Full Day: Wine experience in San Gimignano, Siena & Monteriggioni
4.4
750 Ratings
Metropolitan City of Florence
Embark on a full-day wine experience in San Gimignano, Siena, and Monteriggioni. Explore Tuscan villages, indulge in wine tastings, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the Chianti wine region.
Duration:
11 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano - Have some free time in this stunning medieval village also declared world cultural heritage from UNESCO due to its beauty and for its tower houses. This was also known as the “Manhattan of the Middle Ages”. You will have free time to visit everything you want in San Gimignano, such as taste one of the best ice-cream in the world at Gelateria Dondoli.
What's Included
- Free time in San Gimignano
- Wine tasting in a typical winery
- Visit Monteriggioni fortress
- Free time in Monteriggioni
- Free time in Siena
- Guidance from an expert tour leader
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on an exciting full-day trip exploring the villages of Tuscany and the Chianti wine region! Situated at the heart of Tuscany is the village of San Gimignano, the Chianti region, and the medieval city of Siena. Use the T1.3 tram conveniently to get to our meeting point at Villa Costanza. Gather with our team in Florence and let your incredible adventure commence! First, we’ll visit San Gimignano; a superb representation of a Medieval urban town. Here, you can freely explore the village, its beautiful squares and towers. The journey continues with a visit to the stunning Monteriggioni medieval fortress. Make the most of the opportunity to stroll along the medieval wall or the well-known medieval Francigena Road. Embrace some leisure time here before we move on to Siena. Indulge in a tasting experience in the Chianti Area, before we make our way back to Florence.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Entrance to the Siena Cathedral is not included, clients can enter at their own expenses and depending on Cathedral opening times. Please note that will not available on Sundays or Bank Holidays and during special event opening times can change
- Please note that Portuguese option requires a minimum of 4 pax. Otherwise, the tour will be guaranteed in English.
Location
Florence (Villa Costanza)
Meet us at Villa Costanza, in front of 'The Florence Gate' Café. Reach the meeting point by T1 Leonardo tramway to Villa Costanza (get off at Villa Costanza stop which is the end of the line). The ride is 20 min from center and you can choose the nearest stop. Our staff will wear a green shirt.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(750 Ratings)
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Melissa_d
Dec 30, 2023
Great tour - Great tour. Long but worth it. Very efficient and comfy buses. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the locations
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Lydia_c
Dec 10, 2023
Toscana - It’s a long day but excellent experience!! Beautiful cities and well distributed time. The guide and bus driver were the best!!
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Angela_p
Oct 17, 2023
Excellent tour, highly recommend! - I highly recommend this full day, especially with our two wonderful guides Marco and Julia. They were lots of fun, patient and super knowledgeable. You could tell they are genuinely proud of these locations. The pace was perfect and it didn't feel rush at all but be ready to walk up and down a lot (blame it on the Etruscans, like Marco explained to us). Keep in mind that getting to the pickup place does involve using public transportation. Very clear instructions though. Highly recommended tour! Angela and David
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Vincent_b
Oct 12, 2023
Great Value! - The value is amazing. You get a lot of time in the cities and the wine tasting was great along with Marco!
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Andy_r
Oct 10, 2023
Tuscany Wine Tour with my Love - This tour was fabulous and beautiful. Marco, our tour guide was very informative, hilarious and kind. He even guided us on our Tram ride back to Florence. Highly recommend!
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Joseph_l
Oct 26, 2023
Private review for Viator only - Our guides were tentative & excellent. The bus accommodations comfortable. Great tour. Our package included lunch & I do not recommend that. The food was fine along w/location however the service was below average. Finally we left without paying for our one glass of wine because no one came to our table, they brought the wrong wine & regardless of being told we wanted a different o wine from our first (included) glass. Two different waiters were not concerned w/ good service, we were ignored. We attempted to have other staff attend to us but w/ no response. We finally left because we were going to miss our bus. I feel time was wasted at that restaurant. Via toe has a good reputation, if you want to continue that reputation I suggest seriously talking w/ that restaurant. Other than this, we enjoyed our day.
Thank you.
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Ronna_e
Oct 7, 2023
Tuscany Day - Great trip! Staff was very helpful and kind and knowledgeable. Wine tasting was the only slightly disappointing part - same glass provided for 3 different wines. Countryside was stunning and we loved Sienna ( would have liked another hour there ) and San Gimignano ( another hour as well ). Be prepared for a lot of walking and a loooong day but well worth it all.
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Resort829573
Sep 16, 2023
Gimi more time - Siena is a fascinating contrast to Florence. We were so lucky to see all of the amazing floor in the cathedral, as it is usually partially covered. The piazza must be such a sight when the horses are racing around it. We enjoyed a better wine selection with the simple tuscan fare than at either of the wineries I visited later in the week, and the view was stunning. San Gimignano is a beautiful, tower-topped town, and I wish we could have spent longer there. I wasn't aware of it's reputation for contemporary art and was blown away by the little I had time to see. In fact, I would have happily stayed there and not ticked the "I've seen the leaning tower of Pisa" box.
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Christie_f
Aug 30, 2023
Beautiful views touching the best Tuscany has to offer - Wonderful day. Siena tour guide was pleasant. I would suggest skipping the pre fixed lunch, food was just ok and took too much time from the visit. Also Lorenzo winery was beautiful with stunning views but the tasting was just ok.
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Angela_m
Oct 23, 2023
Skip the wine tour and Monteriggioni and go straight to Siena and San Gimignano - The wine tour wasn’t great with 3 wine tastings and the snack was a small cube of stale bread dipped in olive oil. Siena and San Gimignano are great and the tour guide in Siena was lovely and knowledgeable. My description said we get a picnic lunch but the tour operator said they’ve never offered this so some disconnect between viator and go Italy. I raised it with viator and was told we didn’t book the picnic lunch yet in my full description of activities it states the lunch. Everything else on the activity schedule was provided aside from that. Be prepared to hear everything on the bus repeated in 4 languages.
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