'EXVALSE', 'Operation/Project co-financed by the Tuscan Por Fesr 2014-2020'

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Tuscany the Etruscan Land: the ways of water
Chiusi, Sarteano, Chianciano Terme, Montepulciano, Pienza, Bagno Vignoni, San Casciano dei Bagni.
3 days

An extraordinary 3-day itinerary through the Etruscan history of Valdichiana Senese and Val d'Orcia, to discover the civilization that observed the beauty and the richness of these lands for the first time. Water in all its forms will connect each step of the journey. Water as a naturalistic resource, spiritual element and source of well-being.
 
Price per person: €499 (in a double room - half board)


Program

Arrival in Chianciano Terme and accommodation in 3-star hotel;
We reach Montepulciano for a guided tour of the village pearl of the '500, home of the poet Agnolo Poliziano, and we stop in a monumental cellar producing Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Docg.
Light lunch based on typical km zero products

We move to Pienza, the ideal Renaissance city and Unesco Heritage site, for a visit of the historic center.
We end the tour enjoying the sunset in Bagno Vignoni, where the sixteenth-century Piazza delle Sorgenti is located, with its hot thermal waters.
Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we reach the Civic Museum of Sarteano, where there is the reproduction of the  Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga, a spectacular example of Etruscan funeral art with extraordinarily preserved colors.
We continue the itinerary in Chiusi, the city of Estruscan King Porsenna, and we visit his underground Labyrinth located under the Cathedral of San Secondiano.
Lunch in a characteristic restaurant closer to Chiusi Lake.

Relaxing afternoon at Theia Thermal Pools in Chianciano Terme.
Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check out.
Before leaving Chianciano Terme we visit the Etruscan Museum, where the Etruscan civilization lives again in sections that illustrate life and death of the Etruscan people. The museum hosts the most important collection of Etruscan canopi in Italy.

The last stop on our trip is San Casciano dei Bagni, one of the "Most Beautiful Villages of Italy". Here you'll visit the excavation of Santuario Ritrovato and you'll conclude the tour relaxing yourself at the thermal baths of Fonteverde SPA.
Free lunch.
Return.


What it includes

Stay

  • 2 nights in half board hotel 

Tour

  • Guided tour of the cities of Montepulciano, Pienza and Bagno Vignoni
  • Visit of the excavation Santuario Ritrovato in San Casciano dei Bagni

Meals

  • Lunch in Montepulciano (cold cuts, cheeses, bruschetta, vegetables, dessert, water and wine)
  • Lunch at Lake Chiusi (appetizer, first course, dessert, coffee, water and wine)

Tickets

  • Entrance and guided tour to the Museum of the Cathedral and Labyrinth of Porsenna di Chiusi
  • Entrance and guided tour to the Etruscan Museum of Chianciano Terme
  • Entrance and guided tour to the Civic Museum of Sarteano, where there is the reproduction of the Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga
  • Entrance to the Theia Thermal Pools in Chianciano Terme
  • Entrance to the Terme di Fonteverde in San Casciano dei Bagni

Terms of sale

Minimum participants: 8
Maximum participants: 20

  • The price is per person.
  • Tourist tax not included, if applied it has to be paid upon check-out at the hotel.
  • Transport service on site not included; available on request.
  • Transportation service to and from airport or railway station not included; available on request.

Bookings
To book and customize your stay,
 contact us by email at booking@valdichianaliving.it

Cancellation policy 
Cancellations within 7 days prior to arrival: 100% refund.
Cancellations arriving more than 7 days before arrival: 50% refund of the balance.
No refunds are provided for cancellations that arrive more than 48 hours after arrival.


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