Home
Shore Excursions
Italy
Turkey
Winter Breaks
Rome
Florence
Venice
Villa/Apt Rentals
All of Italy
Tuscany Villa
Groups10 to 22
1 Day Cooking Lessons
1 Day Wine Tours
Car Rentals
Tuscany Packages
Florence Loaded
6 days from $725
|
Full & Half day wine tours in Tuscany
When asked what's the best way to see Tuscany, I reply - The choices range from DIY (do it yourself) to a chauffeured driven limousine with a private guide. The answer depends on what do you want and feel is the right price for you. DIY is most restricting. You get lost, spend too much time looking for what a friend or guide book recommended. You don't know the time/distances ratios, the roads, especially the ones not on the map.
Group 1 offered as Half or Full Day
Tours - Chianti Classico Area,
San Gimignano and Monteriggioni,
Montecarlo and the Hills of Lucca,
Lucca: Art, History and Wine
Casentino: the Unknown Tuscan Wine Region,
The Tower and Wine in Pisa and
Medici Villas and Wine Tours listed below |
| Note - Half Day tours do not include lunch and only visit one winery |
- listed separately CLICK HERE |
PRICING AT THE END OF EACH GROUP |
BASIC INFO - We offer half-and full-day guided tours to the below wineries by private car or mini-bus with an english speaking driver/guide leaving from Florence.
Included are wine cellar visits, tastings and other sightseeing as noted. Excursions may be scheduled for any day and are conducted in English or other languages. Pick-up service from other locations is possible. There may be a additional cost depending on location. A traditional 3 course lunch w/local wines is included at select local restaurants.
|
Tour # 1, Chianti Classico Area The keys to open the world of Gallo Nero. Badia are Passignano and the Greve town center are the gateway to the world of Gallo Nero. The wines from Chianti Classico region, an area of 7 subzones from whch the wine is produced and are by Galla Nero, a black rooster on the label, generally more well known and of better quality than those from the other six areas.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:00 Arrival at Greve in Chianti and visit the market square
11:00 Visit to the winery Casaloste and wine tasting
13:00 13:00 Lunch at La Scuderia in Badia a Passagnano
14:30 Walking along the Antinori vineyards at Badia a Passignano or around the small castle of Montefioralle
16:00 Visit the cellars of Setriolo and wine tasting |
Tour # 2, San Gimignano & Siena - Driving from Florence you see the towers on the hill of San Gimignano and you immediately sense the taste of Vernaccia. Arriving in Siena or Monteriggioni, walking through the old walled town's portals, you imagine the strong, full-bodied wines produced in the surrounding countryside
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Guided visit to the town center of San Gimignano
11:30 Visit to winery Setriolo (or Lornano) and Chianti Classico tasting
13:00 Lunch with local wines at restaurant Osteria di Lornano
15:00 Visit in Siena: Piazza del Campo and the Cathedral.
18:00 On the way back, time permitting, a short visit to Monteriggioni
|
Tour # 3, Monte Carlo and the Lucca Villas -
Montecarlo is a little-known medieval village off the tourist route where wine makers take a French approach to white wines. The landscape is dotted with red stone noble buildings, the historic walls of Lucca, and hills adorned with olive groves.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:00 Guided visit to the village of Montecarlo
11:30 Visit the winery Michi and wine tasting
13:00 Lunch at the restaurant Leo in Lucca
15:00 Guided visit of Lucca
16:30 Visit the Italian Garden in Fattorian Villa Maionchi and wine tasting
|
Tour # 4, Lucca: Art, History and Wine - Lucca and the famous Ville Lucchese
The stunning architecture of the villa gardens in the Lucca hills, excellent wines produced by aristocratic ladies, and French grapes harvested in the Tuscan hills.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Guided visit to the Italian garden in Fattoria Villa Maionchi and wine tasting
13:00 Lunch at restaurant Giulio in Pelleria in Lucca
15:00 Guided visit of Lucca
16:30 Guided visit of Villa Torrigiani in Camigliano
|
Tour #5, Casentino: the Unknown Tuscan Wine Region - Peace and wines in convents and wineries.
Along ancient Roman stone roads in the high mountains, pilgrims found peace and wines in old convents and monumental wineries. The Castle of Pomino and the Frescobaldi estates are of interest in this little-known area also known for being the source of the river Arno.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Guided visit to the 15th century monastery in Vallombrosa
11:30 Visit to the Pieve and castle in Romena
13:00Lunch at restaurant L'Antica Cantina in Poppi
15:00 Guided visit of Poppi
16:30 Visit of the Frescobaldi estates and wine tasting
|
Tour # 6, The Tower and Wine in Pisa: From Boccaccio's native village to the Piazza dei Miracoli. Starting in Certaldo, along ancient roads to a modern winery producing high-quality wines from French grapes, through the medieval villages of Lari and Castelfalfi, this excursion ends at the magnificent Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Guided visit to Certaldo
11:30 Visit to the winery Villa Pillo and wine tasting
13:00
Lunch at restaurant Il Camino in Gambassi Termi
15:00 Guided visit of the medieval villages of Lari and Castelfalfi
16:00 Guided visit to the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa |
Tour # 7, Medici Villas and Wine: The Medici family built fine churches and monumental villas on the hills from the Arno river to Carmignano. Grand Duke Cosimo III de'Medici declared the area one of the four most important viticultural regions in Tuscany. This excursions includes numerous wineries, some famous for their rosé wines, and the "Villa of the Hundred Chimneys" at Artimino and the church of San Michele at Carmignano.
The Program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Guided visit of the Annunciazione by Pontormo in Carmignano
11:30 Visit to the winery Ambra and wine tasting
13:00 Lunch at restaurant La Torre in Carmignano
15:30 Visit to the medieval village of Capezzana with the monumental cellar of Contini Bonacossi and the ancient oil mill. |
Tour # 8, Valdarno Area .... The Valdarno was one of the main transportation ways from Rome to northern Italy. Today, between highways and railways, you can find Renaissance monuments and fantastic wines along this history-filled river.
The program
9:00 Departure from Florence or your location
10:30 Visit the winery I Selvatici in Montevarchi and wine tasting
11:30 Guided visit to the town center of Montevarchi in Valdarno
13:00 Lunch at restaurant La Torre in Figline
15:00 Guided visit of the Figline town center and the Serristori Palace
16:30 Visit to the winery Fattoria di Gratena and wine tasting |
PRICE PER PERSON - GROUP 1 TOURS
Full Day - 900 AM to 600 PM
Half Day - 900 AM to 200 PM & 200 PM to 700 PM
Participants |
Full Day |
Half Day |
6 |
$240.00 |
$140.00 |
5 |
$270.00 |
$150.00 |
4 |
$315.00 |
$165.00 |
3 |
$370.00 |
$205.00 |
2 |
$485.00 |
$280.00 |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
We offer half- and full-day guided tours to Tuscan wineries by private car or mini-bus. The tour includes wine cellar visits, wine tasting, and lunch or a Tuscan snack (merenda). Half day tours do not include lunch. Winery excursions may be scheduled for any date. Lessons can be conducted in any language that is requested at the time of booking. Pick-up service from participant's location can also be arranged.
A 20% deposit per person is required to block space w/final payment in full required 60 days before dated of tour. All payments are non refundable.
Late bookings14 daysor less are subject to a $25fee per person, maximum $100 no matter the size of the party.
Changes due to winery or sightseeing locations that may be closed on certain days of the week, weather, road conditions, national holidays, etc. beyond our control will be substituted for with comparable sites.
Included: visits to wineries, tastings and lunches as scheduled, admissions to s/s sites listed, use of vehicle including english speaking driver/guide, tolls, parking and fuel. Not
included are gratuities to driver or any local guides.
info@crystal-tours.com
© 2012 Crystal Tours Unlimited
(888) 823-0055 | (305) 534-5507
895 W. 46th Street
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
For Reservations, contact Crystal Tours Unlimited or your Travel Agent
Crystal Tours Unlimited is registered with the State of Florida
as a Seller of Travel:
Registration No. ST-33782
|
Gallo Nero
San Gimignano Towers
White Wine
Villa Torrigiani
River Arno
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Carmignano
|
