Siena Trip Overview
A full day trip traveling through the rolling hills of Chianti, between avenues of cypresses, medieval hilltop towns, fields of sunflowers and medieval legends. Tasting the best wines of our Region and a delicious homemade pasta or lasagna. The best private tour for families or small groups of friends:
Itinerary:
• In the morning meet your driver at your hotel or in another chosen place (B&B or private apartment)
• We will drive through the rolling hills of Chianti, among olive groves, cypresses and vineyards.
• We will visit the magnificent Towers of San Gimignano and the historic center.
• For lunch we will move to a real Tuscan farm, to understand the secrets of wine production and enjoy a lunch with typical tuscan foods and 8 tastings of local wines.
• After lunch we will visit the invincible Monteriggioni Castle and the Arms Museum
• On the way back we will do a second wine tasting in a small local winery, which produces its wine the old way.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Siena, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Siena, Tuscany, Italy
A full day trip traveling through the rolling hills of Chianti, between avenues of cypresses, medieval hilltop towns, fields of sunflowers and medieval legends. Tasting the best wines of our Region and a delicious homemade pasta or lasagna. The best private tour for families or small groups of friends:
Itinerary:
• In the morning meet your driver at your hotel or in another chosen place (B&B or private apartment)
• We will drive through the rolling hills of Chianti, among olive groves, cypresses and vineyards.
• We will visit the magnificent Towers of San Gimignano and the historic center.
• For lunch we will move to a real Tuscan farm, to understand the secrets of wine production and enjoy a lunch with typical tuscan foods and 8 tastings of local wines.
• After lunch we will visit the invincible Monteriggioni Castle and the Arms Museum
• On the way back we will do a second wine tasting in a small local winery, which produces its wine the old way.
Take a look “What to expect”
Itinerary
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Stop At: San Gimignano, San Gimignano, Tuscany
Our driver escort will pick you up at your location and take you on a drive through the sweet hills of Tuscany. San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town known as the “Town of Fine Towers”, during the Middle Ages there were more than 70 towers in the city. Now it is a real open-air museum, where it seems to walk in the medieval period. The town also is known for saffron, the Golden Ham, and its white wine, Vernaccia of San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area. In the main square don’t forget to taste the best ice cream in the world (Gelateria Dondoli), and in the streets of the village you can admire the extraordinary work of expert craftsmen. You can also climb the tower-museum to see an incredible panorama and hear the legend of the Devil’s Tower.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Chianti Road, Italy
Later we will drive through one of the most beatifull Wine Road in Tuscany. The symbol of the Chianti is a black rooster. The legend said that one day, during a long war, the 2 cities decided to enter into a peace agreement, they would redefine their borders using 2 knights: one departing from Florence and the other from Siena. Both knights would leave the city centre at sunrise, when the first rooster crowed, and the official border would be set at the point where the knights met. The Sienese chose a white rooster, Florentines chose a black rooster, they took a black rooster and locked it in a darkened room, without food for many days. On the big day, as soon as the hungry black rooster was set free, in the middle of the night it crowed! So, the Florentine knight was able to ride much further than the knight from Siena. He got as far as 12 km from the Siena. This explains why the border between Siena & Florence isn’t in the middle of the two cities.
Stop At: Tenuta Torciano, Via di Crocetta 18, 53037 Ulignano, San Gimignano Italy
For lunch we will move to a typical tuscan farm. This farm promotes the Italian wine & food culture all over the world. A beautiful Italian experience to learn the best combinations beetween wine & food, the glass etiquette, the secrets of Italian cuisine, Tuscan wine-making techniques and more. We will have 3 course lunch with homemade pasta, bruschettas, salame, ham, pecorino cheese, extra virgin olive oil and …. the best Tuscan wines.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Monteriggioni, Monteriggioni, Tuscany
After lunch we will move to Monteriggione Castle.
Founded by the Sienese between 1213 and 1219 as an outpost against the Florentines, in antiquity Monteriggioni was famed as an impregnable fortress.
The impregnable Monteriggioni story:
The Florentines never managed to penetrate this fortress with the sole use of weapons, but only with deception and cunning, united in a winning mix. They managed to bribe the Sienese captain Giovanni Zeti who, by betraying his army, opened a breach in the defensive system allowing the Florentines to enter.
It was the end for Monteriggioni, which was conquered, sacked and soldiers and inhabitants were taken prisoner. Siena had to surrender to Florentine hegemony. A legend has it that on full moon nights it is possible to hear the trampling of horses and unnatural moans that literally shiver.
It is the spirit of Captain Zeti, who for the great betrayal inflicted on his people still today cannot find peace for remorse and wanders around the village.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Fattoria Lornano, Strada di Lornano 11 Località Lornano, 53035, Monteriggioni Italy
Last stop in Lornano winery.
A genuine small farm in the Chianti, where wine has been produced for a long time. Here we will have a second special wine tasting.
The wine production of this farm is delicious and conducted in the old way … few bottles, but with a special flavor.
At the end of the tasting we’ll return to your location, Hotel, private flat or B & B.
Duration: 1 hour
