Walkable Pistoia is full of notable medieval, Renaissance and baroque-era buildings – a city of beautiful churches and Italy’s 2017 Capital of Culture. Visit Pistoia’s lively artisanal market, a sensory delight, known for produce, flowers and gourmet chocolate – but only nibble! Save your appetite for the Medici villa winery in the Florentine hills at Carmignano, just outside the Chianti region. Tour the breathtaking estate that produces prized Tuscan varietals and relax over a convivial wine tasting lunch. Later travel country roads to the Leonardo da Vinci museum in Vinci where Leonardo’s transcendent genius is on display. A short drive away is the house where Leonardo was born, near Anchiano.