CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI AND BOLGHERI

Meeting of the participants at the agreed place and time and departure with G.T. bus to CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI, visit of the small village lying on the hill over which dominates the Castle of the Conti della Gherardesca and which, together with the Church of San Lorenzo forms the original core of the village center. In front of San Lorenzo rises the Church of the SS. Crocifisso inside which is kept the wood Crucifix of the 15th century. The city center developed around the Castle according to a plan of concentric rings that give birth to a system of roads, lanes and small squares.
Transfer to BOLGHERI along the famous Viale dei Cipressi, in order to visit the small village very much loved by the famous poet Giosuè Carducci that kept the ancient architectures. The small town asserted itself as one of the most interesting realities in the Italian wine-world (Incisa della Rocchetta, Antinori, etc..). Possibility to buy wines at the numerous wine-shops of the small village. Return to the starting point.

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VOLTERRA AND GUARDISTALLO

Meeting of the participants at the agreed place and time and departure with G.T. bus. Arrival in VOLTERRA for visiting the old village and its most important monuments. To visit: the heart of the small town with the Piazza dei Priori and its monuments: Palazzo Pretorio, Torre del Porcellino, Palazzo Vescovile; the Boundary Wall, its Doors ; Case Torri: Toscano, Buonparenti, Baldinotti; the Renaissance Palaces, the "Duomo"; the Roman Amphitheatre, the Necropolis and the Acropolis. Possibility to go shopping in handcraft Alabasterproducing shops and to visit the laboratories.
At the end of the visit, a pleasant excursion leads us to GUARDISTALLO, typical Tuscan village with ancient origins, located on a hill, stop for visiting it . Return to the starting point.

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POPULONIA AND BARATTI

Meeting of the participants at the agreed place and time and departure with G.T. bus. Arrival in the Etruscan Village of POPULONIA. Visit of the suggestive fourteenthcentury village with a small but interesting museum rich in Etruscan remains (optional entrance). Possibility to visit the Torre della Rocca belonging to the circuit of the Coast sight towers. From here it is possible to enjoy a beautiful sight on the Archipelago of the Tuscan Islands and on the hills of the high Maremma.
Prosecution to BARATTI and visit of the archaeological site with the Etruscan necropolis (optional entrance) facing the Gulf of BARATTI. For those who don’t want to visit the Necropolis, free time for bathing. Return to the starting point.

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CASALE MARITTIMO AND MONTESCUDAIO

Meeting of the participants at the agreed place and time and departure with G.T. bus. Arrival in CASALE MARITTIMO and visit of the small village whose origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, completely restructured and brought back to the old beauty of the typical Tuscan village. It received the Orange Flag a recognition assigned to the most important villages as regards culture, gastronomy and environment.
Transfer to MONTESCUDAIO, a village immersed in a luxuriant countryside characterized by vines, olive-trees and Mediterranean bush with wonderful view on the plain below and on the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago. Further transfer to the wine-farm with panoramic view of the “FARMHOUSE” and guided visit to the vineyard, explanation of the wineproduction processes, wine-making methods, refining/labeling process and description of the refining methods (barrique). Possibility to buy on place. Return to the starting point.

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Indicative programs can be personalized on request, by individuals and little groups, transfer with their own car, visits of others CDO (Controlled Denomination of Origin) areas, Val di Cornia, San Gimignano, Chianti and hills of Pisa areas on request.

Visits can be organized all over the year according the availability of farms.

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