We took a bus excursion tour from Florence to Siena, San Gimignano, and Chianti. It is pretty easy to find a tour in Europe. We found several at the main train station in Florence.
We met our bus and tour guide Friday morning outside the train station and our first stop was San Gimignano. San Gimignano was a cute city situated on a hilltop. It is famous for its numerous towers, frescoes and other art treasures.
Our next stop was Siena. Originally we had thought about spending two nights in Siena. After visiting we were glad we didn't. It was a neat town but Florence has a lot more things to do. We ate lunch then had a guided walking tour of the old city centre, the Cathedral, Libreria Piccolomini, and the Piazza del Campo.
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| Siena |
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| Piazza del Campo |
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| Cathedral |
The last stop was in Chianti. We stopped at a Farm and had a tour of cellar where famous barrels of Chianti Classico are kept. After the tour we had a snack-tasting, two meats, some bread with olive oil, and a selection of about 4 fine wines. We learned about the strict standards of Chianti wine and why it is so famous.
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| Caden fell asleep on our way to the bus from Siena. He slept until we got to Chianti. |
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| Chianti |
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| Barrels of wine at the vineyard |
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| There were not enough seats together at the wine tasting, so Emily sat with these nice people. |
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| Tuscany was beautiful |
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