Location: Bucine
Top Things to do in Bucine
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Bucine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Florence and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Arezzo.
Restaurants in Bucine
1. Crazy Quad Toscana
Overall Ratings
5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By Shayster23 - Melbourne
Fantastic. Can't speak highly enough. We went through fields, on roads, mud, forest. Amazing countryside. River side. Wow. Some challenging riding in parts. May be a little challenging for a novice rider. But highly recommended!!!
2. Chiesa di San Pietro di Badia a Ruoti
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Jan S - Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
We were happy to be guided by a very well informed lady who also spoke English. She showed us the whole complex which comprised a Church and an abbey with wealthy farmlands around. The mighty history of the abbey belonging to the bishop of Montepulciano was explained to us and some important works of art (especially the Central altarpiece) were shown. Nowadays this place is the venue for a group of 27 European villages that exchange visits amoug each other.
Visit is recommended, try to find the guide.
3. Scenic wine tours in Tuscany
Overall Ratings
5 based on 168 reviews
Tuscany wine tours, Florence wine tours, sightseeing & photographic tours of Tuscany, with Sergio your driver guide and host. Private Tuscany wine tours Tours running daily from Florence and surrounding areas. Pick up directly from your accommodation.
Reviewed By Michelle C - Boston, Massachusetts
Sergio was a delight to spend the day with as we visited and toured two different wineries in the Chianti region of Tuscany last month. He was really knowledgeable about wine as well as the region that we toured. For tastings, Sergio took us to two fabulous wineries where we both felt welcomed, interested, and of course, well-fed and hydrated! For lunch, he brought us to a beautiful spot overlooking a vineyard where we had a front row table and an incredible view. Additionally, he encouraged us to stop at multiple picturesque locations and he took our picture. Spending the day with Sergio was interesting, tasty, relaxing, and stress-free. We would highly recommend using Sergio to anyone interested in touring the area and will absolutely book with him again next time we visit!
4. Tuscany Tours by Golden Travel
Overall Ratings
5 based on 31 reviews
Enjoy guided tours through the Tuscan landscape or venture off to local vineyards and shops with the ease and comfort of your own hired car and driver. Our guests will be guided away from the typical touristy routes and taken to vineyards and wine-cellars. Here, you will meet winegrowers who have been growing grapes and handing down wine-making techniques for generations.
Reviewed By christiney101 - New York
We visited four wineries in Chianti with six people, leaving from Siena. Giuseppe was an amazing guide, and not only were the wines great, but the scenery was beautiful and the hospitality was also great. We thoroughly enjoyed our day for a much better price than some of their competitors quoted!
5. Il Borro Relais & Chateaux
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By kwagmeister - Evansville, Indiana
We spent five nights at Il Borro -- and enjoyed the wine cellar tour during our last afternoon at the beautiful resort.
The Ferragamo family has painstakingly restored the estate and its picturesque medieval village. We stayed in the village and it was fantastic -- have you ever wondered, in Disney, what it might be like to stay in one of the picturesque little villages they recreate as part of the Magic Kingdom? That is what staying at Il Borro was like ...only better because of the charm, the views, the people -- even the resident cat, Peepo.
The cellar tour was fun and very informative. You begin with a video which describes the history of the estate, who owned it over time, and then chronicles the restoration by the Ferragamo family and description of the vineyards, olive groves and farm. Our knowledgeable guide then led us through the art gallery -- with marvelous pieces including a Manet, Warhol, and Picasso etching among many others -- all representing the topic of wine. Then it's on to the cellar, where you pass the bottling machine, cases prepared for shipment, and then the oak barrels. The sight and scent of the wine is wonderful.
In the middle of the cellar is the tasting room. We tasted four of the estate's wines, each one better than the last. Crackers drizzled with the estate's own olive oil helped to cleanse our palates in between. It was very enjoyable.
There is a wine shop on the premises that sells some Ferragamo products also -- you can ship home or order from home.
We were so glad we took the tour. We had been enjoying the wines during our visit and this just tied the bow, so to speak, on the experience.
6. Poggio Molina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Mette H - Copenhagen, Denmark
Had a fantastic lunch with great wines in this amazing place with fantastic hosts. It was a highligt during our vacation in Bucine, Toscana.
7. Riserva Naturale Bandella e valle dell'inferno
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Teddy C - Switzerland
We hiked the reserve and were rewarded by seeing wildlife in its habitat without fear. ...well, more ours than theirs....
8. Bar da Raffa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Anthony M - Ipswich
A typical Italian bar set in the wonderful village of Pergine Valdarno. Coffee to die for an the mix a great Apperol Spritz which my wife had every day. Go to the bar when Fiorentina or Juventus are playing and watch Italians watch Calcio. Great atmosphere and the owner knows all the villagers by name and in no time at all he will know yours also.
9. Mulino ad Acqua
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By frigate - England, United Kingdom
The guidebook suggested spending ten minutes in Loro to walk down to the old mill. It didn't say what a beautiful place Loro is, perched on its Tolkein-esque gorge. We spent rather longer.
If I say that it's a scruffy little old Italian town, that may sound like a mortal insult, but I don't mean it unkindly. The old houses with their pretty tiled roofs pile up on one another, some looking rather dilapidated, but it is a real village/small town with useful shops, and we stopped for a coffee in a small shop patronised by locals having a chat to the lady who runs it - in fact there was nothing touristy there at all, and the coffee and brioche was the cheapest we found in all Tuscany. I explained we wanted to sit down at the outside table to drink, but she told us there was no extra charge for sitting or standing.
There was nothing touristy about the mill, either, other than that it was old. Entrance was free - donations welcome for the upkeep - and the man who ran it explained how it operated. Alas, there had been no rain for over a week so the water that comes down from the hills, operated the machinery and then pours down into the gorge had dried up. He suggested we come back the following day as rain was expected, but we were heading home in the early hours so couldn't. (Hardly had we left than the rain began and was torrential all day and all night), But we did buy some flour, chestnut and ordinary, and now I have to find some recipes to do it justice. The owner doesn't speak English but whenever my Italian failed miserably we found that sign-language was perfectly adequate
Definitely worth more than ten minutes if you are in the Casentino.
10. Torre di Galatrona
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By paolo b - Arezzo, Italy
Aperta il Sabato e la Domenica, nel Comune di Bucine, domina la Valdambra tra Arezzo, Siena e Firenze. Senza foschia Firenze s'intravede dalla vetta, e non a caso, dato che i pericoli da là dovevano arrivare. Di medievale è rimasto solo la Torre e qualche reperto chiuso nelle teche: niente del castello che vi dovete immaginare con una piantina. Va avanti coi volontari e a offerta libera e val la pena farci un salto.
Un paio di consigli: se avete la macchina bassa parcheggiate al primo bivio e fate il sentiero a piedi.
Se potete scegliere ancate la Domenica e abbinate la visita alla Pieve di Galatrona (XI secolo) aperta solo quel giorno dalle 16 alle18
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