| | CENTRO GUIDE TURISTICHE DI SIENA
CLASSICAL SIENA Half day tour
Siena is in the UNESCO world heritage list and this wonderful itinerary through its most important places gives the visitor a general idea of this city peculiarity.
From the Basilica of St. Dominic’s - where, since many centuries, St. Catherine’s relics are revered - we go along the old Via Francigena, Siena’s Medieval backbone. The headquarters of the oldest bank in Europe called Monte dei Paschi are to be found along it. Then the noble Sienese elegant mansions accompany us to the Cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption.
This superb example of a Gothic architecture has got a rich art patrimony : Michelangelo, Donatello, Bernini and Giovanni Pisano left here some of their most well known masterpieces.
The natural end of our itinerary is the famous Piazza del Campo. Its special shape seems to hug the guest and invite him to preserve in his memory the experience of a journey through time.
SECRET SIENA WALKS half or full day
This itinerary is thought for the people who already know Siena or for all those curious visitors who are not only happy with famous monuments or overcrowded streets. With these walks, instead, they can see a wonderful labyrinth of little streets , fountains, fortified houses, towers once inhabited by noble families and tiny squares that keep the ancient history of the town unchanged. Untouched lanes as well as less famous churches, but not for this less rich in masterpieces, like Santa Maria dei Servi or San Martino, are to be visited. Hidden traces of old arts and crafts still live with an environment that seeps into the walls making the old fabric of the city quiver. Anecdotes ,mysteries, curiosities, forgotten stories, important characters of the past come alive in this tour for a really different history of Siena.
info: http://www.guidesiena.it/index.html | | Brunello wine tour
Brunello, presently considered the best wine in the world, has its ancestral roots in the passion of the inhabitants of Montalcino and in the ancient winemaking tradition, handed down from one generation to the next.
The town of Montalcino, sanctuary of this wine produced from Sangiovese grapes, stands on a charming hill that will let you relish its natural wholesomeness.
The town, its century-old fortress, and the best wineries reviewed on specialised magazines are the main destination of our outing.
Great skill in the cellar, which includes a long maturation in casks made from valuable wood, make Brunello, holder of the title of “Italian ambassador in the world of our winemaking reality”, the most highly regarded wine in the world.
You will have the opportunity to taste prestigious wines in the best wineries on the territory and to discover Montalcino, the beautiful Abbey of St. Antimo and the wonderful surrounding area. |
