Tuscany Hill Towns

north south east west

I'm visiting Tuscany for the first time this summer and want to stay in a small hill town/village for a couple of nights, does anyone have any recommendations?

Im looking for something similar in size and ambience to Ravello on the Amalfi coast and Varenna on Lake Como both of which I found stunning on previous trips to Italy.

wintear

Volterra and San Giacomo are very nice Tuscan hill towns. I stayed in a nice place in Chianti that a made a good base for trips around the area.
http://www.borgopietrafitta.com

I found Rick Steve's programs and guides useful. Here is link to his programme on Italian hilltowns:

https://youtu.be/ptNCxqk4h5M

Good watch and he has a few more on his channel.

north south east west

wintear wrote: »

Volterra and San Giacomo are very nice Tuscan hill towns. I stayed in a nice place in Chianti that a made a good base for trips around the area.
http://www.borgopietrafitta.com

I found Rick Steve's programs and guides useful. Here is link to his programme on Italian hilltowns:

https://youtu.be/ptNCxqk4h5M

Good watch and he has a few more on his channel.

Thanks, I have looked at some of Rick Steve's videos. Volterra is definitely a place I will consider, also looking at Pienza and Montepulciano. My difficulty with Tuscany is that there are so many towns to choose from, in Como and the Amalfi coast there were only a couple of choices really.

wintear

First time I went to Tuscany I divided the time in 3.
4 days in Florence
3 days in Siena
6 days in Chianti.
Pick a base and hire a car. Then make plenty of day trips to the small towns.
Or go to somewhere like Lucca as a base. Don't try to see it all in one go. Take your time and take it all in.