Low cost Tuscany

Museums, archaeological parks, places of culture: every first Sunday of the month you can enter all the state facilities for free and enjoy the timeless masterpieces of art and architecture. 
From Florence to Siena, via Pisa and Arezzo, there is no shortage of places to visit.

One sure way to save money on admission to various attractions is to rely on official Tuscany passes, an excellent combined solution for visiting the main museums in the best-known cities of art. 
Firenze Card allows you to visit about 60 museums and tourist attractions in Florence: it includes entrance fees, booking fees and surcharges for temporary exhibitions, if there are any.
Siena OPA SI Pass is a cumulative ticket that allows you to enter the entire Siena Cathedral complex.
Prato Musei Card allows you to visit the Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, the Museum of Fabrics, the Palazzo Pretorio Museum and the Diocesan Museums at a really good price.
Lastly, the cumulative passes for the Santa Maria del Fiore Complex allow you to visit all the wonders in the square and provide various possibilities.

During your stay in Tuscany, there will certainly be no shortage of opportunities to sit in a good restaurant and enjoy the delicious traditional dishes. For this reason, you can also opt for a quicker and less expensive lunch: street food!
With tripe, lampredotto (a type of tripe), schiacciate flatbreads filled with porchetta, pizza by the slice or cecina (chickpea flatbread) to choose from, there really is something for everyone! For those who want to treat themselves to mouth-watering moment, a good homemade ice cream is the right way to end a simple and tasty lunch break.

Although many people are only able to travel during the summer or the Christmas season, making arrangements early is undoubtedly the best way to get away at other times and, as a result, save a lot of money.
During the off-season, Tuscany offers lots of advantages: fewer tourists in the historic town centers, no lines to enter the best-known museums and plenty of cultural and food events for getting to know the region’s many different aspects.
For example, between October and November, there are events not to be missed, linked to truffles - such as Volterragusto or the San Miniato White Truffle Market Exhibition - and to chestnuts. 
For fans of medieval festivals and competitions, Disfida dei Falò in Pontremoli (a bonfire challenge) and the Palio di Buti (a horse race) are the right events to see in January.

It is nice to be surprised by places and by living in the moment when traveling, but to succeed in organizing a low-cost trip, the key word is planning.
From transportation to accommodation, restaurants and museums, planning precisely, right down to the smallest detail, will save you time and above all money!
In the end, remember that no matter what time of year and no matter where you decide to go, what really matters if you want to travel in serenity is being inspired by the places and enjoying the emotions they arouse!