Signature experience — San Gimignano
San Gimignano at dawn
Duration
Half day
Price
From €380
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Once home to 72 medieval towers, San Gimignano now keeps 14—headlined by Torre Grossa, raised in 1311 and topping out at 54 meters. At first light, via San Matteo still catches the bakers’ footsteps, iron mule rings stand out on Piazza del Duomo, and frescoes in the Collegiata read crisper than at noon. Be first up Torre Grossa at opening: rows of Vernaccia vines below, the Apenningrosso on the rim, and clay ripples rolling toward Colle di Val d’Elsa, 12 km away.
Pick-up from your hotel in Florence or Siena from 5:30 am, then a quiet Mercedes ride while you simply watch the hills. With your private driver in Tuscany, plans stay fluid: a photo pause by the cypresses on SP1, drop-off at Porta San Giovanni, your climb while the driver waits, then breakfast on Piazza della Cisterna (aim for the shade). If crowds swell, we lock in Museo Civico entry on the fly; the vehicle stays on standby to slip out, ahead of the tour buses, to Castelvecchio or Monteriggioni.
Your itinerary
- I
05:30 — Hotel pick-up in Florence or Siena; drive to San Gimignano, about 55–70 min.
- II
06:45 — Drop-off at Porta San Giovanni; stroll empty lanes to Piazza del Duomo (10 min).
- III
08:00 — Torre Grossa opening: climb and take in Vernaccia vineyards (30–40 min).
- IV
08:45 — Breakfast on Piazza della Cisterna, then pick-up before the buses roll in (around 09:15).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting and priority drop-offs
Your chauffeur’s tip
Be first up Torre Grossa: buy the combined Museo Civico + Torre ticket online the day before and aim for the 08:00 opening, using the less-busy north stairwell.
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