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Indulge your passion for food, wine and culture in this food and wine
tour to Tuscany. Taste your way through the back door of the region
with a local chef, sommelier and a wonderful tour guide. On Our food and wine tour to Tuscany you will experience eating in a family owned village named Tratttoria, visit a bread maker, a funny Gelato champion and a famous butcher. Your tour to Tuscany will take you to beautiful surroundings and stunning locations. You will explore charming towns, bustling markets, and tasting different wines.
Consider joining us on this handcrafted experience and create lifetime memories. Food and Wine Tour to Tuscany is one of the most satisfying ways to explore Italy.
Accommodations
Your home for the week will be at a stunning estate of hill-terraced olive groves overlooking a small lake with its own little tree-shaded island, reached by a wooden bridge. This Tuscan gem is located outside the medieval walled city of Lucca. The entire villa will be ours. Only our private group will be lounging, sipping wine, dining, and taking walks on the property.
The villa has 6 guest rooms, each with en-suite bath/shower, individually temperature controlled (Heating and air condition) with wireless internet. The ground floor comprises of a fully equipped Tuscan kitchen leading out to a grand domed dining room and a cozy lounge. Outdoors there is an Italian Gazebo overlooking the swimming pool for alfresco dining
Day 1: Sunday
Your transfers from Pisa or Florence airport are included. Arrive at the villa for a Tuscan lunch buffet. Get to know your home for your Tuscany culinary vacation. In the early Evening we will have a fun cooking experience, learning how to make pasta. Followed by Italian aperitif and dinner with wine.
Start your day with an Italian breakfast. Depart on an evocative journey through Chianti rolling landscape of vine clad hills and quaint market towns offering fine specialty food such as wild boar and pecorino cheese. Enjoy a Chianti wine tasting lunch at a renowned estate. After lunch, your Tuscany culinary vacation takes you to San Giminano to visit Sergio bondoli, world champion gelato maker. Return to the villa for a Pizza night in the village family Trattoria.
After breakfast, we will head to the medieval walled city of Lucca. Join Valter, your chef for a visit to gourmet suppliers and producers which include La Delicatezze Di Roberto (a treasure trove of Tuscan and Italian specialty foods), Guisti Forno (specialty bread makers and the cellars of Eoteca vanni (one of the top three wine shops in Italy).You will have time to explore Lucca on your own, before returning to the villa for an Italian BBQ Dinner. Tuscany Culinary vacation it is.
Breakfast, and then depart to the bustling market of Pistoia. Join your chef to choose seasonal produce. Upon return we will all prepare a Tuscan buffet lunch from items found in the market. In the afternoon you will discover the rolling lucchesse hills as you travel the medieval fortress of Montecarlo when many renowned Lucchesse wines produced. Tonight we will eat in a restaurant owned and operated y the same family since the 1940s.
Today is a “do as you wish day” in your Tuscany culinary vacation. You are welcome to join the walking guided tour in the center of Florence or visit the Uffizi gallery or shop for leather goods at the leather market. Lunch is on your own. Upon return to the villa in the evening, another wonderful dinner with wines will be waiting for you.
After breakfast, depart for a day in Cinque Terre, a stretched of protected rocky coastline with dramatically situated villages, now a world heritage site. One of the best ways to explore these unspoiled villages is by taking a ferry that stops at each of the villages. Tonight we’ll celebrate the week with a Gala dinner and wines. A great Finale for a culinary vacation in Tuscany.
Enjoy your breakfast and head home or extend your stay.
Dates: May 28-June3, September 3 -September 9
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| $3,799.00 | Per person sharing a double room |
| $4,200.00 | Per person staying in a single room |
Space is limited for 10 people
The package includes:
- Transfer from Pisa / Florence
- Accommodations in a luxury villa
- Maid serve every morning
- All food & wine consumed at the villa
- Wine, soft drinks, and aperitif before dinner
- Food during scheduled excursions
- Transportation for scheduled excursions
- Free Wi-Fi
- cook book with recipes and apron
- Chef gift bag
- Graduation certificate
Optional extras not included:
- Travel Insurance – can be arranged
- Flight – tickets can be purchased through us: Discounted First Class, Business Class, and Coach airfares
- Meals during free time in Lucca and Florence
- Pre/Post tour Hotel arrangements available
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