Tour of the underground Valdichiana Senese
A cultural itinerary to discover a world only seemingly hidden with lunch and wine tasting and pici in the cellar
Under the historical centers of the Valdichiana Senese, there are very dense and complex underground tunnels where you can find precious treasures. Paths that trace, in the negative, the beauty of the villages on the surface and that surprise visitors with their beauty.
In fact, in this particular area of Tuscany, there is an entire underground world to be discovered in a cultural itinerary that allows you to understand more about the millenary history of this territory, retracing the phases that have marked its development.
The stages of the tour: Sinalunga, Montepulciano and Chiusi.
Your tour will start with the "Water Trail" in Sinalunga. Later you will reach Montepulciano, passing from water to wine, another element that has marked the economic development of this area.
In the historic center of Montepulciano, you will visit one of the eight cellars dug into the tuff, where today, as centuries ago, the vino Nobile di Montepulciano rests, is kept (once you could say "protected", this was precisely the necessity to have cellars within the walls of the ancient castle) and is produced; you will appreciate it in a tasting guided by the cellar staff.
At the end of the visit to the winery, a lunch with pici and Tuscan wine awaits you before moving to the etruscan city of Chiusi, the last stop of the tour. Here you will be astonished by the wonder of the underground city where you will find agricultural tools and equipment, an underground lake and a section dedicated to Etruscan epigraphy, unique in Italy, with 500 inscriptions on cinerary urns and tomb tiles.
The tour will take place upon reaching a minimum of four participants.
Prices include
- Guided visito f the Water Trail in Sinalunga
- Guided visit in a cellar and tasting of vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Rosso di Montepulciano DOC with plate of typical local products
- Pici tasting with a glass of wine
- Entrance ticket and guided visit of Civic Museum of Chiusi the Underground City
- Transportation service from/to meeting point and for the tour.
Cancellation
and no-show policies
- Cancellations arriving within 24 hours before the start of the tour: 100% refund
- Cancellations arriving over 24 hours before the start of the tour: no refund.