Walking in Tuscany - upgrade level

Walking in Tuscany – upgrade level

€ 1270 (from) / Per person

Walking in Tuscany – upgrade level

From Montepulciano to Siena

This tours comes from our best-seller “The walking in Tuscany tour” with a different selection of lodging and experiences, that makes the level of the tour upgrade. All the places that you are going to visit are the best level of accommodations and wine and food experiences so that you will bring a piece of Tuscany in your heart forever!

Check what we have picked for you, in the “Tour Plan” tab below.

Walkthrough the very heart of Tuscany. We will stop in charming hilltop towns with spectacular panoramas, where you can climb feudal towers & see early Renaissance frescoes. Between the towns you will walk through the rolling vineyard hills, where you can stop to taste some of the best wines in the world. Your journey will end in the historic town of Siena, a UNESCO World Heritage Site & home to some of the most remarkable art & architecture from the 13-16th centuries. With its natural parks, centuries of culture, complex wine & perfectly simple cuisine, nothing beats the beauty of Tuscany.

7 Days
Age 15+
Tuscany

Highlights

Montepulciano & Pienza
Sant’Antimo Abbey
Walking through Val d’Orcia
Monte Oliveto Abbey
Stay in Siena

Tour Experiences:

Wine tasting in a historical wine cellar in Montepulciano
Cheese farm visit in Pienza
Brunello wine tour and tasting in Montalcino
Cooing class in Bagno Vignoni
Taste Siena food tour (www.sienafoodtour.com)

How does it work

We transfer your luggage

Just leave it at the reception desk with your name tag & you will find it at your next accommodation.

We book your hotels

We will book double rooms with private bathrooms in 3- or 4-star hotels, boutique B&Bs, or agritourism estates. You will find the vouchers to each hotel in your welcome package.

We supply detailed route notes & maps

The route notes can be in English, Italian, French, or German. All maps have GPS tracking.

Accommodation level

Day 1 – Montepulciano

Day 2 – Pienza

Day 3 – Bagno Vignoni

Day 4 – Montalcino

Day 5 – Buonconvento

Day 6 – Buonconvento ( second night )

Day 7 – Siena

Departure:	Montepulciano
Destination:	Siena
Included:	7 nights (in 3 -4 stars accommodation) All breakfast (dinners on demand) Emergency number 24/7 Gps files available Luggage transfer Pilgrim’s “Credenziale” Road book & maps
Excluded:	Dinners Tips Wine tasting

Tour Plan

Chiusi

Day 1: Arrival and settling in

Arrival in Chiusi where you are met by our representative who will spend a short time going over the tour with you answering any question you may have. He will then drive you to your hotel in Montepulciano.

Walking time 5 h

Day 2: Montepulciano - Pienza

From the San Biagio church the road leads you to Montichiello a nice little village immersed in the “Crete”. Stop there for a nice lunch or just for a cappuccino before continuing to Pienza, a jewel of Renaissance architecture.

Walking time 4.5 h

Day 3: Pienza - Bagno Vignoni

The Crete landscape is no doubt one of the most famous in the world: rolling hills in all the shades of brown or green; sturdy brick farmhouses crowning the hilltops and cypress lined alleys design a perfect scenery that inspired painters since the Middleages. Your hotel has SPA facilities

Walking time 5 h

Day 4: Bagno Vignoni - Sant'Antimo

A quite hard day walking along dry river beds in a rather wild environment to reach St Antimo a lovely abbey isolated in the middle of a pastoral landscape w Enjoy the abbey and the evening chants of the monks while spending the night in a nearby agriturismo. In the evening you will reach Montalcino, the capital of Brunello wine ; It is a nice medieval town with plenty of shopping possibilities well worth spending some leisurely time. Night in a hotel in Montalcino.

Walking time 4 h

Day 5: Montalcino - Buonconvento

Montalcino is the country of Brunello one of the most famous wine of this region so you will be walking through vineyards and olive trees.

Walking time 3.30 h

Day 6: Monte Oliveto - Siena

Start the day with a transfer to Monte Oliveto Maggiore, a red bricks construction in a rugged landscape. Visit the abbey before the tourist rush hours and start walking back toward your hotel or agriturismo. Pick up your luggage and catch a train to Siena. Possible private transfer to Siena where we have booked a hotel for you.

UPGRADE LODGING: Deluxe room in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, few hundreds of meters to Piazza del Campo

Walking time 4 h

Day 7: Siena

Siena is our last stop. Savour a delicious ice-cream sitting at a Cafe on the hedge of the Piazza del Campo where the famous Palio is run twice in a year. Stroll the small “vicoli” and cobbled streets, admire the purity of the Duomo architecture and taste some of the best Italian wines at the Enoteca nazionale before leaving to your next destination

UPGRADE EXPERIENCES: Join our "Taste Siena" food tour, a different way to visit this town, discovering its history, food and traditions.