Giuseppe was very knowledgable and Paola was so helpful :) 

We went for a full day tour to Pisa & San Gimignano on 10th Nov and 3 hours tour in downtown Florence on 11th Nov. 

On 10th, Giuseppe fetched us at the hotel around 0830 hours, we headed to Pisa to visit Leaning Tower of Pisa. Along the way, he briefly explained about surroundings that we passed by. 

Luckily the weather was great, we had to enjoy spectacular view from top of the Leaning Tower. Later we spent around 2 hours wandering Pisa town. There were many architecture attractions in Pisa and we’re glad that Giuseppe shared chronicles of Medici family during their ruling and how they used to be leading banker in that era, the influence of Roman and Gothic in development of architecture in Florence and so many interesting knowledge. We stopped for lunch at Bangla Tanduri and Doner Kebab & gelato tasting at La Bottega del Gelato, located near Garibaldi statue opposite Arno River.

Later after lunch, we continued our journey to San Gimignano. Being in Tuscany, it’s hard to take your eyes off the panoramic landscape of rolling hills, olive orchards and winery. Giuseppe was so considerate to stopped at few points so that we could enjoy the views and a quick photo shots. 

We spent about 1 hour wandering around San Gimignano. We were very fortunate to witness sunset reflecting over San Gimignano. After coffee break, we headed back to hotel in Florence. 

The next day, Giuseppe brought us to down town Florence. It was drizzling yet we still enthusiastic to walked. We visited Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore area, then passed by Via De’ Tornabuoni, the high fashion street of Florence, proceed to Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery down to Piazzale Michelangelo in south river bank of Oltrarno district, we had chance to wandered around Ponte Vecchio. Since it’s still early, most of the shops were still closed. 

We’re very thankful to both Giuseppe and Paola for being so flexible to arrange the tour. It’s definitely perks of private tour where we can add and drop according to weather, time, our health condition.

I will always remember Giuseppe said : “In Florence, we change historical moment in every step!’, in deed he’s right. After touring with Giuseppe, we definitely had better understanding about Florence and indeed, we had fanatstic time. Thanks again Giuseppe & Paola :) 

Xo, 

Nur, Liza & Zaida

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia