Protocol P-08, Tuscany
The Val d’Orcia is the Tuscany of postcards: bare hills, lines of cypress and stone farms on every ridge. It also has warm springs, and this protocol links them with walks of three to five hours on farm roads.
Duration
6 days
Group
Up to 10
Season
Mar to Jun, Sep to Nov
Effort
Moderate
Meet at
Hotel hall, Mariánské Lázně
Indicative price
From CZK 46,900 per person
The price is indicative, per person in a shared double room. A manager confirms the final price when you send a request, because flights and hotel rates move with the season.
It is our most active route, with two days that reach 3 on the effort scale. Your bag travels by van between the inns, so you only ever carry water and a jacket.
Effort profile
Day by day
Day 1
To Florence and south
Our minibus leaves the hotel hall for Prague airport. After the flight to Florence we drive south to Pienza, the small town a pope rebuilt as an ideal city.
Day 2
Pienza to Monticchiello
A walk across open hills to the hamlet of Monticchiello and back by a different track.
Day 3
Bagno Vignoni
A long walk down the valley to Bagno Vignoni, where the village square is a stone pool of warm water. Bathing happens in the pools below the village.
Day 4
San Quirico
An easy morning in San Quirico d’Orcia and its formal garden, then a free afternoon.
Day 5
Bagni San Filippo
A walk through woods to the stream at Bagni San Filippo, where the water has built a white rock wall; you can sit in the warm pools beneath it.
Day 6
Home
The drive to Florence airport and the journey back to the hotel.
What we arrange
- Flights from Prague to Florence and back
- Luggage transfer between the inns
- Five nights in village inns with breakfast
- Four suppers and two picnic lunches
- A walking leader and a driver
What we leave to you
- Other lunches
- Wine tastings, which can be arranged
- Travel insurance
What to bring
- Walking shoes with grip for dusty farm tracks
- A hat and sun cream: there is little shade
- A refillable bottle of at least one litre
The walks follow farm roads with no shade in summer, so we do not run this protocol in July or August.