My husband and I are planning a trip to Tuscany and Umbria this October. We are staying 3 weeks. We have booked a self-directed bike tour in Umbria for 1 of the weeks.
We want to plant ourselves in 1 spot for a week after the Umbrian bike trip and we thought that we would stay at a B&B in Montepulciano(for a week). Our plan was to rent a car and travel to the other villages in that region. We also want to spend some time in Florence at the end of our trip. By the way, we fly in and out of Rome (couldn't get flights into Florence).
Is that too long to stay in 1 spot (Montepulciano)? Should we plan to stay 3 nights in Montepulciano and then 3 to 4 nights in Siena? We were told that Siena is busy. We really don't know how we should plan this. We don't want to book a B&B for a week and then discover that we are spending too much time driving around.
What would you advise? Also, how much time in Florence?
We want to plant ourselves in 1 spot for a week after the Umbrian bike trip and we thought that we would stay at a B&B in Montepulciano(for a week). Our plan was to rent a car and travel to the other villages in that region. We also want to spend some time in Florence at the end of our trip. By the way, we fly in and out of Rome (couldn't get flights into Florence).
Is that too long to stay in 1 spot (Montepulciano)? Should we plan to stay 3 nights in Montepulciano and then 3 to 4 nights in Siena? We were told that Siena is busy. We really don't know how we should plan this. We don't want to book a B&B for a week and then discover that we are spending too much time driving around.
What would you advise? Also, how much time in Florence?