Active holiday & culture
Tour for min. 4 persons
“Volterra, San Gimignano and the Devil’s Valley”
545,00 Euro per person
3 days, 2 nights
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This proposal consists of a 3 day/2 night tour with accommodation in hotel*** in Volterra and is designed to let the tourists discover the artistic heritage and the natural beauties of Volterra and the Devil’s Valley. A large part of it is dedicated to sport activities./p>
Program
h 10:00 Volterra, a heaven of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance art, which dominates the Cecina Valley, 550 metres above sea level: Piazza dei Priori, Piazza S. Giovanni, Roman Theatre, the Etruscan Gate. Guided tour of the town including a 2 km walk to the Balze cliffs a unique view point over the rolling hills and the amazing landscapes of Volterra
h. 13:30 Lunch in a typical restaurant
h. 15:00 Accommodation in hotel***
h. 15:30 Alabaster active workshop, for kind of persons who always enjoy learning new skills: how to get into alabaster handiwork, an handicraft which boasts a centuries-old history and a
nobility of traditions that can be felt in every nook and corner of the town – participants will learn how to work alabaster.
h 20:00 Typical dinner
h. 8:30 Breakfast in Hotel
h. 9:00 Departure for the Devil’s Valley for a trekking among the geothermal natural phenomena.
h. 10:00 Meeting with the guide and beginning of the hike around the geothermal pools. During the trekking the landscape surrounding you changes continually, displaying thousands of colours and shapes on a very hot ground with the sound of bubbling water and gas emissions. Since the Roman times this region was known thanks to its volcanic nature, and its exceptionally sulphur hot springs have been used for bathing till nowadays in the local SPA
h. 13:30 Lunch at the geothermal Brew pub Vapori di birra with local products and craft beer tasting
h. 15:30 Guided tour of the geothermal Museum demonstrative opening of a steam jet directly from the extraction well
h. 17:30 Departure for Volterra
h 20:00 Typical dinner
h. 8:30 Breakfast in hotel
h 9:00 Departure for San Gimignano by Ebike through a typical Tuscan scenic road
h 11:30 Arrival in San Gimignano, the medieval Manhattan, the urban structure and the civil and the religious buildings, almost intact, preserve the medieval fascination, nowadays it remains only 15
of 72 towers, unbroken or cropped enough to give an unmistakable mark to the town.
Free time
h 13:00 Brunch
h 15:30 Back to Volterra by E-bike
End of the tour
The price includes
2 nights in Volterra Hotel*** BB
1 lunch in typical restaurant in Volterra
2 dinners in typical restaurant in Volterra
1 lunch at geothermal Brew Pub Sasso Pisano
1 brunch in San Gimignano city centre
1 half day guided urban trekking in Volterra
1 half day active alabaster workshop
1 half day guided trekking around the geothermal pools
1 guided visit at the geothermal museum with opening of a steam jet
1 full day guided E-bike tour to San Gimignano and back to Volterra FD Devil’s Valley Specialized guides will escort the group both for hikes and bike rides
Private transfer to the devil’s valley and back
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Piazza dei Priori 19/20 - 56048 Volterra (PI) - PIVA 01308340502