Description
On this golf cart tour of the Florence hills you leave the traffic of the centre behind and climb into the green outskirts in a comfortable electric cart. The ride lasts three hours, and the guide fills it with stories and curiosities about the places you pass.
The route links the districts and villages on the hills around the city:
- Bellosguardo, a hill of old villas that looks across to the Duomo
- Arcetri, the area where Galileo lived, among vineyards and country houses
- Marignolle and Monteripaldi, loved for their views of the Florentine countryside
- Certosa del Galluzzo, an old monastic complex set in the quiet of the hills
From there the road climbs towards Fiesole and to a natural balcony over the whole city, the broadest panorama of the ride. Expect roads between cypresses, Renaissance villas and lookout terraces that could be paintings.
The tour suits anyone who wants to see Florence from above and without effort, at a relaxed pace and in the open air. The itinerary can change with the season, the weather or the access to the sites, so that the ride stays pleasant.