A private driver, three icons of Tuscany, one winery.
Home by 9:00 PM ~6 km; Siena is hilly Private driver, full day (arranged) €150-250 for two beyond the car
The plan
7 stops8:30
AM
Pickup. Ask for Siena first
before the heat and the day-trip buses.
9:45
AM
Siena: Piazza del Campo (the Palio's historic date
is today: follow any drums), then the striped Duomo with its inlaid marble floor and the Piccolomini Library.
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1:00
PM
Lunch en route or in San Gimignano (40 min drive)
2:00
PM
San Gimignano
climb Torre Grossa (218 steps), taste Vernaccia, judge Dondoli's world-champion gelato.
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4:15
PM
Into Chianti Classico
cypress roads and a winery tasting your driver has arranged. Black rooster on every bottle.
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6:00
PM
Homeward (~75 min)
if time allows, swing through Greve's arcaded piazza.
7:30
PM
Easy dinner near home
Osteria de' Benci (No. 13r) or Boccadama on the piazza.
Reservations
Private full-day driver, ~8:30 AM pickup
Dinner call
Osteria de' Benci or Boccadama (call ahead)