Join us on a Full-day Tour of Volterra and San Gimignano. Our walk will take us through beautifully-preserved medieval streets and squares, where you will see amongst other things: the church of Sant’Agostino in San Gimignano, built in the late 13th century, with famous Renaissance frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli; Volterra’s Cathedral plus a visit to an alabaster workshop to see expert artisans at work.
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On this tour you will:
- Visit Assisi’s famous Basilica of St.Francis, one of Italy’s most visited churches;
- Admire beautiful, medieval piazzas and alleys;
- Soak in the atmosphere of one of Italy’s most important pilgrimage sites, only second to Rome.
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More Information on our Assisi Guided Tour
A guided tour to explore the city “of wind and rock”, as described by the poet Gabriele D’Annunzio. Volterra, nestled on the hill overlooking the Val di Cecina, can boast a perfectly preserved Medieval historical center.
Its origin dates back to the Etruscans, who made of Velathri a center of primary importance in the alabaster production.
The Romans renamed it Volaterrae and enriched the city with theater and thermal spas.
During the medieval times the city lived a new phase of splendor, expressed by the construction of the Palazzo dei Priori, the first ever in Tuscany, the Duomo and the Baptistry. In these buildings and in the Pinacoteca are exposed masterpieces by artists such as Pomarancio, Rosso Fiorentino and Benozzo Gozzoli.
For all those who wish to discover how people used to live in a tower during the Middle Ages, who were the richest merchants of the city, which frescoes were admired by the pilgrims on the Via Francigena, here is a guaranteed departure tour and at an affordable price.
One of our guides will be available every Sunday at 11:00 am in front of the San Gimignano Tourist Office in Piazza Duomo ready to help you exploring the city.
The visit starts in Piazza Duomo, continues along Via San Matteo until reaching the church of
Sant’Agostino, built in the late 13th century, with splendid Renaissance frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli . We will then go back toward the center through a side street. The tour will end in Piazza della Cisterna.
A Classic, half-day (around 3 hours) walking tour. Join one of our expert, English speaking local guides and take in all of Assisi’s major sights, such as the area of the Roman amphitheatre, the beautiful Piazza del Comune with the Roman Temple of Minerva, the Chiesa Nuova where St.Francis was famously imprisoned by his father and the tiny Oratory where the patron saint of Italy was born. We will, of course, also visit the 2 Basilicas (St.Clare and St.Francis) and Assisi’s Cathedral (St.Rufino).