San Gimignano, vernaccia wine & typical food
Day Tours & ActivitiesDuration: 2,5 hours
Rates
THE SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
San Gimignano got worldwide famous for its high medieval towers, wonderful example of the building customs in the late Middle Ages. We arrange private guided tours with a local licensed guide to San Gimignano and its surroundings. Our tours are an opportunity for you to learn how the town was such a crucial center for pilgrimages over Italy and how it got into decay after importan historical facts in the surrounding.
San Gimignano is unique in the way it was able to preserve its original and impressive medieval architecture of the 13th and 14th century almost intact until today. It’s skyline still presents 13 outstanding towers in ancient stones. A pearl in the middle of a charming countryside, spotted with hundreds of little farmhouses, famous for the production of a unique wine. Today, the town is one of the most famous attractions in the rural Tuscany. Our guide is the best way to enjoy such a hot spot and understand the reasons of its international success. Among the many features that you will admire we can list:
– the stone medieval towers, all over the town
– the fortress on the hilltop of San Gimignano, with breathtaking views
– the well in the main square, right in front of a world-renowned gelato shop
– the medieval walls, in perfect conditions, bordering the town in full
Tasting of Vernaccia wine & snack in town
As part of the visit to such a wonderful historical town, you will be invited to taste the typical local white wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG. Namely the first appellation for a white wine in Italy. In order for a wine to be granted such appellation, the grapes must be exclusively cultivated inside the municipality of San Gimignano. Our guide will bring you to one of the most renowned specialty shops in town where you will enjoy this great wine accompanied by some snacks like pecorino cheeses and salamis.
Make it a full-day!
Combinations of this 3-hour tour with half-day tours to Siena or Volterra are also possible. The fantastic rural area around San Gimignano is also the perfect setting for increbibly scenic trekking tours as well as for e-biking or Vespa half-day tours. If you want to set a full-day tour, please inform us during the booking phase.
What you taste
This is a list of specialties that you are likely to sample as part of the program of this tour. Please, note that the specialties of the tasting session and/or lunch may vary according to the season and the availability of the products in the day of the tour.
In our tour we like showing you places off the beaten track and introducing you to Tuscan people with their personal stories, careers and characters.
You will have one of our guides with your party during the whole tour. Please, see below all the guides who can be with you.
During this experience you can also meet some of the Tuscan friends involved in the events. Please, see below which friends you are likely to encounter.
Isabelle is the most knowledgeable and experienced guide for Siena and San Gimignano. She is of French origins but she settled in Tuscany many years ago. Her anectodes and stories about the Tuscan middle ages are some of the most interesting facts of the local history. 
The total rate for this activity varies according to the number of people in your party.
Check rates in the table below.
SAN GIMIGNANO, VERNACCIA WINE & TYPICAL FOOD– RATES 2025 – |
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY |
TOTAL RATE |
| 2 people | € 340 |
| Extra person | € 25 |
| Extra teenager or child | € 20 |
Rates include
- A private English speaking licensed San Gimignano city guide for the whole tour
- Tasting of Vernaccia wine, cheese and salami at a specialty shop in town
Rates do NOT include
- Entrance to any museum or monument in town
- Entrance to the cathedral, varying from 5 to 8 Euro according to the season
- Transportation
Transportation is not included in the rates above. For more info on transportation, please see the box “Transportation options”.
This is a message we received from Betty, who visited Siena, San Gimignano and Florence and met Arianna for one of our cookery lessons.
Dear Arianna,
I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful experiences we had on our Italy trip. Isabelle is a fantastic guide and she enabled us to get the most out of a short journey to such historic sites. Our entire family will not ever forget our cooking class with you and Ester. I will be sure to write the reviews for Trip Advisor since that is how I found you myself.
Thank you for your patience with our bad driving. I am so very glad that we eventually found you!!
Happy Easter! Best regards, Betty
This walking tour takes place in the town of San Gimignano. The meeting point can be reached by private and public transport.
MEET-UP LOCATION:
Unless differently specified, the meeting point with the guide is in San Gimignano downtown. Detailled instructions will be provided.
DURATION:
This program takes 2 hours. Time for reaching the meeting point not included.
AVAILABILITY:
Available all the year through, any day of the week.
LANGUAGE:
This tour is available in English, French or Italian with no surcharge. For German, Russian or Spanish a surcharge applies.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Easy
CHILD FRIENDLY:
Ideal for children
CLOTHING:
No particular clothing required.
TRANSPORTATION:
This program and its rates do not include transportation to the meeting point and are set on a self-driving base. For further information see the box "transportation options".
The destinations reached during this activity are in the town of San Gimignano, an area that can be reached by private and public transport. It is possible to reach San Gimignano by public bus service.
Yet, the public service is not well diffused in all Tuscany so we highly recommend renting a car or a scooter in order to reach the meeting point.
As an alternative, we can offer a valued service by chauffeured car, van or minibus. Any cost of transportation is to be added to the rates displayed on the rate table of this page.
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