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Tuscany day trip suggestions sought

Hello! We are looking for day trip suggestions for Tuscany region. We will have four full days to explore, June 10-13, 2025. We are staying at a property just a few miles from San Gimignano .
Day trips being considered, not necessarily in this order:
San Gimignano (very near our lodging). We will probably spend ¾ day here, including lunch, and then return to our lodging to enjoy the pool and have dinner onsite.
Sienna. Should we allow a full day, including staying for dinner?
Looking for suggestions for our other 2 days.

Just a note: about 20 years ago, we visited Volterra. We were not planning on spending the full day there on that particular trip, but found it delightful and stayed all day. The Etruscan museum was great! We’re not opposed to visiting Volterra again as 3 of the 5 of us have not visited there before. Thoughts?

As for winetasting, only 2 of the 5 of us drink wine, so not a big priority to visit wineries, but would like to try to visit one or two incorporated in during our day trips. Any specific recommendations?

Thanks so much for any suggestions!
Amanda & Dave

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Volterra which is fairly near San Gimignano has a wonderful Etruscan museum and quite a few Roman ruins. You could combine it with your visit to SG.

Siena is worth a day -- and is ringed by parking lots (be sure you take clear note of where you park as it would be easy to forget which of the garages that circle the historic center you used. Note the streets you took and the gate you used to enter the old city.

Lucca and. Montepulciano are two favorites of ours. And there are several wonderful rural abbeys -- pick one on the way to wherever else you are going. The possibilities are endless.

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Not sure how fare Montepulciano is from where you’re staying but if you can drive through Val d’Orcia to get there you won’t be disappointed.

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I will add another vote for Volterra and Lucca. And if you make the drive to Val d'orcia for Montepulciano, I would also suggest Pienza.

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Forgot to mention Certaldo, which is in the general area of SG and Volterra.