Walking In Tuscany (on a challenging week's trip) We had a fantastic time. Everything was well organised, so pick up from the airport, and transfer to the accommodation were easy. The brochure had described things well, so it had given us an accurate idea of the holiday. The family run accommodation was charming, with excellent meals provided. The walking was everything we hoped for, and more, with our guide making decisions about where to go each day based on weather conditions, and to show us a variety of terrain, so that we felt we got the best combination of walks possible. There was a short minibus ride each day to the start of the walk, and then back at the end of the day, and a packed lunch was provided each day. As it was one of the 'challenging weeks' we made maximum use of daytime hours to be out walking, so we didn't spend much time back at the farmhouse.
I went to a lovely holiday in Tuscany this September. The farmhouse/ BB was lovely and the food was great. The weather on one of the walks was fierce one day: really strong storm ( Föhn)/ hail/ rain.. We had to return to base and explored the area closer to home.The superb knowledge of the local area of our guide Sara allowed us to have great walks on the right side of the mountains for the rest of the week! It is a beautiful place
Our Italian taxi driver family spoke English with the broadest Glasgow accent!
I went to Lucca on the day off and it is really amazing- the local city tour guide was really good!
I will certainly come back to Garfagnana - and will try to learn a bit Italian first!
We had Maria as our tour guide and she was so well organised and a lovely person! There was a good amount of sight seeing and free time to relax on the beach or by the pool. The accommodation on Mykonos and Santorini was really nice and Athens and Paros were ok. Maria had so many good recommendations on where to go and what to do in our free time. Our first ferry ride to Mykonos was rough (our ferry the day before was cancelled due to bad weather) but the other 3 were very smooth and comfortable. This trip was the perfect chance to experience the islands and the Greek food and culture!