Montalcino ★ 4.7
Montalcino, 110km south of Florence, holds the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG appellation, with 250 producers including Biondi-Santi, Argiano, Casanova di Neri and the annual Brunello Anteprima tasting every February.
More food day trips in Florence
Bologna ★ 4.8
Bologna, 100km north of Florence and 37 minutes by Frecciarossa train, is the canonical Emilia-Romagna kitchen, with tagliatelle al ragu (never spaghetti bolognese), tortellini in brodo and the Mercato delle Erbe.
Pisa ★ 4.3
Pisa, 80km west of Florence, runs a separate Tuscan-seafood kitchen with the cecina chickpea pancake from the wood ovens of Lungarno Pacinotti, pasta alla renaiola and the Arno-mouth seafood trattorias.
Greve in Chianti ★ 4.5
Greve in Chianti, 35km south of Florence, is the historic capital of the Chianti Classico wine region, with the triangular Piazza Matteotti, the Castello di Verrazzano just north and 15 cellars open for tasting within 10km.
San Miniato ★ 4.6
San Miniato, 50km west of Florence, holds the annual Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Bianco every November weekend, with the rare San Miniato white truffle harvested from the surrounding Tuscan hills.
Lucca ★ 4.5
Lucca, 80km west of Florence inside its 16th-century walls, runs a parallel Tuscan kitchen with the buccellato sweet bread, tordelli lucchesi (pork-and-Swiss-chard ravioli) and the Saturday morning market on Piazza Antelminelli.