Viaggi Senza Fretta

Travel Without Haste

your Time Therapy in Rural Tuscany and Umbria

Customized Small Group and Individual Travel

Travel is a powerful engine of change. It broadens perspectives and opens the mind to values and ways of living that are at once unfamiliar and illuminating. At the same time the sheer number of people travelling around the world inadvertently contributes to putting our human and natural ecosystems at risk.

What can we at VIAGGI SENZA FRETTA do to make a difference?

As a travel company in Tuscany, locally owned and operated, we are particularly aware of how important it is to maintain a community’s traditions, culture and environment. Our travel itineraries focus on different ways of reducing your carbon footprint. We’ve personally selected a number of locations and accommodation and offer cultural, enogastronomic & nature itineraries in their immediate vicinity - spend less time travelling and more time seeing!

Explore Tuscany and Umbria’s rural landscapes with Viaggi Senza Fretta – inch by inch, little by little we’ll take you there

A selection of our offers

Valdorcia and Maremma (Siena and Grosseto), Tuscany

Horse Trekking holiday in Tuscany »

Travelling by horse can be one of the greatest joys for any nature lover. Our horse treks have a relaxed pace and are meant for those of you who want to discover and contemplate uncontaminated corners of Tuscany you wouldn't otherwise be able to reach - you'll be able to swim in cool, crystal clear rivers and bathe in steaming sulphurous hot springs, come across hidden hermitages surrounded by the silence of immense forests...and like an ancient pilgrim you'll lead your horse through the narrow streets of Medieval villages and climb up towards ancient castles...

Città della Pieve (Perugia), Umbria

Italian basics in Umbria - Interactive 1 day Italian Lesson »

One Day Italian Lesson

An original way to begin your holiday - learn a few basic Italian language skills in a fun and informal environment with a professional language teacher - while visiting Città della Pieve, close to Lake Trasimeno in Umbria.

Sarteano (Siena), Tuscany

Farmhouse accomodation La Foce »

La Foce is a delightful three/four bedroom independent stone farmhouse, sleeping 6+2 persons. The stone farmhouse sits on the side of a hill within five minutes driving distance from the town of Sarteano, with beautiful views across to the opposite hill and up to Sarteano's well-preserved Medieval castle.

Montepulciano (Siena), Tuscany

Organic Cooking Course in Montepulciano »

Karin and Antonio, your hosts, restored their farmhouse in Montepulciano based on the principles of bioarchitecture. Having put so much passion and energy into creating a harmonious and sustainable environment for their guests, the idea of offering an organic cooking course seemed only natural.

Valdichiana & Valdorcia (Siena), Tuscany

A Feast for your Palate »

Visit small producers and sharpen your senses as you learn to distinguish between cured meats prepared by a local butcher using simple and carefully selected ingredients and those produced on a large industrial scale; the difference between cheese made with raw instead of pasteurized milk; REAL saffron and what is also yellow and often sold as saffron...and lots more!!

Odds & Ends

11/11/2009
Biking and Walking in Valdichiana

If you're looking for an easy bike trail or footpath in the hills of Tuscany, Il Sentiero della Bonifica, or Path of the Reclaimed Land, is a 62 km bike and pedestrian path which joins Arezzo to Chiusi and is suitable for anyone wishing to travel slowly, including families with children.
11/11/2009
Terme in Toscana - Hot Springs in Tuscany

Ever thought of including a regenerating stop at one of Tuscany's many spa destinations during your travels? The region is full of natural hot springs or 'terme', many of which date from Roman or even Etruscan times and whose waters, originating from deep within the earth's crust, have long been associated with curative properties.
12/11/2009
Rural activities with children in Tuscany and Umbria - EAT LOCAL!

Traveling with children and wondering what you can do to make both your holiday and theirs enjoyable? Consider paying a visit to a "fattoria didattica", a regular working farm on which you can learn about the whole production cylce as well as taste the "real thing" and know you're EATING LOCAL - at zero miles from farm to plate!!
19/11/2009
Relax in Tuscany and Umbria - Basic Massage Techniques

Treat yourself, your partner, family and friends to a very special gift while on holiday this year. You're finally on vacation and ready to relax - what could be better than taking the time to learn a few basic strokes to help alleviate neck, shoulder and back tension?
09/01/2010
New Year's Resolution - Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating!

Take a Tuscan cooking course that focuses on healthy alternatives to the classic pasta and meat dishes! Learn to make the dishes that were part of the Tuscan rural tradition before meat became an everyday commodity....