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ARTS, RICCIARELLI AND NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO IN SIENA - weekend

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Art, Cantucci, Ricciarelli and Montepulciano Nobile in Siena
...a week-end journey in the famous tuscan city of Palio hourse races, ancient medieval streets, magnificent art treasure and gastronomic discoveries of Siena


Duration: 4 days and 3 nights
Accomodation: 3 nights in 3* Hotel or B&B with breakfast
Short description: You are going to walk and discover wonderful surprises and magical atmosphere that the charming tuscan city, Siena, offers with its good food…Piazza del Campo, Torre del Mangia, the magnificent Duomo, the aristocratic palaces, good wines and the delicious desserts cantucci and ricciarelli…
It is going to be an exciting journey to discover the artistic, historic heritage and the gastronomic traditions that ranges from ancient times up to the present days.
It is going to be an unforgettable trip!

Information:

  • Trip to Siena
  • Closest airport: Siena Ampugnano Airport, "Galileo Galilei" Pisa Intercontinental Airport, Amerigo Vespucci Firenze Peretola Airport, Grosseto Civil Airport
  • Period: all year round
  • Duration: 3 nights
  • Flights: to book separately from our site. You can find both scheduled standard flights and low cost flights. You receive booking assistance on request
  • Extra days: Yes


Price with 1 day guided tour: 455 euro*
Price without guided tour: 405 euro*
*The price may be subject to slight seasonal variation
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all accomodation rates include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

  • Accommodation: 3 nights in centrally located 3* Hotel or B & B in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
  • Transfer to/from the airport
  • Welcome drink
  • 2 dinners in restaurants
  • 2 wine tasting and local gastronomic products
  • Free entrance to museums and cultural events
  • Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel
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DETAILED TOUR PROGRAM

Day 1: MEDIEVAL SIENA: PIAZZA DEL CAMPO, THE BEAUTIFUL TOWER OF MANGIA / TORRE DEL MANGIA, THE PUBLIC PALACE
Arrival at the Airport, transfer to 3* Hotel or B & B. Refreshing welcome drink and free time to relax or to begin familiarizing yourself with the enchanting atmosphere of Siena.
During the late afternoon you start walking to explore the medieval Siena in the heart of the city.
The seashell shaped Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Torre del Mangia and the beautiful Fonte Gaia are included in your first tour in Siena, recommended by us.
Evening: enjoyable sienese gourmet cuisine tasting traditional dishes and a glass of wine in one of the charming narrow streets around Piazza del Campo.

Day 2: THE MAGNIFICENT CATHEDRAL DUOMO, BAPTISTERY OF SAN GIOVANNI, LOGGIA DELLA MERCANZIA / LODGE OF MERCHANDISE, PINACOTECA NAZIONALE / NATIONAL MUSEUM, MERCATO DELL´ANTIQUARIATO /ANTIQUES MARKET, ARISTOCRATIC PALACES and BAROQUE CHURCHES, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY FONTAIN: FONTE BRANDA
Wine tasting and local food
After a breakfast with wonderful gastronomic products, including croissant and cappuccino, you continue the discovery of another pearls and fulcrums of the art life and history of Siena: the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the magnificent Cathedral with its distinctive facade of black and white stripes of marble, the Archbishop's Palace with beautiful art works the aristocratic palaces and city’s baroque churches.
Lunch at “Il Grattacielo”, a typical low-ceilinged restaurant and then you can enjoy a wine tasting and delicious cantucci at Enoteca Dolci e Cantine.the late afternoon you continue your tour towards the National Art Gallery where you find frescoes of many famous famous painters.
Evening: Dinner in one of the oldest trattoria to be followed by live music in a local bar

Day 3: SIENA’S COUNTRYSIDE BY OLD STEAM TRAINS TO DISCOVER THE LAND AROUND SIENA
Wine tasting & local food
The third day of your tour takes you by the Natura Train, old fashioned trains, through the countryside, south of Siena.
It is going to be an itinerary to discover the natural beauty of Siena, continuing outside the walls of the city, where the open green spaces of the famous Tuscan countryside opens up for you.You travel by the old steam trains along the Crete, Val 'd'Orcia, Monte Amiata and the Val dell'Ombrone.
You are going to travel across a total of 140 km of beautiful sienese countryside and stop in old countryside stations as Asciano and Monte Antico. This is going to be a funny way to discover and appreciate the beautiful and romantic countryside of Siena.
Evening: Tasting of olive oil, gourmet products and wines of Siena at Enoteca San Domenico.

Day 4:
Departure to the Airport and Your Destination


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SIENA
Siena is one of the six provincial capitals of Tuscany and is located in the hilly region between the water sources of Arbia and Elsa, on three hills covered with vineyards and olive groves typical of the Chianti countryside.
Siena is one of the most beautiful cities of Italy and the world thanks to its artistic and cultural heritage that is also guaranteed by events such as the famous hourse race Palio.
Cuisine and Wine
The Sienese cuisine reflects the features of the traditional tuscan cuisine but with a use of the aromatic herbs and garlic.
Some of the local dishes are: " crostini alla sienese”, tuscan bread with a sauce of chicken livers and anchovies, "scottiglia ", a very old recipe that was made when they had to use (for poverty reasons) the remains of meat (all kinds of meat, including duck, pigeon, veal, beef, rabbit cooked with tomatoes, herbs and tuscan bread).
As for desserts, Siena has a long tradition: gingerbread with almonds, sugar, spices and candied fruit; " Ricciarelli "and" Cavalucci” "christmas cakes made with honey, walnuts, almonds and candied fruit. Siena is also well known for the production of several world-class wines: Nobile di Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Gallo Nero, Vernaccia di San Gimignano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano…just to mention a few

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