Day 1: WELCOME TO TUSCANY
Private transfer from Florence airport to Tuscany countryside and overnight in 5*Hotel in Chianti area.
Day 2: CHIANTI CLASSIC E-BIKE TOUR
Breakfast in hotel.
Meet the guide and driver at the lobby.
Short transfer to the departure point. One day bike tour to discover the Chianti region, one of the most important wine area in the world, for the quality of wine and beauty of landscapes. Chianti offers a unique landscape: gentle hills covered by vineyards and olive groves, small stone villages and far houses.
We’ll start biking in the hearth of Chianti Classico. During the bike tour we will visit the Castle of Brolio with the 12th century castle gardens, the family’s private chapel and the unique museum. After this visit to the past, we will stop in a local winery for a private wine tour and tasting of 3 wines.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Chianti area.
Day 3: SAN GIMIGNANO E-BIKE TOUR
Breakfast in hotel.
Meet the guide and driver at the lobby.
Daily bike tour to discover San Gimignano, small walled medieval hill top town. San Gimignano has 13 unique and perfectly preserved tower houses which create a stunning hilltop skyline. For this reason, San Gimignano is also called “The Town of fine Towers”.
The tour will lead you also to discover the “Via Francigena”, old way that was for centuries the route followed by pilgrims of central and northern Europe to reach Rome.
After the stop in San Gimignano you’ll visit a local winery where Vernaccia di San Gimignano white wine is produced, here you can taste 3 wines with bruschette and cheese.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Chianti area.
Day 4: MONTALCINO & WINE TOUR
Breakfast in hotel.
Meet the guide and driver at the lobby.
The bike tour in the wine region of Brunello starts in Montalcino, riding on paved and unpaved roads, through vineyards and woods.
Along the route we’ll visit the abbey of Sant’Antimo, the most significant architectural monuments of Romanesque style and wonderful example of monastic building of the early twelfth century.
During the bike tour we’ll stop in a local winery where the Brunello wine making process is explained (harvest, fermentation, bottling, storage). Visit and wine tasting last approximately 1h 30 min and the tasting includes 3 wines.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Montalcino area.
Day 5: VAL D’ORCIA BIKE RIDE
Breakfast in hotel.
Meet the guide and driver at the lobby.
The bike tour in Val d’Orcia, UNESCO world heritage site, will make unforgettable your Tuscan holiday, riding surrounded by the typical rolling hills and visiting small villages like Pienza, Bagno Vignoni and San Quirico d’Orcia.
During the ride we’ll visit a cheese farm and taste different samples of sheep and goat cheeses made from raw-milk, included the famous Pecorino di Pienza. The cheese production, from hand-milking to the final product, will be also explained meanwhile you stay in relax on the terrace with breath-taking views.
After the farm we’ll follow the valley direction Bagno Vignoni, charming town where you will have lunch in a local restaurant.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Montalcino area.
Day 6: CRETE SENESI BIKE TOUR
Breakfast in hotel.
Meet the guide and driver at the lobby.
A unique naturalistic experience, riding on gravel and paved road through Crete Senesi region. The tour will lead you to the beautiful towns of San Giovanni d’Asso and Chiusure
before to reach Monte Oliveto, Benedictine abbey located on a hill covered by cypress trees, in a strategic position in the middle of Accona desert. Monte Oliveto is one of the most important religious sites in Tuscany, for territorial and historical importance.
The standard tour includes a lunch in a local restaurant not so far from the abbey.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Montalcino area.
Day 7: SIENA GUIDED TOUR
Breakfast in hotel.
Today will discover Siena by foot. In Siena you will visit the suggestive Piazza del Campo, where the magnificent Palazzo Pubblico stands, with its Torre del Mangia. Visit Piazza del Duomo and be impressed by the imposing Cathedral, one of the finest achievements of Italian Gothic. The guided tour will last about 3 hours then you’ll have time to have lunch.
Overnight in 5* hotel in Montalcino area.
Day 8: PRIVATE TRANSFER TO ROME AIRPORT
Private transfer to FCO Rome Airport
***** Preferred hotels
Chianti area: Belmond Castello di Casole, Borgo san Felice, Castello di Spaltenna, Il Borro, COMO Castello del Nero
Montalcino area: Castello Banfi, Castello di Velona, Rosewood Castiglione del Bosco
