Can you imagine a sidecar tour around Florence? Let's go! Enjoy the Tuscan hills sitting in the sidecar with the breeze in your hair and breathtaking views, letting yourself be carried away by the professional driver; arrive at Podere Castellare, an eco-sustainable resort nestled in the hills above Florence, and go "full gin" by discovering the first "London Dry Gin" made in an Italian distillery: "Peter in Florence."
That's an exclusive experience by Destination Florence to fully discover our land.
What's included:
- Sidecar Tour from Florence to Pelago and return, with professional driver and helmet included
- Guided tour of the Podere Castellare distillery "Peter in Florence"
- Gin tasting
- Lunch or dinner: appetizer, first course, dessert combined with the botanicals used in the distillery + 1 cocktail p.p.
- PLEASE NOTE: the experience is available from May: in the morning with lunch included or in the afternoon with dinner. The date and time will be established according to availability and preference after the purchase—an experience not allowed for children under 6 years old.
Useful information:
- Voucher validity: available by the end of October of the same year.
- Booking: Bookable up to 48h before, booking contacts are on the purchase summary voucher.
- Meeting Point: Piazza Ognissanti (Florence) at 9.30 / or 16.30
- Availability: Available from May. Minimum 2 and maximum 6 people: each sidecar can accommodate up to 2 passengers
- Maximum weight: 100 kg (per person)
- Duration: about 6 hours. (about 2 hours round trip).
- Cancellation Policy: Free cancellation up to 48h before. PLEASE NOTE: Given the voucher's validity, it is possible to postpone the experience with a 24h notice by October of the same year.
- Bad weather: In case of rain it is possible to use a minivan or postpone the tour.
Description
Sidecars are the iconic three-wheeled single vehicles on which everyone has dreamed of getting on at least once in their life! Gilberto, Tommaso, and Riccardo are the three motorcyclists of the Motocarrozzatta - Florence Vintage Sidecar Tours, who will drive you from Florence to Pelago while you will remain comfortably seated in the sidecar to enjoy the view, fresh air, and Tuscany. The duration of the trip will be more or less than an hour and a half each way. Once in Pelago, you will be escorted to the splendid Podere Castellare, the eco-resort with an authentic gin distillery, where the first Italian London Dry Gin is produced: "Peter in Florence" Gin.
As a tribute to Florence, gin focuses on the iris, an icon of the city, of which not only the root but also the petals are used, which is much rarer. In compliance with the rules of London Dry Gin, it is a classic gin, but innovative, also for the use of the 14 botanicals, including fresh bergamot peel, dried lemon peel, rose berries, lavender flowers, and fresh rosemary, angelica root, coriander, bitter almonds. Almost all of them are grown in Podere Castellare; the others are, however, organic and come from small specialized local producers.
COMPLETE PROGRAM (MORNING OR AFTERNOON)
- 9.30 am / 4.30 pm meeting point in piazza Ognissanti, Florence (central and easily reachable) and departure of the Sidecar tour.
- 10.30 am/ 5.30 pm arrival at Podere Castellare and welcome drink
- 11.15-13.00 / 6.15-8.00 pm guided tour of the distillery with basic notions on distillates - tasting of Gin Peter In Florence - field visit of the botanicals used in the distillery
- 1.00 pm / 8.00 pm light lunch/dinner served: appetizer, first course, dessert combined with the botanicals used in the distillery + 1 cocktail p.p.
- 2.30 pm / 9.30 pm return, departure for Florence
Covid prevention measures:
- At check-in, you will be asked to fill out a form where you certify that your temperature is below 37.5 ° and that in the last 14 days, there has been no contact with people affected by Covid.
- Obligatory masks (there will always be spare ones in the top case).
- Sidecars, helmets, and structures sanitized before each tour.