TASTE OF TUSCANY

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Montefiorallo Tuscany hamlet

Montefioralle

Verrazzano wine tour

Verrazzano

Siena

Siena

Truffle Hunting

Truffle Hunting

Cooking Classes

Cooking Classes

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting



BOOKING


  • Chianti Wine Country

  • Wine Tasting of  most popular Tuscan Wines and Olive Oils

  • Hands-on Cooking Class of typical Tuscan dishes

  • Visit Siena or San Gimignano

  • Truffle Hunting Tour

  • Optional visit in Orvieto

Day 1  Chianti Wine Tour 

This morning you will depart for the Chianti region of Italy and home to Chianti Classico, one the most popular Italian wine in the world.
Travelling along the famous wine route “Chiantigiana”, you will wind through the vineyards and olive groves and the wonderful villages of the Chianti countryside, you will reach Vicchiomaggio Castle, which dates back to 1,100 AD. It will be your base for your touring Tuscany.

In the afternoon a Wine Tour of the Castel estate will culminate with a wine tasting on the Castle Terrace overlooking the evocative vineyards.

Day 2  Chianti – Montefioralle

Today, transfer to you will attend a Cooking Class of typical Tuscan dishes. During the Truffle season, you might have the option for an engaging Truffle Hunting with dogs. At lunch, you will get the chance to taste this hard-to-find seasonal underground mushroom,  which on the fresh market is offered for thousands Euros a pound. After lunch, drive to the nearby Passignano Abbey , then time to stroll around Montefioralle one of the most charming hamlet in Chianti wine region.

Day 3  Chianti – San Gimignano – Siena

In the morning you have the option for a wine tour at the Antinori wine cellars, a signature wine makers, world appraised amount wine connoisseurs, or a wine tour at the characteristic Verrazzano hamlet. In the afternoon, you might enjoy a visit in Siena, or San Gimignano, both medieval towns enlisted in the UNESCO sites. 

Day 4  Transfer to Rome or Florence

According to your travel planning, in the morning you will transfer to your next destinations. Optionally, you might choose to stop to visit Orvieto, a unique town, dating back pre-Roman time, built over a huge Tufa outcropping. In addition to many options of visiting: Etruscan Necropolis, St. Patrick’s Well, Renaissance Duomo…, this town houses many shops of Deruta ceramics, one of the most famous in Italy

  • 3 nights in Chianti wine country

  • English speaking driver/guide with luxury vehicle

  • Cooking class and typical Tuscan lunch 

  • Wine and olive oil tasting tours

  • Visit Siena and San Gimignano