Alessandro Cammilli

without a doubt the highlight of our trip! I would have no hesitation with recommending Alessandro. The wine tour is quaint and informative, plus you get to taste some fantastic regional wine. The rates are incredibly reasonable and worth every penny.

My partner and I were in Florence in October 2012, didn’t have a car and wanted to see some of the countryside while we were there. I found Ale through great recommendations on a travel board. We corresponded, decided on date and general itinerary and made arrangements on pickup time and place. As we had a conflict wtih the date, Ale also agreed to take us all the way to Rome, the next destination in our itinerary, which worked out perfectly.
From start to finish our time with Ale was superb. He picked us up promptly at our B&B in Florence — Residenza Giotto which we also highly recommend! Ale listened to what we were looking for, made some recommendations and then made it happen :-) We went to a great winery (Altesino — absolutely beautiful!), had a marvelous lunch that Ale suggested in Montepulciano, visited Sienna, Molntalcino and Orvietta all on the way to Rome.
Ale’s rates were reasonbable, service was perfect and it really made our trip being able to stop and enjoy all the sights we could between Florence and Rome. Also, the fact that he carried our bags and got us through that crazy traffic in Rome made it SO WORTH IT!
We considered renting a car for this trip, but so glad we didn’t. The wine and driving of course not a good mix, plus we would have missed so much — and now that we’ve been to Rome, we know better than to try driving!

My husband and I recently spent a day wine tasting in Montepulciano & Montalcino with Alessandro. What a great day! We had been looking online for either a wine tour or a driver to take us to some wineries, and came across Ale’s information on a travel forum. My husband contacted him, along with a couple other drivers. Ale’s rates were very reasonable and he seemed very knowledgable, so we took a chance & hired him, and we’re very glad we did.
Before we arrived, we corresponded via email with Ale to develop an itinerary. There are so many options, it can be overwhelming! We let Ale know the types of places we wanted to visit, along with the number of stops we wanted to make, and he made all of the arrangements. It couldn’t have been any easier!
We very much enjoyed spending the day with Ale. He knew a lot about the area, winemaking, etc., and we chatted the whole time. After our first two wine stops, Ale suggested adding a stop in Pienza to taste Pecorino. It was fantastic, and we were thankful to have him there to translate for us! He also recommended a lunch stop in Montalcino, Taverna del Grappolo Blu, that was excellent! The pici pasta there was amazing! After lunch, we made two more stops for wine tasting in Montalcino, then decided to call it a day. Had we wanted to do more, though, Ale would have been on board!
I cannot recommend Allesandro highly enough! We can’t wait to go back and spend another day with him!

We visited Florence in April. Our daughter was studying there for a semester. there were four of us on the trip and we knew we wanted to tour Tuscany and visit a couple of wineries. A friend from high school (40 years ago) recommended Ale based on his previous tour.
Florence was absolutely amazing but we all agreed that our wine tour with Ale was the best part of the trip.
He picked us up at our hotel right on time and off we went. Ale suggested several stops but offered that we could go anywhere we pleased. We followed his advice all the way.
The first stop was the Piazza Michelangelo which is a beautiful overlook of Florence from across the Arno. The second stop was the American Military Cemetery in Florence. It was somber, breathtaking experience. A beautiful place meticulously maintained by the American military.
We visited two wineries. We tasted a both locations and bought wine, olive oil and vinegar. All delicious and so much fun.
We had lunch at the Crazy Butcher’s (Dario Cecchini) in Panzano. Another really fun, tasty experience.
The last stop was a visit to a hilltop village. We walked the town, shopped and took some pictures.
The only reason the day ended was that we were exhausted. Ale offered to continue as long as we wanted and he would take us pretty much anywhere.
Ale is a wonderful man and guide. You won’t go wrong if you take your tour with him.