Siena's main Campo, always lively day and evening Photo: Jon Arnold Images /DanitaDelimont.com

City Explorers: SienaLa Dolce Vita in Tuscany

Oct 1 - 14, 2012
Enjoy an in-depth two-week European City Stay featuring local connections and exclusive programs, plus time at leisure for personal interests!
Starting at $5,395
Call 855-330-1542
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  • Designed for the independent-minded traveler, City Explorers offers a more relaxed pace with a delightful balance between guided group activities and time on your own. You’ll meet local residents over a glass of wine, learn about their traditions, and savor la dolce vita in an Italian town. Our resident expert offers specially arranged guided tours to top sites and prepares you for your own explorations for a comprehensive experience. With the luxury of time and local connections, you’ll have the freedom to be as active—and interactive—as you’d like, becoming part of the life of a Tuscan town. Click here to read more about our City Explorers: Athens and Aegina.
  • Specialized tours of the Duomo, the art museum, and a Contrada Museum, as well as an in-depth walking tour of the historic area.
  • Engaging language lessons, held in the market, museum, and over meals, which provide a level of confidence when exploring on your own and ordering at restaurants.
  • Special tastings and sessions focused on Italian cuisine, including a cooking class with a noted cookbook author, wine tastings in Chianti and Pienza (home to some of the best reds in Italy!), pastries at the famous café Nannini, gelato at a neighborhood gelateria, neighborhood market visits, and dinner in the home of a Sienese family.
  • Enjoyable afternoons or evenings spent with longtime residents and their friends who are eager to share their interests—about the neighborhood contradas and the Palio horse race traditions, Italian cinema, medieval history, modern Italy, and more.
  • Opportunities to experience the Tuscan countryside the way you want—a leisurely countryside walk or bicycle ride, garden visits, or even painting your own Tuscan landscape on canvas!
  • With plenty of time at leisure, and our local expert available for guidance, you’ll feel comfortable and confident exploring on your own in Siena or taking a day-trip to Florence, another bike ride in the country, and so much more. Or, maybe you’ll just enjoy la dolce far niente… the sweetness of doing nothing!
  • This tour features the following World Heritage sites on this tour:
    • Historic Center of Siena
    • Historic Center of San Gimignano
    • Historic Center of Florence
    See a complete list of all Smithsonian tours featuring World Heritage sites.


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