Hd 'Tuscan Wine Tour'

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A HALF DAY WINE  TOUR FROM CORTONA, TO MONTEPULCIANO AND PIENZA.

At the TIME  of  Etruscan civilization, vines were trained to grow up  trees and wine was   exported from the Tyrrenian Sea south to  Sicily and north to southern Wales.

Hd ‘TUSCAN WINE TOUR’ is an itinerary intended to re-discover our  tradition in a land where WINE-MAKING has become an ART recognized around the world.

We will have some free  time to  visit Montepulciano, a medieval town of rare BEAUTY , with breathtaking panoramas all over Val D'Orcia and Valdichiana, valleys that surround it

We will do Wine tasting and visit 2 wineries in town, with Vino Nobile of Montepulciano accompanied by. Bruschette, Salumi, Cheese, Olive-Oil.

We will do cheese tasting in Pienza and have free time to visit this beautiful Renaissance town, The Ideal town as wanted by Pope Pius II in 1458, who was born here.. Town become famous also for the PRODUCTION  of Pecorino cheese,

A day to learn our traditions and have fun.

Estes tours são disponíveis com Intérprete brasileiro, suplemento ao grupo: 100 euro

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Rota

  1. Cortona
  2. Montepulciano
  3. Pienza

09. 30 :  Meeting at Tuscanmagic Travel Agency in Cortona  with the wine-guide .

Departure for the  Hd  ‘ TUSCAN  WINE-  TOUR’…

Arrival in Montepulciano.  Visit of the town on your own.

 Wine tasting  of   different  kinds of wines   of Vino Nobile of  Montepulciano and local produce in  2 local WINERIES.
Vino Nobile of Montepulciano  is  famous all over the world.

"A noble wine destined for the table of gentle folk",                   as it is written in documents of 1700.

Small quantities of ‘Vino Nobile’ are matured for a long time in these cellars  with excellent results, even up to 30/35 years  (the oldest bottle now dates back to 1887).  

11.30 : Departure for Pienza (40 minutes drive) , the beautiful Renaissance town built by Pope Pio the second. Short visit of the town on your own, famous also for its cheese ‘Pecorino’ . Pienza became Unesco World Heritage in 1996, for its pecularities and uniqueness. A small Tuscan jewel, still now kept as it was in Renaissance times

Cheese tasting of different  kinds of pecorino cheese

12.45 : Departure for  Cortona

Arrival at around 13.30