Come and take a look at a Tuscany most people miss. This seven day adventure includes the best that Tuscany has to offer, her food, culture, beauty and wine.

Explore little known villages, learn how to cook Tuscan style, shop till you drop, and taste some of the most prestigious wines in the world.

Make the captivating city of Siena your home for a week as you discover the secret to what makes Tuscany so special.

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DAY 1 •  SIENA

Private transfer from Florence to Siena and check in at your hotel. This evening you will have time to relax and explore this incredible medieval town.

Take a step back in time as you breathe in the magical atmosphere that surrounds you. This is not the place for modern day worries and stress! Wander the streets and you will find a wide array of restaurants to choose from for dinner. (We will provide suggestions).

DAY 2 • SIENA - CHIANTI AREA

After breakfast you will depart from your hotel on a guided tour of Siena, her treasures, history, and traditions. You will visit Piazza del Campo, the magnificent Duomo, and other historic treasures spread throughout the city. You will follow the winding streets with their many small piazzas, enjoying the play of sounds and colors unique to Siena.

Lunch will be in a local enoteca close to Piazza del Campo where you will taste typical Tuscan products and the famous DOCG Tuscan wines.

In the afternoon you will take a short trip into the Chianti region where you will visit the Brolio Castle, a fortress with soaring towers overlooking an immense vineyard that produces very high quality Chianti wine. Take a stroll in the lovely English garden, visit the neo-gothic family chapel and taste the original Chianti Classico. You will then return to your hotel where you will have the evening free.

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DAY 3 • SIENA (Cooking Class) - SAN GIMIGNANO - MONTERIGGIONI

After breakfast you will enjoy your fist hands on cooking lesson with Elisabetta who will reveal to you some secrets of Tuscan cuisine. Remember, chefs are protective of their recipes so keep your eyes and ears open! Lunch will be the plates you have prepared during your lesson and will be accompanied by wines selected by Elisabetta. After your lesson you will head to San Gimignano, the Manhattan of Tuscany, with her soaring towers that are a testimony to her glorious and fascinating past that you can still discover today. Here it will be possible to taste the famous Vernaccia, a fine white wine produced in this area. Before your return to Siena you will stop off at the fortified village of Monteriggioni, a testimony to the ancient battles between Siena and Florence. Dinner will be on your own in Siena.

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DAY 4 • SIENA (Cooking Class)

Today you will take your second cooking class with Elisabetta to discover more tantalizing dishes and how to create them at home. In the afternoon you are free to relax and explore the city on your own.

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DAY 5 • MONTALCINO - BAGNO VIGNONI - MONTE OLIVETO ABBEY

This day is dedicated to the discovery of the southern region of the province of Siena, it’s beauty and delicacies. 

First, Montalcino and her fabulous wine “Brunello”. Visit local cellars for wine tasting and for lunch you will be welcomed to the majestic fortress overlooking the surrounding country side where you will taste the best the area has to offer.

After lunch you will head to Bagno Vignoni, an ancient village with  thermal hot springs used by the Etruscans and Romans. The water that runs from the main pool (in the middle of the village) has a constant temperature year round and when the winter months are chilly a steamy mist is produced that offers a spectacular sight especially late in the evening.

On the way back to Siena you will make a small detour that takes you through the Val d’Asso and up to the Monte Oliveto Maggiore abbey. This abbey is a treasure trove of precious artwork surrounded by silent forests and peaceful hills.

You will have dinner on your own after you arrive in Siena.

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DAY 6 • CORTONA - PIENZA -MONTEPULCIANO

After breakfast you will be off to discover two of the most famous movie sets in recent years. “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “The English Patient” await you in the  Tuscan countryside. You will discover Cortona and Pienza, the two famous settings along with Montepulciano, land of Vino Nobile.

You will be served a delicious lunch at a local enoteca in Cortona and in Montepulciano visit an extraordinary underground cellar that hosts and Etruscan tomb for wine tasting. After this you will visit the Renaissance village of Pienza who owes it’s name to Pope Pius II.

Today Pienza’s fame arises not only from the fact that during the Renaissance it was known as the “Ideal City” or the “City of Dreams”, but also for it’s production of Pecorino cheese (sheep’s milk cheese).

It can have a slightly spicy taste and is perfect accompanied by pears, honey or jam. Back in Siena you will have time to relax before your farewell dinner in a lovely restaurant close to your hotel.

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DAY 7

After breakfast you will say goodbye and continue on your journeys.

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