Private Siena to Florence Chianti and San Gimignano Transfer Tour
Description
Travel between destinations and visit sights along the way. Stop to visit the medieval fortress of Monteriggioni before spending leisure time in the hill-town of San Gimignano browsing the many stores or savouring the rich cuisine in one of its many restaurants (not included). In the afternoon visit the Chianti town of Greve in Chianti and the picturesque hamlet of Montefioralle before having your Private driver drop you off at your Florence destination.
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Itinerary
Have your Driver guide come and pick you up from your accommodation at 9:30am for the start of your transfer tour. As a first stop, visit the imposing fortress of Monteriggioni, a medieval village with complete ring of walls, built by the Sienese in the 13th century as a bastion of defense in their wars against Florence. It withstood all attacks from both the Florentines and the forces of the Bishop of Volterra until its keys were finally handed by the town’s captain over to the Medicean forces in an act of reconciliation.
Continue to San Gimignano in the morning, this UNESCO protected hill-town is a testimony of Tuscan medieval architecture, with its austere towers that defiantly survived the centuries and the imposing rings of walls. This bustling gem is set among idyllic vine covered hills and is still flourishing with artisanal boutiques of the local trades and stores selling the towns ‘red gold’, the saffron spice. After lunch continue into the Chianti Classico on panorimic Chianti roads and arrive to the town of Greve in Chianti, famous for its oval square filled with artisan's shops and wine stores and for being the home town of the famous sailor Verrazzano. Here you have free time to sample wines and visit the stores. before continuing to Florence we stop one last time to visit a quaint and picturesque hamlet where we enjoy a walk along the cobbled streets and take in the breathtaking landscapes. Finally continue to your Florence destination after about 7 hours of tour.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
It was a fabulous ride through villages and into Siena from Florence. Giovanni was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We were thrilled to be able to take this tour with him.
This was our third and final tour with Tuscan Escapes. Our transfer tour was exceptional! Mattia made the tour fun, educational and tailored to what we were interested in. Would highly recommend Tuscan Escapes for their tours. Their staff is out of this world!
The views were spectacular. Our driver was so great! She was really knowledgeable, easy to understand, extremely personable. Highly recoiled this tour. And the lunch at the winery was delicious as were the wines.
My boyfriend can be a nervous traveler, so I opted for private drivers from city to city, versus the train. This also allowed us to make stops along the way. This one in particular was excellent. The two stops were well worth seeing, and our driver dropped us off as close to the entrances as you can get, and was ready to pick us up once we were done. Very friendly driver.
Guiallaume picked us up in Florence for a San Gianmano to Siena tour. It was fantastic but the highlight was our guide. His energy and enthusiasm combined with his knowledge was fantastic. I’d do every tour offered if he was our guide again. Highlights were the lunch on the farm, and the flexibility offered as we had to be back to Florence earlier than planned. Five stars. Great experience for my wife and me and two teenage boys.
Elio is an amazing guide! Full of knowledge and wonderful stories. We learned so much about the Tuscan region and we really appreciated all the history and the sights he highlighted for us. This was a great way to spend a day in between Florence and our time in Siena.
We spent 4 days with Tuscany Escapes in September’19 and had a fabulous time. We’re ashamed it’s taken us so long to write this review for a company we had such a good time with! Our guides Davide, Mare and Ambra went out of their way to make our stay interesting and enjoyable. We felt very safe being driven and were taken to wonderful places and restaurants that we would never have found on our own. We also did a great group walking tour through Siena with Claudia a passionate member of the Unicorn contrada! Everything we did with Tuscan Escapes was interesting and fun and all the guides were charming, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and a pleasure to spend time with. If you are thinking of going to Tuscany you’ll have a magical time with this company. We did!
Our guide, Giada, was spectacular! On time pickup, incredibly knowledgeable on the two sites (and points between). Friendly and funny! Although more pricey than a group tour, a private tour is amazing and can be tailored to your needs. I can not sing her praises Hugh enough!
We had a fabulous day with a tailored tour based on our interests and with a 12 and 15 year old in tow. Our driver and guide, Davide, was fantastic. We stopped at San Gimignano and Monteriggioni with lunch at a saffron farm near San Gimignano and wine tasting at Monteriggioni. It was fabulous and a great break from lugging our hiking packs to and from train stations. Yes it costs more than buses but we got to see loads more, tailored to our needs, without having to worry about our luggage and loads of local information from Davide. Fantastic and thank you!
