Sunset experience in San Gimignano and Wine Dinner in a Chianti “barrique cellar”

  • Up to 8 Participants

What you will find

Enjoy a charming trip to San Gimignano, one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Tuscany.

Walk around it's narrow, winding, cobblestone streets and discover multicolored shops with  artistics craftsmanship, wines and genuine olive oil.  A wine tasting dinner inside a barrique cellar will be the perfect end of your Tuscan experience.


What’s Included in the Tour

  • Tour Staff Assistance at the Meeting Point
  • Transport
  • Tour guide
  • 4-courses Wine Dinner

 

Main features

  • Duration: About 5 hours
  • Language: English
  • Meeting point: Piazzale Montelungo - at the yellow Street Sign Caf Tour - Gray Line Florence (please come 15 minutes earlier)


What you will do

  • Discover the extraordinary beauty of the famous Chianti countryside
  • Wine tasting dinner inside a barrique cellars


After a pleasant drive in a small group tour through the famous Chianti countryside you’ll reach the charming medieval village of San Gimignano, passing under the ancient Porta San Giovanni you’ll be immediately immersed in the magical medieval atmosphere of the hill town known for its many towers.

You’ll see streets full of multicolored shops, galleries of contemporary art that showcase original paintings and sculptures, wineries with wine and oil of the territory and others authentic and traditional local shops

Explore the evocative Piazza della Cisterna, one of the oldest squares in San Gimignano. Its name comes from the octagonal well in the center - the cisterna – which was made in 1273 from travertine In Piazza Duomo a spectacular staircase leads to the Church with its frescoes decorated interiors. From Piazza delle Erbe it is possible to reach the Rocca and to climb the tower for a stunning view of the town center, the surrounding countryside and the others San Gimignano towers.

You’ll then reach a typical wine and oil farm in the Chianti countryside. Here, after an interesting visit to the vineyard and the cellars, you’ll take a seat inside a fresh "barricaia" (barrique cellar), in a suggestive and romantic atmosphere, to enjoy a guided wine dinner with fine wines and fresh and tasty products from the Chianti area. 

If you wish you can buy wines and oil produced by the farm estate directly in the cellar. 


Please note:

Season: from April 16 to October 29, 2019

Please come 15 minutes earlier

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Where / Meeting point

Piazzale Montelungo - 50100 Firenze (FI)

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