Florence: San Gimignano & Siena Tasting Experience with Skip-the-Line Siena Cathedral

Highlights

• San Gimignano & Siena
• Tuscan Wine Tasting
• Siena Cathedral

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   San Gimignano

   2h

   San Gimignano, with its unmistakable medieval "skyscrapers," awaits your exploration. Often referred to as a medieval Manhattan, this hilltop town boasts fourteen towers.

2. 2

   Historic Centre of San Gimignano

   30min

   Wine tasting of three Tuscan wines with a light lunch in San Gimignano

3. 3

   Siena

   2h

   The journey continues to Siena, known as the capital of Gothic art. We'll stroll along the Basilica of San Domenico and explore the charming narrow streets. You'll have free time to discover the city's 17 historic districts, known as "Contrade," each with its own identity and traditions. Siena's unique cityscape features three hills connected by major streets, converging at the Piazza del Campo.

4. 4

   Piazza del Campo

   10min

   Piazza del Campo (or more simply the Campo) is the main square of the city of Siena. Unique for its particular and very original shell shape, it is renowned throughout the world for its beauty and architectural integrity, as well as for being the place where the Palio di Siena takes place twice a year!

5. 5

   Duomo di Siena

   30min

   Siena Cathedral ranks among Italy's finest examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Legend has it that this grand Cathedral replaced an earlier 9th-century church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Explore at your own pace and uncover step-by-step the masterpieces of Michelangelo, Donatello, Pinturicchio, and a young Raphael.

Before you go

Location