Accommodation

One of the highlights of this tour is the high standard of the accommodation. View Accommodation Details. We specifically choose the hotels and agriturismo (country hotels) to ensure that you enjoy every minute of your stay. All offer a warm Tuscan welcome to walkers, traditional hospitality and delicious local food and drink. Details of the lovely local hotels we normally use are detailed below.

Accommodation Details

We will always try and accommodate you at the locations detailed below, but because of limited availability we may have to accommodate you at an alternative location of the same or better standard. Alternative details will be noted on your accommodation sheet.

Single Rooms

This independent walking holiday is not available to solo walkers. If you require single rooms in your party we will of course try to accommodate your request, subject to availability and payment of a single supplement.

Meals

The delicious Tuscan food and wine available locally is undoubtedly a highlight of this holiday. The price of your holiday includes a hearty breakfast each morning. Lunch and dinner are not included so you are free to choose from the available options. Most of your accommodations will more than happy to provide a packed lunch on request and this can be booked on arrival. Alternatively your route includes details of local shops and convenient lunch stops on the way. Dinner is available either at your accommodation or nearby restaurants.

Baggage Transfer

Your bags will be collected from your accommodation each day and moved onto your overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 20kg per person.

Equipment

Your information pack has a detailed equipment list which includes standard walking gear such as good walking boots or shoes, warm and waterproof clothes and a day pack.

Recommended Reading

Tuscany & Umbria—Lonely Planet Regional Guides

Under The Tuscan Sun—Frances Mayes

Additional Nights

Many of our clients choose to add extra nights along the walk or at the start/end of the walk. These can be added at the time of booking.

 

 

 

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Hotel Marzocco - Montepulciano

The Hotel Il Marzocco has been operating as a hotel since 1860 and operated by the same family since 1900. It has the welcoming and refined atmosphere of a large country house and is furnished with genuine XIX century furniture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Hotel

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Hotel Il Rondo - Montepulciano

Il Rondo B&B is a lovely small hotel and its seven ensuite bedrooms are individually decorated with antique furniture and period detail and large communal areas to relax in. It is surrounded by a large garden which provides a quiet retreat even though it is only at 500 meter walk from the walls of the town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Residence San Gregorio - Pienza

Residence San Gregorio is situated a few hundred meters away from the ancient walled town of Pienza, in the heart of Tuscany. The Hotel Residence San Gregorio is an ideal exclusive environment to spend a night or a few days immersed in the magical atmosphere of a renaissance town, considered to be an architectural jewel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hotel Le Terme - Bagno Vignoni

Surrounded by the warm steam from the thermal spring, continuing the legend of healthy water, one finds the ancient construction of the Rossellino, home of Pope Pius II Piccolomini, today know as the Hotel "Le Terme". The rooms are decorated in classical style and the restaurant specialises in traditional Tuscan style food where simple ingredients are combined into delicious dishes. All complimented by delicious wines from the surrounding villages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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San Buonaventura - Bagno Vignoni

Giancarlo, Susan, Alice and Beatrice Diodato welcome you to their lovely home. The house is over 200 years old and was transformed in 2001 to an lovely eight room B&B. The house was rebuilt respecting the original materials such as hand made terracotta and chestnut beams, but with added artistic flair in the individually decorated rooms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country Inn

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Locanda Sant' Antimo - Castelnuovo dell'Abate

The inn has five comfortable bedrooms and to spend a night in the inn means to sink into the colours of Tuscany: it is like getting into a picture that describes the countryside landscapes, with green vineyards lost in the horizon, the perfume of the earth, of the white roads with cypresses that keep an eye on the blue sky, so intense that it seems to be coloured by a child's hands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hotel Il Giglio - Montalcino

A charming retreat in the heart of Montalcino, a family-run Hotel in a warm and quiet building, facing a gorgeous landscape over the Tuscan countryside. This is “Il Giglio”. The hotel has just 12 rooms, each one with cast-iron bed frames, painted ceiling and travertine stone bathrooms in a harmonious blend of rustic Tuscan style and classical elegance. The breathtaking panorama through the windows contributes to create an atmosphere that can only be experienced, never described.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hotel Ghibellino - Buonconvento

Hotel Ghbellino is a modern 23 room three star hotel in the centre of Buonconvento. It has an excellent reputation and the comfortable air conditioned rooms are a relaxing haven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hotel Chiusarelli - Siena

This three star hotel is situated in Siena town centre. Built around the year 1870 as a Neoclassical villa and completely restored in 2004, it keeps its original style as well as its beautiful frescoed rooms. In its 48 rooms you find every kind of a comfort: bathtubs or showers, linen, hairdryer, safe, air conditioning/ central heating, telephone, satellite tv, and as something new: bedrooms with a Wi-Fi Internet connection.