Itinerary

Montepulciano City Tour
8.00 o’clock: Departure from your accommodations from Rome to our private luxury car with our English-Spanish speaking driver. On your way to the beautiful Tuscan town of Montepulciano, you will enjoy gloriously the journey with our scenic drives through the famous Crete Senese (clay hills).Your first stop will be to a winery there you'll go to a guided tour with an expert in the estate's cellar's, English-Spanish speaking. You will get to taste excellent wines and olive oil right from the source! you'll have an exclusive and private a wine expert "Alfredo - winemaker", will present the wine and explain how to flavor them, their origin etc...5 organic wines and organic olive oil Extra-virgin, flavored varieties. Following your guided visit, you'll have a wonderful tasting ofseveralfruity, rich wines, including the Noble wine of Montepulciano. Montepulciano Noble Wine is made from a Sangiovese clone that is known as Prugnolo Gentile.The wine tasting which will be accompanied of several local specialties like cold cuts, hams, cheeses, specialty olive olis, and bruschetta, the typical sweet wine " Vin Santo " with the famous "cantucci". So early in the 17th century it was crowned by many as " the king of Tuscan wines ". Thanks to the noble classes eager reception of the luxurious wine, it became known as the " noble " and " aristocratic " wine, hence the name. After your visit, your will have a chance to walk through Montepulciano's narrow, ancient streets. The walled town of Montepulciano is perched on one of Tuscany's high pearl, at 605 meters above sea level. It contains many incredible art treasures, as well as Etruscan and Roman wine cellars, some is dating back before Christ. On your break, for lunch, you'll be able to have a delicious meal at an excellent local restaurant specializing in traditional Tuscan recipes (non included).
2 hours
Admission Included
During the visit you will feel a completely old atmosphere, Siena is a beautiful medieval city well preserved internally, with narrow streets and very nice squares, with churches and towers that speak of history. Its beautiful old town has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. You'll feel like you're back in time. You can taste local products (the pecorino, the typical sliced ​​of cinta Senese, wines, extra virgin olive oil of the area, the Tuscan pasta "pici and pappardelle", cream and wild boar, the typical Ricciarelli sweets, the panforte .. .). Then we will enter the heart of Siena to visit the Gothic cathedral (the Duomo is one of the most spectacular in Italy in full Gothic style), but the most important event is in Piazza del Campo, dominated by the Torre del Mangia witness of many events of the history, and here the most intriguing event is the race of the "Palio", one of the most important things in the life of a native of Siena. In this square, from July 2nd to August 16th, we celebrate the saddle-free horse race that was made for the first time in 1283. In these days chaos is a normal thing to "Piazza del Campo", this square has a strange It is a half orange shape and is covered with earth to cover its typical red brick, in order to allow horses to run. In those days everything is done with passion on this small city, we can observe local patriotism at its best and at worst.
2 hours
Admission Included