For a classic Italian experience, cruise through Tuscany’s famous Chianti wine region in a restored vintage Fiat 500! Take the wheel on this self-drive, tag-along adventure from Florence, and feel the freedom of the open road as you wind through a landscape of medieval villas, olive groves and rolling vineyards. Midday, stop at a local winery for an authentic Tuscan lunch and a chance to taste the region’s famous bounty.

Slide into the driver's seat of Italy's favorite classic car, or opt to ride as a passenger
Follow your local guide along the country roads and rolling hills of Tuscany
Enjoy the chance to taste iconic wine varietals like Chianti Classico
Stop at Monteriggioni and explore this historic walled town

What's Included

Transportation to Chianti Area
Professional tour leader
Original restored Fiat 500 (manual gear box)
Lunch

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via della Resistenza, 95, 53035 Badesse SI, Italy
If you have the pick-up and drop-off option, the meeting point will be Florence (Villa Costanza), 50018 Scandicci. You can easily reach the meeting point by getting on the T1 Leonardo tramway towards Villa Costanza (you have to get off at the Villa Costanza stop which is also the end of the line).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Villa Costanza, Scandicci, Florence

What To Expect

Chianti Road (Pass By)

Monteriggioni

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Casale dello Sparviero Winetour

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A valid driving licence is required to drive. You must take the licence with you the tour day otherwise you won’t be allowed to drive. Drivers must be at least 18 years old
Drivers must be able to drive the car. Tour guide reserves the right, at his or her discretion, to terminate the participation of any driver who is unable to control the car safely
Not wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Stroller accessible
Please note that due to the size of the vehicle, a maximum of 3 people are allowed in a car.
The tour will take place rain or shine. In case the weather does not allow us to attend the tour due to heavy rain or wind, clients will be offered an alternative or a full refund. In case a storm occur during the tour and the guide decide that for security reasons is better not to continue with the tour you will be escorted back to the departure place but if this happen no refund will be issued as this is beyond our control

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
To drive the Vespa Scooter/ 500 Fiat car is required to sign the rental contract and the following documents are necessary: driver's license credit card (no ATM, no debit card)
At the time of the rental a pre-authorization on credit card will be made as a guarantee for any damage, which will be canceled upon return from the tour if there has been no material damage to the vehicle.
Please do not wear flip-flops but shoes
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Tuscan beauty

Laura_W, Oct 2023

We greatly enjoyed the tour and being able to see parts of the Tuscan countryside we otherwise wouldn’t. The Fiat 500 we drove had some minor issues and did not drive very fast. You need to know how to double clutch and reversing was a bit challenging. The winery was absolutely beautiful and the wine and snacks were delicious. I would have given the tour 5 stars, but the car issues and the fact that our tour guide didn’t say much gives them a 4.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Dear Customer, Thank you for taking your time and sharing the feedback of your experience with us. We are very glad that you enjoyed the tor. As per the Fiat 500, the vehicles are vintage, that’s why they are a little bit slow and difficult to drive, and you need to know how to drive them well. Wineries are the result of our searching for the best place for our customers to taste wine, and we are happy to know that you enjoyed the time there. Thank you for choosing us to travel through Italy. Hope to have you again in our upcoming tours, in order to give you more good experiences and show you our service improvement, hoping we will get a full star rate next time.

Excellent tour with Stephano and...

Lydia S, Jun 2016

Excellent tour with Stephano and Dimitri. Thet were really great fun and with their excitement and fun you would never guess they did the tour every day. Lorenzo at the vineyard was so passionate and lovely and the "light lunch" was a fantastic three courses. Delicious!

Spend an unforgettable day driving...

Bjorne H, Oct 2015

Spend an unforgettable day driving an original and perfectly restored Fiat 500, in the Chianti region. Well, the day was, in fact, unforgettable but probably not the way intended. We started out at the Florence train station, herded into a van for an hour drive outside of the city. Our driver had Bollywood rap on the radio and turned it so we could all enjoy it. Once we got to the start point we were informed that the Fiat drivers had to follow the Vespa drivers. Really??? Suffice to say we never got out of 2nd gear. A lot of the drive time, which totaled maybe 1 3/4 hours of the 9 hour day was spent in first gear following the scooter drivers. After 1/2 hour of paperwork the scooter drivers needed over an hour of instruction, so we stood around outside waiting. That is until we found out there weren't enough 500s to go around, so one couple had to drive a Mini. Off we go to visit a couple of hill towns, then wait until everyone show back up to mount up on their freaking scooters and away we putted. And lunch at a winery....much anticipated until we got to the winery. It was raining so the guides wouldn't let us drive up the hill to the winery, we had to park down below and hike up through the muddy vines to the top. Groovy. Lunch consisted of overcooked pasta with a canned tomato sauce in a plastic tub, some poor grade prosciutto, and some crummy sweets all washed down with their own insipid wines. Not recommended for anyone who actually wants to take a drive in the Tuscan countryside.

Great tour guide and fun little...

Colin W, Sep 2015

Great tour guide and fun little cars! We stopped at a great winery/vineyard for lunch and the views on the entire drive were awesome. Great pit stops at random towns and villages as well...perfect tour!

Great fun. I am not a wine drinker...

stephanie h, Sep 2015

Great fun. I am not a wine drinker personally which is ironic since you do a wine tasting but i still enjoyed the food- pasta mostly. the best part was driving the fiats around and seeing the views of chianti and then getting to stop at two towns and also take some quick photos. Our instructors were a good laugh too

Our family had an exciting day in...

Steven M, Aug 2015

Our family had an exciting day in Tuscany and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Paseo Extraordinario

ENRIQUE_P, Nov 2022

Fue descubrir parajes maravillosos, conduciendo como en el pasado un auto clásico. Francesco el guía genial

Activité extra mais énorme...

catherine c, Apr 2017

Activité extra mais énorme cafouillage au départ de florence :une centaine de personnes partant dans plusieurs excursions différentes ,avec deux guides qui géraient par terre, sur leurs genoux, dans le hall de la gare , les vérifications ,ça c'était pénible ,et exaspérant ,1h30 d'attente !!Mais une fois partis tout parfait, super drôle, très bien organisé et loueur de voiture formidable! Journée sensationnelle à recommander ,ça vaut la peine!!!