Sep 18 - Oct 2/Rome → Florence → Val d'Orcia

Activities

Things we could do

A holding pen, not a plan. Anything here can become a scheduled activity once enough people want it — and some of it never should.

Can’t decide?

Spin for something to do

On the board8
Still open5
Scheduled3
Most wanted8interested

Open 5

Sit somewhere drinking wine

No itinerary. No tickets. This is the actual plan.

Takes
3h
From
Erin
Interested: Erin, Luke, Sarah, Mike, Anna, James, Priya, Theo
2comments

Borghese Gallery

Rome

Timed entry, two hours only. Needs booking well ahead - they cap numbers hard.

Takes
2h
Each
€25
From
Sarah
Interested: Sarah, Anna, Luke, Erin, James, Priya
4commentsOpen link for Borghese Gallery

Vespa tour of the Appian Way

Rome

Half day. Mike has done it before and will vouch for it.

Takes
4h
Each
€95
From
Mike
Interested: Mike, Luke, Erin, James
2comments

Day trip to Tivoli

Rome

Villa d'Este and the gardens. An hour each way on the regional train.

Takes
7h
Each
€40
From
Anna
Interested: Anna, Erin, Sarah

Overnight in Cinque Terre

Probably too far from the Val d'Orcia. Parking it here in case.

From
Theo
Interested: Theo, Mike
1comment

Made it onto the schedule 3

Cooking class

Florence

Scheduled

Pasta from scratch. Somebody find one in Oltrarno.

Takes
3h 30m
Each
€95
From
Anna
Interested: Anna, Sarah, Luke, Priya, Erin, James
2comments

Truffle hunting

Val d'Orcia

Scheduled

Paolo does this with his own dogs. Ask him at check-in.

Takes
3h
Each
€70
From
James
Interested: James, Luke, Mike, Erin, Theo

Thermal baths at Bagno Vignoni

Val d'Orcia

Scheduled

Twenty minutes from the podere. Go early before the coaches.

Takes
2h 30m
Each
€32
From
Priya
Interested: Priya, Anna, Erin, James