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Stop At: Test Drive Firenze, Piazzale Galileo, Viale Galileo Galilei, 50125, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

MEETING POINT: you will find us at Piazzale Galileo, Viale Galileo Galilei FLORENCE in the toll parking with the blue lines in front of the entrance to the Park Palace Hotel (2 km from piazzale Michelangelo)

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Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Florence American Cemetery, Via Cassia, 50023 Tavarnuzze, Impruneta Italy

The Florence American Cemetery, (also known as Cimitero dei Falciani) is 70 acres of extension in southern Florence, and it is one of fourteen permanent American World War II military cemetery memorial erected outside the USA.

The area where the Florence American Cemetery is, was liberated by the South African 6th Armoured Division on 3 August 1944. Later, it became one of the zone of the U.S. Fifth Army.

Wooden hills and the Greve river frame the Florence American Cemetery. The site was selected after a survey between many temporary cemeteries in northern Italy during World War II. They chose the place with the less objections compared to the other places.

Here, 4,402 woman and servicemen rest in peace. They represent the 39% of the temporary burials originally made between Rome and the Alps. Unfortunately 1,409 soldiers results missed in action. The most of the corps buried here died during the fighting to capture Rome in June 1944. The Florence American Cemetery has three Medals of Honor, two interred and one memorialized.

The New Yorker architecture firm McKim, Mead and White projected the Florence American Cemetery, while two architects also from New York, Clarke and Rapuano, designed the landscape.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Castello di Verrazzano, Via di Citille 32, 50022, Greve in Chianti Italy

The Castle of Verrazzano is located in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, between Florence and Siena.

Initially the Castle was an Etruscan then a Roman settlement and it has remained within its boundaries for over 1000 years: it has represented a firm and safe post in an area interested for many centuries by political and dynastic conflicts.

There is a great tradition of winemaking here: the “vineyards situated in Verrazzano” are mentioned in a manuscript which dates back to 1150 and is preserved at the abbey of Passignano (wrongly reported as “1170”).

The Castle became the property of the Verrazzano family in the VII century. Giovanni da Verrazzano, the navigator and discoverer of the bay of New York and of the majority of the East coast of nowadays U.S. was born here in 1485. The famous bridge in New York between Brooklyn and Staten Island was named after him in 1964.

Pass By: Piazza Matteotti, 50020, Greve in Chianti Italy

Sitting in the Val di Greve, it is named for the small, fast-flowing river that runs through it, is the principal town in the Chianti wine district which stretches south of Florence to just north of Siena.

Stop At: Castello di Radda, Localita il Becco, 53017, Radda in Chianti Italy

Radda in Chianti is a beautiful medieval town enclosed in large defensive walls. Located up on a hill between the valleys of Arbia and Pesa, it has ancient origins. Inhabited since the 9th century, Radda was officially mentioned in a document from 1002.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Enoteca Falorni, Galleria delle Cantine 6, 50022, Greve in Chianti Italy

Enoteca Falorni, constructed in 1893 is the largest enoteca in Tuscany featuring over 1.000 selected wines with more than 100 wines available for tasting, using the innovative enomatic system.

The Enoteca is located underground in the historical centre of Greve in Chianti the area (considered the authentic fore bearers of the Chianti Classico consortium).

The historical structure has ample spaces with arched brick ceilings, corridors and smaller rooms (originally used as grape storage areas) and tells the story of its long history as a wine cellar that for years represented the economic heart of Greve in Chianti, boasting a line of illustrious owners.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Chianti Road, Italy

You drive the Ferrari through the stunning hills of the Chianti, surrounded by Tuscany's most famous vineyards.

Stop At: Test Drive Firenze, Piazzale Galileo, Viale Galileo Galilei, 50125, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

the test drive ends at the meeting point Piazzale Galileo

Duration: 10 minutes

Included
  • Espresso
  • Coffee and/or Tea
Not included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • IN-CAR VIDEO on Micro SD with adaptor (available to purchase)
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • A Valid Government Issued Driver's License is required in addition to the International Driver’s license. If you forget or didn’t get your international permit, you can now get it within a few hours on the web
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • It is not recommended for children under two years
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Banned flip flops sandals and clogs are forbidden
  • Children seats available free ON REQUEST
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
75% Cultural
60% Original
40% Sport
20%
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