Pisa and Lucca Private Tour with Wine Tasting from La Spezia Port

A full-day journey through Tuscany's most iconic cities, crowned by a family-run winery lunch in the hills of Montecarlo di Lucca.

This private Tuscany day tour from La Spezia takes cruise passengers on a carefully paced journey through Pisa and Lucca, two of the region's most historically layered cities, before sitting down to a multi-course farm lunch paired with five estate wines. A dedicated driver and tour leader accompany you throughout, ensuring a seamless, personalized experience from port to port.

Pisa greets you with the Piazza dei Miracoli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Cathedral, Baptistery, and the world-famous Leaning Tower stand together in a composition that has defined Tuscan Romanesque architecture for centuries. Free time in the square allows you to explore at your own pace and photograph one of Italy's most recognizable skylines.

Lucca, by contrast, rewards slower discovery. The city's Renaissance walls, still intact and wide enough to walk or cycle, enclose a center dense with medieval streets, Roman-era piazzas, and the birthplace of composer Giacomo Puccini. The elliptical Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, built over the foundations of a Roman amphitheater, and the Guinigi Tower with its rooftop garden are among the highlights that make this city distinct from any other in Tuscany.

Between the two city visits, the tour pauses at Fattoria Carmignani in the Montecarlo di Lucca wine country, where the host family prepares a genuine farm lunch. Bruschetta with extra virgin olive oil, regional cold cuts, local cheeses, and handmade pasta are served alongside a guided tasting of five wines that express the character of this lesser-known but compelling Tuscan appellation.