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Home > Food, Wine & Culture Tours > 13 days wine tour from Piemonte to Rome


Do you like Italian wine?


If so this tour is perfect for you, because you will visit some of the most famous wine district in Italy and taste some of the best producers wines. Not only wine but many small and big art cities are included in this itinerary.



Day 1 Arrival

Arrival to Malpensa Milan transfer to the small village of La Morra
Stay for 3 nights in a private Villa just 10 minutes walk from the centre.
La Morra is surrounded by wine yards and 1/3 of all Barolo wines is produced here.
The first wine tasting will be hold in the "Cantina Sociale" in Morra followed by dinner in a nearby restaurant.

Day 2 Cherasco and Marchesi di Barolo

In a picturesque medieval Cherasco with 7 churches and 10 palaces we make a walk before visiting a producer of Grappa We taste different grappa and if you like by some example from the nearby shop. Lunch on your own before visiting the winery of Marchese Barolo and taste his wines.


Day 3 Alba - Gancia - Barbaresco

By minibuss full days visits. Alba is a nice little village well known all over for its truffle. Enjoy the centre and all the nice food shops before going to Barbaresco that are a small village surrounded by wine yards. The Barbaresco has origins from the Romans and the historian Tito Livio named this wine in his "Roman History" Here we are going to visit a famous winery and taste wine. Lunch on your own
Afternoon visit to the Gancia production in Canneli back to La Morra and dinner on your own

Day 4 Certosa di Pavia - Winery in Oltrepo Pavese

Departure to the region Lombardia by bus on the way we stop to make visit in the famous abbey of Pavia. That was built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti to the family's grave church. The construction of the abbey was finished in 1452 and the church in 1473 Make a visit to the shop where the monks sell herbal products. Not far from Pavia there are a huge wine district called Oltrepo Pavese.
We are going to visit a winery to taste some wine with some bread and cheese. Brescia is our next destination, we stop to sleep for 1 night in farm house. Dinner by your own in a near by village.

Day 5 To Florens by train - private transfer to San Gimignano

Departure and private transfer to the train station in Brescia. Upon arrival to Florens private transfer to San Gimignano for 4 nights stay in a central located 3* hotel.
Explore San Gimignano by your own.




Day 6 Visit Florens


Take the local bus to reach Florens. Your guide will wait for you and make sightseeing tour by foot to the most famous sites. The Dome, Piazza Signoria, San Lorenzo, Ponte Vecchio etc.
Stay as long you like and take the local bus back to San Gimignano.


Day 7 Cooking lesson in Chianti

Your driver will bring you to a farm in the Chianti district. Welcomed by the owner that will show you around before the cooking lesson start. Followed by dinner and wine from the property.
In the afternoon you will make a tour in the beautiful Chianti landscape and stop for a visit and tasting by a well known wine maker.

Day 8 Visit Siena

Take the local bus to Siena. Upon arrival your guide will meet you to show you the town during 3 hours walking
Siena is a very interesting art city, with a well preserved medieval and renaessans centre. The Dome, baptistery, and the beautiful Piazza Il Campo are some of the highlights you will enjoy.
Lunch can be reserved in an excellent restaurant just near Il Campo.
Not included in this tour. Go back to San Gimignano whenever you want.

Day 9 Montalcino - Pienza - Bagno Vignone - Civitella d'Agliano

Departure by private car - minibus to visit one of the most beautiful areas of Tuscany.
First Montalcino thar is well known all over the world for its fantastic wine Brunello da Montalcino. Visit and wine tasting.
Pienza is a small village that was transformed by the pope Pius II, in the 1500 century, to a perfect reinaesans town, enjoy your visit and lunch by your own.
Before living this area make a stop in Bagno Vignone a small Spaa and a delicious village where the central "piazza" is a basin with hot mineral water.
The day ends in another small village situated in the northern hills of the region Lazio. In the centre of the village a well known winemaker has transformed an old property in a nice hotel The wine cellar is situated just bellow the hotel. You stay here for 2 nights. Dinner accompanied by wines from the cellar.

Day 10 Excursion to south Tuscany

This part of Tuscany is worth a visit, for the many art cities and for some interesting wines and because this is a part of the region far away from the mass tourism
Pitigliano, built in the local tuff stone merit a visit, the small narrow streets, the little synagogue, and the big castle, small shops and wine cellars are some of the sights. Taste the wine before leaving for another small tuff village Sovana once a very important city, today remains buildings and some very interesting churches.
Scansano another village situated in the northern part of the Maremma district produce a famous wine Morellino di Scansano. We will make a wine tasting in a wine cellar, before going back to your hotel.

Day 11 Orvieto on your way to Rome

Surly you will depart from this place wishing to come back soon.
By private transfer you will visit Orvieto and taste a glass of Orvieto Classico before boarding the train to Rome.
Upon arrival to the central station, take a taxi to your central located 3* hotel for 2 nights.


Day 12 Rome


Local guide will meet you at your hotel for morning visit in downtown.
Shopping and visits by your own.





Day 13 Departure day






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