SIENA – SAN GIMIGNANO

SIENA AND SAN GIMIGNANO

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Departure point Livorno port and La Spezia port

• Meeting place for cruisers: Your professional driver will pick you up on the pier next to your ship at 8:00 AM, holding a sign with your name.You return to your ship by 5:00 PM

• Meeting place for travellers: : Your professional driver will pick you up from your hotel at 9 AM, and bring you back approximately 5:00 PM.

• Excursion Length 9 hours

• Available: All year round

• Available in the following languages: English – French (upon request)- Italian – Spanish (upon request)- German (upon request) – Japanese (upon request) Russian (upon request) – Other languages (upon request)

• Vehicle Air-conditioned Mercedes (or similar make) vehicle

• Driver will assist you with basic information and suggestions on the area

TOUR DESCRIPTION
Pick up at the pier and private tour full day with English speaking driver from the port of Livorno to Siena and San Gimignano. Siena is the most important destination for a Tuscany shore excursion if you have already visited Florence. Siena is the famous city of the Palio, the site of the “Enoteca Italiana” -the only national wine association- and largest in Tuscany the site of “Monte dei Paschi” -the oldest bank in the world- while San Gimignano is the only Italian towered hill town that maintained intact it’s medieval appearance and perfect stereotype of what one would expect a hill town of Tuscany to look like. Beautifully laid out on three hills, Siena owes its popularity as one of the main attractions in Tuscany to its perfectly preserved gothic city centre, with the “Piazza del Campo” one of the most beautiful squares in the world, where the famous Palio di Siena horse race takes place twice a year and the cathedral, considered one of the most impressive churches of Italy especially thanks to its impressively richly decorated interiors. Walking through Siena that is so well preserved you will feel as if you have returned to the end of the XIII century, when Siena represented one of the greatest example of civic, social and political organization not just in Tuscany but in the whole of Europe.The shore Excursion will continue to San Gimignano, famed for its medieval skyscrapers, which justify the title of “MedievalManhattan of Tuscany”.San Gimignano features high city walls and narrow streets that perfectly match what most people imagine of a Tuscan hill-town to be like. Learn about the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict and commercial interests that forced the rich families of San Gimignano to build their towers, as well as what brought fortune and bankruptcy to this town that despite the small size is one of the most visited and unique sights of Tuscany and Italy.Return to the port for embarkation

HIGHLIGHTS

• Siena

• San Gimignano

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

• This tour includes a Professional English-speaking driver that gives commentaries of the sites seen. Due to strict Italian laws & regulations that protect officially licensed guides, our drivers can only comment and explain the sights from inside the vehicle, and are not allowed to do so once they are outside the vehicle. A Professional licensed guide, where needed, can be hired on request at an extra cost.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

• Admissions, ( if required – unless otherwise specified )

• Food & Beverages

• Gratuities 10 % to 20 %(optional)

EXTRA NOTES AND USEFUL INFORMATION

• We suggest what to see, but you decide. We can plan and customize together all the different opportunities and itineraries. Our tours are flexible and completely focused on your needs and desires.

• Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments; local custom requires covering knees and shoulders.

• Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

• The tour sequence may be altered to avoid congestions but always covering mentioned sights.

• Keep an eye on your wallet and purses at all time. Do not wear jewerly or carry large amount of cash.

PAYMENT

• To book our services you have the choice to pay with Euro cash money at the end of service or to pre-pay the total fee by credit card via PayPal with an additional 10%. We don’t accept credit cards as a form of payment on the day of service, we only accept cash in Euros and/or US$; if US$ we will give you the exchange rate of the day before the service increased by 5 cents.

• Why we dont take CC on the day of the tour Often are drivers and tour guides do not have a POS on board. You can useyour credit card(s) at easily found ATM machines to withdraw cash. Your driver can show you where to find one. You get thecash just when you need it. The xchange rate is very convenient and it is the same rate applied when you purchase somethingwith your Credit Card

CANCELLATION POLICY:

• No charge will be applied for cancellations made up to 7 days prior to the service date

• Cancellations made 7 days prior to the service date: 50% charge’

• Annulament made 48 hours prior to the service date: 75% charge’

• Cancellations made 24 hours of less or no show: 100% charge’

PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER

• if you don’t receive correspondence from us within 24-48 hours