Excursión de un día en un pequeño grupo a San Gimignano y Volterra desde Siena
Descripción
Abrace los encantos medievales de las ciudades de la Toscana en un viaje de un día a San Gimignano y Volterra desde Siena. Con un atento guía local, camine alrededor de la Fortaleza de Monteriggioni, explore la ciudad de San Gimignano, declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, y visite un taller de alabastro en Volterra. Disfrute de un delicioso almuerzo en una pequeña granja de la Toscana y pase el tiempo en su tiempo libre explorando estos rústicos pueblos de colinas que están inmersos en la rica historia de Italia. Los números están limitados a ocho personas en esta gira de grupos pequeños, lo que garantiza que recibirá atención personalizada de su guía.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Reúnase con su guía frente a la iglesia de San Domenico en Siena a las 9:30 a.m., fácil de encontrar incluso si llega desde fuera de la ciudad con su propio automóvil, ya que hay estacionamiento en las cercanías.
Viaja hacia el norte por las primeras colinas de Chianti y pasea por Monteriggioni, una fortaleza medieval perfectamente conservada con un anillo completo de murallas y torretas construidas en el siglo XIII y mencionadas por Dante en su Divina Comedia: este fue el bastión principal de Siena. defensa contra los ejércitos de Florencia. Disfrute de su ambiente tranquilo y encantador navegando por los callejones y tiendas de artesanías y productos locales, o encendiendo una vela en la iglesia local como lo hicieron los peregrinos.
Continúe hasta la fascinante ciudad de San Gimignano, una de las ciudades más características de la colina de la Toscana, con sus numerosas torres medievales austeras que sobrevivieron desafiantemente a los siglos y aún hoy están orgullosamente en pie. Reconocida como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, esta ciudad es un gran testimonio de la arquitectura medieval. Camine por la antigua ruta de la Via Francigena, la ruta principal que llevó a todos los viajeros y peregrinos de Europa a Roma y la Santa Sede. El bullicioso San Gimignano florece con boutiques artesanales de los comercios y tiendas locales, que venden las famosas "oro rojo" o especias de azafrán de la ciudad, así como el vino blanco Vernaccia, tan tradicional y antiguo que Dante lo menciona en el siglo XIII.
Breve visita al museo en miniatura y maravillarse de cómo se veía San Gimignano durante la Edad Media
Después de abrir el apetito recorriendo plazas, calles, iglesias y tiendas de San Gimignano, visite una pequeña granja familiar y disfrute de un almuerzo tradicional toscano preparado con los productos de temporada de la granja. Durante el almuerzo podrá degustar platos preparados con azafrán acompañado del refrescante vino blanco Vernaccia. Después del almuerzo, continúe por los caminos panorámicos hacia Volterra, la antigua Velathri, una ciudad que combina armoniosamente las ruinas etruscas y romanas con la arquitectura medieval y renacentista, con los inevitables edificios y muebles modernos. Visite un pequeño taller artesanal y conozca a los artesanos que han trabajado el alabastro local durante décadas. Sé testigo de este antiguo arte de esculpir esta piedra en preciosas obras maestras.
Disfrute del tiempo libre caminando por las calles del centro histórico de Volterra, visitando el famoso museo etrusco de la ciudad o simplemente admirando el milenario arco etrusco, el teatro romano o los monumentos y tiendas más modernos de la ciudad. En algunas ocasiones el itinerario puede variar un poco. En este caso, el recorrido podría modificarse ligeramente pero mantendrá una impresión general similar, de la misma duración y con las mismas inclusiones.
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Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Hay opciones de transporte público disponibles en las cercanías
- Hay asientos o sillas infantiles disponibles
- No se recomienda para viajeros con mala salud cardiovascular
- Adecuado para todos los niveles de aptitud física
Opiniones(199)
This is a fantastic tour of San Gimignano, Volterra, Monteriggioni, and the Tuscan countryside along the way. The meet-up point in Siena was convenient, and we easily found our group. Lunch at the agrotourismo near San Gimignano was excellent. Our guide was amazing - engaging, knowledgeable, and eager to answer questions. We especially appreciated that the guide spent the drives telling us about the next stop, and then let us explore each place on our own. If I could change one thing, it would be to add additional time in Volterra, which is an especially beautiful place. I strongly recommend this tour to anyone looking to explore the smaller Tuscan hill towns outside Siena.
Ceco was an amazing guide for the day. The right amount of interesting history and facts delivered with passion and interest, balanced with sufficient time for self-exploration. Comfortable and safe vehicle to travel in. Small group made this souch more enjoyable and accessible. The lunch at Carmela's property was superb and just added to an already great day. Highly recommend Tuscan Escapes for the care they take and the passion they have for the Tuscan region (as evidenced by the high quality of their guides).
This was a fabulous experience. We particularly enjoyed the lunch at the Tuscan farm. Georgia, our tour guide, was lovely and hugely informative. We would highly recommend the tour.
We had a lovely day trip to San Gimiano and Voltera. Our guide was called Georgia and she made the day very interesting from start to finish. Her English was excellent. She began quickly by giving us explanations of the local area the towns and where we will be visiting. This made the whole thing easy to understand and made it a great day. We were dropped off at places that made walking into the places we were visiting very easy. She gave good suggestions on what to see and do. We had a lovely lunch at a winery. We were not rushed anywhere and even got back overtime without any issues. Really good.
This tour was the highlight of my trip! Our guide, Guglielmo / William was very knowledgeable, courteous and gave us plenty of time to explore San Gimignano and Volterra. My favourite parts of the day were actually the side trips. At the artisanal farmlandfwe had an incredibly delicious lunch.. I also loved meeting and watching the alabaster craftman work. He is truly gifted and I will treasure two of his pieces I am taking home. I had such a wonderful day that I could not stop smiling.
This tour was the highlight of my trip! Our guide, Guglielmo / William was very knowledgeable, courteous and gave us plenty of time to explore San Gimignano and Volterra. My favourite parts of the day were actually the side trips. At the artisanal farmlandfwe had an incredibly delicious lunch.. I also loved meeting and watching the alabaster craftman work. He is truly gifted and I will treasure two of his pieces I am taking home. I had such a wonderful day that I could not stop smiling.
We had a great tour to SanGimignano and Volterra that also included a farm lunch with wine tasting We had a great group of people and our tour guide was very informative. We had time to see a little of both cities I wish we could have had a little more time on our own We liked Volterra but absolutely loved San gimignano .
Juliana was an amazing guide and a fabulous driver on the twisty roads. She was warm and shared her passion for the area. Would have helped to have a map of each stop with a list of what to see in each town. Highlights were lunch stop which bonded our group and the spot and food was great. Also loved the stop at the alabaster craftsman.
Juliana was an excellent driver and guide. Visit to Il Palagione was a pleasure with great wine tasting and tour of the winery. We enjoyed our visit to San Gimignano and Volterra
It was an expensive tour for what was included. The driver dropped us at the gate to each place with no map and limited directions. The tour would be so much better if they could walk us for at least 10 minutes as an orientation and give us a map circling key things to see. Some suggestions required a fee and there was insufficient time for them anyway. Lunch was just okay. The alabaster demonstration was not a highlight. Our driver was informative in the vehicle.
