Sensory Tuscany: Pisa, Chianti and Val d’Orcia – August 27th
The city of Siena immediately evokes the image of the medieval city for excellence thanks to the beauty of the buildings, the sweetness of the language and the affability of the locals.world-wide famous for the Palio, the historic equestrian competition between the districts, the splendid Piazza del Campo with its “shell” shape and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta peeps out. Siena is also home to one of the oldest European universities where numerous students from all over the world still arrive. We will tour the streets of the historic center accompanied by a guide who will make us fall in love with this city. We will visit a district, we will taste excellent local products such as the famous Brunello di Montalcino accompanied by the sweet notes of Mozart; we will visit the Chianti sculpture park; we will discover the wonderful Val d’Orcia, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and we will visit an organic farm. A short journey that will literally awaken all your senses .
Minimum 10 participants
Fixed date departure August 27, 2020
partecipants arrival at Siena station in the early afternoon. Meeting with the guide and private transfer to the hotel. Presentation of the group and the program. in order to join the Sienese atmosphere and understand the importance of the Palio, we will visit a district and take a walk in the historic center with an aperitivo in Piazza del Campo.
Dinner at the hotel and overnight
the day is entirely dedicated to the Val d'Orcia, located south of Siena and since 2004 included among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
We will visit an organic farm between Pienza and Montepulciano. The owners ,Ulisse and Sandra ,will tell us their story and make us discover the secrets of the production of pecorino. Finally we will have a taste of their products, all strictly organic (the taste can not be intended as a lunch).
We will then take a walk in the beautiful village of Pienza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for being the "ideal" city of the Renaissance with the square dedicated to Pope Pius II. We will conclude the morning ,before having lunch ,along the via dell'amore which dominates the whole Val d'Orcia.
In the afternoon we will continue to Montalcino where we will visit a unique winery in the world and we will taste the famous Brunello accompanied by classical music notes and we will walk among the rows. An unforgettable sensory experience!
Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight
we will visit the historic center of Siena with an expert guide and we will discover the symbolic places of this medieval city,such as some of the Unesco Heritage: San Domenico, Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral, the former Hospital of the Pilgrims.
At lunch, a tasting of typical local products awaits us. In the afternoon we will visit the Museum of Santa Maria della Scala, a former hospital and stopping point for pilgrims who walked the Via Francigena, where a recently inaugurated tactile route is exposed. Free time for shopping.
Dinner at the hotel and overnight
After breakfast departure to visit the Chianti Sculpture Park. The main feature is the integration between art and nature: here the work of man does not tend to overcome nature but it integrates and enhances nature in total harmony. Over 20 modern installations in different materials have been created for this park by Italian and international artists. The works were created ad hoc for this place and are almost all tactile (some only partially because of the size).
At the end of the visit transfer to a farmhouse and we will have luch there .
In the early afternoon, return to Siena and transfer to the station.
End of services and return of participants
Tariff per person, starting from:
| Departure | Double |
|---|---|
| From 27 August 2020 to 30 August 2020 | € 640 |
Notes
(B / L / D-AI): B = breakfast; L = lunch; D = Dinner; (AI) = All Inclusive
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Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
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