Leonardo’s Tour of Tuscany

Leonardo's Tuscany: Florence, Anchiano, Vinci, Arezzo and the Valdichiana, excursions, transfers and visits included.

Summary

5 nights
Proprietà: Tuscany tours
Included
Optional visits on request

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Six-day tour to visit the places in Tuscany connected to the genius Leonardo da Vinci: Florence, Anchiano, Vinci, Florence, Arezzo and the Valdichiana. Organized tours with guide and entrance fees.

An unmissable tour that touches the places that saw the birth, growth and learning of the artistic knowledge that allowed Leonardo to express himself. Anchiano and Vinci where the genius was born and spent the first years of his life, Florence where he trained as an artist, Arezzo and the Valdichiana which were the background to some of his priceless masterpieces including La Gioconda.

Tour Program

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1
13:00 - 23:00

Arrival in Florence, hotel accommodation

  • Arrival in Florence by car/train/plane. Optional (not included) transfer from the airport / station. Accommodation in a hotel **** or similar in the central area of Florence, near the S.M Novella.
  • Afternoon free for individual visits

Dinner free, overnight stay in Florence.

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2
09:00 - 13:00

Uffizi Museum

  • After breakfast at the hotel, meet with the guide for a tour of the Uffizi Museum to admire the works of Leonardo preserved there: the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Magi, the Baptism of Christ and a copy of the lost Leda with Swan as well as some drawings and prints preserved in the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints

Lunch free. Free afternoon for individual visits

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15:30 - 17:30

Optional (not included): Visit to the Boboli Gardens

  • It is possible to visit the Boboli Gardens located behind Pitti Palace.

The garden was first cared for by the Medici family and became, as it still is today, the symbol of the Italian garden. The tourist who visits these gardens is fascinated by its statues and caves that make it a real open-air museum. It is possible to add this visit when booking the tour.

Price per person: 20 euros.

  • Dinner free, individual return to the hotel and overnight stay in Florence

 

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4
09:00 - 17:00

Vinci and the Leonardian Museum

  • After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to VINCI for an individual visit to the Leonardian Museum.

We will admire the models rebuilt to realize the designs of the machines conceived by the Genius, which give us an idea of ​​his profound multifaceted flair. From Vinci it is possible to visit Leonardo’s birthplace in Anchiano, a 15th century farmhouse immersed in a landscape of vineyards and olive groves. Leonardo’s house is connected to the Borgo of Vinci by the so-called Green Road, an ancient path of 3 km that can be traveled on foot, part of the Association Case della Memoria and Leonardo’s museum itinerary. Lunch Free.

  • Return to Florence

OPTIONAL: (not included) transfer by private car round trip: Price 175 euros per person

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5
09:00 - 13:00

Transfer to Arezzo

  • After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Arezzo by train, arrival and accommodation in the L’Aretino hotel or similar. Transfer from Arezzo station to the hotel not included.

Visit to the Museum of the Bridge of Gioconda

  • Entrance and visit to the Museum of the Bridge of Gioconda which collects anastatic copies of manuscripts, documents, historical texts, captions, notes but also drawings, maps, paintings, models, all related to Leonardo’s stay in Arezzo. A computerized and multimedia system will complete the interactive access to various informative material (images, videos, three-dimensional animations).

Afternoon: free time for individual visit of Arezzo whose historical center is full of buildings, artistic works and extraordinary masterpieces

  • Dinner free, return individually to the hotel and overnight stay in Arezzo
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6
09:00 - 17:00

Visit to the Mona Lisa Bridge

  • After breakfast at the hotel, transfer by private car to the places where Leonardo created some of his masterpieces, “go behind Mona Lisa’s back, travelling in an evocative way, to the places that Leonardo made sublime in this universally famous painting.

Visit to the Mona Lisa Bridge to admire the bridge that is still as Leonardo painted it and visit the places that have been the background to other masterpieces of the artist such as The Madonna dei Fusi, La Sant’Anna and the famous Map of the Valdichiana preserved in London at the Windsor Museum.

  • Classic wine tasting in a wine cellar near the Mona Lisa bridge.

Return to Arezzo with private transfer included.

In the evening, return to Florence by train and overnight.

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7
09:00 - 13:00

Departure

After breakfast. Departure.

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Includes/not include

Room / Nr. pax2 - 34 - 56 - 78-10
DBL702€598€570€550€
TRP678€574€546€526€
SGL882€778€750€730€

The Price includes

  • 4 nights with accommodation including breakfast at the Boccaccio hotel or similar in Florence
  • 1 overnight stay including breakfast in the L’Aretino hotel or similar in Arezzo
  • Entrance ticket to the Uffizi Museum
  • Guided tour of the Uffizi Museum
  • Walking tour of Florence
  • Round trip train ticket Florence-Empoli
  • Cumulative admission ticket to the Leonardian Museum of Vinci + video audio guide
  • Return train ticket from Florence-Arezzo
  • Entrance ticket to the Mona Lisa Bridge Museum
  • Transfer by private car from Arezzo to the Mona Lisa bridge and to the wine cellar for a wine tasting
  • Wine tasting

 

The price does not include:

  • Entrance ticket to sites where paid entry is expected except those expressly indicated in “The price includes”
  • Bus ticket from Empoli to Vinci round trip to be paid locally
  • Drinks with meals except as indicated in “The price includes”
  • City tax
  • Anything that is not expressly provided for in “The price includes”
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This tour is on request for groups or small groups

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