OLD AND NEW TASTE OF THE WONDERFUL VAL DŽORCIA
Meet your tour leader in San Quirico d´Orcia.
Admire the façade of the Collegiate Church of San Quirico and Giulitta, a beautiful Romanesque church with Gothic and Baroque elements, with three beautiful entrances all different from each other. Take a step into the Church of San Francesco, also known as the Church of Our Lady. Let your eyes enjoy the beauty of Horti Leonini, a small but unique example of Italian gardens, designed in 1540 by Diomede Leoni. At the centre of the gardens there is a beautiful statue of Cosimo III de´ Medici.
Inside this elegant village there is a small brewery workshop.
This is an excellence: craft beers produced with high quality raw materials as organic grains from Val d´Orcia and selected hops. In few years this laboratory gained a prominent place not only in Italy but also abroad.
Visit of the laboratory with beer tasting.
Afterwards, enjoy a visit to a local farm that produces both wine and extra virgin olive oil.
Some areas of Tuscany -such as Montepulciano- have grown in importance and fame than others over the years.
Today the wine production of the Val d´Orcia (UNESCO SITE) is particularly worthy.
Visit of the farm with extra virgin olive oil and DOC wine tasting.
In case of nice weather the tasting will be done under a nice vine that cover from the heat of the sun and offer a remarkable view of the Val d´Orcia landscape; otherwise the tasting will be done in a small tasting room where you can fill the commitment of the owners.
The farm raises horses used for the Palio of Siena that you can admire in the courtyard.
THE TOUR INCLUDES:
✓ Visit of San Quirico d’Orcia
✓ Visit of the brewery laboratory
✓ Beer tasting
✓ Visit of the farm
✓ DOC Orcia wine and extra virgin olive oil tasting
✓ Half day tour leader
✓ Local taxes
UPON REQUEST:
x Transfers
x Entrance ticket for museum and other entrances.
INFORMATION:
— The two tastings can be considered as a lunch
— The tour can be done all over the year with some restrictions during the wine making period
— Distances: 1 hour and half from Florence 40 minutes from Siena – 2 hours and half from Rome – 2 hours from Perugia or Assisi