Take a bike tour of Chianti from Florence

Trade the cobbles for the saddle: a guided ride up into the hills that ring Florence, led by someone who knows which lanes are worth the climb. You'll roll past vineyards and open countryside, Tuscan green running off in every direction, before the road opens onto the city's skyline laid out below — domes, rooftops and all. Set your own pace. Here, the pedalling and the looking get equal billing.