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Art in Siena
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Those visiting Tuscany for the first time are inevitably struck by both the beauty of the landscapes and the incredible quantity of architectural and artistic masterpieces visible in the region's towns and cities.
No other region can boast having played such a decisive role in the cultural and artistic development of Italy and indeed the whole of Europe.
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Oscar Prizes Landscape Tours
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Travel to discover the set of famous movies like Gladiator, the English Patient, Stealing Beauty: the Monastery of St. Anna in Camprena, the Pieve di Corsignano, Villa Geggiano where famous stars will be your ideal guides...
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Siena Walking Tour: Shows, Citytour and Museums
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This tour, made in the company of an official Siena tourist guide, introduces the visitor to all of the artistic wonders of Siena. Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral, the Museums of Santa Maria della Scala, the Pinacoteca, the Palazzo Papesse Museum of Modern Art, and any number of lesser known treasures.
Enjoy the most famous museums as well as the very new open ones, visit the wine cellers as well as the places where St Catherine left her sign. We can offer an 'open sesame' to enter into the historical headquarters of the Contradas and know everything about the Palio.
We can also organize tours of local craftmen, gourmet tours and dinners in private noble residences.
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The Etruscan in Siena: Murlo and Asciano Day Trip
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In the tiny medieval hamlet of Murlo there is one of the world's most important Etruscan Museums, where the findings from the archaeological site of Poggio Civitate are housed. The discovery of Poggio Civitate has greatly contributed to research concerning the Etruscan period: among the various findings brought to light: a palace dating back to the 7th century B.C. and an artisan's workshop.
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Valdelsa: San Gimignano, Colle, Casole and Volterra
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For the striking medieval architecture of its historic center it has been declared World Heritage site by UNESCO. San Gimignano still conserves a surprising number of its towers, despite many having been destroyed during the feudal wars which once raged across Tuscany. Of the seventy two original towers only thirteen remain. Its worldwide fame comes not only from its architectural uniqueness but also from the many works of art conserved within its walls, and the highly prized Vernaccia of San Gimignano white wine produced here.
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Monks & eremits
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Enjoy the silence in the monastery of Torri with the black and white marble stripes cloister, walk to S Leonardo al Lago to admire the primitives frescoes and finally meet the Augustinian nuns in the impressive Eremo di Lecceto, which appears like a vision in the heart of ilex woods.
Tuscany is famous for the charming rural churches. Along the Via Francigena any number of beautiful Romanesque houses of worship can be admired: abbeys and churches such as those of San Giusto a Balli, Pernina, Molli, Ponte allo Spino, San Lorenzo a Sovicille and Torri; where the visitor can admire a beautiful, three tiered cloister in polychrome marble.
Not to be missed, villas such as Villa Cetinale (XVII century, designed by Carlo Fontana), Villa Celsa with its beautiful gardens, and Villa Linari (XVIII century).
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Valdorcia: Pienza, Bagno Vignoni
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The Val d'Orcia is a large valley in the province of Siena, to the North East of Mount Amiata and close to the border with the region of Lazio. Traversed by the river Orcia, from which the valley gains its name, the area is characterised by its attractive landscapes and by the various towns of medieval origin, two of the most important being Pienza and Montalcino. The Valley is also an important natural, artistic, and cultural park, and on July 2nd 2004 was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO for the excellent conservation of a landscape immortalised in the works of many a Renaissance artist.
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The Great Abbeys: San Galgano e Sant'Antimo
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Via Francigena was one of the most important European pilgrim routes, a medieval thoroughfare which, on its way to Rome, passed through the cypress tree lined hills of the Orcia valley. In the middle ages a number of important churches and abbeys were built along this road.
A legend, as yet to be confirmed by historians, states that between 774 and 781 Charlemagne received from Pope Adrian I the relics of St Sebastian and St Antimo and founded in their honour the Monastery of Sant'Antimo, one of the most important monasteries in the whole of Tuscany. Even though it is unknown whether the King of the Franks (later to become emperor) ever actually resided in the Val d'Orcia, what is certain is that the Abbey of Sant'Antimo had already been consecrated by 814.
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Florence Guided Tour
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Considered the birthplace of the Renaissance and recognised worldwide as city of immense architectural and artistic importance, Florence boasts a proliferation of historic buildings, monuments and museums (including the Uffizi Gallery, the Palatina Gallery, the Bargello and the Palazzo Pitti museums).
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The Castles of Chianti
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Castles, fortresses, watch-towers, and town walls appear everywhere; some are well preserved, others are in ruins, but the main remnants are not on the tourist routes.
The Tour draws its inspiration from the surprising number of castles, fortified farm houses, towers and fortified Abbeys in the area.
This 2Be in Siena itinerary provide a very pleasant way to discover the architecture, history and present way of life of this part of the Chianti area.
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