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FIRENZE

Departure/arrival : / San Gimignano or on request pick up at your accomodation Duration: 6/8 hours Our idea : Discovery the amazing principal monuments, but not only .. together discovery Fare clic per aggiungere the history more ancient and not about one of una foto the most incredible city in the world . Highlights: Santa Maria Novella , Duomo, repubblica square, Signoria Square, Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi ( exterior) , Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti, Santa Croce Operates : Friday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader and transportation from San Gimignano (other pick up on request) Price : € 79,00 (max.4 persons per vehicle)

SIENA

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano or on request pick up at your accomodation Duration: 6/8 hours Our idea : Lose yourselves in the one of the most beautiful medioeval city, amazing yourselves like Wagner visiting the Dome and learn about “Palio Fare clic per aggiungere “, “contrade “ and so on … una foto Highlights: , Duomo, battistero, Torre del mangia, S. Domenico. Operates : Friday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader and transportation from San Gimignano (other pick up on request)

Price : € 79,00 (max.4 persons per vehicle)

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VOLTERRA

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano or on request pick up at your accomodation Duration: 3 hours Our idea : to taste the mysticism of an- cient Etruscan town and its romantic mel- ancholy, to discovery the alabaster craft Highlights: Piazza dei Priori , the medie- val wall and gates, the house - towers, the Dom , rhe roman theater and the etruscan burial sites Operates : Monday or on request Language: engl ish, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader and transportation from San Gimi- gnano (other pick up on request) Price : € 79,00 (max.4 persons per vehicle)

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4 LUCCA & PISA

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano or on request pick up at your accomodation Duration: 6/8 hours Our idea : the white of and its Leaning Tower in Pisa, the red of medioeval Fare clic per aggiungere walls of una foto Lucca, the colours of an amazing Highlights: Leaning Tower & Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa; in Lucca : piazza Napoleone, Palazzo Ducale, Piazza Anfiteatro, Palazzo Guinigi, S. Frediano, the medieoval walls Operates :Thursday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader , a special seafood Lunch and transportation from San Gimignano (other pick up on request) Price : € 119,00 (max.4 persons per vehicle)

HISTORY AND LEGENDS FROM SAN GIMIGNANO TO STOP IN

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano or on request pick up at your accomodation Duration: 4 hours Our idea : throw us in the Middle Age, breathes ancient Fare clic per aggiungere atmosphere, enjoy a glass of wine in the quite of little una foto village Highlights: the unforgettable sky line of San Gimignano, the little historic centre of Monteriggioni, the red medioeval palaces of Certaldo Operates : Monday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes: a special wine and food Tasting in Certaldo expert and professional Tour Leader and transportation from San Gimignano (other pick up on request) Price : € 68,00 (max.4 persons per vehicle)

Giglio’s Island Cruise

Meeting with your driver around 06.00 at your accomodation and departure to Castiglione della Pescaia, start of boarding at 08.00, departure for navigation along the coasts and the splendid beaches of the Maremma Park: the guides on board will illustrate the characteristics and will be available to passengers for all information on the Tuscan Archipelago, the Maremma coasts and the Cetaceans that often cheer our crossings. At 10.30 / 11.00 disembarkation at Giglio: the next 6 hours will allow individual or Fare clic per aggiungere group visits with the Toscana Trekking guides that may be booked una foto during navigation; it is also possible to book the circumnavigation of the island by boat; at 13.00 you can have lunch on board (by reservation). At 17.00 we will set sail to return to Castiglione around 19.00 / 19.30, after a close navigation (and described by the guides) of the splendid coasts of the Argentario and the Uccellina Park. Here you will find our driver who will drop you off at your hotel

Price per adult € 60.00 (eur 85.00 including lunch full menu of seafood pasta / risotto with seafood, prawns, chips, sweet water included) Price per child € 39.00 (€ 49.00 including lunch only the first or the secondo course / side dish with dessert and water) Operates: Wednesdays Any different pick up places or other days on request

Day trip to the Secche della Meloria protected marine area by sailboat

Meeting with our driver who will accompany you to the port of Livorno ready for a beautiful day to the Fare clic per aggiungere Secche della Meloria protected marine area by sailboat: una foto Leaving the port, you will head north-west, sailing to sail the Ship Line Lighthouse, a reference north of the Secche della Meloria Marine Protected Area, a marine protected area 4 miles from the Labronic coast that covers an area of about 40 square km characterized by a rocky bank that forms the bottom with depths ranging from 2/3 meters up to 30. Then you will cross the A.M.P. up to the Meloria tower and the new Meloria lighthouse which constitute its southern limit. The current construction dates back to 1709 by Cosimo III de Medici, but the first tower was built by the maritime republic of Pisa around the twelfth century to signal the presence of shallow waters off the ancient Porto Pisano. During our excursions it is not uncommon to spot dolphins that travel these routes that are located inside the cetacean sanctuary. Upon arrival in the Marina area you will have a nice swim while the skipper prepares you a nice spaghetti on board

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Price per person € 155.00 (including transport and light lunch on board)

Operates: Wednesdays Any different pick up places or other days on request

FOOD & WINES EXCURSIONS To taste Tuscany , not “turistic menu” but real traditional food or gourmet menu

COUNTRY LIFE Experience Tuscan farm life by visiting and getting in touch who work and live the country After an explanation of the day’s task you’ll Fare clic per aggiungere also receive an explanation of how the fruits una foto of the labor go from their natural state to finished product. End the experience with a wine tasting and light lunch togethere the members of the farm Comfortable clothing and shoes suitable for the country required. Duration: 6 hours Gastronomic highlights : this experience need to understand the phases of the production of wine and oil and appreciate the background work and enjoy the simply and tasty food of the farm worker Operates : Monday or on request Includes : escorted visit of a farm – wine tasting – light lunch Transportation: on request Prices: € 28,00 adults, € 15,00 children

FAMILY DINNER

We offer the opportunity for visitors to enjoy dinner in a local family home. These dinners cost much the same as an equivalent restaurant meal but offer not only very different traditional dishes but also the opportunity to see how the people live in the Tuscan countryside Duration: 3 hours Gastronomic highlights : Enjoy a traditional Fare clic per aggiungere Tuscan meal with a local family : an gastronomic experience and a experience of life Operates : una foto Wednesday or on request Includes : dinner and beverages included Price : € 44,00 adult € 32,00 child Transportation : on request Prices: € 34,00 adults; € 24,00 children

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Vernaccia Tasting

Meeting at your accomodation in San Gimignano, departure by private vehicle and visit of a winery including the vineyards and Vernaccia tasting, we will continue to the center of San Gimignano, accompanied walk to La Rocca where a guided tasting of Vernaccia san Gimignano Docg will follow Vernaccia di San Gimignano Docg Riserva and San Gimignano Doc Rosso accompanied by typical Tuscan products

Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request

Price per adult € 80.00

Price per child € 20.00

Maximum 4 people per vehicle

Operates: Wednesdays

Any different pick up places or other days on request

MAREMMA HILLS FLAVOUR This trail offers a unique scenario, through places and landscapes, though ancient, are still active , living . dunamic and exciting and a lot of tipical product from wine to cheese, from salad biscuits to honey Gastronomic highlights : every stop a new flavour, we start with Salted Biscuits of Roccalbegna, Pecorino Toscano DOP and Fare clic per aggiungere Extra virgin Olive oil IGP, Morellino di una foto scansano DOP and the tipical Maremma food Operates : Thursday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes : transportation from San Gimignano (other location on request ) - expert and professional Tour Leader – wine and food tasting in a Farm with tour– entrance to Museum of Wine in Scansano - tipical lunch ( the menu depend by season ) Price : € 128,00 adult € 79,00 child (max.4 persons per vehicle)

VAL D’ORCIA & Fare clic per aggiungere Location of a lot of film ( like il Gladiatore, Under sun of una foto tuscany and so on ) , the Val D’orcia is one of the most beautiful view of Tuscany . In this incredible landscapes you’ll taste incredible wines and foods Duration: 8 hours Gastronomic highlights : Nobile di , Pecorino di , Rosso di Montalcino e Brunello di Montalcino Operates : Tuesday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish, other languages on request Includes : transportation from San Gimignano (other location on request ) - expert and professional Tour Leader wine tasting - tipical lunch Price : € 128,00 adult € 79,00 child (max.4 persons per vehicle)

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Wines & Food Tasting

Departure from San Gimignano by private vehicle, upon arrival at Vicchiomaggio Castle visit of the vineyards (if weather condition permits), the historic cellars and the Castle Gardens Lunch will be served in one of the castle's dining rooms and you will taste: Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione and of course the organic extra virgin olive oil. The wines will be paired with Pappardelle with wild boar ragout, Farmer's beef stew with seasonal vegetable side dishes and a selection of pecorino cheese A walk in and departure for san gimignano will follow, along the route stops for panoramic photos Arrived in San Gimignano walk to La Rocca where we will carry out a guided tasting of Vernaccia san Gimignano Docg, Vernaccia di san Gimignano Docg reserve and Sa Gimignano doc rosso accompanied by typical Tuscan products End of services

Price per adult € 105.00 Price per child € 50.00

Maximum 4 people per vehicle

It takes place on Tuesdays and Saturdays Any different pick up places or other days on req

A DAY BY MOTORBIKE

Lardarello & Bolgheri, from metal rich hills to the sea Departure/arrival :San Gimignano/ San Gimignano Distance: 290 km Duration: 10 hours Type of road : mixed, hilly, valley Itinerary : San Gimignano – Saline di – Lardarello – Monteverdi – Castagneto Carducci – Bolgheri – Follonica – Massa Marittima – Montieri – Casole d’ – San Gimignano Fare clic per aggiungere Our excpetional guide will be the Volterrana Road, we una foto will discover the Devil’s Valley of Lardarello, inspiration for the Dante’s Divina Commedia , until will arrive at Castagneto Carducci and its famous cypress trees who inspired the great poetry Giosuè Carducci. Stop for lunch in Bolgheri and after departure to Follonica , a quiet seaside town, and after Massa Marittima we will enjoy sharp curves and the valley road is easy and fun and a superb views like the medieval towns of Montieri or Casole d’Elsa. Our itinerary ends in San Gimignano Operates : Monday or on request Language: english, italian, Spanish Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader and a Tipical Lunch Price : € 75,00 per person

Quintessential Tuscany, travelling the

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano Distance: 170 km Duration: 4 hours Type of road : mixed, hilly, Itinerary : San Gimignano – Monteroni d’ – – Crete Fare clic per aggiungere Senesi – – San Gimignano una foto There are great views, hills, climbs, descents, everything suroounded by top scenery. The road that goes through the crete senesi is a gift for photographers who want to capture the quintessentially Tuscan: rolling fields, an isolated farmhouse , cypress trees, medioeval town The itinerary ends in San Gimignano

Operates : Tuesday or on request Language: english, italian,Spanish Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader Price : € 33,00

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Going Round Mount Amiata

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano Distance: 290 km Duration: 8 hours Kind of road : mixed, hilly, valley, mountain Itinerary : San Gimignano – civitella marittima – Paganico - Castel del Pia- no – – san Quirico d ’Orcia – - San Gimignano During this itinerary we will enjoy some real mountain roads with forest and steep slopes , the northern side of Monte Amiata after Arcidosso is the most photogenic one. A natural tunnel precedes , which welcomes us with its medieval roads and after the road doesn ’ t change, beautiful and flowing After mountain we will enjoy a part of suggestive view of Val d ’ orcia, location of a lot of set film like “ Il Gladiatore” The itinerary ends in San Gimignano Operates : Thursday or on request Language: english, italian,spanish Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader , Tipical Lunch Price : € 79,00 per person

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Chianti

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano Distance: 140 km Duration:4 hours Kind of road : mixed, hilly, Itinerary : San Gimignano – Greve in Chianti – – – – – San Gimignano Chianti is one of the most famous and beautiful hill areas in Tuscany . The landscape is characterized by Fare clic per aggiungere vineyards, olive groves, fortresses, churches and una foto castles domingating the splendid surroundings . We start with Greve in Chianti, can be considered the Chianti’s gate, follow the curves of the road until Montevarchi and we’ll find the amazing medieval town: Radda, Gaiole and Castellina Here, if you want, you can taste one of the red wines most famous in the world: il Chianti ! Itinerary ends in San Gimignano Operates : Wednesday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader Price : € 33,00

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Alpi Apuane & Lardo di Colonnata

Departure/arrival : San Gimignano/ San Gimignano Distance: 300 km Duration: 8 /9 hours Kind of road : mixed, hilly, mountain Itinerary : San Gimignano – Barga – Castelnuovo di Garfagnana - Colonnata – Pietrasanta – Torre del Lago - San Gimignano The splendour of its natural land- scapes: from the white marble peaks of the Apuane Alps, to the blue sea of Versilia Coast, from historical old towns to the gentle hills of Lucca, this is the tour of today ! And we will have the pleasure of taste the famous Lardo ’ s di Colonnata during our Tipical Lunch and end with a glam aperitif on the Versilia Coast Itinerary ends in San Gimignano Operates : Friday or on request Language: english, italian, spanish Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader, tipical Lunch and aperitif Price : € 99,00

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Elba ‘s Island

Departure/arrival :Piombino/Piombino Distance: 100 km + ferry Duration:8/9 hours Type of road : mixed, hilly, sea Itinerary : piombino – Portoferraio – Capo d’enfola - Fare clic per aggiungere Biodola – Procchio – Lacona – Portoferraio – Piombino una foto Meeting point in port of Piombino and departure by ferry to Portoferraio. After a short excursion to Capo d’Enfola and back, we leave for the western coast, and find the best beaches ( Procchio, Guardiola and Biodola ) , time for swim or enjoy the beach

After short break departure to Lacona, here we have time for lunch and relax on the beach. In the afternoon come back to Portoferraio . Fare clic per aggiungere Itinerary ends in Piombino una foto

Operates : Wednesday or on request

Language: english, italian, spanish

Includes: expert and professional Tour Leader , tipical sea food Lunch and ferry boat ticket

Price : € 190,00 per person

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