SIENA
AND MONTALCINO TOUR WITH WINE TASTING: 9
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 Siena Private Tours With Tour of Montalcino - Wine Tasting in Tuscany
Siena and Montalcino Private Tours Include: Our Montalcino and Siena private tours include private transportation, services of English-speaking tour guide, parking, taxes and tolls.
Not included: Small fee for wine tasting and
entrance fees for sites you choose to see.
This private day trip in Tuscany combines two
of Tuscany’s most charming places with a
tasting of some of the fine wines of the region:
Chianti, Brunello and Nobile di Montepulciano to name
but a few you may sample on this day trip.
Your private tour of Siena and Montalcino begins with a lovely drive
to Siena. Built on three hills in the middle
of the Via Francigena (pilgrimage road), Siena
is one of Tuscany's crown jewels. It has an
outstanding Gothic Duomo and another important
church, San Domenico, which claims the skull
of St. Caterine. It also has one of the most
beautiful squares in Italy, il Campo, where
the famous Palio horse race is held twice a
year. Your Siena guided tour will give you
an overview of Siena's most important neighborhoods,
squares and churches, before giving you some
time to explore them on your own. You may want
to skip the sightseeing and head straight for
the shops -- Siena has many acclaimed specialty
stores around the main square its main street,
Via Banchi di Sopra. Local delicacies include
Panforte, a cake with dried fruits and sugar;
Sapori, marzipan almond pastries; and Pici,
a typical pasta from the area.
 In the afternoon you will have a picturesque
drive through Southern Tuscany to reach Montalcino.
This town is world famous as the birthplace
of one of the finest wines of Italy, the Brunello.
You will start your tour of Montalcino at one
of the many fabulous but lesser-visited wineries
here; Fanti, Croce di Mezzo, Casato Prime Donne
and Casanova dei Neri are among the wineries
favored by our expert guide. You will have
a guided tour of the wine cellars followed
by wine tasting of Brunello di Montalcino and other fine wine.
Your custom private tour of Montalcino
will continue to the town center, where you
will visit the 14th century fortress, the cathedral
and the old Etruscan hilltop streets dominating
the valley for miles around. You can pick up
a few bottles of fabulous red on your stroll
through Montalcino before the trip back to
Florence.
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