A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
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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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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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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Anthony
Oct 2023
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Mostly this was a great trip and well organised. The hill towns were a revelation and the cheese & wine (& olive oil & coffee) tasting were instructive &...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2023
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
So many highlights: the food tastings in the markets in Livorno, the beautiful hill top towns and at this time of year, the autumnal light and colours on the lovely ...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2023
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Each hill town we visited was a delight, but main highlights would be Siena and San Gimignano. Itinerary was very well planned, enabling us to visit many hilltop to...
Trusted Customer
Oct 2023
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
Tour was good and leader (Augustus) was excellent. Booking proc...
Joyce
Sep 2023
A Taste of Tuscany - Hilltop Towns and Vineyards
This trip exceeded expectations - too many highlights to cho...
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