Some initiatives and experiences you can book during your stay
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Experiencing Siena
Art and Culture
This guided tour will show you the town history during its Golden Age as city-state from 12th century.
The historical center of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site; the guide will show the interiors of the Town Hall with the prestigious frescos such as Buono e il Cattivo Governo by Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Maestà by Simone Martini, perfectly preserved in Sala del Mappamondo. The voyage to explore the monumental complex of Santa Maria della Scala will give you further details to discover the medieval history of the town.
Cooking Classes
Two typical recipes to taste Siena …
Cooking laboratory with the chef to prepare two traditional Tuscan dishes such as homemade pasta and Ricciarelli.
The guests will enjoy the class and taste the prepared specialities accompanied by Chianti wines.
Chef for a day
Private cooking class with a famous chef to prepare a complete Tuscan menu using the local products and ingredients carefully chosen.
At the of the lesson you will enjoy a dinner with the chef
Fitness in town: urban trekking to explore Siena
Siena town offers all you need for a urban trekking: art sport and nature.
A tour guide will lead you inside the city walls where the original centre preserves historic monuments, green spaces, unexpected views and suggestive corners The urban trekking will include paths of various length and difficulty, according to the clients’ abilities.
PALIO di SIENA and Contrada Tour
You can enjoy an unique experience with a Sienese guide and appreciate details about the ancient and historic tradition.
Palio di Siena is a real passion felt all year ‘round by any Contrada that preserves history and documents in its private museum where you can admire the original costumes from original mounts to flags and works of sacred art, from ancient canvases and hand-painted banners to masgalani engraved by famous Sienese artists.
A unique heritage that you will have the opportunity to visit privately with the Sienese guide. At the end of the visit the guide will accompany you to Piazza del Campo to enjoy an aperitif.
Siena and outskirts
Wine trekking through the vineyards of Chianti wine
Welcome at the wine estate situated upon a hill overlooking vineyards and olive groves.
Sensory journey through the vineyards and garden with a Chianti perfume laboratory (preferably in an internal room) followed by tasting at the sunset at the wine cellar.
Monteriggioni Castle and San Gimignano hamlet
In this is a historical and artistic tour the guide will lead you in two of the most charming hamlets, well known all over the world. Monteriggioni castle is situated on the hillock and during the Middle Age it was a strategic defensive fortification against the enemies: Its circular walls with turrets are original and belong to the 13th century.
In San Gimignano the guide will show the most important artistic sites with their medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of tower houses; the center of the hamlet is a UNESCO world heritage site. You will visit Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Citserna and the Collegiata Church and the famous frescos of Benozzo Gozzoli in S.Agostino Church.
Olfactory emotion and wine tasting
Unique experience to discovery the perfumes of Chianti: a wine tour guide will let you enjoy an olfactory experience of natural essences reminding to the Chianti wine.
At the wine cellar of the estate you will appreciate the wine production of high level and then taste different types of Chianti wines. Your olfactory experience is perfectly combined to the wine tasting.
The honey of Montalcino Pienza Pecorino cheese POD
Guided tour in the suggestive hamlet of Montalcino and stop at a farm producing honey from its own bee hives: tasting with various typical products.
The tour continues to Pienza hamlet, famous for its Renaissance architecture and guided walk in the historical centre till a farm specialised in the production of Pecorino according to the traditional local recipes of the famous ”Pecorino di Pienza”.
Montalcino, San Antimo Abbey and Brunello tasting
Guided tour to S. Antimo Abbey, a charming Benedectine Monastery, actually occupied by a small community of the Olivetan Benedectine. Continue to the medieval hamlet of Montalcino situated upon a suggestive hill.
Visit of a Brunello wine cellar and a sommelier explain to you the process of vinification; afterwards you will enjoy a Brunello wine tasting combined with typical products snack.
Walking tour in Florence and aperitif
Florence is always beautiful but it is even more charming when it is painted by the colourful sunset.
The rhythm of people living in the city gets slower and slower, the Arno river waters turns into rose and the atmosphere seems to give back completely different passages.
Guided walking tour along the Lugarno towards Sam Niccolò district where you will enjoy and aperitif before walking up to Piazzale Michelangelo from where you will appreciate a breathtaking view over city at the sunset.
