Inn to Inn Trail Riding in Tuscany

Week long inn to inn trail riding holiday in Tuscany, visiting a Roman amphitheatre, San Gimignano and the fortressed city of Volterra along the way. Accommodation is in Tuscan inns and holiday apartments, and all meals are provided, so you just need to saddle up and enjoy the ride!

Tuscany. It’s home to no fewer than six UNESCO protected sites. And with this in mind, it’s little wonder so many film directors have set their movies here. Room with a view, Much Ado About Nothing and The English Patient are just a few of the well-known names to have brought the Tuscan countryside to the silver screen. And the area around Montaione is just as scene stealing. Sun-drenched hills, the nearby Medieval city of San Gimignano and the artists’ mecca, Florence, are all within striking distance. Closer to home, you have scenery comprising of gentle rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves.

Ride along the backcountry trails in the Tuscan countryside staying in local lodges along the way. You’ll visit the Medieval hilltop city of San Gimignano, and the Etruscan town, Volterra. You’ll picnic in meadows dotted with wildflowers, trot through woodland streams, and visit the natural springs at Bagni di Mommialla. And you’ll also have time to strike out alone without horses, to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of Florence. Gaze at magnificent works of art in countless galleries, slurp ice cream in grand piazzas, and savour true Italian cuisine at pavement cafes.

This tour is pretty intensive, so you’ll need to be a fairly decent horse rider to be able to come on it – the team that organises it request that you’re intermediate and above. It’s done in groups of no more than seven, so you should be happy spending time with new people, as you’ll be spending the best part of every day for a week together. Lastly, you’ll need to be relatively fit and active as most days you’ll be riding for five to seven hours.