Chianti The most famous countryside of Italy for its "rolling hills", villas, vineyards, olive trees a nd old villages dated back to the Medieval times. We could arrange a couple of wine-tastings (or more) with visit of the cellars. One for example could be at the Castle of Verrazzano, producers of wine since 11th century, beautifully located, near Greve in Chianti, the nicest town of the area. We'll visit also Montefioralle, Castellina, Volpaia and Badia a Passignano, some of the other enchanting places of the Chianti and anyway the best to do for Chianti is "to play by the ear". It would be a relaxing day, sharing your time with the people that live there a "slower life", mainly based on relationships, good food, excellent wine and enjoying the beauty of nature

Volterra and Bolgheri. Volterra is a very old Etruscan town (before the romans) which now looks 12th 13th century, located on top of a hill, sorrounded by a fabulous countryside with traces of 4-5 centuries B.C. and it's also a very active and whealthy town.
After that we'll proceed to Bolgheri, near the coast of Tuscany, south of Pisa, where, in a small area a few wineries produce the most expensive wine of Italy, called "Sassicaia", which is a blended wine, using just little percent of Sangiovese (chianti use 85%) and the rest could be Cabernet, Merlot. Believe us it is really worth going there, also beacause it is a little "off the beaten tracks", the wine-producers try to keep the area quiet and don't attract too many visitors, only the ones seriously interested.

Perugia's Chocolate's Festival

Montalcino and Pienza Another tour in the countryside, but there you'll be south of Siena, different scenary, different colours, different recepies and of course, not chianti classico wine, but Brunello of Montalcino, a top wine of Italy.
There we can naturally organize some visits at the wineries, such as "Biondi-Santi" who were the first at the end of the 19th century to start the production of "Brunello".
Again it will be an 8-9hrs tour, driving through the Orcia Valley, that developped around the old roman road "Via Cassia" (Roma- Florence via Siena), a very good area for wine, cheese, olive oil and the Spas.

San Miniato Tartufo's Festival

The value of the White Truffle of San Miniato lies in its rarity. Its roots date from the Middle Ages, but it has only been a little more than 100 years that their gathering has been organised by the area’s family groups, the so-called Tartufai delle Colline Samminiatesi (Truffle-gatherers of the San Miniato Hills) (created about twenty years ago), that groups together more than 400 gatherers in the Egola, Elsa and Era Valleys, all tributaries of the Arno River. More than just truffle finders, the families each have their own secrets handed down through generations, their truffle dogs and their hidden paths in oak, poplar and holm oak forests. The truffle, though, does not just mean a unique taste: it also is a local business and culture. For thirty years the Mostra Mercato Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco di San Miniato (The National White Truffle of San Miniato Show), transforms the city for the entire month of November into a huge open-air tasting workshop. Here the truffle takes the throne where it is displayed in the historical Piazza del Duomo at the foot of the Rocca. Other squares also have their own markets where typical flavours of the San Miniato hills are offered together with specialities from other Italian culinary cities.

Parma-Modena Parma, hometown of Parma Ham and Parmesan Cheese, a very charming place out of mainstream tourism, rich of history and culture such as Romanesque Cathedral and Baptistery and hometown of the musicians Giuseppe Verdi and Toscanini. Modena the only place where you can find the original balsamic vinegar, located along the ancient Emilia Road, on the way to Milan from Rome. A few miles from the center Maranello gives you the opportunity to visit Ferrari Gallery or the factory.

Montepulciano-Cortona Located in the south of Toscany, between Arezzo and Siena, both of them date back to the 5th century b.c. at the time of the Etruscans civilization. Both surrounded by beatiful countryside where wine has been produced since the Etruscans time, nowadays Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is one the top reds of Italy