The best day trips from Florence compared: Pisa, Lucca, Siena and San Gimignano, the Val d’Orcia, the Cinque Terre and Assisi, with tour lengths, what each trip suits and when to go on your own.
How to visit Mount Etna for wine: what makes Etna Rosso and Etna Bianco different, which slope to taste on, and how to choose between a combined volcano and winery tour, a tour from Taormina or visiting wineries on your own.
Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius in 2026: named tickets and daily limits at Pompeii, prices, guided tours, how Herculaneum compares, climbing the crater, getting there and how to fit it all into one or two days.
Lucca rewards a longer stay, as our full guide to Lucca’s history and landmarks makes clear, but a single well-planned day is enough to leave with a genuine feel for…