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Montalcino Val D'orcia

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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A day amidst art, culture, wine and delicious food... Do you fancy an unforgettable experience in the most impressive places in Tuscany? Join us and visit wonderful cities, taste the best wines, cheeses and typical products in one single day. The tour begings with a visit of a cellar in MONTALCINO where you will taste a sampling of wines produced with a delicious snack consisting of local products. In the afternoon, one of our brilliant tour leaders will show you around Montalcino, where you will visit the typical village and its fortress. montalcino2Then you will visit PIENZA and MONTEPULCIANO, two artistic jewels, representing the landscape of Val d’Orcia. Pienza is a perfect combination of architectural beauty and harmony. Most of the numerous lanes bearing impressive names overlook the breathtaking landscape of Val d’Orcia.taverna Unique tastes, smells and flavours support this natural and artistic heritage. PIENZA’s most renowned tradition is in fact the typical Pecorino cheese, which we are going to taste in a typical shop.The tour ends with the visit to MONTEPULCIANO where the stateliness of its Renaissance buildings and the refined beauty of its churches intertwined with the ancient tradition of its wine, Nobile di Montepulciano, symbol of the city as well as delight of your palate. You will taste it in a local winery.

Montepulciano Montalcino

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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Montepulciano and Montalcino, jewelry, art and landscape of the Val d’Orcia, welcome every year thousands of visitors Montepulciano in search of their sights. Montepulciano, a town built along a narrow ridge of limestone, surrounded by massive walls. The grandeur of Renaissance palaces and the elegant beauty of its churches are intertwined with the ancient tradition of wine Nobile di Montepulciano, wine symbol of the city and delight your palate while tasting. Always under the constant guidance of one of our experienced tour leaders and brilliant, continue the tour at a time of Montalcino.montalcino Montalcino from a height of 567 meters, dominating the surrounding countryside, perched on a hill on which stands the mighty fortress fourteenth century. In the maze of alleys, craft shops, cafes and retailers of traditional food products (in addition to the famous wine is the local honey and biscuits called “dead bones”) to see are the beautiful Town Hall, which houses the Bishop’s Palace museums di Montalcino (the diocesan, the civic and archeology, with works by important Sienese XIII-XVI century, including Bartalo di Fredi, Il Sodoma, Bartolomeo Neroni), the ancient crucifix Sant’Antimo dating the middle of 1100 and the churches of St. Augustine, St. Egidio and St. Francis, all built between the thirteenth and fourteenth century and the sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso.

Lucca Pisa Pistoia

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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Along our trip to Pisa you can admire the magnificent panorama that Tuscany can offer. The city of Pisa is intimately connected with its prestigious universities, we’ll find out through the Piazza dei Cavalieri, where is the Normal School, School St. Anna and the University which has its heart in the Palace of Wisdom, which is not far from the Domus Galileana. pisaThe city of Pisa offers countless monuments Sinopie Museum and the Opera del Duomo keep witnesses who risked disappearing as the “Leaning Tower” recognized worldwide. And in a patch of ground shaking the mighty walls of Lucca, Lucca which still protect centuries of history. The traditional visit to Lucca provides the Walls, the Cathedral of San Martino, the Basilica of San Giovanni e Reparata, the Amphitheatre, the Basilica of San Frediano, the Tower District and Guinigi, the Roman Forum with San Michele, Piazza Napoleone.pistoia Pistoia A few kilometers from the most famous destinations in Tuscany, between Florence, Lucca and Pisa, outside of the busiest routes, the province of Pistoia, with its beautiful scenery and its rich artistic and cultural heritage , can be a real discovery: wherever the visitor will live together in harmony, the beauty of nature and works of art. From art tourism to the mountain, from spa to congress tourism, green tourism up to the food and wine is rich and varied tourist offer of the territory, ready at all times of the year, to welcome and to share with the traveler with a thousand interests.

San Gimignano Monteriggioni Siena

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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A beautiful trip through the Chianti countryside, rolling hills, San Gimignano with an ever-changing scenery of vineyards and olive groves. Upon arrival in Siena, you can walk the narrow medieval streets, siena3admiring the splendid palaces and ending up at the Cathedral, where you can visit the interior including the Libreria Piccolomini and the adjacent Museo dell’Opera Metropolitana. We can admire the Piazza del Campo,siena2 one of the most beautiful in the world, where the Town Hall. Monteriggioni Departure for San Gimignano a tiny city that has remained intact over the centuries, the hill, famous for its numerous towers, frescoes and other art treasures; free time to discover all its charm. On the way back we can admire the old medieval village of Monteriggioni enclosed by its famous walls, still intact.siena Monteriggioni is without doubt one of the most classical and best known Italian walled town. Since the Middle Age Siena its fame was such that even Dante makes sign to his ’round’ in the Divine Comedy (Inferno Canto XXXI vv. 40-41).The walls, nearly intact, cover a length of 570 meters and are alternated by 14 towers and two gates. The free port (to Siena) located at the base of a tower while that of St. John (toward Florence) is opened in the walls and defended by the towers of the fortified perimete
 
 

Casentino Castle

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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Traces of the medieval period are present in every corner of the valley.Castelli del Casentinoarezzocasentino The tour of medieval castles is a route that follows the natural path of the river Arno, where these buildings were built and we would like to recommend it to those who have never visited Casentino because it is very suggestive. The itinerary includes artistic monuments of the city of Arezzo and events Arezzowith very interesting features highly original, the Salone del Mobile Antico held the first weekend of every month. In addition to the Tiber with her works of art, pastures and forests, the area also offers beautiful scenery where you can find famous monasteries, completely surrounded by old trees and numerous romanesque parishes.

Florence tours

31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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Capital of Tuscany and center of the Renaissance, Florence is one of the most important cities Palazzo Vecchio of Italy and the world. The history of the city is also the story of a big family, the ‘Medici’, thanks to which today we can admire the oldest and richest museum in the world: the Uffizi. florenceNot far away is ‘Piazza della Signoria’, the heart of the city, with its wonderful ‘Palazzo della Signoria’ and the many statues that adorn the square, the most famous of which is the Michelangelo’s David (the original is preserved in the Museo dell’Accademia). Not to be missed is a visit to the Duomo with its dome constructed by Brunelleschi and Giotto’s Bell Tower. A stop at Piazzale Michelangelo is: from there you can admire the entire city and its splendor. Florence is also famous for the fashion houses, the production of leather, shoes and many jewelers located on the Ponte Vecchio. The tour continues visiting the historical center of Fiesole, one of the most important city of Etruscan origin, which stands on a hill 300 meters above the town.florence2 The late eighteenth century Fiesole was one of the place preferred by foreigners living in Italy, who T at the time bought the villas of the Florentine nobility, Palazzo Vecchio renovating and equipping them with beautiful gardens. Center of town is the Piazza Mino da Fiesole, with the imposing Romanesque cathedral.florence3 Near the square is the entrance to the Teatro Romano. Besides the theater, perfectly preserved, are the remains of a necropolis of the Roman baths and several other buildings of late-imperial period, but the real attraction is the wonderful view of Florence from the Church of San Francesco. You can reach the church by a steep but short climb from the main square. In 90 B.C. there was the acropolis, where today there is the Convent of San Francesco.

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31 March 2021 Val D'Orcia
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Our company offers a rental service with driver for any type of transfer, for tourism or business, conferences and ceremonies. We can arrange chauffeur services with the utmost elegance and privacy to all major destinations and details of Tuscany or wherever you wish. We have Mercedes and Volkswagen Van. As a public service our means allowed in the historic centers NCC Ztl, in passing lanes, thus offering quick movements, aimed at the needs of the customer.

 

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The society is made up of drivers and residents born in Tuscany, with a thorough knowledge of the territory and all its tradition, history, art and gastronomy. For this we are able to transmit knowledge and unique emotions and offer a guarantee of punctuality, efficiency, discretion and courtesy to the satisfaction of our customers.

Florence Drivers with a thorough search of the biggest requests from our customers has created the routes that you can enjoy throughout Tuscany and all the beauty it has to offer. We can make you enjoy the story of the historical Tuscan cities that UNESCO considered world heritage such as the historical center of Florence, the historical center of Siena, the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, the historical center of San Gimignano, the historical center of Pienza and Val d’Orcia. The beauty of Tuscany is not limited to the sites included in UNESCO’s list, but are also represented by other wonderful city. Florence Drivers has created this itinerary for you to know not only the art and architecture that is contained in the most prestigious cities listed above but also the fascinating life in the Tuscan hills tasting the best Italian wines and typical foods of the area Tuscany Countryside such as, Lucca, Volterra, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Monteriggioni campaigns or natural landscapes such as those that can be seen in the hills of Chianti and the Crete Senesi, and then by the Etruscan and Roman, the Natural Park of Maremma. These routes are approximate but may change depending on your needs. Not only art and culture, but also wellbeing and shopping in our itineraries, taking you to the best shops and spas in the center and out of town. Florence Drivers is working on the creation of additional routes for you to enjoy all the beauty that Tuscany has to offer.

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