Tuscany typical flavors
Holiday packagesDiscover the Valdichiana senese and learn how to cook tuscan dishes with local Chef
Get in touch with people daily life, living unique and exciting experiences away from the usual tourist itineraries. An authentic journey through the culture, traditions and flavors of Tuscany.
You will discover the territory of the Valdichiana Senese and its 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, cantucci and many others 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 and the genuineness of their food and wine products.
You will learn the taste of the local products and how to enhance their flavour thanks to the right combinations.
- Price per person: from €1.599 in double room
- Children under three years: free
- Children from 3 to 12 years: 50% discount
Included services
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
Visits
- 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
Transport
- Trasportation for daily activities according to program
Excluded services
Tourist tax, to be paid upon check-out at the hotel
Programme
Day 1:
- Arrival
- Gourmet tour in the historic center of Montepulciano, a “delicious” walk through the alleys of 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
Cancellation and no-show
Organisation
Valdichiana Living
Piazza Grande, 7, Montepulciano , (Si ), Montepulciano , (Si)
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