🍇🛵 3 Days in Tuscany, Italy 2021: From Florence to Incredible Wineries | Newstates in Italy Ep. 1

Visit Tuscany, Italy's Chianti Classico Wine Region, stroll the streets of the beautiful Florence and dine on the best gnocci! It's a great start to an epic tour of Italy!
Welcome to Episode 1 of our series, Newstates in Italy, where we'll be taking you on a journey from Coast to Coast across the country. (Filmed October, 2021)
Like our twice-weekly episodes in December? Join us in the Newstate Navigators Patreon Community Challenge and help extend it through January! For every 10 new members who join at any level, we'll add another month of twice a week episodes. When we reach 100 total members, the change becomes permanent!
/ newstatenomads
#tuscany #florenceitaly #italia
📖 Resources and Links 📖
Where we stayed in Tuscany:
abnb.me/09Hg37...
Verrazzano Winery:
www.verrazzano...
Albola Winery:
www.albola.it/
Dark Side of History Walking Tour in Florence: abnb.me/hrcaIT...
Our Favorite Restaurant in Florence - I'Mangiarino:
www.imangiarino...
🏞️🦅 Watch all of our Alaska Adventures!
• Newstates Go North: Ou...
🚐 Missed an episode in our 25 episode Mexico series, Viva Newstates? Full playlist here!
• VivaNewstates - Our Me...
🌎 Help us make Twice a Week Videos Permanent! 🌎
Become a member of the Newstate Navigators community on Patreon to unlock this and many other benefits! From real-time updates to early episode access, plus monthly community donations, there's a membership level and feature we hope everyone can enjoy.
/ newstatenomads
🚨 *NEW DAY! SUNDAYS @ 6PM ET 🚨 you can find new content from our adventures around the world!
That's right! Every Sunday a new episode of our journey. We'll see you each week! To make it even simpler just click the link below to subscribe to our channel and don't forget to ring the bell!
Newstate Nomads: www.youtube.co...
🛒 Visit our new Amazon Storefront! 🛒
Looking for anything you saw in our videos? RV accessories, kitchen, travel, and more. Take a look at our store, easily divided into sections! Plus, with the same great low prices, every purchase helps you support our travels. Thanks for making your purchases through us!
amazon.com/sho...
DISCLOSURE:
We receive compensation for use of our affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
___________ Our Social Links ___________
Instagram 📸 / newstatenomads
Facebook 👍 / newstatenomads
NN Website 🌐 www.newstateno...
#rvlife #travelcouple #roadtrip
We're Howard and Katelyn Newstate, full-time RVers and travelers exploring around the world since 2018. Whether jet setting or in our 2019 Winnebago Navion 24D, each week we take you along with us to discover the people, food and culture of every Newstate we explore.

[@NewstateNomads]

Watch our episode, Banff National Park! 🚐🏞 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4qmepaAgMyGhc0 Thanks for watching! Subscribe now to come along on our journey and discover more amazing places to explore! 🚨 Remember to click the bell for notifications when we post new adventures! 🚨 kzbin.info

[@yeseniasanchez5619]

Your cinque terre video was so useful. I will be there in 2 weeks so I learned a lot about through your video. Thank you 😊

[@karlamartins2761]

Stunning video. You packed in a lot of fun places and great food!

[@genesiesky3756]

I was there in 2019 on a tour that included Rome, Venice, Milan, and Pisa. Everyone should visit Italy at least once in their life.

[@NewstateNomads]

We agree, Gene! There's so much to see and do and tons of history! That sounds like it was a great tour. Do you have a favorite place you visited out of those?

[@genesiesky3756]

@@NewstateNomads Yes. So many, but one of my favorites was the medieval town of San Gimignano, about 25 miles from Florence.

[@fulviomiglio4162]

@@NewstateNomads San Gimignano, Siena, Pisa, Volterra in Tuscany and in the near region Umbria (the greenest area in the World after Amazzonia perhaps) Perugia and Assisi (Assisi will change your life)

[@2CorgiMom]

I was in Florence, Tuscany and much of Northern Italy in autumn before the pandemic. Was scheduled to return autumn of 2020 for Rome, southern Italy & Sicily but we all know how that turned out 😷. May try again next year, we’ll see how things go. You’ve really taken advantage of travel benefit in time of Covid. Wishing you continued safe travels.

[@tarac5137]

How fun! Looks like Italy is busy with visitors. As always, video left me hungry. 🍨

[@NewstateNomads]

We ate SO MUCH! Haha. There was definitely a good amount of tourists but from what we were told, still nothing close to "normal." But we were there at the start of the off-season too!

[@angelandkiki856]

Wonderful Video!..Mouth was LITERALLY watering seeing all that amazing food! Enjoy! ❤️

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much Angel! 🥰🍝🍕 I miss the food so much 🤤😆

[@shannonalward217]

Loved this video! I can’t get over how gorgeous those wineries were. The art, architecture and the food are so incredible in Italy. I would have loved that “darker side” of Florence tour. Ciao until the next video!

[@NewstateNomads]

Yay! So glad you loved this one, Shannon! The video doesn't even do them justice, they are even more breathtaking in person. Truly incredible! The dark history tour was so fascinating too! Let me just say this, they loved their public humiliations and torture back in the day 😱 -Katelyn

[@sandrap3047]

I can’t decide if the food or the scenery looks better! They both look amazing! Have fun!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks, Sandra! Lots of both in this episode and even more in the weeks to come! 👍 -Howard

[@virginialemm864]

This video just brought back memories of our Mediterranean cruise two years ago! Florence is a beautiful and historic city, one not to be missed. Since we were on scheduled tours, we obviously couldn’t see everything, so you just made our tour pretty much complete! On 10/12/19, we celebrated my birthday in Naples and walked the ancient city of Pompeii…QUITE the birthday present, followed by a 15” Margherita pizza for EACH person on the tour! (They had to wheel me back to the ship! 😜). Thanks so much again for a lovely, narrated tour of some of my most favorite places!

[@NewstateNomads]

How fun, Virginia!! A Mediterranean cruise sounds dreamy! We did Pompeii too! That will be in a few weeks, though. Such a fascinating place. So glad you enjoyed seeing Florence through our lens! See you again next week! ❤ -Katelyn

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

I finally have time (& cell) to watch your Italy videos - wow! Loved it all, and loved some memories it brought back 😆

[@NewstateNomads]

Oh yay!!! Hope you enjoy the series! Italy is so incredibly beautiful!

[@mwooldridge9155]

Haven't been there since 2000. Took my nephew for his graduation present. Have fun.

[@NewstateNomads]

Wow! What a wonderful graduation present! It's such a beautiful place to visit! Thanks so much for watching! -Katelyn

[@garyaberle603]

Watching now! My, you two looked happy drinking wine 🍷the food!

[@mikedmartis1805]

Florence is the home of the Renaissance.

[@lorirouleau4303]

Oh how I love Florence! It was my favorite city, liked it better than Rome and Venice. I loved watching this and it makes me want to return even more. Next time I'll also go to Sicily to the town my grandmother was born. Can't wait for next week!

[@NewstateNomads]

Florence is exceptionally beautiful! We didn't have an opportunity to visit Venice on this trip, but we will one day! So glad you enjoyed this. ooo Sicily is on our list, as well! My grandfather was also born in Italy, but in the North!! -Katelyn

[@russellramey45]

Yes, My wife and I have been to Firenze many times. Have close friends who live the and my wife lived there for 3 years. It is our third home (the second home is Kiel, Germany where my wife is from). You are a local girl. We're from Williamsburg, VA.

[@NewstateNomads]

Oh how wonderful! Such a beautiful city. It was our first visit, but I have a feeling it won't be our last. We still want to explore Germany too! And yes! Hello to my fellow Virginians!!! 🤗

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

How absolutely stunning. It doesn't matter where you guys are in Mexico, Canada or where ever, the editing, information and sharp images are awesome. So you've had three weeks in Italy already huh? Wonder what country is next on the list. Can't wait to see more of Italy though. 🙏 💝 🇳🇿 🙋‍♀️ 🇳🇱

[@NewstateNomads]

Aww thank you SO much! You're the best! We were there in October 😉 Yes! So much more to share of Italy!!!

[@dougjohnson3494]

Wow! Thanks for taking me along! You two sure do nice work! 👍

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much, Doug!! ❤ So glad you enjoyed the trip to Tuscany with us!! -Katelyn

[@lisahubbard5935]

So beautiful and informative! Thanks for sharing❣️

[@PhotowalksTV]

another classic!

[@shereeallardspiritual]

I know this video was done a while ago but I am planning a trip there this fall. Where was the amazing place that you stayed?

[@b1mfua33]

Omg…this place is so beautiful.no words. Plus I think I gained weight just watching this!!lol. Definitely on the bucket list. It depends how long we stay in Scotland. ❤️

[@NewstateNomads]

Haha, all I have to say is thank goodness for all the walking we did to balance out all the eating!!! Ooo Scotland sounds amazing!

[@madamlakwatsera5674]

Wow!

[@NewstateNomads]

Glad you enjoyed it and hope you'll continue on the journey with us! 👍 -Howard

[@kimproffer695]

My dream is to go to Florence with my husband! So beautiful, romantic and the food looks seriously amazing!! ❤️❤️

[@kerriwhite4113]

we found an incredible apartment just a block from the Duomo- the balcony patio has the most amazing view of the Duomo cathedral.

[@pglen6042]

Loved the video. Thank you.

[@NewstateNomads]

So glad you enjoyed it!! ❤

[@vigivicky]

How cold were you . We are going next week.

[@pglen6042]

Can't believe you're brave enough to fly to Europe in this stressful time!

[@davemaurer9709]

Wow so awesome‼️

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks, Dave! 👍 -Howard

[@mudandinkteaching]

Loved this so much! How did the car rental process go? Who did you use and would you recommend them?

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks, Amanda! We had two different rentals during our trip. One from Sixt (the big van) and a second later in Southern Italy (Avis). Both were absolutely fine, but we were extra cautious about photographing and filming the entire exterior including the roof of our rentals. Italy is one of the few countries that credit card car rental insurance will NOT cover, and there are tons of horror stories on Tripadvisor and others about abuse by rental companies (regardless of brand, but more common with the local companies instead of the big chains). People are charged for scuffed tire rims, etc. Luckily, both were absolutely fine and we didn't need evidence of the cars condition at pickup, but good to have. 👍 -Howard

[@NewstateNomads]

Also, are you planning a trip to Italy? If so, which areas are you considering? We'll have episodes every week from different areas of the country and of course let us know if you have any more questions!

[@mudandinkteaching]

@@NewstateNomads yes! My husband and I love following you guys and we were so pumped to see your series start!! We’re headed to Rome with the in-laws and two toddlers - party of six! So excited for the Rome video!! 😍😍

[@jenniferdiehl1904]

It's funny I never knew but when I took art in college at hack. I am I had to draw a picture of the David Justice had though and I never truly knew. I was drawing the David and Goliath. Statue because of course, I'm too young at the time to even understand or even know about Italy or even care for that matter. I just had to draw a picture of his heand what a handsome fella he was. And I got to go to Italy but nothing like thit was Italy from Switzerland area. But pretty extraordinary. Area absolutely beautiful.

[@evyally1]

From which company did you rent your minivan?

[@CindyTong]

how much was the 30yrs old wine? Was it worth it?

[@lucadantiga5316]

Happy birthday to you with us

[@Thesaltymedic36]

Soooooo no Olive Garden? 😂 JK that’s blasphemy for an Italian 😂. Looks like a great trip. ✌🏼

[@NewstateNomads]

Hahaha gimmee those unlimited bread sticks. 😆 The food in Italy is absolutely incredible. I miss it so much. Oh and the wine. Amazing! Thanks for tuning in! 😊 -Katelyn

[@JenniferShell]

Do you need appointments to go to these wineries? Or can you just show up?

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Jennifer! We had lunch reservations at the first one but decided once we were there to do the tour, which we didn't have reservations for. The second winery was a private dinner but you can visit without reservations too!

[@LanceoftheNoe]

Thank you for your video! I will be there next week. One thing that no one ever talks about is how long it takes to get through immigration now. So can I ask? How long did it take you to get through immigration?

[@NewstateNomads]

Hey Lance! You're quite welcome. Hope you have a great trip! And good question... If you have a US passport you can use the electronic passport control lanes. It only took about 5 mins and another 5 to get the stamp from the officer. We arrived on a Monday morning and had no issues at all! Hope that helps!! And hope your process is just as smooth!

[@LanceoftheNoe]

@@NewstateNomads wow I cannot believe it is so short! I was expecting an hour to two hours. Thank you for the information. I noticed in the next video you are in Dollywood which happens to be located in my hometown. Crazy!

[@NewstateNomads]

@@LanceoftheNoe happy to help! We'll have Italy episodes every Sunday for several more weeks so you might find more info for your trip. 👍 Are you from Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, or somewhere nearby? Pretty rare to hear of someone from that area! -Howard

[@LanceoftheNoe]

@@NewstateNomads yes I'm from the Sevierville area. I left in 1996, but home is home! I can still slip back into the accent when I talk to family.

[@mbau56]

May I ask how you got around? Assume you rented a car.

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi! Of course you can ask 🙂 yes! We rented a car for this portion of the trip (Rome to Florence) and then we took a train to Parma, Cinque Terre and Turin. Then rented a car again for the south (Puglia Region). Hope that helps! -Katelyn

[@legaleagleandpaws8198]

You guys must be putting on the pounds...lol..my favorite place was Venice:)

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank goodness for all the walking we did to balance that out 😆🍝🍷 I think we both came home with a few extra for sure. Ahh Venice is still on our list!

[@legaleagleandpaws8198]

@@NewstateNomads Wonder if you guys experienced the incredible overwhelming history feeling at St Mark's square that I did. Still haven't experienced anything quite like it ...Christopher Columbus and the bridge of tears just amazing! ! And of course I hope "Daniel's" is till there:)

[@pglen6042]

Really confused as to time of year you were there, not winter, lol.

[@NewstateNomads]

October 😊 remember, all our videos our about 6 weeks behind real time.

[@Pinky121971]

Is their Gelatos comparable to Ben & Jerrys?

[@NewstateNomads]

Does Ben & Jerry's make gelato now, too?

[@anrn5303]

re: gelato, its a no no to get gelato exposed or piled high per locals...

[@NewstateNomads]

Interesting, not sure what "exposed gelato" means, as in from an outside vendor? Want to learn more about this!

[@Justin_Maldo]

First

[@michaelw.8614]

Great video and excellent production. Love the commentary but Howard is so distracting...so damn handsome and easy on the eyes...just like Tuscany.

[@JulsMWK1995]

The statue of David would have to be after he defeated Goliath… much after because David was a boy of 8 years old when he defeated Goliath. The statue looked like a grown man.

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

You know it is just a fairy tale, don't you?

[@willemakit48]

Looks like you had some great food and wine. Pizza was invented in America, but the Italians have so many more incredible ingredients. Ahh Cannolis reminds me of the God Father 3 😃

[@romy5774]

Pizza was invented in America ??????....Study well before writing crazy things, the pizza is Italian exactly from the city of Naples. Bacio da Firenze :))))

[@bobmakow55]

Chow

[@pglen6042]

Not much mask wearing, interesting, looks like 'normal' life.

[@NewstateNomads]

Oh there was lots of mask wearing! They are required at all indoor places unless you're eating. The big difference though is that you must show you vaccination card everywhere you go! So while everything was open, there were both mask and vaccination requirements.