A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Overview
Highlights
- Sample some of Italy's finest wines and dine on delicious Tuscan regional specialites
- Explore captivating hilltop towns, Medieval San Gimignano and Siena
- Visits to food and wine producers and tasting fresh produce at source
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Itinerary
The trip starts today in Pisa at our centrally located hotel. Your tour leader plans to meet everyone at the hotel reception for a welcome meeting today at 6.30pm. After the meeting we'll head out on a brief orientation stroll taking in the beautiful Campo del Miracol...
We head off after breakfast to the port city of Livorno, around 45 minutes drive from Pisa. Livorno is known for its seafood, its Renaissance-era fortifications and the canal-laced Venezia Nuova quarter. We'll spend time exploring the huge Neoclassical Central Market,...
We'll take in the stunning Tuscan countryside today on a hike (approximately three kilometres, one hour) to a nearby farm, Pieve a Salti. With over 700 hectares given over to organic cereal production ( crops include oats, spelt, wheat and pulses) and a herd of cattle...
We've a full day today to enjoy the fabulous medieval city of Siena. With its magnificent Gothic architecture, Siena was once a rival to Florence in power and trade, the city controlled the trade routes between France and Rome as well as the southern Tuscan wool indus...
This morning we head to the magnificent Ricasoli Wine Estate, centred around the medieval Brolio Castle. The cellars are located at the foot of the castle and we'll enjoy a tasting here following our estate tour. Castelli di Brolio is the flagship chianti classico win...
This morning we head to the Fattoria Lischeto farm in the countryside close to the medieval walled town of Volterra. The 240 hectare farm was established by Giovanni Canas in the 1980s and is known for its cheeses, made from the milk of the 800 plus sheep that graze h...
This morning has been left free to enjoy San Gimignano. You may like to climb to the top of the Torre Grossa, the tallest of the town's towers. Originally there were 72 towers , some as tall as 50 metres, each built by San Gimignano's patriarch families in a competiti...
Departing San Gimignano this morning we drive to Pisa Galileo Galilei International Airport (PSA) where the tour ends at 8.00 am. The earliest time you should book a flight to depart today is 10.00 am. If you have time to pass before your flight departs, there is an i...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Trusted Customer
Jun 2024
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Great host, good company, beautiful scenery, medieval towns with lots of interesting restaurants,. All the tasting experiences were worthwhile, the optional oil tast...
Trusted Customer
Jun 2024
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
The tour delivers on its promise to provide an authentic experience of the towns, wines, and cuisine of Tuscany. It is well-paced with a nice balance of group activi...
Helen Furlong
Jun 2024
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Super holiday with so much to see. Seamless organisation. Claudio a super driver and Esther our tour leader was very good indeed plus lots of fun. Plentiful wine and...
Trusted Customer
May 2024
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
This was a well paced trip around a beautiful part of Italy. Esther, our guide was excellent. She was welll organised, good fun and efficient. Lots of the ‘tastings’...
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