Activity / Food & Wine

 

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!!

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Lucca and Valdorcia (Siena), Tuscany

Gastronomic Adventure in Autumn »

A gastronomic adventure meeting the locals and artisans and sharing their culinary treasures from the northern to the southern tips of Tuscany. Exquisite accommodation, personalised small group travel.

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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.

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Sarteano (Siena), Tuscany

Walking day tour with an enogastronomic twist! »

Take a leisurely walk in the countryside - and through the ages. Begin with a visit to one of central Italy's most ancient human settlements, dating back to the Bronze age; stop at a 14th century hermitage with a beautifully frescoed church; visit the charming hamlet Cetona; taste local extra-virgin olive oil and wine; visit a Franciscan convent - all in just one, leisurely walk!

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