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:
03 - 10 Nov 2026
30 Mar - 6 Apr 2027
02 - 09 Nov 2027
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:
01 - 08 Jun 2027
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:
15 - 22 Sep 2026
13 - 20 Oct 2026
15 - 22 Jun 2027
12 - 19 Oct 2027
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:
22 - 29 Sep 2026
20 - 27 Oct 2026
13 - 20 Apr 2027
08 - 15 Jun 2027
14 - 21 Sep 2027
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:
23 - 30 Mar 2027
18 - 25 May 2027
25 May - 01 Jun 2027
21 - 28 Sep 2027
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:
27 Oct - 03 Nov 2026
6 - 13 Apr 2027
26 Oct - 2 Nov 2027
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:
22 - 29 Dec 2026
09 - 16 Nov 2027
21 - 28 Dec 2027
Price: From: £3,980 per person
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 2027
Price: from £4,800 per person
Italy
Staying at Pieve a Castello, ATG’s privately owned historic residence, explore a wonderful array of habitats, all supporting a rich variety of flora.
• Rare species including Etruscan violets
• Tour the Botanic Gardens in Siena
• Visit to medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano
• Birdspotting opportunities in the remote Colline Metallifere
Escorted
Easy Walking
Duration: 8 days
Trip dates:
11 - 18 May 2027
Price: from £3,640 per person