I would like to spend 3-4 nights in Siena. We would like to explore Tuscany the best we can without a car. I know it isn't ideal. Are there bus tours offered from Siena and return to Siena? Or do we have to go to Florence to find a tour bus and take public transportation back to Siena our home base?
Posted by
Chicago
7808 posts
Yep, sometimes even the hotel can hook you up with excursions like these from Siena:
https://www.viator.com/Siena/d944-ttd
I am sure there is a tourist information center by the train station in Siena that sell tours of the region
Posted by
OP
23 posts
Thank you! I did not thoroughly scan the forum.
Posted by
Chicago
7808 posts
That is something you can Google or ask Alexa.
Posted by
Wilton, New York, USA
58 posts
I spent several days in Siena in 2013 and took day trips to Arezzo and San Gimignano by bus from Siena's convenient bus station. I didn't go on tours and ventured to both towns on my own.
If you go to San Gimignano, I recommend you visit its vernacchia "museum." Vernacchia is the white wine native to the region. There, you can sample various vernacchias (for a fee per glass) and learn about the wine while sitting outside and looking out over the beautiful vineyards.
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
Sam, it's vernaccia. Vernacchia reminds something that deserves a museum (at least in Naples), but that you would never drink.
Posted by
Saint Paul, Minnesota
1385 posts
Also try Tours by Locals ----- /www.toursbylocals.com
We did this in Emilia Romagna and a very nice guy drove us around in his own car to cheese factories, etc. He even, as a bonus, took us to visit his wife's school because I used to be a teacher.
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Have you looked into possibilities with Tours By Roberto? My husband and I toured the Tuscan hillside with this Rick Steve's recommended group in October. It was great. Check our the web site: http://www.toursbyroberto.com/