Florence and Tuscany

With this tour package you will have the chance to see the best of Florence and Tuscany under the guidance of a local experienced and informative guide. On the first day of tour you will be picked up at the airport or train station in Florence. After hotel check in, you will enjoy a walking tour of Florence, best way to fully appreciate the beauty of the medieval and renaissance monuments the city offers. Among the others, you will see the imposing Santa Maria del Fiore with the Brunelleschi Dome, Piazza della Signoria and its outdoor collection of marble statues, Ponte Vecchio the oldest bridge and the only one surviving the destruction of World War 2, the Pitti, Strozzi and Medici Palaces, symbols of renaissance architecture, Orsanmichele, a church built on a previous loggia used by the florentine comunity for the grain market, the Medici Chaples, a grand mausoleum where all the members of the Medici dynasty were buried. Lunch will be at a rooftop restaurant with a breathtaking panoramic view over the city. After lunch you will visit the Museum of Accademia where the original statue of Michelangelo's David is preserved, Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral or "Duomo" of Florence and the Uffizi Gallery. Activities will be over around 6 pm. Dinner will be at your hotel. Upon request we can make a reservation for you to a typical tuscan restaurant in Florence. On the next day we'll leave Florence early in the morning after breakfast. We'll transfer to Siena. You will enjoy a guided tour of Siena. We'll have lunch combined to a wine tasting class at a winery located in the Chianti wine regione. After lunch we'll visit the medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano, decorated by thirteen authentic 12th century towers. Our excursion will include the 1300 Museum, the main squares, Rocca di Montestaffoli and the world champion Dondoli gelato maker. We'll be back to Florence around 6-7 pm.