Assisi Private Excursion
Shore excursion Cortona Assisi
Tour of the Assisi with chauffeurs-italy:
Assisi, famous all over the world as the native town of Saint Francis.
The birth place of St. Francis and St. Claire, our tour through Assisi brings a feeling of peace and ranquility.
We will visit the Basilicas of St. Francis, St. Claire, and St. Mary of the Angels- where we will attune you into this special city's history and symbolism.
We will walk through Piazza del Comune, where St. Francis' message of peace and tolerance lives on. A tour of Assisi is an enriching and special experience indeed.
Private Tour of the Cortona with chauffeurs-italy:
The Walls, The Gateways, The Fortress, The Duomo - Church of St. Maria, Church of St. Margaret, The Farneta Abbey, Bramasole - Frances Mayes's House.
There’s no doubt that the atmosphere you breathe in Cortona is that of a medieval town: the narrow streets paved with stones, the city palace and many other city buildings confer to the town its very enthralling appearance.
Its antique origins are enfolded by a legend that sees Cortona as the third city of Italy built after the Deluge. In reality, the city dates back to the Etruscan times, which still today preserves the remains of the walls that used to surround the town to defend it by the attacks of the enemies.The Fortress of Cosimo I, which dates back to the second half of the 16th century, dominates the entire town from the north-west corner of the wall up to its highest point.
Cortona has inherited from the Renaissance period great works of art, such as the Duomo, many works by Luca Signorelli and the church of la Madonna del Calcinaio.
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This is just one of the beautiful private tour organized by
chauffeurs italy for you.
All of you had been informed by your cruise company that the
only way to visit these towns is by booking a bus tour, nobody
will suggest you that it is possible to use a Private Company
the Chauffeurs service with Car, Minivan 5 pax, Multivan 8 pax
and Minibus from 10 and max 20 pax to enjoy the We offer both
regularly scheduled small group tours and shore excursions,
as well as private tours and Tuscany shore excursions for
cruise ship passengers in Tuscany.
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We are experts in arranging private excursions for people cruising on Mediterraneum and stopping at the harbour of Livorno, Civitavecchia in Rome and Sicily Taormina, Palermo, Messina, Catania and Siracusa.
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We at Driver in Tuscany offer you the following services from airport transfers from Pisa, Florence, Rome, Bologna and Milan.
Tuscany Medieval village in tour Certaldo Il Boccaccio
PRIVATE TOUR OF TUSCANY MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
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SAN GIMIGNANO AND CERTALDO
IN TOURS ( PRIVATE BUSES AND PERSONAL DRIVER IN TUSCANY FOR SMALL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL )
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San Gimignano private tour:
rises on a hill (334m high) dominating the Elsa Valley with its towers. Once the seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period (200-300 BC) it began its life as a town in the 10th century taking its name from the Holy Bishop of Modena, St. Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbarian hordes. The town increased in wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the "Via Francigena" the trading and pilgrim's route that crossed it. Such prosperity lead to the flourishing of works of art to adorn the churches and monasteries. In 1199 it became a free municipality and fought against the Bishops of Volterra and the surrounding municipalities. Due to internal power struggles it eventually divided into two factions one headed by the Ardinghelli family (Guelphs) and the other by the Salvucci family (Ghibellines). On the 8th May 1300 Dante Alighieri came to San Gimignano as the Ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. In 1348 San Gimignano's population was drastically reduced by the Black Death Plague throwing the city into a serious crisis which eventually led to its submission to Florence in 1353. In the following centuries San Gimignano overcame its decline and isolation when its beauty and cultural importance together with its agricultural heritage were rediscovered. The construction of the towers dates back to the 11th and 13th centuries. The architecture of the city was influenced by Pisa, Siena and Florence. There are 14th century paintings of the Sienese School to be seen and 15th century paintings the Florentine School
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Certaldo private tour:
A pochi passi da Firenze, nel territorio della Val d'Elsa troviamo Certaldo, interessante città d'arte, che ha dato i natali al Boccaccio, e che per la sua bellezza ha ottenuto la Bandiera Arancione dal Touring Club Italiano. Il territorio di Certaldo venne concesso da Federico Barbarossa nel 1164 ai Conti Alberti, che tuttavia nel 1184 si Foto Boccaccesca dovettero sottomettere alla potenza egemonica dei fiorentini abbattendo tutte le torri, simbolo di nobiltà e mezzo di difesa. È a partire dal XIII secolo che Certaldo vienne presa definitivamente dai fiorentini dopo aver combattuto contro Siena nella battaglia di Montaperti del 1260.Le fortune e le sventure di Certaldo si legheranno strettamente con le sorti di Firenze. Dopo essere stato il più importante centro della Val d'Elsa nel periodo rinascimentale sotto i Medici, Certaldo con la dinastia degli Asburgo-Lorena perderà parte della sua forza lasciando il Vicariato e alcune podesterie. Oggi per la sua tradizione storica e per la sua bellezza artistica, Certaldo rappresenta una città da visitare, terra di transito e luogo privilegiato per vivere e lavorare.
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Our driver in Tuscany will pick you up at the arrival of you ship and will take you to discover the beauties of Tuscany. Bisides the scheduled itineraries, if you have other wisches and needs we will be glad to organize you personal tour in Tuscany.
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