Montepulciano

Day 1 - Arrival in Chiusi where you are met by our representative who will spend a short time going over the tour with you answering any question you may have. He will then drive you to your hotel in Montepulciano.

Pienza

Day 2 - Montepulciano/Pienza (5 hrs walking time) From the San Biagio church the road leads you to Montichiello a nice little village immersed in the "Crete". Stop there for a nice lunch or just for a cappuccino before continuing to Pienza, a jewel of Renaissence architecture.

"Le Crete" moonlike landscape

Day 3 - From Pienza to Bagno Vignoni - The Crete landscape is no doubt one of the most famous in the world: rolling hills in all the shades of brown or green; sturdy brick farmhouses crowning the hilltops and cypress lined alleys design a perfect scenary that inspired painters since the Middleages. Your hotel has SPA facilities

The most beautiful abbeys

Day 4 - Bagno Vignoni/Sant'Antimo (5 hrs walking time) - A quite hard day walking along dry river beds in a rather wild environment to reach St Antimo a lovely abbey isolated in the middle of a pastoral landscape w Enjoy the abbey and the evening chants of the monks while spending the night in a nearby agriturismo.

St Antimo

Day 5 – St Antimo to Montalcino – Only 10 km, but mostly uphill to reach Montalcino, the capital of Brunello wine ; It is a nice medieval town with plenty of shopping possibilities well worth spending some leisurely time. Night in a hotel in Montalcino.

Buonconvento

Day 6 - Montalcino/Buonconvento - (4 hrs. walking time) - Montalcino is the country of Brunello one of the most famous wine of this region so you will be walking through vineyards and olive trees.

Monte Oliveto Maggiore

Day 7 - Monte Oliveto Maggiore/Siena (3h30 walking time) - Start the day with a transfer to Monte Oliveto Maggiore, a red bricks construction in a rugged landscape.  Visit the abbey before the tourist rush hours and start walking back toward your hotel or agriturismo. Pick up your luggage and catch a train to Siena. Possible private transfer to Siena  where we have booked a hotel for you.

To the most famous Piazza

Day 8 - Siena is our last stop. Savour a delicious icecream sitting at a Cafe on the hedge of the Piazza del Campo where the famous Palio is run twice in a year. Stroll the small "vicoli" and cobbled streets, admire the purity of the Duomo architecture and taste some of the best italian wines at the Enoteca nazionale before leaving to your next destination