a great experience of tuscan living heritage and a wonderful lunch as we almost got drunk from the wine

Me and my fiancé decided to take the San Gimignano, sienna and Chianti tour as we were only in Tuscany for three days and wanted to see as much as possible. Very glad we did!

The tour took us first to San Gimignano which is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. We spent two hours there which is enough to see most of the town but not to do much else. It was long enough for us to get some of the worlds best ice cream however and take a lot of pictures!

We then went to a local winery in the Chianti region where we were given a light lunch and a selection of excellent local wines which we had the option of purchasing afterwards but with no strong sales pitch. The winery had a great atmosphere and felt very relaxed.

The tour continued to Sienna where we were given a 45 minute guided tour before being allowed to wander for an hour and a half. The tour was interesting but a bit slow paced and I would have liked a bit more time to explore sienna independently. Before leaving sienna we were given a free tasting session of handmade local sweets which were excellent.

The last stop was Monteriggioni, a lovely hilltop fort which was easily explored in the Half hour we stopped there.

Our tour guide (apologies as I can't remember his name but he was young and spoke English and possibly Russian) was friendly, funny and informative, keeping everything on schedule and everybody in a good mood.

Overall I couldn't believe how much we got for our money and how non-rushed the whole experience felt. Although I would have liked more time in each place, it was amazing to see so many lovely parts of Tuscany in one day and is something I would recommend to anyone visiting florence for a short trip