FAMILY or SMALL GROUPS: 5 days of Tuscan life and local food
Get in touch with local life and cook the Tuscan dishes
An authentic journey through the culture, traditions and flavors of Tuscany. You will get in touch with the daily life of the locals, living firsthand unique and exciting experiences away from the usual tourist itineraries. You will discover the Tuscan territory of the Valdichiana Senese and its typical products, accompanied by our local travel experts. You will learn how to cook the main dishes of the Tuscan cookery, such as handmade pici, bruschetta, almond Cantucci, and many other typical Tuscan recipes, guided step by step by housewives and local chefs. You will meet the artisans of taste directly in their companies, where you will closely observe their attention for quality, genuineness, and the Tuscan nature of their food and wine products. You will really learn to taste the local products and to enhance them thanks to the right combinations.
Price per person: from 819 € in double room
FREE children under 3 years
50% discount for children from 3 to 12 years
DAY 1
Arrival in Montepulciano. Gourmet tour in the historic center of Montepulciano, a “delicious” walk through the alleys of Montepulciano accompanied by an expert local guide.
DAY 2
Tuscan cooking class at the farm to learn how to make the famous handmade pici and other local typical recipes. At the end of the course, lunch in agriturismo.
DAY 3
Guided tour of Pienza, UNESCO heritage site, and visit to Piccolomini Palace, historic mansion of Enea Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), with its panoramic garden. Lunch in a dairy in Val d’Orcia, where you will discover the making process of the famous pecorino di Pienza cheese. In the afternoon you will be guided by a pastry chef to the refined art of local pastry; the course includes also the preparation of typical cantucci.
DAY 4
Guided tour of a Chianina breeding farm, the biggest calves of the world from which the original “Florentine T-bone steak” originates. Lunch at the farm based on Chianina meat.
DAY 5
Check out.
What it includes
Stay
4 nights in agriturismo with breakfast
Tour
Gourmet tour in the historical centre of Montepulciano
Cooking class with lunch in agriturismo
Tuscan pastry course
Visite
Visit of a dairy producing pecorino di Pienza cheese and lunch;
Visit of a Chianina breeding farm and lunch.
Tickets
Guided visit of Pienza and Piccolomini Palace;
Trasporti
Trasportation for daily activities according to program;
Notes
Minimum participants: 2
Maximum participants: 8
- Price is per person
- Tourist Tax is not included in the price, if applied.
Booking information
Please contact us at booking@valdichianaliving.it
Green Pass Notes
In compliance with the new government provisions, issued with Law Decree no. 105 of 23 July 2021 to participate in our experiences and activities, the Green Pass (Green Certification) will necessarily be required.
We remind you that the Green Pass is issued in one of the following conditions:
- That the customer has had at least the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine;
- OR the client has tested negative for a molecular or antigenic (rapid) swab performed within the preceding 48 hours;
- OR the client has recovered from COVID-19 within the previous six months.
The Green Pass is not required for children under 12.
The Green Pass, together with an identity document, must be shown to Valdichiana Living staff or the service provider included in the tourist package purchased.