Of the 5 tours (with other companies) we took while in Italy, the Best of Tuscany with Artviva was by far the best.There were only 4 of us on the tour: my husband and I and a honeymoon couple. The transportation was comfortable in the 100 degree weather.
Our guide Douglas was charming, knowledgeable and most important easy to understand, with an impeccable understanding of the English language. (Sometime the Italian accent can get in the way, but I guess Douglas being Italian from Brazil might have had something to do with that ;-) )
The 3 stops on the tour were wonderful. Douglas gave us the information we needed while on the bus and left us to explore on our own the towns of San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, and Siena.
And the lunch at the winery was superb. Would have been happy to spend the rest of the day there. There was no pressure to buy which I found very evident on other tours we took.
All in all our best tour experience while in Italy.
Would recommend to all.
Varnelas
New Jersey, USA
Spetember 10, 2009
