Small-Group San Gimignano and Volterra Day Trip from Siena | 8 hours

142 Reviews | Siena
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Lunch
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Visit to alabaster workshop
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Embrace the medieval charms of Tuscany's towns on a full-day trip to San Gimignano and Volterra from Siena. With an attentive local guide, walk round the Fortress of Monteriggioni, explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of San Gimignano, and visit an alabaster workshop in Volterra. Enjoy a delicious lunch on a small Tuscan farm and spend time at your leisure exploring these rustic hill towns that are steeped in rich Italian history. Numbers are limited to eight people on this small-group tour, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your guide.

Meeting points

Meet under the large tree next to the red brick church

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Basilica Cateriniana Di S. Domenico (Pass By)

    Meet your guide in front of the church of San Domenico in Siena at 9:30am, easy to find even if you are arriving from out of town with your own car, as there is parking in the vicinity.

  • Cantinetta di Monteriggioni

    Travel north into the first Chianti hills and take a walk around Monteriggioni, a medieval and perfectly preserved fortress with a complete ring of city walls and turrets built in the 13th century and mentioned by Dante in his Divine Comedy: this was once Siena’s main bastion of defense against the armies of Florence. Enjoy its quiet and charming atmosphere browsing the alleys and shops of local crafts and products, or lighting a candle in the local church as the pilgrim's once did.

    30 minutes

  • San Gimignano

    Continue to the fascinating town of San Gimignano, one of the most characteristic hilltop towns of Tuscany, with its many austere medieval towers that defiantly survived the centuries and are still proudly standing today. Recognized as a UNESCO site of world heritage, this city is a great testimony of medieval architecture. Walk along the ancient route of the Via Francigena, the main route that took all travelers and pilgrims of Europe to Rome and the Holy See. The bustling San Gimignano flourishes with artisanal boutiques of the local trades and stores, selling the towns famous ‘red gold’ or saffron spice as well as the Vernaccia white wine, so traditional and old that Dante mentions it in the 13th century.

    1 hour

  • San Gimignano 1300

    Brief visit to the minature museum and marvel at what San Gimignano looked like during the Middle Ages

    10 minutes

  • Volterra

    After working up an appetite browsing squares, streets, churches and stores of San Gimignano, visit a small family-run farm and enjoy a traditional Tuscan lunch prepared using the farm's own seasonal products. During lunch you will taste dishes prepared with saffron accompanied by the refreshing Vernaccia white wine. After lunch, continue on the panoramic roads towards Volterra, the ancient Velathri, a city that harmoniously combines Etruscan and Roman ruins with medieval and Renaissance architecture, with the unavoidable modern buildings and furnishings. Visit a small, artisanal workshop and meet the craftsmen that have been working the local alabaster for decades. Witness this ancient art of sculpting this stone into precious masterpieces.

    2 hours

  • Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta - Duomo di Volterra

    Enjoy leisure time walking along the streets of the historical centre of Volterra, visiting the town’s famous Etruscan museum or simply marveling at the millennia old Etruscan arch, the Roman theatre or the more modern monuments and shops in town. On some occasions the itinerary might vary a little. In this case, the tour could be slightly modified but will maintain a similar general imprint, of the same duration and with all the same inclusions.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 19100% refund
June 20No refund

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142 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 132 reviews with 5 stars

Awesome Guide!

Published on Nov, 2024

Our guide, Guillermo, was incredible. He was great at conversing with us and very knowledgeable about the places we were going. You can tell he really enjoys his job, and he made our trip so worthwhile.

BOOK THIS TOUR

Published on Oct, 2024

I hesitated to book this due to the price. It was worth every penny. William, mama mia, was our guide. He was phenomenal! He made special photo shot stops. He provided sufficient time at our stops. The lunch at the Tuscan farm will be a fond memory for years. The food, conversation, and scenery were wonderful. I thought that the stop in Volterrra, at the alabaster shop would be a sales pitch. I was wrong. This was a stop to appreciate the artistry of an 82 year old man. This was one of the best tours that I've ever taken. Thank you. Jill and Larry from Michigan

Great trip with a great guide.

Published on Oct, 2024

The guide was very informative and very kind. We enjoyed our time in Volterra and San Gimanga. The countryside is beautiful and well worth the trip.

Great Experience

Published on Oct, 2024

Marcos was a terrific guide. Knowledgeable and entertaining. Great lunch in the country. Better with a small group like this traveling in a smaller mini-van.

A lovely way to spend a day out in the Tuscan countryside.

Published on Oct, 2024

Organised through Viator, very grateful to them and Tuscan Escapes for getting me in at short notice when a similar tour booked through another provider was cancelled with less than 24 hours notice. Would highly recommend Tuscan Escapes and this day trip in particular. Great day, lovely towns, plenty of time to look around. Our guide, Keko, was a wealth of information - not only about the places we went to and their history, but about life generally in the region, the climate, soils, agriculture etc. He really made the day. The lunch out in the countryside was delicious. Seeing alabaster worked by one of the few remaining traditional craftsmen in Volterra was a plus. Couldn't find any fault with this day trip.

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