Florence and Pisa Shore Excursion

Nearby you can also visit the gorgeous white and green marble façade S. Miniato al Monte church, one of the purest examples of the Florentine Romanesque style. After leaving the church, in this Florence tour, we follow an uphill road, bordered by the ancient city walls, until we reach Forte Belvedere, built around 1590 by the Grand-duke Ferdinand to protect the Medici villas. Driving down from the Fort, passing the old gate to the city, the Porta Romana, we come to the imposing Pitti Palace, which hosts many galleries and museums (Gallery of Modern Art, Costume Gallery, Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, Coach Museum, Silver and Porcelain museums, etc) and a magnificent park called the Boboli Gardens.
Heading back into the city center, you will stop in Piazza Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral, the Baptistery and Campanile, Gotto’s Bell Tower, which perfectly exemplifies the Gothic style of Florence. Two steps from here, we find Piazza della Repubblica, surrounded by the historical literary cafés, where long ago important intellectuals gathered together. This area, together with via Tornabuoni and via della Vigna Nuova, is also considered the best shopping place in town.

In the early afternoon, just afer lunch (on your own) we will drive for about 40 minutes through the most wonderful Tuscan countryside. The rolling slopes are covered with vineyards and silvery green olive grows, like a picture. Only this spectacle would be more than enough to enjoy this tour! Arrived in the Chianti area, we will visit a winery, where you will meet winemakers and people passionate about wine thath will give you an introduction of our most famous wines (Chianti Classico, Riserva and Supertuscan). We will visit the estates, the cellars and of course, we will offer you a wine and extra vergine olive oil tasting. You will learn about our territory and how this creates different wine styles.
Finally, you can take a little nap driving back to Livorno port.

Manarola, the most photogenic of the five villages, were you can explore a myriad of narrow alleys and pretty pastel squares that epitomize the man-made beauty of the Cinque Terre. From here you can take the boat to Vernazza that is probably the most beautiful of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre.
The town of Vernazza faces onto the water with its large open harbour, castle and church it conjures up all the magic of the Cinque Terre. Enjoy a relaxing lunch at one of the open-air resturants that line the waterfront, or enjoy a stroll through the back-streets of the town above the harbor to enjoy splendid views along the coast.
For logistical reasons, your driver/guide will escort you as far as Manarola and will make sure you are on-board the boat for Vernazza before heading back to drive the mini-bus to Vernazza. Then, he will meet you again in Vernazza after you have had time to explore the town.
Before heading back to Florence, we will drive up to Corniglia, the only one of the Cinque Terre towns not located directly on the water. This is the ideal place to finish our day tour of the Cinque Terre as from the towns belvedere you can enjoy some of the best views of the Cinque Terre. The terraced hills are covered with vineyards that remind visitors of Corniglia’s famous wine that has been produced here since ancient times. This village is also the less frequented of the Cinque Terre towns, in Corniglia you will have a chance to reflect on your day of the Cinque Terre before returning back to your ship.