Florence to Chianti Wine Experience

6 days

Get to know everything about Tuscany, from the timeless beauty of Florence to the rolling hillsides to the town of Montalcino, and all of the wineries, restaurants and cultural wonders in between with two full days of wine tours into the Chianti vineyards.

Trip Highlights

  • Return flights to Pisa or Florence with private airport transfers

  • Relax in a luxury 5-star luxury hotel in the heart of historic Florence and explore the city’s countless world-famous churches, galleries, museums and boutique shops

  • An exclusive wine tour and lunch in Tuscany by helicopter

  • Enjoy a tutored tasting of local wines and canapés at a Enoteca wine gallery in the city centre. This is a great way to orient yourself in the wines of the Tuscan region

  • Visit to one of the famous Antinori vineyards; enjoy a memorable Michelin star 5-course tasting menu with accompanying wines with each course

  • Embark on two full day’s wine tasting in the vineyards with an expert wine guide visiting four prestigious wine estates and one olive oil producers over the two days. Enjoy traditional Tuscan lunches with perfectly paired wines

  • Enjoys 3 nights in 5-star luxury with panoramic views in the Chianti Hills

  • Meet the makers and learn about the production process and taste their produce; both chianti and brunello wines

  • Visit the medieval town of Montalcino, and the 12th century Romanesque Abbey di Sant’Antimo

from $6,141 per person

This is a guide price based on 2 people travelling together and sharing a room. Flights are included with this package.


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Trip details

Day 1

After arriving by plane into Florence or Pisa International Airports, take a private transfer to your 5 star hotel in the very heart of Florence.  Spend the afternoon unwinding or exploring your surroundings. For the evening, we provide a list of recommended restaurants and would be happy to make a reservation for you.

Day 2

Take the day to explore Florence, a city of timeless beauty and jewel of the Renaissance. Florence is steeped in history, art and architecture – perhaps visit the cathedral or the legendary Uffizi Gallery, or some of the many boutique shops that the city keeps within its walls.  In the evening, enjoy a wine tasting in a typical Enoteca in central Florence, where you will taste a selection of local wines and canapés – the perfect way to orient yourself with the wines of the region and the tastes and terroirs to come.

Day 3

After breakfast, you’ll have the chance to explore some more of Florence’s finest museums, churches and squares before taking a private transfer into the heart of Chianti.

Visit to one of the famous Antinori vineyards; from ceiling to vault, the old historical wine cellars of the abbey today host approximately 2000 wooden barrels within which the wine is aged. Following the tour, enjoy a spectacular wine tasting lunch with a selection of wines from the estate. Situated in an enchanting location beside the abbey, deep in the late nineteenth-century cellars of the Marquises of Antinori, enjoy a memorable Michelin star 5-course menu and accompanying wines with each course.

Head to your boutique hotel in Chianti in the afternoon. Spend the afternoon relaxing in your estate in the hills of Chianti with superb panoramic views and then sample the wonderful Tuscan cuisine at the estate’s restaurant.

Day 4

An exclusive wine tour and lunch in Tuscany, by helicopter in Chianti, Montalcino, Florence and the San Gimignano area.

Discover Tuscany taking off from a prestigious Winery near San Gimignano, Fly all over our beautiful and colourful countryside, discover the soaring towers of San Gimignano, the old walls of Certaldo, the famous and renowned city of Monteriggioni and in the end, a low pass over Piazza del Campo in Siena.

Land in stunning winery where the owner will welcome you in the winery with a glass of Champagne and then he will take you to have a tour of the cellars and the vineyards, explaining the story of the Family, that produces wine since 1720. You are going to have a wonderful lunch under the gazebo located in the middle of the Spiral Vineyard. A truly incredible day!

Day 5

Today, visit Montalcino, a medieval town near Siena and home to the Brunello vineyard, which produce the Sangiovese wine of the same name, before enjoying a relaxing wine tasting at a local family estate. After lunch, take a tour around another local winery, meet the family which owns it, and hear about the secrets of Brunello wines. At the end of the day, visit the beautiful Abbey di Sant’Antimo, a Romanesque building constructed in the 12th century.

Day 6

Take the chance to relax in your accommodation – enjoy the pool and the local scenery – before leaving in the late morning for your transfer back to Pisa or Florence airport.

Why not extend this trip visiting Piedmont in the North with a truffle hunt, or hear south to the Amalfi and take a private cruise to Capri?

All of the holidays we create are completely tailor-made to you

This sample itinerary is intended to give you a flavour of what we can do.

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“Thanks for taking the time and trouble to call. You really have set the standard by which we compare all other companies!! Thank you so much for organising a fantastic itinerary with such an interesting and varied range of stop-overs. We are already starting to think about next year’s trip to France so would welcome any suggestions.”

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