San Gimignano tour from Siena with typical wine and product tasting
North-west of Siena, on the hills of Val d'Elsa, stands the medieval town of San Gimignano. Defined as the town "with a hundred towers", owing to the presence of these impressive buildings symbolising power and wealth, till the thirteenth century the town counted seventytwo towers, fourteen of them are still standing today.
Due to the development of trade on the Via Francigena, crossed by thousands of pilgrims in the Middle Ages on their way to Rome, San Gimignano possesses interweave with the secrets of the local wine and gastronomy in a potpourri of fragrances and tastes, that an expert tour leader gives you the opportunity of tasting.
This experience will give you the possibility to appreciate the particular beauty of Santa Fina pottery and local handicrafts.
You will also have the opportunity to discover the history of the only Tuscan white wine recognized as D.O.C.G., the famous Vernaccia, which you will taste in one of the most renowned wine cellars of the San Gimignano area, with a big selection of other typical wines and products.