baptistery are generally the same, except that you may not enter the museum less than 1 …
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