Toot around Tuscany on a Vespa

by Alexandra Korey / Jul 21, 2009 / 1 comments

I recently read about this fun tour that lets you experience riding a Vespa, the classic Italian scooter that Audrey Hepburn tests out in Roman Holiday. The Vespa has a powerful little motor and a stylish body made of metal, and is really fun to ride. This is a paid tour that takes you out for a full day of riding the Vespa on your choice of itineraries:

The Pisan Mountains
Nature Itinerary: Crossing the Cerbaie area and the Montefalcone Reserve, you arrive at the small village of Buti. Discover Monte Serra and Calci, where you have time for a worthwhile stop at the Natural History Museum and the Certosa.
Departures from: Santa Maria a Monte, Buti and Bientina.

A hillside itinerary between Florence and Pisa
This itinerary makes stops at places of historic and artistic importance like San Miniato, San Vivaldo, Castelfafi, and Palaia; small villages that seem captured in time like Montefoscoli and Cigoli; and through the area around Corazzano - truffle territory - where you can admire the old tobacco shops which are no longer used, testimony to an economic activity of the recent past.
Departures from: San Miniato, Palaia, Montopoli and Montaione.

Discover the traditional crafts of Volterra
Visit the Etruscan city of Volterra, with its notable artistic patrimony, from the Guarnacci Museum with its collection of Etruscan artefacts, to its impressive city walls; from the historic palazzi to the small artisan shops where traditional crafts, like alabaster carving, are still practiced.
Departure from Montaione.

Dive into the Middle Ages - San Gimignano, Colle Val d'Elsa, Monteriggioni
Three key stops along the Via Fancigena: San Gimignano with its countless towers; Colle Val d'Elsa and the remnants  of its ancient fortress; and Monteriggioni, a world apart enclosed by its distinctive city walls.
Departure from Montaione.

 For futher information and booking please see this website.

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