Walking Trips featuring Music & Concerts
Many of our ATG Escorted trips to Pieve a Castello, our secluded Tuscan retreat in Italy, include evening concerts by outstanding musicians in Pieve’s historic church.
Enjoy recording-quality acoustics in this beautifully restored building. We welcome classical musicians here from the music school in Florence, often performing opera and Lieder recitals.
Italy
Insight into the lives and works of some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and their frescos still in their idyllic original locations.
• Evening presentations on Renaissance frescoes and technique
• Visits to frescoes in Siena, Florence, Assisi & Perugia
• Nights, with time to explore, in delightful Orvieto & Perugia
• 5 nights at Pieve a Castello, ATG’s Tuscan retreat
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
07 - 14 Apr 2026 - no longer available
03 - 10 Nov 2026
Price: from £3,760 per person
Italy
We combine visits to diverse gardens in the regions of Rome, Siena and Florence with sightseeing and gentle, optional walks into the Tuscan countryside.
• Visit Ninfa, ‘the world’s most romantic garden’
• Optional afternoon visit to Siena
• 5 nights at Pieve a Castello, ATG’s very own Tuscan retreat
• Private concert in Pieve’s pre-Romanesque church
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
06 - 13 Oct 2026
Price: from £3,760 per person
Italy
A week combining morning tutored painting sessions in the glorious Tuscan countryside with afternoon excursions to nearby towns and optional walks.
• Led by a renowned artist specialising in landscapes
• All, including beginners, are welcome!
• Visit medieval hilltop towns including San Gimignano
• Private concert featuring superb musicians
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
02 - 09 Jun 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
Stay for a week in this uniquely preserved, historic complex of restored, 8th-century buildings, located in idyllic countryside between Florence and Siena in central Italy.
• Relax in this historic, peaceful and exclusive Tuscan retreat
• Discover the area’s ancient paths & World Heritage sites
• Escorted visits to Florence, Siena and the abbey of Sant’ Antimo
• Enjoy a concert in Pieve’s Proto-Romanesque pilgrim church
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
28 Apr - 05 May 2026 - No longer available
09 - 16 Jun 2026
01 - 08 Sep 2026
15 - 22 Sep 2026
13 - 20 Oct 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
Stay for a week in this award-winning, restored, historic Augustinian canonry complex located in idyllic countryside between Florence and Siena in central Italy.
• Relax in this peaceful, architecturally distinguished ambience
• Enjoy fabulous art in medieval Siena, San Gimignano…
• …and Monte Oliveto Maggiore, one of Italy’s greatest monasteries
• Concert in Pieve’s Proto-Romaneseue pilgrim church with fabulous acoustics
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
14 - 21 Apr 2026
08 - 15 Sep 2026
22 - 29 Sep 2026
20 - 27 Oct 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
Stay in this World Legacy, restored, historic complex of unique 8th-century buildings, set between the beautiful art capitals of Florence and Siena in central Italy.
• Relax in this peaceful, exclusive residence
• Walk to discover the millennia-old paths and tracks through the surrounding countryside
• Explore ancient Etruscan remains in Volterra
• Visit Siena and magnificent works of early Renaissance art
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
19 - 26 May 2026
26 May - 02 Jun 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
All abilities are welcome on this trip combining daily photography tuition with optional yoga sessions, all based at ATG’s tranquil Tuscan residence, Pieve a Castello.
• Photography subjects include macro, abstract, landscape…& more
• Optional gentle yoga sessions including chair yoga, breathwork & meditation
• Excursions to picturesque local sights including hilltop towns and frescoed churches
• Live concert at ATG’s private church
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
29 Sep - 6 Oct 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
Stay for a week in this award-winning, restored, 8th-century, historic Augustinian canonry, located in idyllic countryside between Florence and Siena in central Italy.
• Enjoy Tuscany’s great legacy outside main tourist seasons
• Visit the outstanding Renaissance artworks in Siena & Florence
• Visit a fine Renaissance garden…
• Enjoy a concert in Pieve’s Proto-Romanesque church
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
31 Mar - 07 Apr 2026
27 Oct - 03 Nov 2026
Price: from £3,640 per person
Italy
Based at Pieve a Castello, set in unspoilt landscape in central Tuscany. A flexible itinerary including varied walk options, excursions, time to relax, superb food and wine...
• Staying in an 8th century, award-winning historic monument
• Flexible itinerary allowing you to walk as much or as little as you like
• Archetypal Tuscan landscapes
• Visits to 'World Class' places of interest
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
TBC
Price: £TBC per person (November)
Price: £TBC per person (December)
Italy
An experience like no other of Il Palio, the celebrated annual horse race in the medieval city of Siena, following every stage, from the trials to the final spectacle.
• Lively presentations on the traditions of Siena & the Palio
• Visits to Monteriggioni, San Gimignano & Siena
• Pre-Palio dinner with one of the competing contrade
• Race views from private palazzo with prosecco & canapés
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
27 Jun - 04 Jul 2026
Price: from £4,800 per person
