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
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(750 Ratings)
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Caroline_t
May 19, 2024
Tuscany fun tour - This was a small group tour. I would recommend to purchase tickets for Siena sites ahead of time so that you save time and not stand in cues. The wine tasting and lunch at Poggio ai Laghi in Monterioggioni was so much fun and the views at San Gimignano were spectacular.
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Nadja_g
May 11, 2024
A wonderful day in south Tuscanny - Marco was a wonderful guide for the day in these 3 towns in Tuscanny, we enjoyed it very much! He showed us were to find the most important sighrs in each city, gave us some insider tips on where to eat or drink or enjoy sweet delights. Great tasting of wine, olive oil, aceto balsamico. Nice group size of just 15, new friends were made by the end of the day!
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Alexandra_m
May 5, 2024
INCREDIBLE! - This was an incredible experience for my husband and me. Marco was very nice, knowledgeable, upbeat, fun and friendly. What’s great about it is you visit these different areas and you are on your own for a good amount of time (1-2 hours) which is REALLY nice to just explore.
Things to keep in mind: Be on time, it’s a LONG day (that is very clear given the duration stated on the tour when booking it), must wear your most comfortable shoes, be prepared to walk on very steep areas to fully explore the city given the allotted time, be cognizant of weather/climate since it will vary from city to city (we came in spring, the morning was very cold but in the afternoon it was very warm) and lastly, if you are prone to getting car sick, pack your meclizine! The driver was great, but roads were very windy.
Would I do it again? Absolutely!!! We were prepared and ready for this wonderful experience!!!
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Mohammed_m
May 5, 2024
Exploring Tuscany in a fun way ! -
Our tour guide Marco was a very friendly person, informative as well and always willing to help and gives recommendations.
One of the best things that I would like to mention is for every place you go you have the time to discover it freely on your own pace there is always enough time.
Great tour I loved it and I totaly recommend it !
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Wendy_e
Apr 20, 2024
Tuscany - Wine tasting. Visiting Tuscan cities. Enjoyed it all Very good tour guide. Would do it again. Very good tour for money.
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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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Claudia
Nov 11, 2023
Getting to know Tuscany - Marco was a great host, always concerned about his group, very punctual. Warmth and courtesy in your responses, with historical accuracy.
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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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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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