Festival weekend planner
Wine & Siena — a 3-day weekend in Tuscany
30 January – 1 February. Siena, Italy. 40 min from the airport.
The weekend, day by day
- Day 1
Arrive in Siena
Land at Florence Peretola (FLR), settle in and walk the old town in the afternoon. Light dinner near your accommodation — save your appetite for the festival day.
- Day 2
Wine & Siena
Festival day — arrive early to avoid the lunchtime crowd. Pace yourself across the tastings and break for a long lunch mid-afternoon.
- Day 3
Wine country day in Tuscany
Use the third day for a single winery visit (booked ahead) and a long lunch before heading home.
Where to stay
- Hotels in Siena
Live availability around the festival dates. Festival hotels book out 6+ months ahead, so check early.
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One winery worth a detour
Gravner
WTG pickThe birthplace of the modern orange wine movement — Gravner's qvevri cellar in a Slovenian border village is wine's most important pilgrimage.
- Address
- Località Lenzuolo Bianco 9, 34170 Oslavia, Gorizia, Italy
- Appointment
- required
- Tasting price
- Free tasting with cellar tour
- Website
- Visit
Where to eat
Trattoria Mario
€No-frills communal-table trattoria in Florence's San Lorenzo market, open since 1953
Must try: Bistecca alla fiorentina
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- Nearest airport
- Florence Peretola (FLR)
Insider tip
The Palazzo Pubblico's Sala del Mappamondo provides one of the most extraordinary backdrops for wine tasting in the world — Brunello di Montalcino against 14th-century frescoes.
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