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Tour Length: 8 hours.
Dates: Every season.
Departure Point: From your accomodation. Please note that the rate includes a pick-up and drop-off in Florence.
Driver can be arranged to pick you from the place you stay in any region within Tuscany.
Departure Time: Between 8.00-9.00 am.
Days of Week: Everiday.
Note: During this excursion transport will be made in a de-luxe limousine or minivan or motorcoach which offers the maximum comfort, with air-conditioning, large panoramic windows and comfortable seats.
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This is an excursion taking us back a good 500 years to the town of Vinci, the hometown of Leonardo, one of the greatest minds of Renaissance.
Leonardo was born here in 1452. The illegittimate son of a notary and a simple woman. His father took good care of him and sent him very young to study in Florence. His stay here did not last too long and soon he migrated to the city of Milan under the protection of Ludovico Il Moro.
This is where L. came up with some of his greatest works (as per his "Last Supper"in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie). Following the death of his patron L. was obbliged to move again, this time to France under Francis I.
He ended his Life in Amboise in 1519 and is buried there today. We will start with the visit of L.birthplace house in the small district of Anchiano. His home is situated in the middle of a huge olive forest and is sorrounded by many gentle rolling hills. His presumed home is now a museum showing panels describing the many fields in which he excelled. After a 5 minute drive we will be in the old section of Vinci.
We will walk through the streets where he spent his early years, before moving to Florence. Our first stop will be the Museum of Vinci, where we’ll admire the collection of L.’s inventions and reproductions of his machines.
From the first tank machine to the helicopter, from the bycicle to the water skies , from the wells to the difensive walls and many more. As time flies when visiting interesting places , we will be ready to move on to our second half of the Day: But before we leave Vinci, we feel you should rest your weary bones at the local trattoria (home made cuisine) where the view of the countryside, together with the outstanding food make you realise that only in such a unique environment the great genius was able to come up and develop his inventions being some 400 years ahead of his times.
The second half of the day could be spent visiting the neighbouring towns of Cerreto Guidi and its Medici Villa, the town of Certaldo whose famous XIVth century son Bocaccio wrote "The Decameron", the town of Castelfiorentino with its frescos of Benozzo Gozzoli and perhaps neighbouring San Gimignano.and its medieval towers.
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