Best time to Create a Travel Itinerary

Spring and early autumn are considered the best time to visit Tuscany.
When planning a trip for these months, it becomes possible to visit the main museums without waiting in long lines.

The air temperature in the spring months averages +20°С. There are not so many tourists yet, and everything around is already starting to turn green and bloom. With the arrival of autumn, the heat gradually drops to + 20 … + 25 ° С, but the sea is still warm. The flow of tourists is sharply reduced, and the best time for a beach holiday is coming.

There are three options for visiting Tuscany:
you can take a day trip, spend several days there (for example 4 days out of 10 days of your vacation) or take a sun trip in Tuscany.
If you have already been to the main major cities of Italy, then we recommend spending at least a few days or the entire trip in Tuscany.

In general, Tuscany is a region of Italy that is ideal for traveling, and holidays here can be very diverse – from visiting historical and architectural monuments to trips to natural attractions, add here a rich beach holiday with developed infrastructure or a holiday in natural thermal springs, and you get a picture of the perfect vacation.

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Of course, you can visit major cities by train and most places with some form of public transport, but public transport can take forever and you will appreciate the flexibility that a car rental in Tuscany gives you.
Would you like to stop for a picnic in the vineyard? Do you want to go out to see the sunrise from the observation deck in Castellina in Chianti? Want to visit remote sandy beaches? With a rental car you can!

You can rent a car in a big city like Florence, but don’t rent it until the day you leave the city. Florence is a pain to drive and find parking.

It is quite convenient to travel around Tuscany by train. Distances between cities are small, so travel time does not take much time. Train schedules between specific locations can be checked at the Raileurope railway service. Both regional (slower and cheaper trains) and high-speed (fast, but usually more expensive) ply in all directions. All major cities are connected by rail, as are most beach resorts. However, there are also resorts that cannot be reached by train, for example, Punta Ala or Saturnia. In such cases, it is necessary to transfer from the train to a regular bus, which delivers to the final destination.

But you shouldn’t count on water transport in Tuscany, only sightseeing boats run along the coast, operating in the summer months to entertain tourists. There are no established routes for moving between cities.

In the towns of Tuscany themselves, public transport is usually limited to the presence of city buses, which are more than enough to move freely. The specificity of the cities of Tuscany lies in the fact that almost all of them are small in size, which means that a wide network of urban transport is not required. Even in the largest cities, such as Florence and Pisa, the main attractions are concentrated in one area and it is quite possible to move between them on foot.

Seaside holidays in Tuscany are diverse, you can choose any beach located on the coast. This is a resort place that is suitable for relaxing as a couple or with small children.

Here you can find both wild sandy beaches and paid beaches. On specially equipped sites, guests are additionally offered to rent a sunbed and an umbrella. For those who want to actively spend time, they offer to rent catamarans or jet skis.

The most popular beaches of Tuscany: Feniglia, Forte dei Marmi, Camaiore; Canella and Campes, which are located on the island of Giglio; Fetovaia beach on the Elba island; as well as the wild beach of Maremma, etc.

There are several ways to get to Elba:
By plane
This is the fastest and most convenient way to arrive on the island. Elba has its own small airport, which is located in the village of La Pila, 2 km from Marina di Campo. It is a private civilian airport open to commercial traffic.

During the summer, the airport becomes very busy, with foreign and Italian airlines regularly flying here from many major European cities.

The land method implies two parts of the route, the first part of the route goes over land and should lead you to the port of Piombino, the second part – by sea to the main port and the capital of the island of Elba – Portoferraio.

Four shipping companies fly to Elba from the port of Piombino Marittima several times a day: Toremar, Moby Lines, Blu Navy and Corsica Ferries. Comfortable ferries start running from 6:00 to approximately 21:30 in the evening. The cost of the trip for all is approximately the same 14 euros.
The crossing time to Portoferraio is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes, to Rio Marina 45 minutes.

Ferry tickets can be purchased at the ferry terminal, which is located to the right of the exit from the train, or booked in advance on the website of the shipping company.

If you are traveling by car, we recommend booking ferry tickets in advance.