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Top Travel Tips to Tuscany Italy

Updated: Mar 3, 2020

Spoons went to Tuscany, or Toscana as the Italians says, with his work and had a great time re-experience the Tuscan Landscape, Tuscany Cuisine and Super Tuscan Wine! This is the Top Travel Tips on what to do when visiting Tuscany, Italy!


Resort of Baglioni in Punta Ala, Tuscany in Italy

Baglioni Resort Cala del Porto, Punta Ala


Tuscany Travel Tips


One of the most popular italian destinations is without doubt Tuscany! If you're travel planning for an Italian vacation in a near future Tuscany should be on your Bucketlist!


Tuscany, Italy is perfect to travel, if you love food travel and historical sights combined with Mediterranean beaches and the wonderful Tuscan landscape. And you sure might have found a Tuscany Travel Guide with Travel Tips for Tuscany already.


However, this is my personal travel guide from a three day itinerary with travel tips for Italy and exclusively Tuscan Destinations.


Hope you'll find new Italian Travel Inspiration and helpful Tuscany Travel Tips below!


Beach of the Mediterranean Sea Sidein Tuscany

No 1 Spend Time by the Mediterranean Sea


When thinking about Tuscany we usually imagine green fields, cypresses and olive trees spread out with typical farm houses and vineyards in a rolling, hilly terrain. It's easy to forget that the Mediterranean Sea and the Mediterranean Coast always is near in Toscana.


Punta Ala at the Mediterranean Sea

You really should enjoy the Mediterranean region of Tuscany while visiting Italy. Best time to visit Tuscany is in September I would say, and I'm not saying that just because that was the time for my visit. This time of the year the Mediterranean climate is wonderful; still varm and sunny.


Vineyard at Ornellaia Winery in Bolgheri, Tuscany

Merlot Grape picking at Ornellaia Vineyard


No 2 Visit a Vineyard for a Wine Tour with Winery Tasting


Another Travel Tip is to visit a Vineyard and Winery. Tuscany is a great wine region and especially Bolgheri; world famous for their Bordeaux styled wine also known as Super Tuscans. Take a Wine Tour and Winery Tour to experience wine making up . September is also the best time of year to visit a vineyard in Italy.


I was visiting the Ornellaia Wine Estate and Vineyards in September, when the vineyard vines rows was full of small groups picking Merlot Grapes. With Grape Harvest in full swing, this vineyard tour became a very special one.


Ornellaia Masseto Wine Cellar with vintages of Super Tuscan Red Wine

I had a fantastic winery tasting at Ornellaia and Masseto Winery with some Super Tuscan Wine of the highest quality. I can recommend Ornellaia if you're looking for a Wine Tour Tuscany event. Ornellaia is one of the best vineyard and winery you can find in Toscana and the Vineyatd Tour was professional and interesting.


Wine Tasting at Ornellaia Winery

Vineyard Wine Tasting at Ornellaia and Masseto Winery


The Wine Tour of this Tuscany Winery gave an appetite for more visits to Vineyards in the future! Wine Travel and Food Travel will be our new thing with Sticks & Spoons!


The Masseto Winery outside Bolgheri in Tuscany

Ornellaia Masseto Winery outside Bolgheri in Tuscany, Italy


If you want to know more about Super Tuscan Wine and Ornellaia Winery, I have made a long article in the Food Travel section at our site Sticks & Spoons called Super Tuscan Wine at Ornellaia. Check it out and do feel free to share the article with your wine loving friends!


Italian Food like Charcuterie and Cheese is typical Tuscan Cuisine

No 3 Enjoy the Tuscan Cuisine


Italian Tuscan Cuisine is synonymous with healthy Mediterranean food! Tuscan Cuisine is known for Mediterranean dishes like charcuterie, cheese, olive oil, seasonal farmers produce, grilled and braised meat - all essential in a Mediterranean Cuisine and a Mediterranean Diet. If you like Food Travel you will love Tuscany and Tuscan Food!


Healthy Tuscany Food and Mediterranean Cuisine like artichoke and other Farmers Produce

Farmers seasonal produce combined with the authentic, earthy local Tuscan Cuisine goes extremely well with their Tuscan Wine too, so prepere for a Tuscan Feast when visiting Toscana.


Statue called "Fallen Angel" beside The Leaning Tower of Pisa

"Fallen Angel" in Pisa, Tuscany


No 4 Take an Italian Historical and Architectural Tour


Tuscany is also considered as the birth place of the Italian Renaissance so you have loads of historical, architectural and famous top sights to see in Tuscany.


The Leaning Tower of Pisa - world famous architectural mistake!

Some of the must see sights Tuscany have to offer is The Leaning Tower in Pisa, world famous Renaissance statue of David, Pitti Palace, Galleria dell'Accademia, Palazzo Vecchio and much, much more Tuscany sights to see touring this part of Italy.


Tuscany Best Towns to visit for filling your Historical and Cultural need is Pisa and Florence but you also can find a lot of museums, art galleries, small picturesque villages, iconic architecture, Etruscan sites and other top sights in Tuscany for sightseeing!


Pisa photo from above. Pisa is a typical Tuscan City with a lot of historical and architectural sights to see.

Aerial View of Pisa, Tuscany in Italy


Hope you enjoyed these Travel Tips when travel planning what to do, what to see and what to eat in Tuscany. When visiting Italy, be sure to include one or all of the top Tuscany travel tips ! For more Travel Inspiration, visit Sticks & Spoons Food and Travel!


We wish you Happy Travels from the Sticks & Spoons Headquarters!


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