TTT17C – Carrara Caves, Colonnata and Pietrasanta Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

This is a tour dedicated to all of customers are going to visit the famous cave of Carrara’s marble. The Apuan Alps (Alpi Apuane) are a mountain range in northern Tuscany, Italy. The name derives from the Apuani Ligures tribe that lived there in ancient times. The mountain range is known for its Carrara marble.The city contains a gate built in a former bog, a historical artifact that relates to strategic planning by the ancient Roman army. In Italian Forte dei Marmi means “Fort of the marbles”. The town takes its name from the fortress that rises in the middle of the main square, built under Grand Duke Peter Leopold, who was to become Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1788. The fortress was built to defend the coast from outer attacks, but in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century it became the place where the marble quarried from the Alpi Apuane (they are the same mountains of the famous marble of Carrara) was stocked before being sent to the pier for shipping. Forte dei Marmi’s field hockey team is in the Italian A-league. Here you will enjoy shopping on the best Boutique(e.g. Gucci, Prada etc).

The Pietrasanta Marina, with golden sand and luxurious equipments is considered one of the best beaches of Italy. The town has Roman origins and part of the Roman wall still exists. The medieval town was founded in 1255 upon the preexisting “Rocca di Sala” fortress of the Lombards by Luca Guiscardo da Pietrasanta, from whom it got its name.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible : We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 10 a.m. pick up at Carrara Port;
  • On arrival to Fantiscritti you will enjoy the visit of the cave ( there is a local company equipped by a Van will accompany you inside the cave);
  • following we will get Colonnata, famous all over in the world for its “Lardo”.. here we suggest you to taste the locals meals at the local trattoria… ( worth it).
  • departure to Forte dei Marmi;
  • Strolling in Forte dei Marmi;
  • departure to Pietrasanta;
  • Strolling in Pietrasanta;
  • Departure to Carrara port in time to embark;
  • 4 p.m. drop off at the ship.

TTT15C – Pisa, Forte dei Marmi and Pietrasanta Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

The city contains a gate built in a former bog, a historical artifact that relates to strategic planning by the ancient Roman army. In Italian Forte dei Marmi means “Fort of the marbles”. The town takes its name from the fortress that rises in the middle of the main square, built under Grand Duke Peter Leopold, who was to become Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1788. The fortress was built to defend the coast from outer attacks, but in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century it became the place where the marble quarried from the Alpi Apuane (they are the same mountains of the famous marble of Carrara) was stocked before being sent to the pier for shipping. Forte dei Marmi’s field hockey team is in the Italian A-league. Here you will enjoy shopping on the best Boutique(e.g. Gucci, Prada etc).

The Pietrasanta Marina, with golden sand and luxurious equipments is considered one of the best beaches of Italy. The town has Roman origins and part of the Roman wall still exists. The medieval town was founded in 1255 upon the preexisting “Rocca di Sala” fortress of the Lombards by Luca Guiscardo da Pietrasanta, from whom it got its name.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara : Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible :We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9.30 a.m. pick up at Carrara Port;
  • On arrival in Piazza dei Cavalieri , just the time to take few pics of this beautiful square where you will admire the famous “Scuola Normale Superiore”;
  • drop off in front of the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Dome of Pisa;
  • departure to Forte dei Marmi;
  • Strolling in Forte dei Marmi;
  • departure to Pietrasanta;
  • Strolling in Pietrasanta ( Here you might have a lunch at the local trattoria);
  • Departure to Carrara port in time to embark;
  • 4.30 p.m. drop off at the ship.
Piazza della Repubblica

TTT14C – Florence on your own Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

The vehicle will escort you only for transfer to destination and back to the ship. YOUR DRIVER WILL BE NOT  AT DISPOSAL.
The double transfer will be from Carrara port to Piazza della Repubblica in Florence  and from Piazza della Repubblica in Florence to Carrara Port.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs. The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible :We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will NOT escort you for the entire service
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 8 a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • Drop off Piazza della Repubblica;( at Savoy Htl);
  • Pick up in Piazza della Repubblica at the same spot.
  • Departure to Carrara;
  • 5 p.m Drop off at the ship;

TTT13C – Pisa and Lucca Full Day Shore Excursion Carrara Port

Lucca was colonised by the Romans in the 2C BC and it has retained the plan of a Roman military camp, with the two principal streets perpendicular to each other.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible :We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9 a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • On arrival in Piazza dei Cavalieri , just the time to take few pics of this beautiful square where you will admire the famous “Scuola Normale Superiore”;
  • drop off in front of the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Dome of Pisa;
  • on arrival in Lucca, first stop in Piazza Napoleone;
  • Strolling around this town passing by the famous Piazza del Giglio, Duomo di San Martino ( Holy Face), Torre del Guinigi, Via Fillungo and the famous Amphitheater;
  • we suggest lunch at the local trattoria.
  • 5 p.m Drop off at the ship;

TTT11C – Pisa and Lucca Half Day Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

Lucca was colonised by the Romans in the 2C BC and it has retained the plan of a Roman military camp, with the two principal streets perpendicular to each other.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs. The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible :We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9.30 a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • On arrival in Piazza dei Cavalieri , just the time to take few pics of this beautiful square where you will admire the famous “Scuola Normale Superiore”;
  • drop off in front of the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Dome of Pisa;
  • on arrival in Lucca, first stop in Piazza Napoleone;
  • Strolling around this town passing by the famous Piazza del Giglio, Duomo di San Martino ( Holy Face), Torre del Guinigi, Via Fillungo and the famous Amphitheater;
  • we suggest lunch at the local trattoria or at the winery. The countryside around Lucca is awesome!!
  • 4.30 p.m Drop off at the ship;

TTT10C – Pisa and San Gimignano Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

Pisa, is a charming city in Tuscany, known throughout the world for its famous Leaning Tower (Torre Pendente) in the Field of Miracles, we can find the Baptistery (Battistero) – the largest of its kind in Italy and Cemetary-(Camposanto).This area of Pisa is known as the Campo dei Miracoli.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible :We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 8.45 a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • On arrival in Piazza dei Cavalieri , just the time to take few pics of this beautiful square where you will admire the famous “Scuola Normale Superiore”;
  • drop off in front of the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Dome of Pisa;
  • departure to San Gimignano ;
  • Departure to San Gimignano ( 45 minutes);
  • Lunch at the local trattoria or at the winery in San Gimignano;( this is a suggestion!);
  • Drop off in front of Porta San Giovanni or Piazza della Cisterna;
  • Strolling around this little town tastings the best gelato in the world;
  • Departure to Carrara port in time to embark;
  • 5 p.m. drop off at the ship.
Shopping

TTT06C – Round trip The Mall Shopping Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

This tour is dedicated to all customers want enjoy shopping. You will be driven by your private driver at the Outlet.

The Outlet is situated in Tuscany, 45 minutes south of Florence , in the green Tuscany hills. The shopping center hosts the many famous fashion companies such as Prada, Gucci, Agnona, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Emanuel Ungaro, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, , Hogan, I Pinco Pallino, La Perla, Loro Piana, Marni, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney, Emilio Pucci, Tod’s, Valentino, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with the customer’s name.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible : Our Mercedes Van has room for wheel chair or collapse mobility scooter , but our Van are NOT equipped by ramp to enter inside the van by wheel chair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9.30 a.m. Pick up at the ship;
  • drop off at the Mall;
  • 3 p.m. departure to Carrara ;
  • 5 p.m drop off at the ship;

TTT05C – Cinqueterre and Pisa Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

The Cinque Terre is in the Italian Region of Liguria, just west of the city of La Spezia. It is comprised of the Cinque Terre, “The Five Lands” or five villages: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso.

Enjoy the Cinque Terre tour with the best views from the panoramic drive, and a stop in Pisa to see the famous sites. You will be driven to Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso.  Enjoy a wine tasting of the famous wine “Sciacchetrà,” a typical DOC wine from Cinque Terre vineyards.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs. The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • This tour is NOT RECOMMENDED for all customers with walking problems, limited mobility and car sick.
  • Our vehicles ARE EQUIPPED by the local permission to drop the customers off in Vernazza.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 8  a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • On arrival in Piazza dei Cavalieri , just the time to take few pics of this beautiful square where you will admire the famous “Scuola Normale Superiore”;
  • drop off in front of the Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Dome of Pisa;
  • departure to La Spezia ;
  • On arrival to La Spezia, we will drive to Vernazza trough the panoramic drive and we will stop along the way for taking pics of a breathtaking view of the lands.
  • Strolling in Vernazza;
  • Strolling in Corniglia ( here you might have the lunch a the local trattoria and taste the best gelato);
  • Strolling in Monterosso al Mare , Fegina;
  • Departure to Carrara;
  • 5.30 p.m Drop off at the ship;

TTT04C – Florence and Lucca Shore Excursion from Carrara Port

Join this private shore excursion from Livorno lead by an English-speaking driver where you will discover the beauties of Lucca, starting from Piazza Napoleone, arriving to Florence… first stop at Piazzale Michelangelo! Lucca was colonised by the Romans in the 2C BC and it has retained the plan of a Roman military camp, with the two principal streets perpendicular to each other.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Carrara Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with the customer’s name.  Take the free shuttle bus you will find under the ship to the waiting area for private car service located outside the port.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible : We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 8.15 a.m. Pick up from Carrara port;
  • on arrival in Lucca, first stop in Piazza Napoleone;
  • Strolling around this town passing by the famous Piazza del Giglio, Duomo di San Martino ( Holy Face), Torre del Guinigi, Via Fillungo and the famous Amphitheater;
  • departure to Florence ;
  • On arrival to Piazzale Michelangelo for a breathtaking view of the city, an incredible picture stop overlooking the most famous sights of Florence.
  • Piazza Santa Croce;
  • Piazza della Repubblica ( here you can enjoy the lunch at the typical trattoria in Florence like a local guy); Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Porcellino, Duomo , Torre di Giotto etc;
  • Departure to Carrara; On the way back we might stop at gelateria to taste the best Gelato ever;
  • 5.45 p.m Drop off at the ship;

TTT26L – Chianti Shore Excursion from Livorno Port

A Chianti wine is any wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco . However, the fiasco is only used by a few makers of the wine as most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles. In the mid-late 19th century, Baron Bettino Ricasoli (later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy) helped establish Sangiovese as the blend’s dominant grape variety, creating the blueprint for today’s Chianti wines. The first definition of a wine area called Chianti was made in 1716. It described the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda; the so-called Lega del Chianti and later Provincia del Chianti (Chianti province). In 1932 the Chianti area was completely redrawn and divided into seven sub-areas: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline Pisane, Colli Senesi, Montalbano and Rùfina. Most of the villages that in 1932 were added to the newly defined Chianti Classico region added in Chianti to their names, for example Greve in Chianti, which amended its name in 1972. Wines labelled Chianti Classico come from the largest sub-area of Chianti, which includes the original Chianti heartland. Only Chianti from this sub-zone may display the black rooster (gallo nero) seal on the neck of the bottle, which indicates that the producer of the wine is a member of the Chianti Classico Consortium, the local association of producers. Other variants, with the exception of Rufina north-east of Florence and Montalbano south of Pistoia, originate in the named provinces: Siena for the Colli Senesi, Florence for the Colli Fiorentini, Arezzo for the Colli Aretini and Pisa for the Colline Pisane. In 1996 part of the Colli Fiorentini sub-area was renamed Montespertoli.

During the 1970s producers started to reduce the quantity of white grapes in Chianti. In 1995 it became legal to produce a Chianti with 100% Sangiovese. For a wine to retain the name of Chianti it must be produced with at least 80% Sangiovese grapes. Aged Chianti (38 months instead of 4–7) may be labelled as Riserva. Chianti that meets more stringent requirements (lower yield, higher alcohol content and dry extract) may be labelled as Chianti Superiore, although Chianti from the Classico sub-area is not allowed in any event to be labelled as Superiore.

P.N.: all services provided are customizable according your needs.  The pick up and drop off time can be change according the arrival and departure time of the ship.

  • Meeting Point at Livorno Port: Customers will be met by a Tuscany Taste Tour’s driver holding up a sign with their name on it.
  • Our drivers are NOT OFFICIAL LICENCE GUIDES and they can give you commentaries of the sites seen from inside the vehicle. We are professional speaking drivers but are not allowed, by an agreement with Labour Union, to enter museums, churches and other monuments.
  • Dresses: Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments, local custom requires cover knees and shoulder. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
  • Wheel Chair Accessible : We can accommodate travelers that have just collapsible wheelchair. Our vehicles are not equipped by the ramp for a wheelchair.
  • The vehicle will escort you for the entire service. Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9.30 a.m. Pick up from Livorno port;
  • Departure to Chianti Region passing trough the beauties of ours tuscan countryside for a stopping at the local winery in Montespertoli;
  • Departure to Greve in Chianti passing by  the famous “Chiantigiana road ” (222);
  • Strolling in Greve in Chianti ( Piazza Matteotti… here you might have a linght lunch at the local butcher shop famous all over in the world!!);
  • Departure to Livorno, passing by Montefioralle, Panzano and Badia a Passignano;
  • 5. 15 p.m Drop off at the ship;