On this afternoon and evening tour from Siena to Chianti and San Gimignano, explore the beautiful Chianti region – an area rich with dense oak forests and cypress trees – and discover its famous wine by visiting a local producer, touring their cellars and tasting their wines. Then head to the UNESCO World Heritage town of San Gimignano, famous for its medieval towers. Enjoy the main sights and browse the streets and boutique stores just as the day's crowds begin to dwindle. Visit a local farm and enjoy a farm-to-table dinner of its products and wines during sunset, in a stunning location overlooking the San Gimignano towers and the rolling, vine-covered hills.
Posted By : savvyconsumera
The countryside was spectacular. I enjoyed free time in the villages, and all that was included on this tour. The high point was the dinner at a local farm/vineyard. First of all, the setting was stunning. But the warm and personal nature of the meal:cooked by the Mother, in their home, was the high point. We sat and ate with the family. It was such an authentic experience , which I will treasure the memory for years to come.
I also want to single out our guide, Necco (sp?). He went out of his way to ensure that I had safe transportation home. That was above and beyond what he had to do, at the end of a very long day. My sincere thanks go out to him.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 15:29:39 
Posted By : Christina_H
This was a wonderful tour - the best we went on in Italy! Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, the wine tasting was wonderful, and the dinner was perfect. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 02:15:43 
Posted By : virginiacrofts123
On our fourth visit to Siena and without a car we wanted to explore the beautiful Tuscan region as easily as possible. Tuscan Escapes was a great find. Our guide Kiko was very experienced, efficient and managed to bring our group of 8 together over the wine tasting and dinner as if we were old friends. A comfortable mini-bus took us first to Monteriggioni then on to San Gimignano-the gelato really was excellent- and then taste local wines at a small family-run winery in the hills of San Gimignano. A stunning location, an excellent discussion about wines, Italian history and more followed before dinner in a private home. A beautiful 4 course meal, accompanied by more wine and a safe return to Siena by 11pm. Could not recommend this tour more highly and full credit to Kiko and Tuscan Escapes for providing a real Italian experience.
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Posted On : 2023-11-28 22:58:11
Posted By : 622kerrys
This was an amazing tour! Our guide, Juliana was so knowledgeable about the history of the area and especially the wine. She was very personable and the entire group really appreciated her. San Gimignano was a wonderful little town with great history. Juliana stopped at the ideal place to capture a picture of the city skyline.
The wine tasting was wonderful. Filipe was the winemaker and was very passionate about the wine they were making. The fact that they mix 9 grapes for their Chianti was impressive but when he explained how they shade the grapes by hand to ensure they all ripen at the ripe time you could see his passion for the craft.
Our Italy trip ranged from Venice to Rome but Siena and especially this tour was the highlight of our trip.
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Posted On : 2023-11-18 21:55:51
Posted By : Sue_E
We really enjoyed Tuscan Escapes' Sunset trip from Siena. We became part of a fun group of eight from Alabama, California, and Iowa. The wine tasting was delightful and it was so nice visiting San Gimignano later in the day. The dinner in Chianti, at a farmhouse/winery, was delicious. Our trip was made even better by our oustanding guide, Mattia. He is very knowledgeable about wine, humorous and informative. We highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2023-11-01 17:59:54
Posted By : H3453HBmarkm
Absolutely stunning views! Amazing wines, olive oils and fabulous food. Highly recommended tour. Our group consisted of 8 people which made the experience even more enjoyable and personal.
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Posted On : 2023-10-09 07:15:27
Posted By : Chicagomason
Our tour guide, Guglielmo (aka, William, Bill, Billy, Will) was bravissimo! He really takes pride in his work and to communicate in English. We were so impressed with his knowledge of the region, the wines and so many other topics he made this a phenomenal excursion. We shared the van with two couples traveling a month in Italy and another younger couple. The eight of us had so much fun and Guglielmo was the center of it. Our two stops at Terre di Sovernaja owned by Federico Montagnani and Montemorli run by 3 brothers, Carlo, Vittorio and Guido were great. The wines were great and the Pizza Night at Montemorli at a farm-to-table outdoor setting was the best dinner. The pizza was cooked in a wood fire oven with several different toppings. I was so stuffed and wanted to eat more. A great great experience overall.
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Posted On : 2023-10-02 13:39:09
Posted By : V9508UHlisai
Our guide, Guillermo, was so knowledgeable and fun to interact with that our time just flew by. The private wine tasting was excellent as well as the sunset farm dinner later. Being able to meet the owners of these small businesses and hear about their livelihoods really makes one appreciate the hard work that goes into producing quality products. San Gimignano was a delight to walk around. We had plenty of time on our stops to explore and it was nice to let someone else do the driving and navigating! Well worth the money!!
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Posted On : 2023-09-08 07:33:53
Posted By : s8n8
Amazing tour. Milo was very knowledgeable and a great guide. Loved the wineries we visited and the views we got to see. Would recommend 10/10.
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 06:28:46
Posted By : Marianne_G
We were picked up on time at the location outside the Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico in a very comfortable minivan with a total of 6 passengers on our sunset trip. Georga was our wonderful guide for the afternoon/evening. She was very informative, upbeat and a great driver. The tour was well paced with stops at viewpoints of the beautiful Tuscan countryside as well as visits to the towns of San Gimignano & Monteriggioni. We had a wine tasting at small, family run organic winery that also produced Olive Oil and Saffron. Dinner was at a great little family farm and was delicious, made with local ingredients! Highly recommend this tour with Tuscan Escapes.
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Posted On : 2023-05-30 21:29:11
