Secret Tuscany: Val d’Orcia, Montepulciano and Siena
Nine days in the heart of Tuscany: Annecy and Mont Blanc, Parma, San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza and the Val d’Orcia, Montepulciano and Montalcino, Florence and home across the Alps.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Annecy — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Burgundy and the Bresse, old town of Annecy and its canals, Palais de l’Île, lakeside stroll, night in Annecy
- Day 2Mont Blanc and Parma — view of Mont Blanc from Chamonix, Mont Blanc tunnel, Aosta Valley, Po plain, night in Parma
- Day 3Parma and San Gimignano — visit to a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy and Parma ham tasting, crossing the Apennines, towers of San Gimignano, night in Siena
- Day 4Siena — shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia, cathedral with its marble floor, lanes of the contrade, panforte and ricciarelli, night in Siena
- Day 5Val d’Orcia — UNESCO-listed landscape of rolling hills and cypresses, Pienza and pecorino tasting, San Quirico d’Orcia, thermal pool of Bagno Vignoni, night in Chianciano Terme
- Day 6Montepulciano and Montalcino — lanes and Renaissance palaces of Montepulciano, Vino Nobile cellar, Montalcino fortress and Brunello tasting, Sant’Antimo Abbey, night in Chianciano Terme
- Day 7Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, San Lorenzo market, sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
- Day 8Fréjus and Savoy — drive across the Po plain and Piedmont, Fréjus tunnel, arrival in Savoy, night in Chambéry
- Day 9Chambéry — Elephant Fountain and old town of Chambéry, drive through the Bresse and Burgundy, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station
Included
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 8 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
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