"This road-trip route zips in a figure of eight around Franciscan monasteries, Etruscan castles and medieval hamlets across Tuscany. Zoom down narrow streets watched over by coy Renaissance torsos, stopping off at cafés and wine bars to meet the locals—old ladies waving handkerchiefs, men sipping espressos at Formica tables. Outside Florence, hunt for truffles at Tenuta Torciano Winery, find restaurants hidden down driveways lined with cypress trees and explore walled cities behind sprawling vineyards and sun-kissed olive groves."
