Tour of Southern Tuscany including the fortress of San Gimigniano.
DURATION
from 7 to 8 hours
WALKING TOUR
MUSEUM
What does San Gimignano and Siena tour include?
Group
group from 1 to 7 people – 550 euros
Note: Departure from Florence, for groups and agencies is negotiated additionally!
The tour is carried out by a car – a luxury van. Tour of Southern Tuscany including the fortress of San Gimignano and the city of Siena with an optional visit to a winery producing wines and Tuscan products with local wine tasting, vernaccia, chianti, paretaio, supertuscany or optionally, a slow food lunch.
The tour includes the Manhattan of Tuscany, San Gimignano – a rare example of 12th-13th century Gothic architecture in the form of a fortress, with perfectly preserved architecture and a medieval spirit of its inhabitants.
REMOVED
The city of Siena, a jewel in the Romanesque and Gothic style, has beautifully preserved the equestrian traditions of the Contrada for more than 5 centuries and continuing to this day. We will explore one of the most interesting squares in Italy, the Piazza del Campo, which is also the site of the Palio di Siena with the magnificent Palace of the Commune/municipality, built as a fortress, and the Torre della Mangia. REMOVED REMOVED Moving along the crooked streets we will also reach one of the masterpieces of religious architecture – the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta built by many generations of architects and shaped and formed by Michelangelo, Donatello, Pinturicchio, Giovanni Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti and many others.
Events from the cultural calendar of the city can be attended during the tour.
