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Excursion to the Chianti region
Half
day Tour - A drive through the wonderful Tuscan
countryside with green hills, cypress-ringed villas,
abbeys, villages, farmhouses where vineyards, olives
and fields of sunflowers mingle with wooded hills to
form landscapes of timeless beauty.
We will stop in Greve, considered the "little
capital of Chianti". The beautiful main square,
flanked by porticoes and terraces has in the center
the statue of Giovanni da Verrazzano the famous navigator,
born in the area.
We will stop at one of the many famous wineries where
you will have a wine tasting of the prestigious Chianti
wine, produced and bottled here and distinguished by
the trademark of the black rooster.
2 persons: € 165 euro per person including
wine tasting and cellar tour
3 persons: € 150 euro per person including
wine tasting and cellar tour
4 persons: € 140 euro per person including
wine tasting and cellar tour
8 persons: € 120 euro per person including
wine tasting and cellar tour
16 persons: € 90 euro per person including
wine tasting and cellar tour
Full day Tour- You have a choice
for this day trip to do either 2 wine tastings or one
tasting and then visit San Gimignano.
The first wine tasting of the day is at one of Chianti's
most well known vineyards, which is actually an ancient
castle. You will take a full tour of the cantinas and
then have The full tour will drive you through one of
the largest villages in Chianti, set in a magnificent
position (500 m. above sea level) in a very attractive
setting of vines and olives, to Castellina, an ancient
Etruscan settlements and later a fortified outpost against
Siena and to Radda, on the border between Firenze and
Siena, a lovely village with a well preserved medieval
structure.
2 persons: € 265 per person including
wine tasting, cellar tour and lunch
3 persons: € 250 per person including wine
tasting, cellar tour and lunch
4 persons: € 185 per person including wine
tasting, cellar tour and lunch
6 persons: € 175 euro per person including
wine tasting, cellar tour and lunch
8 persons: € 140 per person including wine
tasting, cellar tour and lunch
16 persons: € 110 per person including
wine tasting, cellar tour and lunch
NOTE: The 16 person bus
tour will require an extra one time only payment of
€ 30 which covers the cost of the vehicle entry into
the walls of the town of San Gimignano. The driver will
provide you with the receipt. If you decide to tour
through Chianti & have two wine tastings then the entry
ticket to san Gimignano will NOT apply to the 16 seater
seater bus.
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