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Florence to Rome Excursions
Our driver, who speaks perfect English, will pick you up at your hotel in Florence and drive directly to Siena. Along the way, you can have a stop for a picture at the village of Monteriggioni (a 13th-century fortress town, remembered even by Dante in his Divina Commedia), or if you want, you can just pause for a good glass of wine! Once in Siena you'll be driven directly into the heart of the town to meet your local guide, who will show you the highlights of one of best preserved "gothic" towns in Italy. You'll see all the main monuments, including the Cathedral and the Piazza del Campo. Walking through the narrow streets, still intact since the Middle Ages, you will also have time to venture into the back roads, leaving the crowds behind and seeing many hidden aspects of the town such as the ancient trail of the "pilgrims road" (which went from Rome all the way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain). Free time for lunch (choose a local restaurant-trattoria or even a quick snack on the spectacular Piazza del Campo) and after a good espresso, you'll continue on to your central Rome destination.
This tour lasts eight hours and ends at your hotel in Rome. Prices include private car and driver and personal tour guide. Entrance tickets and meals are not included, and no touring in Rome is planned. Lunch in Rome usually costs about 60 Euro/person. If your group includes at least two adults plus children, up to two of the children under 12 years old pay nothing for the tour. If you have more than two children, all the others pay the adult price for the tour no matter their age.
2008 & 2009 Prices 1 person 935.00 Euro/group 2 people 935.00 Euro/group 3 people 957.00 Euro/group 4 people 957.00 Euro/group 5 people 967.00 Euro/group 6 people 967.00 Euro/group 7 people 1000.00 Euro/group 8 people 1109.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 9 people 1109.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 10 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 11 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 12 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 13 people 1326.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 14 people 1435.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** 15 people 1522.00 Euro/group + Parking 110.00 Euro** ** - If your group totals over 7 people (including children), please add 110.00 Euros to your total cost, to pay for parking in Siena.
Your driver, who speaks perfect English, will pick you up at your hotel in Florence and drive you west to Pisa.
Because it is essentially out of the way, Pisa has the distinction of being a celebrity destination that is visited by relatively few tourists. It's a tiny town with a handful of charming narrow streets, most of which lead to the astounding Field of Miracles – a vast open plain blanketed with bright green grass and hosting the town's exquisite white marble cathedral and its renowned belltower, more commonly known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It took three centuries, starting in 1173, to build this unique monument. You will have two and a half hours here to explore the church and climb the tower, an experience you will most likely never forget.
This tour lasts ten hours and ends at your hotel in Rome. Prices include private car and driver and personal tour guide. Entrance tickets (20 Euro/person for the tower), and meals are not included, and no touring in Rome is planned. Your guide will have purchased your tickets before the tour. Lunch in Bolgheri usually costs about 60 Euro/person. If your group includes at least two adults plus children, up to two of the children under 12 years old pay nothing for the tour. If you have more than two children, all the others pay the adult price for the tour no matter their age.
Next you'll drive down the Mediterranean coast for about an hour and stop in Bolgheri, a fairy-tale town that has become world famous for the superior wines it exports, such as Sassicaia. You'll have time to get out and explore around the medieval castle which lies at the end of an arrow-straight 4km-long road lined with ancient cypress trees. After that you'll drive on to your central Rome destination.
2008 & 2009
Prices
1 person
1000.00 Euro/group
2 people
1000.00 Euro/group
3 people
1065.00 Euro/group
4 people
1065.00 Euro/group
5 people
1109.00 Euro/group
6 people
1109.00 Euro/group
7 people
1163.00 Euro/group
8 people
1283.00 Euro/group
9 people
1326.00 Euro/group
10 people
1435.00 Euro/group
11 people
1543.00 Euro/group
12 people
1543.00 Euro/group
13 people
1652.00 Euro/group
14 people
1761.00 Euro/group
15 people
1761.00 Euro/group
Your English-speaking driver will pick you up at your hotel in Florence and whisk you away from the chaos of the city, out onto the fast road into Umbria. During the 90-minute trip you will drive along the shores of Trasimeno, Italy's largest non-Alpine lake. Mountains and hills surround the silvery water, and they are lined with vineyards and studded with medieval castles. The vast tranquil panoramas of the lake will prepare you for your spiritual pilgrimage to Assisi, the immaculate medieval hill town that was home to Italy's patron saint, St. Francis. Always a vortex of beauty and spirituality, it also offers some wonderful frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue.
Anyone who takes the time to meander through the impressive Basilica, its quaint chapels, and the narrow cobblestone streets of the town will come away enchanted. Artisan shops abound where you can purchase exquisite ceramics, leather and paper items. Afterwards, we'll stop at a winery estate outside Sinalunga where you can have a simple lunch, and on the way to Rome we will cruise past miles and miles of silvery olive groves and bright yellow sunflower fields.
This tour lasts nine hours and ends at your hotel in Rome. Prices include private car and driver and personal tour guide. Entrance tickets and meals are not included, and no touring in Florence is planned. Lunch in Assisi usually costs about 60 Euro/person. If your group includes at least two adults plus children, up to two of the children under 12 years old pay nothing for the tour.
2008 & 2009 Prices 1 person 848.00 Euro/group 2 people 848.00 Euro/group 3 people 891.00 Euro/group 4 people 891.00 Euro/group 5 people 891.00 Euro/group 6 people 1000.00 Euro/group 7 people 1000.00 Euro/group 8 people 1348.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 9 people 1348.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 10 people 1457.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 11 people 1457.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 12 people 1565.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 13 people 1565.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 14 people 1674.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** 15 people 1761.00 Euro/group + Parking 80.00 Euro** ** - If your group totals over 7 people (including children), please add 80.00 Euros to your total cost, to pay for parking in Assisi.
Your English-speaking driver will pick you up at your hotel in Florence and whisk you away from the chaos of the city, onto the famed autostrada. Delighted to let him do the driving, you will be treated to one of the world's most unforgettable views: the thickly wooded, steep Florentine hills, dotted with massive Renaissance villas and lined with vineyards, olive groves and rows of cypress trees. Soon the hills give way to farmlands and more gently rolling terrain, where ancient castles and hamlets still keep lookout across the valleys. After about 90 minutes you'll round a bend on the highway and see a towering mesa that could have been moved here from New Mexico, except that it is crowned by one of the world's greatest artistic masterpieces: the Cathedral of Orvieto.
We'll park right in the heart of town so that you can admire the peerless marble decorations of the façade, as well as Signorelli's unforgettable frescoes depicting the end of the world, the resurrection of the dead, heaven and hell. The lovely little hill town of Orvieto is also famous for its colorful ceramics and its crisp white wine. You will visit a local wine cellar for a tasting, then have ample time to experience both, and then linger for a lazy lunch before continuing on to Rome.
This tour lasts eight hours and ends at your hotel in Rome. Prices include private car and driver and personal tour guide. Entrance tickets (5 Euro/person for the frescoes), wine tasting (10 Euro/person) and meals are not included, and no touring in Rome is planned. Lunch in Orvieto or at the estate usually costs about 60 Euro/person. If your group includes at least two adults plus children, up to two of the children under 12 years old pay nothing for the tour.
2008 & 2009 Prices 1 person 935.00 Euro/group 2 people 935.00 Euro/group 3 people 957.00 Euro/group 4 people 957.00 Euro/group 5 people 967.00 Euro/group 6 people 967.00 Euro/group 7 people 1000.00 Euro/group 8 people 1109.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 9 people 1109.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 10 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 11 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 12 people 1217.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 13 people 1326.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 14 people 1435.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** 15 people 1522.00 Euro/group + Parking 60.00 Euro** ** - If your group totals over 7 people (including children), please add 60.00 Euros to your total cost, to pay for parking in Orvieto.
