DURATION
8 hours approximately

DEPARTURE
Every day at 8:30am


INCLUDED
Guided tour, villa visit, city transport with tickets to and from Florence,  a delicious light Tuscan lunch with wine.  

 

MEETING POINT

TBA at booking

 

NOTES

This tour involves a hike/walk of approx. 2.5 hours  on mixed terrain, so please wear comfortable walking shoes. We recommend you do the shorter version of this tour  (TUS3) of you are not of a normal level of physical fitness.
TUS2 - RENAISSANCE AND WALKING IN TUSCANY (long)

SMALL GROUP TOUR

See glorious views of Tuscany while walking ancient paths through Tuscan olive groves and scented cypress woods and the ‘must see’ beautiful hill top town of Fiesole. We pass through fascinating ancient Roman and Etruscan ruins. We experience the sublime Tuscan setting where the makers of the most famous artworks in the world - the Mona Lisa and the David - worked and played. We see where Leonardo da Vinci tested his historic flying machine and the shaded hillside stone works where Michelangelo learnt his craft. We visit an exclusive private Renaissance Villa featured in two famous films:  ‘A Room with a View’ and ‘Tea with Mussolini’ with lovely Italian gardens and more superb views of Tuscany and distant Florence. We then enjoy a wine tasting with a delicious gourmet Tuscan lunch on the Villa’s estate. Bring your Camera!

Gourmet Tuscan Countryside Lunch Menu
Please note that the Estate uses fresh local produce

Antipasto del Fattore
Hot and cold gourmet appetisers
Tuscan salami and hams
Vegetables under oil

The Fattoria will then serve tasting portions of three classic Tuscan dishes of the day changing seasonally

Ribollita
(Tuscan hot bread soup with vegetables and extra virgin olive oil)

Caprese
(fresh tomatoes and mozarella cheese with fresh basil)

Pappa al Pomodoro
(Tuscan hot bread soup with tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil)

Zuppa di Legumi Toscana
(Tuscan legumes soup with toast bread)

Pasta Primavera
(Cool pasta with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil)

Tagliolini ai Profumi del Bosco
(Tagliolini pasta with aromas from the Tuscan woods)

Crespelle della Fattoria
(Florentine style crèpes filled with ricotta cheese and spinach au gratin)

Farfalle ai Sapori dell'Orto
(pasta with fresh ingredients from the garden)

Penne alla Fiorentina
(pasta "alla Fiorentina")

Wine tasting of quality red and white Italian wine,
mineral water  and tea or coffee

 

You may choose to browse the Estates’ delicatessan to purchase olive oil or wines produced by the estate.