Siena and San Gimignano: Epic Small Group Wine Day Tour from Rome | La Vacanza Travel

Siena and San Gimignano: Epic Small Group Wine Day Tour from Rome

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Italy, Lazio, Rome
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  • 8 hours
  • Rome
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy a full-day journey from Rome, through the Chianti hills, to visit the cities of Siena and San Gimignano.
Siena is a medieval city, you will visit the heart of city and the central square, “Piazza del Campo” where the famous Palio takes place, a medieval-style horse race.
Siena is famous for the wine and for its sweets: “Panpepato”, “Panforte”, “Ricciarelli”. Take a break for a Italian coffee and taste a typical sweet of Siena. Continuation to San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known as “The City of the Hundred Towers”
Arriving in San Gimignano you will explore its charming medieval streets, visit the old center of this wonderful city where the famous Chianti wine is produced. Tasting of wines and local products in a famous cellar. You will visit the estate where wine production and grape processing takes place. the tasting includes 10 different types of wine with lunch inlcuded.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica Cateriniana Di S. Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, 53100, Siena Italy

The Basilica of San Domenico is located on the slopes of the historic center of Siena, framed by the houses that "climb" under the Duomo, it is among the most important churches in the city especially for its link with the life of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Built between 1226 and 1265 and enlarged during the fourteenth century, the Basilica of San Domenico has undergone numerous vicissitudes over the centuries, fires, military occupations, earthquakes, interventions and modifications, which have led to its unmistakable Gothic style appearance being defined Cistercian and is characterized by an original relationship between exterior and interior.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Duomo di Siena, Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy

Duomo di Siena (visit outside), is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Built between 1214 and 1263, it has a Latin cross structure, a not very protruding dome with the bell tower next to it. Both the exterior and the interior are decorated in blocks of white marble which are alternated with thinner greenish black stripes, these are the representative colors of Siena.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Centro Storico di Siena, Piazza Del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy

It is the heart of the city of Siena, the fulcrum of the historic center declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. Piazza del Campo has the shape of a shell divided into nine sections, in memory of the Nine Lords who governed the city at the end of the thirteenth century and amazes with its elegance and its unique shape in the world. Called this way because in the past it was a green space that hosted the market, Piazza del Campo today is the city's living room and the open-air arena where the famous Palio is run twice a year.
Every year, on 2 July and 16 August, the piazza paved in pietra serena is covered with a layer of earth, composed of a mixture of tuff and sand, in which the horses of the districts challenge each other in a rapid race.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Historic Centre of San Gimignano, Piazza del Duomo 2, 53037, San Gimignano Italy

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena. “The City of the Hundred Towers” and it still maintains its original features and timeless charm. Furthermore, the name ‘San Gimignano’ is linked to one of the most historical Tuscan wines:” La Vernaccia di San Gimignano”. Arriving in San Gimignano you will explore its charming medieval streets, visit the old center of this wonderful city where the famous Chianti wine is produced.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Tenuta Torciano, Via di Crocetta 18, 53037 Ulignano, San Gimignano Italy

Tenuta Torciano is a secret jewel in the heart of Tuscany, near San Gimignano and centrally located between Siena and Florence. Its history sees 13 generations of winemakers who have been able to create high quality wines. Here, in these places, the knowledge of ancient cultivation methods merges with modern technologies. You will discover the warmth of Tuscan hospitality and the simplicity of good living. Visit to the estate and wine tasting and local products in a beautiful wine cellar: 10 different types of wine and oil.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
  • Free Pick-up and drop-off to the Hotels, Appartments, Bed&breakfast, accomodations
  • 2 hours visit of Siena with your tour leader
  • Visit of San Gimignano, the city of 100 towers
  • Tasting of wines and local products in a famous cellar.
  • Tour guides during the whole trip

Exclusions
  • Siena Cathedral entrance tickets
  • Tips
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Provide the Correct address of your accommodation , hotel, B&B
  • Pickup service only in the city center inside the Aurelian Walls
  • Provide the correct phone number with international country code
  • check that you provide all the details to the agency
  • Without this information we can not guarantee the correct service
  • Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
  • Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
  • One day before call to confirm the pickup
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
- Free Pick-up and drop-off to the Hotels, Appartments, Bed&breakfast, accomodations in the city center
- The address must to be provided on the reservation.
- Please contact customer services one day before the tour to confirm the pickup time.
- Please wait in the hotel lobby or outside your accommodation 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time


Departure Time

07:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

Paul_R

18 Apr, 2024

Everything!! Our guide Teressa was great!!! She gave us do much information and free time! So enjoyable!! Our driver Max was also so accommodating! Great tour!!

Robin_T

06 Apr, 2024

We had the best time with Giuseppe and Claudio was such a great driver. Everything was so special about the whole day. Would do it again in a minute I highly recommend it. Those two were the best.!!! Coming back next April for them to take us somewhere else!! ❤️

Craig_B

08 Mar, 2024

Dina was phenomenal and very knowledgeable. The lunch was epic and amazing! Highly recommend this experience! Craig

Jen_P

22 Feb, 2024

Our driver Mr. Adam and tour guide Josh both did an amazing job! Josh did such a great job sharing the history of the cities. The winery was fantastic! 4 course lunch with homemade lasagna! Spend a little more for this smaller tour (max 6 ppl and we lucked out with only 2 of us on ours) and the food is so much better than what it sounds like some of the cheaper tours offer.

KONSTANTINOS_B

28 Dec, 2023

Severino our guide and Max our driver were the perfect companion to make this tour really memorable We felt cosy and comfortable from the the beginning. Highlight the wine and food tasting at a magnificent place in San Gimigniano Totally recommended

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Great small group tour and amazing food at the winery!

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A wonderful day in Tuscany!

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More of a Siena tour than a wine tasting experience

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We would do it all over again if the opportunity comes along.

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Definitely do this wine tour!

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Visita a la Toscana: una vía dinámica a revivir la historia.

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