Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches

Delves into Tuscany's lavish natural beauty: the dense concentration of Renaissance art that spills out of Florence into Pisa, Lucca and Arezzo; cheers on Siena's frenzied Palio; wanders through the sumptuous vineyards of Chianti; explores the medieval hill towns of green Umbria; visits historic Perugia over the Tiber Valley, the newly restored monuments and architecture of Assisi and the famous cathedral of Orvieto.