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Tuscany and Cinque Terre
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Tuscany and Cinque Terre

Ten days on Tuscany’s slow roads and the Ligurian coast: Florence, the Chiantigiana to Siena, Val d’Orcia and Pienza, then Lucca, Pisa, and a car-free day among the Cinque Terre from La Spezia. Cypress, stone, a harbour the colour of evening. You park the car when the villages begin.

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Season: Cinque Terre villages are not for cars; park in La Spezia or Levanto. The Chiantigiana (SR222) is the classic Florence–Siena drive.

Ten days on Tuscany’s slow roads and the Ligurian coast: Florence, the Chiantigiana to Siena, Val d’Orcia and Pienza, then Lucca, Pisa, and a car-free day among the Cinque Terre from La Spezia. Cypress, stone, a harbour the colour of evening. You park the car when the villages begin.

Day by day

Day 1

Florence

Two nights for the Duomo and the Uffizi before you pick up the car. Walk; Florence is not a driving city.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Enel X (Enel X Florence) — typical arrival 23%, about 22 min to 80%. Access: walk, train or ferry from the overnight — leave the car.

Florence Duomo holding the city like a lid
Florence Duomo holding the city like a lidPhoto: Petar Milošević / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

San Gimignano

Towers after the Chiantigiana. Arrive in the late light when the stone goes gold and the day-trip buses have gone.

San Gimignano’s towers after the Chiantigiana
San Gimignano’s towers after the ChiantigianaPhoto: Ввласенко / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 4

Siena

The Campo and a slow Val d’Orcia day toward Pienza. Brick underfoot, a shell of a square, no hurry.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Enel X (Enel X Siena) — typical arrival 20%, about 24 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.

Siena’s Campo, a shell of brick in the afternoon
Siena’s Campo, a shell of brick in the afternoonPhoto: Perituss / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Day 6

Pienza

A UNESCO hill town in the Val d’Orcia cypress country. Cheese, a ridge walk, the light painters came for.

Why stop hereAccess: walk, train or ferry from the overnight — leave the car.

Pienza on its ridge in the cypress country
Pienza on its ridge in the cypress countryPhoto: Anna.Massini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Day 7

Lucca

Walls you can cycle; Pisa is a short hop. A green ring of brick, and a quieter night than Florence.

Pisa’s meadow and the tilt you already knew
Pisa’s meadow and the tilt you already knewPhoto: MHoser / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

La Spezia

Park and train or boat the Cinque Terre; Vernazza is the classic harbour. The villages are not for cars, and that is the point.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Enel X (Enel X La Spezia) — typical arrival 22%, about 24 min to 80%. Access: walk, train or ferry from the overnight — leave the car.

Vernazza’s harbour, the classic Cinque Terre postcard
Vernazza’s harbour, the classic Cinque Terre postcardPhoto: Mathieu Chollet - MChollet / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 10

Florence

Return inland via the A11. The Duomo is still there, but after the coast it looks like a different city.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Enel X (Enel X Florence) — typical arrival 23%, about 22 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.

Quiet charging pauses

  • Enel X in La Spezia — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.
  • Enel X in Genoa — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.
  • Enel X in Florence — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
  • Enel X in Siena — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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