DK Travel : Tuscany : Editor's choice

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Fonterutoli (Chianti)

Highly regarded estate in the Mazzei family since 1435, centred around a medieval village with a laid-back bar (in the osteria) for tippling. Recent vintages of the Chianti, Siepi and Brancaia have won the top Italian rankings.
Gelato

Florence makes the world’s best ice cream, a milk-and egg-yolk based frozen snack much denser and tastier than the packaged, air-fluffed “ice cream” made outside Italy. Make sure it’s produzione propria (home-made).
Hiking Elba

Tourist office brochures lay out a dozen hikes from 90 mins to all day. The most rewarding is up (or down; you may ride the cable car one way) the Monte Capenne, past Sanctuario di San Cerbone church.
Horseback Riding on the Coast

Guided rides from an Orbetello lagoon base. Moonlit rides June to September.
Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi (Chianti Rufina/Montalcino)

The Frescobaldi Marquises, Tuscany’s largest private winemaking concern, have been viticulturalists for 30 generations (England’s Henry VIII kept some stock on hand). One of the first to experiment with non-native grapes (Pinots, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot). You can visit several estates.
Monsanto (Chianti)

Full-bodied wines from the estate that was the first, in 1968, to make a single cru Chianti and a 100 percent Sangiovese Chianti.
Morellino di Scansano

Maremma’s big DOC red, 85–100 percent Morellino (Sangiovese).
Museo Archeologico

Etruscan artifacts include a silver Antioch amphora, wooden Hittite chariot and the Roman bronze Idolino .
Museo Horne

This Englishman’s private collection includes works by Giotto and Beccafumi.
Museo Stibbert

Wacky museum renowned for its armour collections.