Name: Visit to Pisa from La spezia with local winery and lunch on private tour
SKU: 41344
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 7h

Activity Level: Easy

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

From the first second in La Spezia till the end of this day-tour you will be surrounded by breathtaking views. A scenic drive will bring you to Pisa where you can explore the local attractions and to take a perfect snap with the Leaning Tower. Admire magnificent architecture and enjoy the atmosphere. Then Tuscan countryside waits for you to tell a lot about local wine industry. With a horse and carriage ride you will explore the estate, then getting to the cellars to discover some secrets of the local wine production. Delicious lunch in a beautiful surrounding also waits for you on the itinerary.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation
Lunch
Horse and carriage ride

Entrance fees
Personal expenses

Pick-up and drop-off at La Spezia port
Wine tasting available for adults (18 years-old)

Highlights

Baptistery

The Pisa Baptistery of St. John is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical building in Pisa, Italy. Construction started in 1152 to replace an older baptistery, and when it was completed in 1363, it became the second building, in chronological order, in the Piazza dei Miracoli, near the Duomo di Pisa and the cathedral's free-standing campanile, the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The baptistery was designed by Diotisalvi, whose signature can be read on two pillars inside the building, with the date 1153.

La Spezia

La Spezia is located right on the border between Liguria and Tuscany not far from Cinque Terre, Pisa, and Florence. La Spezia is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. The city, a major naval base, is located at the head of the Golfo della Spezia, southeast of Genoa. The site was inhabited in Roman times, but little is known of its history before 1276, when it was sold to Genoa by the Fieschi family. It became a maritime prefecture in the French Empire and then part of the Duchy of Genoa in the Kingdom of Sardinia. After the transfer of the military fleet from Genoa in 1857, it became a naval headquarters, and in 1923 it became the provincial capital. It was severely damaged by bombing in World War II. Notable landmarks include the medieval Castel S. Giorgio, the 15th-century cathedral (rebuilt since 1945), and the naval arsenal (1861–69, rebuilt since 1945), with the adjacent naval museum. The archaeological museum has a collection of menhirs (prehistoric monoliths) cut in the form of human figures and of Roman artifacts from the nearby ancient city of Luni.

Piazza dei Miracoli

The Piazza dei Miracoli, formally known as Piazza del Duomo (English: Cathedral Square), is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important centre of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. Considered sacred by the Catholic Church, its owner, the square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Campanile, and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery). Partly paved and partly grassed, the Piazza dei Miracoli is also the site of the Ospedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito (New Hospital of the Holy Spirit), which houses the Sinopias Museum (Italian: Museo delle Sinopie) and the Cathedral Museum (Italian: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo). The name Piazza dei Miracoli was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio who, in his novel Forse che sì forse che no (1910), described the square as the "prato dei Miracoli", or "meadow of miracles". The square is sometimes called the Campo dei Miracoli ("Field of Miracles"). In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pisa

Pisa is a city in Italy's Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli. Also in the piazza is the Baptistry, whose renowned acoustics are demonstrated by amateur singers daily, and the Caposanto Monumentale cemetery.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation.

Itinerary

09:30

You will be met at the port and guided you to your air conditioned transportation ready to commence your tour.

The tour will commence with a scenic journey to Pisa, famous for the Leaning Tower, the Baptistry and the Square of Miracles. There will be plenty of time here for your photo opportunities and to enjoy souvenir shopping or just simply taking in the ambience in the square. There will be approximately 1-hour free time in Pisa. The tour will then continue with a wonderful scenic journey through the Tuscany hills to a local winery. On arrival you will be given a historical description of the land and the estate before visiting the wine cellars to see the wine process and to learn all about the production of the wines before going on sale. The tour will continue with a horse drawn carriage journey around the estate. Throughout the year the vineyards are constantly cared for to ensure they obtain the best grapes for the wine. Here you will learn about the history of the estate and how the produce is cared for and brought to market. Finally, you will have a lunch, which will include a mix of cold cuts, pecorino cheeses, crostini, bruschetta, pasta with meat sauce (vegetarian sauce is available) and Cantuccini (typical Tuscan biscuits). The wine tasting will include Pitti Sangiovese (red), Cenja Vermentino (white), Torre del Vajo (red-super Tuscan wine) and Dolce Peccato – Passito (sweet wine to drink with Cantuccini). There will be a little leisure time at the estate to browse the winery shop.

You will then be returned back to the port in plenty of time for your cruise ships departure.

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