CHIANTI

There are few areas in Italy about which you believe you know and have said and read everything. Such is the Chianti region. And there are very few, such as the Chianti region, which take you unawares each and every time. A truly unending source of culture, humanity, scenery, architecture, tourist attractions, gastronomy and wines. The Chianti region is especially welcoming during the grape harvest and olive pressing thanks to all the wine cellars, farms, castles, boundless estates and tiny vineyards, centuries-old parish churches, and refined hotels.

HALF DAY IN CHIANTI
Guided tour of the Tuscan countryside with stop at a vineyard to taste local wines.
Duration: 4 hours
Operating every day.

FULL DAY IN CHIANTI
Guided tour of the tuscan countryside with stop at a farm/castle to enjoy typical lunch and taste local wines.
Duration: 9 hours
Operating every day.

MONTEPULCIANO – PIENZA – MONTALCINO
Full day tour of these hill towns in the south area of Siena. Montepulciano is a town of outstanding Renaissance beauty. See the 15th century Church of Sant’Agostino with Michelozzo façade and inside a wooden Crucifix attributed to Donatello. Drive to Pienza, designed as an ideal Renaissance city and home of the famous pecorino cheese. Lunch included at local trattoria tasting typical Tuscan specialities Then to Montalcino which rises on a hill clad in olive groves and the vineyards that yield the renowned Brunello wine. See the Palazzo Comunale with a large portico and a 16th century statue of Cosimo I de’ Medici. At the end of the day, visit the magnificent Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, A superb art monument which rises on a solitary height clad in cypresses. The Abbey is now a complex of buildings constructed over the 14th – 18th centuries. See the Monastery, flanked by the Abbey Church with a gothic bell tower.
Duration: 10 hours
Operating every day.

NOTES:
Entrance fees to all museums and meals are NOT included unless indicated.
Itineraries can be adjusted in accordance with Clients’ wishes.