Food & wine
Taste Tuscany Shore Excursion
Super Tuscans, olive oil and pranzo — gastronomy as your port-day anchor.
Taste Tuscany replaces museum queues with frantoio visits, cellar tastings and a multi-course vineyard lunch in the hills above Livorno — Chianti foothills or coastal Maremma depending on the season.
Morning departure, scenic drive through olive groves, first tasting mid-morning, seated pranzo 12:30–14:00, optional village stroll, return to terminal mid-afternoon.
Designated drivers and estate reservations handled by the operator. Allow 60–90 minutes seated for lunch — Tuscan pranzo is unhurried.
Does not combine with Florence sightseeing on standard calls — this is your primary activity.
Highlights
- Two wine or oil tasting stops
- Multi-course Tuscan lunch
- Scenic hill-country drives
- Estate and frantoio visits
What a good tour includes
- Food and wine tastings
- Licensed guide
- Lunch where stated
- Return to Livorno terminal
Getting there from the cruise port
Ships dock at Livorno cruise terminal. Allow 15–20 minutes taxi to Livorno Centrale for trains, or meet your coach at the terminal exit. Confirm all-aboard and keep a 60–90 minute buffer — summer motorway traffic from Florence and Pisa can delay returns by 20–40 minutes.
Tips for cruise passengers
- Flag dietary needs at booking
- Eat a light breakfast
- Bolgheri variant available on some sailings
Related excursions
Taste Tuscany Shore Excursion — FAQs
Realistic on an 8-hour call?▼
Yes — designed as a standalone gastronomy day.
Vegetarian options?▼
Pasta, pecorino and grilled vegetables — notify when booking.