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Tours and wine tasting

"Discovering the most picturesque and charming places of Tuscany" by our tours!
Our English-speaking guides, our very helpful drivers and our confortable buses will escort you in a real full immersion in the culture, history and Art of the cities and villages stayed the same over the years. During our tours, you will be able to visit typical farms and prestigious cellars, tasting and buying typical Tuscan wines and typical products of the local craft.

Our proposals

Volterra e San Gimignano
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 9:00
Return in Borgoiano at 18:30

Programme
9:00 Departure from Borgoiano
9:40 Arrival in Volterra and walking visit of the historical centre;
11:30 Departure from Volterra
12:15 Arrival in a typical farm of the San Gimignano area
12:30 Wine-tasting ( 3 typical wines )
13:00 Lunch ( typical Tuscan cuisine )
15:00 After Lunch, departure to S.Gimignano; walking tour of the medieval historical centre of S.Gimignano
18:00 Departure from San Gimignano and return in Borgoiano.
Siena e Wine tasting nel Chianti
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 9:00
Return in Borgoiano at 19:00

Programme
9:00 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival in Siena ; walking tour of the historical centre of Siena
14:00 Departure from Siena
14:45 Arrival in a typical farm of the Chianti area
15:30 Guided tour in wine-cellars
16:00 Wine-tasting ( 3 typical wines )
16:30 Typical big snack with canapé, ribollita, salame, ham, cheeses, cakes.
17:30 Possibility to buy typical wines and typical local products
18:00 Departure from the Chianti area – destination Borgoiano.
Corso di cucina e Monteriggioni
Steps
Durata

Starts from Borgoiano at 9:00
Return in Borgoiano at 19:00

Programme
8:45 Departure from Borgoiano
9:45 Arrival at the Cooking-school / Restaurant in the Chianti Fiorentino area
10:00 Start of the cooking-course
13:00 Lunch + wine tasting ( 3 typical wines ) + oil tasting and local products-tasting + nice present for partecipants at the cooking-course *
14:30 Departure from the cooking-school - destination Monteriggioni
15:15 Arrival in Monteriggioni; visit of the historical centre surrounded by walls erected in the XIII° century. Walking panoramic tour outside the medieval fortress
17:30 Departure from Monteriggioni
19:00 Return in Borgoiano

* Alternative morning-programme for people no lovers of cooking-course:

  • Tour by bus visiting some of the typical medieval countries in the Chianti Fiorentino area
  • In the late morning, retun at the Cooking-school / Restaurant for lunch together the people present at the cooking-course.
Golfo di Baratti e Populonia, Massa Marittima, Abbazia di San Galgano e Eremo di Monte Siepi
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 8:30
Return in Borgoiano at 19:00

Programme
8:30 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival in Populonia and Gulf of Baratti ; walking tour in the medieval centre of Populonia and panoramic view of the charming Gulf of Baratti
11:30 Departure from Populonia - destination Massa Marittima
12:30 Typical lunch in Massa Marittima and walking tour in the historical centre of the city
15:00 Departure from Massa Marittima to enchanting San Galgano Abbey ;visit of the picturesque San Galgano Abbey and Monte Siepi Eremo.
17:30 Departure from San Galgano Abbey
19:00 Return in Borgoiano
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, Montalcino, Azienda Agricola di Montalcino
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 8:30
Return in Borgoiano at 19:30

Programme
8:30 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival at the Sant'Antimo Abbey; visit of the oldest Abbey and stop to admire the wonderful surrounding landscape
11:30 Departure from Sant'Antimo Abbey and arrival in Montalcino after just 10 minutes; walking tour of the historical centre of Montalcino and visit of the Medicean Fortress. Breathtaking view from the walls of the Fortress,
14:30 Departure from the historical centre of Montalcino – destination one of the most important farm in the Montalcino area. One of the big wine-growers of the prestigious wine “Brunello di Montalcino”
15:00 Arrival at the farm. Guided visit of the wine-cellars and walking tour long the vineyard
16:00 Wine-tasting ( 3 typical wines – included “ Brunello “ )
16:15 Typical big snack with canapé, ribollita, salame, ham, cheeses, cakes.
17:30 Possibility to buy typical wines and typical local products
18:00 Departure from Montalcino and return in Borgoiano
Bagno Vignoni, Pienza, Montepulciano
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 8:30
Return in Borgoiano at 19:00

Programme
8:30 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival in Bagno Vignoni; walking tour in the village and visit of the “ Ancient Roman baths”
11:30 Departure from Bagno Vignoni - destination Pienza
12:00 Arrival in Pienza; walking tour of the historical centre and lunch in a typical Restaurant
14:30 Departure from Pienza – destination Montepulciano “ home of the famous wine Nobile di Montepulciano”
15:00 Walking tour in the Montepulciano centre and stop in one of the oldest handicraft manufacture in Montepulciano “ copper crafting “
16:00 Demostration and explanation in English language of the “ copper manufacture 2. Possibility to buy the handmade copper products
18:00 Departure from Montepulciano to Borgoiano.
Firenze
Steps
Duration

Starts from Borgoiano at 9:00
Return in Borgoiano at 19:00

Programme
9:00 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival in “Piazzale Michelangelo”. Breathtaking and incomparable view of Florence city from “Piazzale Michelangelo” . Visit of the “ San Miniato Basilica “
11:00 Departure from Piazzale Michelangelo – destination Florence centre ; walking tour in the Florence centre. Leisure time for shopping
17:00 Departure from Florence to Borgoiano.
Pisa, Lucca
Steps
Durata

Starts from Borgoiano at 9:00
Return in Borgoiano at 18:30

Programme
9:00 Departure from Borgoiano
10:00 Arrival in Pisa; walking tour in the historical centre. Visit of the "Leaning Tower" and "Piazza dei Miracoli"
13:00 Departure from Pisa to Lucca
13:30 Tour by bus long the 4 kilometres of perimetric walls erected in the sixteenth-century. The oldest walls are the real symbol of the city. Walking tour of the city centre. Leisure time for shopping
17:00 Departure from Lucca and return in Borgoiano.
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