Hi Anna, I really enjoyed the Tuscany tour, it was well organised & paced, with enough free time to relax. I hope Silvia Barsanti is your Tour Manager as she is a Tuscan local, with so much knowledge. She is also fun-loving & energetic & looked after us all really well.
Montecatini Alto is very quaint and definitely worth a visit, via the funicular. In Lucca, walking round the city walls is worth doing. In Florence, we had a wander round the Mercato Centrale, lots of lovely fresh produce for sale there, as well as leather goods. Pisa was crazy busy with tourists on the day we visited, but my favourite city was Siena, which is really beautiful. There are many good Italian & Pizza restaurants in Montecatini Terme, the best one we dined at was La Cascina, which serves Sushi + Asian-Mediterranean cuisine. Their food was outstanding & it is a really beautiful restaurant. The only downside for me was the hotel we stayed in. The Grand Hotel Tamerici & Principe is anything but grand ! It is VERY dated and in need of urgent refurbishment. The evening meals served to our group were really poor IMO & vegetarian options were pretty awful. Compared to two 4* hotels I have stayed in, in Italy in the last few years, this hotel does not merit 4 *. Others may find it OK tho ! I hope you enjoy Tuscany & I'd be interested to hear your feedback post holiday. 😁
