We were with Hills and Roads (Oct 20 - Oct 24 2018) for 2 days of touring in Tuscany and 2 days transferring from one major city to the next,... read more (with stops in between for touring. Hills and Roads is fabulous! The owner, Luca Garrapa...More

  Incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and awesome. They can plan as much or as little for you as you need. They are amazing.

  We were very grateful that we had Luca for our tour. We did a transfer from Florence to Rome with a stop in Montalcino and other areas in Tuscany. From... read more email communications customizing our trip to setting up our reservations at a local winery, Luca...More

  We heard about Lucca through friends and family. Christiano and Lucca drove us all over Tuscany over 4 days. It was amazing. Having a personal driver/tour guide who can take... read more you to wineries, restaurants, hill towns, vistas, and points of interest was amazing. They can...More

  We had the pleasure of spending a day traveling from Florence to medieval towns, lunch at a winery with tour and a monastery. Luca was our guide and he was... read more fabulous- very informative, personable and eager to tailor the trip to our interests. I cannot emphasize enough the quality of this experience. We will return to Italy and Luca will be the first call we make!!

  We had the pleasure of spending a day traveling from Florence to medieval towns, lunch at a winery with tour and a monastery. Luca was our guide and he was... read more fabulous- very informative, personable and eager to tailor the trip to our interests. I cannot emphasize enough the quality of this experience. We will return to Italy and Luca will be the first call we make!!

  A group of 8 of us recently went to Italy and I arranged for two private transfers and two full days of private tours with Hills and Roads. We had... read more the good fortune of having Cristiano as our tour guide for all services and we...More

  Hills and Roads provided an outstanding custom tour from Florence to the hill towns we most wanted to see. Our guide/driver, Angela, was excellent in every way. She... read more customized the tour to meet our wishes. We let her pick the lunch restaurant, which turned out...More

  We very much enjoyed our day with Hills and Roads. Our driver Chris was on time, friendly, and informative. We asked to be taken to two wineries in Chianti region.... read more The first winery, Villa Calcinia, was amazing. We got a tour of the whole property...More

  Lovely experience. Private Tuscany Vineyard Tour. Wine tasting, goat cheese tasting were all enjoyed.

  We just spent a day with Carlo from Hills and Roads. What an enjoyable day it was with him. They designed a day for us to enjoy parts of Tuscany... read more that is a bit off the normal towns. I am glad we followed their advice...More

  We spent 2 days touring with hills and roads, one day with Lucca and one day with his assistant Andreo. These two days were the highlight of our honeymoon trip... read more to Italy. We were very interested in tasting wine, especially from smaller vineyards/wines that we would not be able to get at home. We spent one day in Chianti and the other in Montalcino/Montepulciano. Both Lucca and Andreo were extremely knowledgeable about the area/history and the wines. They picked the perfect places for us to vist and we could not have been happier. They were clearly passionate about showing people around their area. We are already planning another trip to go back. By touring with them we were able to see and do things that we never would have fond on our own. They are wonderful guides and really go the extra mile, even including stopping off at a pharmacy and interpreting for me when I was ill. I cannot say enough good things about them, a trip to this area would not be complete without a tour from Hills and Roads and I cannot wait to go back!

  We spent two days with Luca on our recent trip to Italy and we all agree that they were the highlight of our trip. We were travelling as a... read more family of five (mom, dad and children ages 18, 15 and 12). I had emailed Luca and he planned two days in Tuscany for us. While he offered to change anything that we wanted to do differently, we decided that he knew the area better than we did and we went with his suggestions. On both days, it was an excellent mix of small towns (interesting and medeival, not at all touristy), wineries, and seeing the countryside. We ended the second day with a great tour of Siena. Luca picked us up promptly at our hotel in Florence both mornings and had full days planned. He is knowledgable on many subjects and did an excellent job of covering a wide range of topics. He knows a great deal about the history, culture and agriculture of the area. Luca has worked hard to build his business and find opportunities that allow his clients to get a very real sense of Italy. On both days, we had lunch in private homes. The first day was an excellent meal with Francesca and her husband. We felt as if we had found an Italian grandmother and been invited into her home for a very welcoming meal. The second day, we had lunch at the farmhouse of Stefania. Her warmth and enthusiasm was catching and we will always remember the afternoon that we spent in her home. The food was excellent and we felt as if we had chanced on a hidden gem in the Italian countryside. These are days that we will always remember and when anyone asks what we liked best about our recent trip every one of us talks about touring with Luca.

  We toured with Luca for 2 full days in May and couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. He is prompt, interesting, speaks excellent English and an... read more all around nice guy. After several emails back and forth (our fault as we kept changing our plans), he fashioned two wonderful days touring Tuscany as it should be without busloads of tourists. He knew just where to take us (lovely hilltop towns I had never heard of before) and along scenic backroads by olive groves and vineyards. He arranged a wine tasting and olive oil tasting as we requested and we were delighted with all of his choices. I highly recommend choosing Luca for your personal guide – we were extremely impressed with him.

  Years ago I arranged two separate one week trips from Portland, OR to Tuscany. Now that I am back in Tuscany, it dawned on me that I don't think... read more I spent the time to write a review! I am embarrassed that it has taken me so long to write a review but better late than never! I

  This was our second tour with Hills and Roads, Luca Garrapa's company. Our first time was May, 2015. We were based in Siena and toured Chianti area. We... read more lunched with a lovely woman (Stefania) and met fantastic Chianti winemakers - small production, but amazing wines. it was all day and we still talk about it. The second tour was in October, 2016. We were based in Montisi. Luca picked us up and we toured Val d'Orcia. During our all day tour, we met two amazing winemakers, lunched at a tiny place in Montalcino, among other things. Prior to the tour, Luca worked with us to come up with an itinerary. He responded to our numerous inquiries and came up with a memorable tour. Luca is passionate about Italy and is easy to get to know and be with. The people you meet are handpicked and you feel fortunate to have met them. We frequently visit Italy, so we are fussy about what we want from a tour. Hills and Roads fit the bill. We strongly recommend them - you will not be disappointed. Grazie mille Luca! We hope to see you soon.