When I visited Tuscany, one of the things I had on my "to do" list was to photograph the Val D'Orcia. However, without my own vehicle, it was going to be challenging. Until I found "Walk About Tuscany" and their personalised 1-day tour. With Gianni's guidance, we visited La Crete and Val D'Orcia, and a number of villages en route.... More

Walk About Tuscany is a well chosen name for tours with Gianni (www.walkabouttuscany.com). We spent 9 days based in Siena and toured with Gianni on 6 of those. Our days were full yet not tiring as the routes were carefully timed to allow pleasant walks through vineyards and wheat fields in the countryside. Interesting stops along the way included ancient... More

Okay, so you've decided to book your dream trip to Italy and you want to discover the breath-taking beauty of Tuscany. After perusing website after website trying to decide how you should do this to get the best experience in the amount of time of you have, you probably have it down to a few choices: 1) A self-guided tour.... More

We had a wonderful experience touring the Chianti section of Tuscany with Gianni. He is from Siena and is passionate about his guests appreciating all the area has to offer. Gianni is extremely knowledgeable, entertaining and overall an excellent tour guide. Because Gianni is graciously flexible, we were able to dictate the pace of the day. As a result, we... More

Found this tour at the Hilton Garden Inn Florence. The tour started at the main railway/bus staton and went to Siena,San Giomani then to a vineyard for wine tasting and lunch which was amazing therafter onto PIsa . The tour guide Becky was exceptional . More

If anyone wants to tour Tuscany and doesn't want to feel like a number on a tour bus, Gianni is the guy. My wife and four sons rented a car and spent two days with Gianni. Of our fifteen days in Italy, they still rave about how this was the most fun they had. We toured chianti in a way... More

My wife and I took a 3 hour/5 mile hike around Pienza with GIanni in May 2011. It was beautiful. I'm sure we got lucky with the absolutely perfect weather, but the Gianni is a great guide. He's interesting to talk to, knows the area, and knows his way around the trails. We loved walking through the rolling fields, the... More

Such an amazing day walking some trails outside Pienza. The poppies were in bloom and just absolutely breathtaking views. Gianni is a wonderful guide, smart, fun and funny. Could not have asked for a better person to spend a day with. Highly recommend the area @ Pienza. Off the beaten path and so very cool. I pretty much left things... More

This was an exceptional way to see the countryside. Our guide was excellent...very knowledgeable. It didn't feel rushed and yet we saw so much. The lunch in the countryside was magnificent! More