Spend four days among the rolling hills and cypress trees of Southern Tuscany. Enjoy a private cooking lesson, wine tasting, and day trips and more all organized just for you. This four day tour is based in the amazingly preserved medieval village of Montepulciano. See Pienza, Orvieto, Assisi, and Cortona, along with numerous tiny villages that aren’t even on the map.

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DAY 1 •  MONTEPULCIANO - PIENZA - MONTICCHIELLO

You will be picked up in Florence and taken through the Tuscan countryside to Montepulciano in the breath taking area of Southern Tuscany.

Get checked into your hotel in the heart of this medieval fairytale town before heading off for a truly unforgettable wine tasting experience and light lunch featuring typical Tuscan products produced in the area. In the afternoon you will visit the   town of Pienza.

Completely restructured on the orders of Pope Pius II to be the perfect Renaissance town, Pienza’s architecture and charm will delight you. It is also famous for it’s Pecorino cheese (sheep’s cheese).

Make sure you take time to wander through the shops on the main street that offer free tastings. In the evening you will stop off for a visit to St. Anna Camprena where part of “The English Patient” was filmed before being treated to a spectacular dinner in the tiny hilltop town of Monticchello before heading back to your hotel in Montepulciano.

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DAY 2 • ORVIETO – CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO – CIVITELLA D'AGLIANO

After breakfast you’ll head south, entering Umbria, the region just below Tuscany. Here you will find Orvieto an incredible ancient town perched upon a plateau of volcanic “tufo” rock. Here you will be taken on an amazing underground tour of the ancient Etruscan ruins upon which Orvieto was built. You will also visit Orvieto’s cathedral, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in all of Italy. Here you will be treated to a splendid lunch in a restaurant that is inside an ancient cave. The afternoon includes a visit to Civita Bagnoregio, a tiny ancient town practically uninhabited today. As you pass over the foot bridge (the only way to reach the town) you’ll take a step back in time to a place where you can leave your modern worries behind. Another wonderful dinner awaits you in the small village of Civitella D’Agliano. The restaurant owner also owns a large wine estate and you will have a tour of his cellars beneath the restaurant.  Along with dinner you will also have the pleasure of tasting his wines.

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DAY 3 • CORTONA – ASSISI  – CASTIGLIONE DEL LAGO

Recently made famous by the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun”, Cortona offers spectacular views and a true Tuscan feel. Here you will have time to explore the winding streets and small shops, enjoy a light lunch and soak up the Tuscan sun. You are then off to Assisi, home of the animal loving Saint Francis. Visit the magnificent Basilica and many monuments dedicated to this legendary saint in this lovely small town just over the border from Tuscany, in Umbria.

Pilgrims from all over the world come to visit this special place every year. Dinner will be a true delight in Castiglione del Lago on Lake Trasimeno.

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DAY 4

After breakfast we will take you to Florence or the Chiusi train station where you will continue on to your next destination.

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