Florence: San Gimignano & Siena Tasting Experience

Name: Florence: San Gimignano & Siena Tasting Experience
Brand: Tabl
SKU: 7A8ERSB
Price: 80.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)

9 hours

Group

English

What you’ll do

BusVia Firenze invites you to explore the true essence of Tuscany, blending art, history, and the pleasures of wine and food. We will accompany you to San Gimignano, often referred to as the "Manhattan of the Middle Ages" due to its numerous towers punctuating the skyline. Here, you can savor the finest Tuscan wines paired with local culinary delights in a restaurant within the walls of San Gimignano The journey continues through the Tuscan countryside to Siena, where your experience begins with a visit to this charming town, renowned as the capital of Gothic art. In Siena, with a skip-the-line ticket you will enter in the splendid Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, with an audio guide on your phone. The Duomo's facade is pure magnificence, but inside it houses masterpieces by Michelangelo, Donatello, Pinturicchio (possibly with a young Raphael), Nicola Pisano, and more.

Itinerary

San Gimignano, with its unmistakable medieval "skyscrapers," awaits your exploration. Often referred to as a medieval Manhattan, this hilltop town boasts fourteen towers.

Wine tasting of three Tuscan wines with a light lunch in a restaurant within the walls of San Gimignano

The journey continues to Siena, known as the capital of Gothic art. We'll stroll along the Basilica of San Domenico and explore the charming narrow streets. You'll have free time to discover the city's 17 historic districts, known as "Contrade," each with its own identity and traditions. Siena's unique cityscape features three hills connected by major streets, converging at the Piazza del Campo.

Piazza del Campo (or more simply the Campo) is the main square of the city of Siena. Unique for its particular and very original shell shape, it is renowned throughout the world for its beauty and architectural integrity, as well as for being the place where the Palio di Siena takes place twice a year!

Siena Cathedral ranks among Italy's finest examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Legend has it that this grand Cathedral replaced an earlier 9th-century church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Explore at your own pace and uncover step-by-step the masterpieces of Michelangelo, Donatello, Pinturicchio, and a young Raphael.