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PRIVATE TOUR: Volterra & San Gimignano with Lunch & Wine Tasting Experience
(2) Reviews
Volterra
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Spend a day visiting Volterra with its splendid Roman Theater and the "Beautiful Towers" of San Gimignano. A trip from the Etruscan period to the Renaissance. A wonderful experience among wine, local food, vineyards, olive trees and rows of cypresses in the most genuine Tuscany. Itinerary: • Meet your driver at your location • 1st stop in Volterra, certainly one of the most beautiful viewpoints in Tuscany, visit of the Historic City and the Roman Theatre. • For lunch we will move to a Tuscan farm, to understand the secrets of wine production and enjoy a tuscan lunch with 5 wine tastings • After lunch, we will drive through the rolling hills of Chianti, among olive groves, cypresses and viney...
Highlights
7 hours
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Visit of a Typical Tuscan Wine Farm
3 Course delicious lunch in the Winery Farm + 5 Wine tasting with Chianti, Brunello, Sangiovese, Nobile, Vernaccia, and Balsamic Vinegar tasting, Truffle, Extra Oilive Oil tasting
Bottled water
Local expert Driver and tour leader
All-inclusive package
Air-conditioned vehicle
5 wine tastings in Farm Winery (Chianti, Vernaccia, Chianti riserva, Super Tuscan)
Everything not found under the heading inclusions is excluded
Itinerary
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Volterra
Our Driver will pick you up at your location (Hotel, B&B or private flat) and will take you to discover the rooling hills of Tuscany. We will drive through the Tuscan countryside, among olive trees, vineyards and sunflowers.
The first stop will be in Volterra for a self guided visit.
Volterra is a beautiful walled city in Tuscany, built on the top of a hill. The town is built over one of the Twelve Cities of the ancient Etruscan civilisation and has some of the original gates from that era still standing along with a dedicated museum packed with Etruscan and Roman relics. The most interesting things to visit are:
• The ancient Roman theatre
• The octagonal Baptistery and the Duomo
• The “Palazzo dei Priori” in the main square.
• The Etruscan arch of the 4th century BC
Volterra is also known for its alabaster and salt quarries.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Podere La Marronaia- Le Colonne Biodynamic Winery & Farm
For lunch we will move to a typical Tuscan family-run organic farm for a visit and a genuine lunch accompanied by a tasting of 5 wines. A beautiful Italian experience to learn the best combinations of wine and food, the secrets of Italian cuisine, Tuscan winemaking techniques and more...
Summary:
• Tuscan lunch with bruschetta, lasagna or homemade pasta, cured meats, cured meats, hams, pecorino cheese, dessert and more...
During lunch:
• Wine tasting (Chianti, Chianti, Chianti Riseva, Sangiovese, Vernaccia), Tastings of: Extra olive oil
• Oil tasting
•Pepper olive oil tasting •Balsamic vinegar tasting •Truffle oil tasting
2 hours
3
SS 222 Chiantigiana
After lunch, we will drive through the famous "Chianti wine road" and the sweet Chianti hills, amidst olive-groves, cypress trees and vineyards up to the Medieval town of San Gimignano.
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San Gimignano
Last stop is scheduled in San Gimignano for a self-guided tour:
The visit of the town and its magnificent towers will take about an hour. San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town not far from Siena. Known as the “Town of Fine Towers”, during the Middle Ages there were more than 70 towers in the city. Now it is a real open-air museum, where it seems to walk in the medieval period. The town also is known for saffron, the Golden Ham, and its white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area. In the main square don't forget to taste the best 'ice cream in the world' (Gelateria Dondoli) two time worldchampion, and in the streets of the village you can admire the extraordinary work of expert craftsmen.
At the end of the visit we will come back to your location (Hotel, B&B, private flat).
PRIVATE TOUR: Volterra & San Gimignano with Lunch & Wine Tasting Experience
(2) Reviews
Volterra
About
Spend a day visiting Volterra with its splendid Roman Theater and the "Beautiful Towers" of San Gimignano. A trip from the Etruscan period to the Renaissance. A wonderful experience among wine, local food, vineyards, olive trees and rows of cypresses in the most genuine Tuscany. Itinerary: • Meet your driver at your location • 1st stop in Volterra, certainly one of the most beautiful viewpoints in Tuscany, visit of the Historic City and the Roman Theatre. • For lunch we will move to a Tuscan farm, to understand the secrets of wine production and enjoy a tuscan lunch with 5 wine tastings • After lunch, we will drive through the rolling hills of Chianti, among olive groves, cypresses and viney...
Highlights
7 hours
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Visit of a Typical Tuscan Wine Farm
3 Course delicious lunch in the Winery Farm + 5 Wine tasting with Chianti, Brunello, Sangiovese, Nobile, Vernaccia, and Balsamic Vinegar tasting, Truffle, Extra Oilive Oil tasting
Bottled water
Local expert Driver and tour leader
All-inclusive package
Air-conditioned vehicle
5 wine tastings in Farm Winery (Chianti, Vernaccia, Chianti riserva, Super Tuscan)
Everything not found under the heading inclusions is excluded