Private Assisi and Cortona day tour from Siena with your private driver to explore at your own pace the town of Assisi well known as the birthplace of Saint Francis and the Etruscan hill top town of Cortona.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Cortona and Assisi tour with private driver
• Time at leisure to visit the hill town of Cortona at your pace
• Assisi in the footsteps of Saint Francis
• Appreciate Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi
DETAILS
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Duration:
8 hours
Start Time Private Tour:
Morning: you can require whatever start time you like.
Pick up Point:
At the lobby of your Hotel in Siena centre
If your hotel is not in the center of Siena, ask us for a personalized quote.
Inclusion:
- Private Mercedes E series car (for your party from 1 to 2 persons)
- Private Mercedes Minivan (for your party from 3 to 6 persons)
- Professional English speaking driver.
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional),
Admission fees to churches and museums
Meals and Beverage
Notes:
More of 6 persons rates on request.
On request:
Private guide for an in-depth tour
DESCRIPTION
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From Siena private day tour to visit Assisi and Cortona. In the morning meet your own private driver at the lobby of your hotel in Siena, he will drive through the Tuscany rolling hills to reach the religious towns of Assisi and the medieval hilltop town of Cortona.
If your hotel is not in Siena Centre, just ask us for a customized quote.
In Assisi you will appreciate the majestic Basilica of St. Francis consecrated by Pope Innocent IV in 1253 whose interiors were frescoed by Cimabue, Giotto and other late medieval painters.
The basilica includes the Upper Church, the Lower Church, and the Crypt in neo Romanesque style where from the 1818 there is the tomb St. Francis.
Following the footsteps of Saint Francis, you will visit of Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli whose interiors preserve the Porziuncola: a stone chapel restored by St. Francis himself and where he understood his vocation, considered the most sacred place for the Franciscans.
Leisure time to explore the hilltop town of Cortona at your pace. Cortona is an ancient town dating back to Etruscans and Romans times, it has become very popular with the book and the film “Under the Tuscan Sun”.
Strolling through the narrows medieval streets reach the Piazza della Repubblica and the nearby Piazza Signorelli where there is an Etruscans Museum.
Admire the stunning views till the lake Trasimeno form the terraces of Cortona.
Your Assisi and Cortona day tour ends at your hotel in Siena.