Small Group Day Tour in Cinque Terre and Pisa From Florence
Description
Depart from Florence in a comfortable van with a very small group of up to 8 people and a tour leader for a memorable day. After 2 hours driving the first stop is Manarola, one of the jewels of the Cinque Terre, where you can admire the picturesque houses and take breathtaking photos. Time to explore, before to move with the ferry line that connects the villages to visit Vernazza, walking through the charming streets of the city, and discover the history. After this experience, just 15 min away by train, the next stop is Riomaggiore, where you can taste local delicacies, visit the defensive tower, discover the village life and have a swim. Then, after 10 min of train and 1,5 h driving, the tour will take you to the famous Piazza dei Miracoli to see the majestic Tower of Pisa and the other monuments at this UNESCO site. After this exciting day, set off driving towards Florence. The itinerary is organized to be the easiest considering all the walking difficulties of the villages.
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Itinerary
The journey from Florence lasts approximately 2 hours, the first visit will be at Manarola, a magnificent village, UNESCO heritage site, part of the beautiful coastal villages of the Cinque Terre. You will have time to walk the narrow streets, admire the views and enjoy coastal village life, and have a beautiful breakfast in the meantime that the town gets crowded, maybe some souvenir too. Then continue to Riomaggiore with the ferry that connects the coastal villages. (Operation varies depending on weather)
Vernazza, built around the small fishing harbor, bears witness to medieval history with the Doria Castle on top of the rock overlooking the small port, and the church of s. Margherita D'Antiochia next to the main square. If you want to take a bath in the Tyrrenium waters around the natural harbor, don't miss the opportunity. Time to explore the village and taste a typical Ligurian food, and maybe a memorable souvenir (lunch not included) and your journey continues
After visiting Manarola, we continue with the second village Riomaggiore. Built on the cliff face, with the castle that dominates the coast from the strategic position, and the church of S. Giovanni dating XIII century as a memory of its medieval history and its houses with colorful facades make it unique. Don't miss a swim in the small pebble stone beach of Rio, it's beautiful. Time to explore then we continue by train towards Vernazza.
In the afternoon, from Vernazza, after 10 minutes by train to Manarola then an hour and a half of driving towards Pisa, you will arrive at the famous Piazza dei Miracoli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 where you can admire the beauty of the Pisan Romanesque architecture as a whole of the monumental complex, will be able to visit the Cathedral, the Baptistery and the Camposanto together with the famous Leaning Tower. (tickets to enter the cathedral and the Tower are not included) And after this visit full with memories and discoveries, we will continue driving towards Florence at the end of our journey.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Comfort shoes necessary
- Boats do not operate in bad weather conditions and when the sea is rough. On these occasions transfers between towns is done by local coastal train
- Guests can take a swim in one of the villages, we suggest to take a swim suit with you
- The tour leader depending on the conditions on the terrain can change the order of visit of the villages, you still have to visit the same villages as mentioned on the description.
- There is a minimum number of participants for the tour to get started. Les than 4 guests the tour does not depart. You will be offer to amend the date or a full refund.
- The boat ride is dependent on weather and season conditions. The ferry runs from 23rd March until 2nd November. In alternative we will use the train transportation.
- Because the natural formation of the coastal towns, all the health restrictions communicated are considering that; during the itinerary there are some steps about 30/40 during some moments that require that guests can make them without health related issues.
Reviews(89)
Great experience and a perfect day. Emilio was excellent and had our day all planned out. Plenty of time to do everything we needed all in one day.
Excellent Day and travels with Emilio. Once we showed up, the day was organized but allowed for some independence.
This is a perfect sampling of Cinque Terra and Pisa without staying there. The day trip was smooth and our tour guide, Emilio was incredible, he was our driver and guide and was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We had plenty of time to explore (and eat, drink, and shop) on our own. We walked, a lot but the boat ride, van ride, and train broke up the pace nicely. The weather was amazing, we had a great day!
Emilio was a GREAT travel guide/host. If I could give him 10 stars, I would. Highly recommend this tour of Cinque Terre- one of the top five destinations I’ve ever visited.
Great tour ! Operator was very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.
Fantastic time Emilio was great so much information and super nice . Our group actually became friends by the end of the trip. Such stunning colors and pictures. Pesto and anything lemon is amazing to eat or bring home .
Great experience, guide was knowledgeable and informative, and the Cinque terre did not disappoint .
This was a nice tour and made it much easier to visit this beautiful area than it otherwise would be. We liked having a significant amount of time to explore on our own, in addition to learning about the area from our guide.
Cinque Terre was beautiful and our guide Emilio was awesome!! It’s a must do! We ended the day with Pisa. Truly a must do bucket list item in Italy!
Excellent day all the way around. Emilio was fantastic- he was kind and knowledgeable. He gave us space to explore and enjoy our day.
