Portovenere&Lerici PrivateTour byvan from Lucca,Pisa or LaSpezia

This deserves 6 stars. Of our two weeks in Italy this was our most enjoyed tour. First of all our driver and guide was wonderful. I had not expected a private tour but it was just my wife and I. We left from the La Spezia port and first went to Portovenere. This was a really fabulous overlook onto the Mediterranean. They had a really nice row of very unique shops. We ate lunch at a local restaurant and had a local specialty - stuffed muscles. I was very glad to have had the meal. We invited our tour guide - Rafaelle. We now consider him family. Next we got back into the luxurious van and drive to Lerici. Lerici has a much more local feel and we enjoyed a walk through the working fishing village. We then loaded back into the SUV for return to the port. Total time was roughly 5 hours. As I said - Rafaelle is now family. An awesome day.

My wife and I booked a tour from the La Spezia port (cruise ship) to two beautiful cities. First we went to Porto Venere. It was a beautiful little town with a very nice lookout from a church. But even better was the local street of shops. The shops were very low key and authentic. Then we had a fantastic lunch at Miramare. While there we had a local specialty - Stuffed muscles. The second town was called Lerici. It was another very authentic town. This town had more of a local town feel. We walked around the fish market and walked up to an old port castle. Our guide Raffaelle was wonderful and was very knowledgeable about the local history. We made a new friend and intend to come back to Italy in the future and use him as a local guide.

We used Autoservizi DB Tuscany for the ride from Florence airport to Lucca, for a walking tour of Lucca the next day, a drive to the Volterra area salt mine and to Volterra, then a day trip to Portovenere. We loved having the trips customized to our desires and needs. It was a terrific way to see a lot in a week! THANKYOU to Tommaso, Marco and Raffaele for an amazing visit. We highly recommend people make the most of their time in Tuscany with your support.