Autumn is one of the most inviting times to visit Tuscany, when mild temperatures, thinner crowds and a slower pace of travel bring a different rhythm to the region’s hilltop villages and historic towns. As the countryside shifts between seasons, local calendars fill with food and wine events celebrating the grape harvest and the first presses of the year’s olive oil.

Italian Hospitality Collection’s three thermal resorts, Bagni di Pisa, Grotta Giusti and Fonteverde, sit at the heart of some of Italy’s most scenic countryside. Each offers a base from which to discover Tuscany’s autumn colours and traditions while indulging in restorative wellness experiences built on natural springs.

Bagni di Pisa pairs ducal grandeur with thermal waters

Housed in the former summer residence of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Bagni di Pisa combines historic grandeur with restorative thermal waters. The palace’s position between two of the region’s great cities makes it a comfortable base for exploring the historic landmarks of Pisa and Lucca and the events staged around them through the season.

A new seasonal Dolce Vita in Tuscany package brings together thermal treatments and relaxation across two or three nights. Shorter stays include a twenty-five-minute experience in the thermal Grand Duke’s Cave and a twenty-five-minute anti-stress massage carried out with Tuscan fragrances.

Guests staying longer add a twenty-minute wine bath, a thermal bath infused with the scent of red wine and accompanied by a glass of prosecco and seasonal fruit. The package sits alongside the area’s autumn draw of Lucca’s annual Comics and Games festival, which draws visitors to the walled city a short distance away.

Between visits to the spa, the surrounding countryside offers tastings of local specialities and slow days among the countryside that has made the province around Pisa and Lucca one of Italy’s most quietly celebrated corners.

Grotta Giusti’s thermal cave carries a composer’s praise

In the heart of Valdinievole, Grotta Giusti is home to one of Europe’s largest natural thermal caves, discovered in 1849 and famously described by Giuseppe Verdi as the eighth wonder of the world. Today the underground chambers remain the centrepiece of a spa experience built around naturally heated steam rising from the spring below.

New for the season, the Scents of Tuscany package draws on the fragrances, flavours and natural beauty of the region. Two-night stays include a fifty-minute Tuscan olive-oil massage and a twenty-minute thermal-mud facial mask, while three-night stays add a fifty-minute back treatment with thermal mud and natural botanicals alongside an eighty-minute regenerating face-and-body aromatherapy treatment.

Beyond the spa, guests can explore Montecatini Alto, a picturesque medieval village with panoramic views, or visit the award-winning artisan chocolatier Slitti in nearby Monsummano Terme, whose workshop has made the town a calling point for lovers of finely made confectionery.

The quieter stretch of the year suits the resort’s unhurried character, when warm underground air contrasts with the cooling gardens above and the region’s harvest traditions continue in the surrounding villages.

Fonteverde looks out over the Val d’Orcia harvest country

Perched above the Val d’Orcia, Fonteverde pairs Renaissance architecture with mineral-rich thermal pools overlooking one of Tuscany’s most celebrated valleys. The surrounding countryside enters its most abundant stretch of the year as truffle season begins in nearby San Miniato and local mills start pressing olio nuovo, the freshest of the season’s olive oil.

Guests can also explore the Bronzes of San Casciano, an extraordinary archaeological discovery and one of Tuscany’s most significant finds in recent decades, a short drive from the resort’s pools and gardens.

For the All Saints’ long weekend, Fonteverde is offering an autumn stay inspired by the beauty of the Tuscan harvest season. The two-night package includes a fifty-minute massage inspired by the aromas of local wine and a twenty-minute Rasul Ritual, an ancient beauty treatment combining thermal water, mud and personalised clays.

The resort frames the autumn months as among its most rewarding, when the valley’s cypress-lined horizons sit beneath soft seasonal light and the day’s first thermal bathing can be followed by long lunches built around the new oil and white truffle.

Together, the three resorts present an invitation to experience Tuscany’s rich heritage and celebrated wellness traditions through the quieter months of the year. Their distinct characters are united by a shared commitment to authentic Italian hospitality and a strong sense of place, part of a portfolio that reaches from the slopes around Pisa and Lucca to the coast of Sardinia.