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During my cooking class, you will be able to immediately immerse yourself in a familiar and informal atmosphere, also thanks to the warm and welcoming ways of Mamma Nora. Before you know it, you will find yourself with an apron around your neck and ready to be part of her kitchen! You will discover and learn the secrets of homemade pasta, how to prepare a good savory sauce to accompany it and make one of the most famous Italian desserts: Tiramisù. Of course the menu can change according to guests's requests. We will cook together using mainly our all organic products, starting from the eggs of my hens. we will use flours of ancient Tuscan grains and above all we will cook with seasonal vegetables as they did in the past. We will cook inside the old celler of the Farm, as it is the coolest place we could find in summer! We will visit the garden to pick up some herbs, and for the brave ones, there will be a visit to our chicken coop! Once finished working, we will set the table and we will finally enjoy our wonderfully prepared meals. Other things to note Please, bring a lot of joy! We will spend the day together so It is forbidden to be sad! In summer, as we are in the country side, please wear long trousers and closed shoes... or bring mosquitos repellent cream. Please, advise me in advance, if you have special requests or in case of intollerances

When you arrive at our reception, take your time to take a drink at the bar. The receptionist will show you the way to the stables. The horses are cleaned and saddled and ready to go, unless you would like to come earlier and help or watch us preparing them. Riding helmets are available for you for the time of your ride. Meet your horses and make friends with them. Depending on your level of experience in horse riding, we will explain to you everything you need to know before we start the trail ride, and of course, we will help you to get up. And then let`s go! On our different routes, we pass by the incomparably beautiful and varied landscape of the Crete Senesi and the Val d'Arbia. Right in the beginning, you will already be able to see the symbol of our Fattoria, a centuries-old holm oak that stands all alone on it`s hill. We call it the “special wishing-tree”. While we circle it on horseback, your gaze can wander far across the valley called Val d`Arbia. On our following ride we will immerse ourselves in the varied landscape of the so called Crete Senesi, rich of beauty and history. Along hidden trails, across fields and oak groves, along lakeshores and over hills ridges you will collect unforgettable memories and the contact with the horse as a touching experience. Ansonsten zu beachten Body weight limit for our horses is 90 kg! You don't have to be an athlete to take part in our rides, nor do you need any previous experience. If you have good riding skills, we can try to put you in a group of experienced riders. Kids are welcome

We will show you every secret to achieve an amazing pasta dough like in a Michelin star restaurant. I learn everything from my grandma, true pasta maker from Emilia Romagna (Bologna city). After many experience in Michelin star restaurant as a chef, I decide to open my experience on Airbnb to share my passion for pasta. We going to start with a little introduction to the ingredients, after that we are going to do the dough and you will be able to prepare you own pasta from scratch! I will teach you many different kind of pasta shapes as: -Tortelli -Tagliatelle -Fettuccine and a lot more :) A wonderful experience about the magical word of pasta. Of course, at the end we are going to enjoy together some amazing pasta dishes. I will show you how to prepare few different sauces for our amazing pasta! We will be taste 3-4 different pasta dishes! This Class is suitable for vegetarians. Please note: open classes would not be suitable for gluten free and dairy free, I’m sorry about that. Private classes we can arrange a menu and dietary restrictions. Can't wait to share with you more about Pasta world!

My family, my dog, Billo ,and I will guide you in truffle hunting in our beautiful woods in Chianti. Truffle hunting is an ancient tradition in Tuscany, and has only one rule—respect nature. For this reason, it will be necessary to conduct a small briefing before going into the woods, a sacred place for truffle hunters. During the hunt, I will tell you about the truffle, the magic of its traditions, its history, mythology, and uses in the kitchen. You will learn how to recognize and distinguish a good truffle from other fake "truffles" of inferior quality. After the hunt, we will return home for a scheduled lunch or dinner, based on fresh, real truffles and served with our own wine and extra virgin olive oil. We will show you how to clean truffles and prepare typical truffle recipes, such as crostini al tartufo, tagliatelle al tartufo, and more.

We'll prepare together different kinds of fresh pasta, the Tuscan ragù and a traditional Italian dessert. We'll only use high quality and homemade ingredients . We'll cook with oil produced from our olive trees and with vegetables grown in our garden. We'll savor that we cooked during the lesson , sipping red wine produced by a local farmer. You will be immersed in a wonderful atmosphere, in an 18th century Villa on a charming hill in Val di Chiana. Surrounded by woodland where you can see squirrel, hares and deer. An ideal place to learn to cook. The experience last about 3 hours. Other things to note Please let us know if you have allergies or dietary restrictions . If you don't find an available date, contact us.

We will discover a territory through its flavors, fragrances and traditions. Immersed in the rolling hills and spectacular views of Chiantishire, we will visit our estate aboard a vintage Jeep and we will discover the history of our family, a family of winemakers since 1849 and drink a hot tea in the middle of our vineyeard. Then we will see our fermentation and aging cellars (this one dates back to the mid-18th century) and we will discover the secrets through which a wine evolves from the vineyards to the bottle through the entire winemaking and aging processes. Afterwards, in a relaxed atmosphere, we will have the opportunity to taste our labels, among which Chianti Classico and Super Tuscan, paired with typical local food: bruschette, local cheese, cold cuts and our EVO oil. IMPORTANT: Vineyards' tour with jeep is subject to weather condition, If bad condition it will not be done. The visit of the cellar and the wine tasting with light lunch will still be guaranteed. We have also 8 flats in the farmhouse by airbnb (see our profile), just in case you would like also to sleep here and 2 flats in the heart of Florence.

During the visit to our organic vineyards we will go through all the main steps of the agronomic, phenolic and organic cycle in order to understand the complexity of the “vineyard” ecosystem and of an agriculture with low environmental impact. We will then move to our historical cellar where we will discover the chemical-physical and microbiological processes that make a quality production. We will continue our journey moving to the sensorial tasting room to grasp the organoleptic complexity of our wines and have a better understanding of them. The visit will end up with a light-lunch to experience the emotions that the right combination food/wine can offer to our palate and to our spirit!

We will meet at my farm in the middle of the country in the Chianti Classico area. Together we will make handmade pasta, using our herbs from the garden and our own extravergin olive oil. We will also learn how to use different pasta shapes (tagliatelle, ravioli). I’ll teach you how to prepare the pizza dough and how to have many different recipes from this versatile dough. Then i'll teach you how we prepare a chicken dish (as chicken rolle filled with many fresh ingredients). We'll prepare a complete menu including appetizers, pasta, main course, side dishes and dessert and sip our good red wine! And if the weather allows… we will enjoy the meal we have prepared in the morning outside in the garden overlooking vineyards and olive trees surrounded by Chianti nature The experience lasts about 4 hours. Other things to note We can decide if cooking in my heyloft or in the middle of the garden dipending on the weather... anyway we will cook a lot!

Visiteremo insieme l'azienda San Giorgio a Lapi. Partiremo con una breve passeggiata per visitare la piccola chiesetta del 1100 dove all'interno potremo ammirare un affresco storico del San Giorgio. Durante la passeggiata visiteremo le vigne e scopriremo la filosofia aziendale oltre ad avere una magnifica vista su tutto il territorio circostante e scoprire così i vari volti della campagna Senese dal zona del Chianti Classico alle Crete Senesi. Proseguiremo la visita seguendo i passaggi della raccolta dell'uva fino alla formazione del vino e della sua maturazione. Infine degusteremo i vini del Chianti Colli Senesi e del Chianti Classico per imparare le loro proprietà e le loro caratteristiche e scoprire così il territorio all'interno del vino. Altre cose da tenere a mente Per avere l'esperienza soltanto in italiano, o se avete esigenze diverse di orari prima di prenotare potete scriverci e troveremo una soluzione. In caso di pioggia forte non sarà possibile partecipare all'esperienza.

We'll introduce you to the stunning landscape of Chianti, the most famous wine region in Italy and one of the most amazing areas in the world. We'll walk through the vineyards and explore the cellar of Torcibrencoli winery and our secrets to make the best Chianti Classico wine and organic olive oil. In our farm you will taste 4 of our organic wines and we will discuss together about them, then eat some delicious homemade food, cheese and organic olive oil both produced on site: get ready to experience nature and its most precious fruits in first person! Other things to note: We are along the amazing "Chiantigiana" road, about 30min from Florence and 10min from Greve in Chianti. You can get here by public transportation or private transport service, just contact us to get more info :)

I really hope to receive lot a wine lovers which want to have an unique wine and olive oil experience. Welcome drink at the arrival, guided visit of the middle age cellar, in the garden followed by a walk in the vineyards and in the olive groves and finally rich wine tasting and nice home made food served in a charming place that you will love it. According with the season you can be part of the works in the vineyards or in in the cellar. The time we suggest are; all the month of may, when there are the small clusters, September during the grape harvest, March, when we prune the vines and we press the dried grapes for the dessert wine Vin Santo, November when we pick the olives and we crush them. On summer you can do wonderful hike in the vineyards and maybe you can help to bottle the wine. Few days of the year it could be possible to do also a wine tasting from the barrels with our master of wine who will explain the secrets of the winemaking, ask in advance for it. If you love balsamic vinegar, we will introduce in its history and you will try vinegar with different ageing. You will also discover the incredible flavours of the white truffle infused in our extra virgin. If you want to have a bottle with your personalized label, let me know 12 hours in advance your name and surname and I will prepare the private label; you will choose the wine here. Me and my family wait you !

I really hope to receive lot a wine lovers which want to have an unique wine and olive oil experience. Welcome drink at the arrival, guided visit of the middle age cellar, in the garden followed by a walk in the vineyards and in the olive groves and finally rich wine tasting and nice home made 4 courses Tuscan lunch served in a charming place that you will love it. According with the season you can be part of the works in the vineyards or in in the cellar. All the seasons are good to visit us, obviously from March to November you can see the colours of our hills. very suggested September during the grape harvest, March, when we prune the vines and we press the dried grapes for the dessert wine Vin Santo, November when we pick the olives and we crush them. On summer you can do wonderful hike in the vineyards and maybe you can help to bottle the wine. Some days of the year it could be possible to do also a wine tasting from the barrels with our master of wine who will explain the secrets of the winemaking. If you love balsamic vinegar, we will introduce in its history ; you could try vinegar with different ageing. You will also discover the incredible flavour of the oil white truffle. If you want to have a bottle with your own label, let me know 12 hours in advance your name and surname and I will print the private label; you will choose the wine here. Me and my family wait you!

Guests arrive in Piazza San Giovanni, the magnificent Piazza del Battistero, where historic buildings (such as the Palazzo del Magnifico and the Archiepiscopal Curia) are erected and the back of the Cathedral, sparkling with white and black marble and the majestic staircase. At the entrance, the guests can admire the original drawing of the Baptistery of Siena, unfinished due to the plague and two drawings made by famous architects, Louis Khan and Le Corbusier whose originals are no longer in Italy. Once here, guests have to go down, reaching an unique and inaccessible place, where the water once flowed. The "bottini" are buildings of medieval origin that brought water to the city of Siena. You will see a medieval well, an Etruscan hut dating back over 2500 years and a sandstone sediment dating back over 1 million years ago when Siena was below sea level. There you can see historical fossils. You will see another "bottino" as well used also as jail by The Noble Pandolfo Petrucci. After you can enjoy the real and unique experience of the wine tasting in our wineshop. Once the experience is over, guests can buy some bottles as a souvenir.

Katia and Fulvio welcome you to their family county house. We'll lead together a Tuscan cooking class, so you can learn traditional Tuscan recipes, but more important you will discover how food should really taste! Antipasti like panzanella and bruschetta, pasta with sauce and meat or vegetarian secondi piatti. After the class we'll eat our meal and celebrate the fantastic time spent together. Be part of our family! Other things to note Bring the smile

It's not just a farm. It's love, it's passion, it's life, it's breath and.. it's organic! Welcome to our small family run Farm! We introduce you to our little word with a tour of the vineyards and olive groves. We show you what’s growing in our vegetable garden according to the season, then we gather eggs in the chicken coop and say hello to our sheep (you'll be lucky to feed them), and our cow Vilma. We take you through our cellar where we produce wine and we store our extravirgin olive oil. Depending on the season, you may see different processes of our farm production. It's all followed by three different wine tastings paired with our cow and sheep cheeses, our brine olives, freshly baked bread dowsed in our extra virgin olive oil .

During my cooking class, you will be able to immediately immerse yourself in a familiar and informal atmosphere, also thanks to the warm and welcoming ways of Mamma Nora. Before you know it, you will find yourself with an apron around your neck and ready to be part of her kitchen! You will discover and learn the secrets of homemade pasta, how to prepare a good savory sauce to accompany it and make one of the most famous Italian desserts: Tiramisù. Of course the menu can change according to guests's requests. We will cook together using mainly our all organic products, starting from the eggs of my hens. we will use flours of ancient Tuscan grains and above all we will cook with seasonal vegetables as they did in the past. We will cook inside the old celler of the Farm, as it is the coolest place we could find in summer! We will visit the garden to pick up some herbs, and for the brave ones, there will be a visit to our chicken coop! Once finished working, we will set the table and we will finally enjoy our wonderfully prepared meals. Other things to note Please, bring a lot of joy! We will spend the day together so It is forbidden to be sad! In summer, as we are in the country side, please wear long trousers and closed shoes... or bring mosquitos repellent cream. Please, advise me in advance, if you have special requests or in case of intollerances

Personal and laid back Wine Tour from Siena in a small group. Travel south to the famous wine hill of Brunello. Tour 3 different wineries and visit the hilltop town of Montalcino. Be welcomed into family-run wineries, visit vineyards and tour cellars and sit down to enjoy ample wine tastings of the local wines and a traditional Tuscan meal at a winery. Free time to explore Montalcino town, spend time seeing the squares and streets and enjoying the incredible views. Visit the mystical Abbey of Sant'Antimo set in a postcard-perfect landscape.

When you arrive at our reception, take your time to take a drink at the bar. The receptionist will show you the way to the stables. The horses are cleaned and saddled and ready to go, unless you would like to come earlier and help or watch us preparing them. Riding helmets are available for you for the time of your ride. Meet your horses and make friends with them. Depending on your level of experience in horse riding, we will explain to you everything you need to know before we start the trail ride, and of course, we will help you to get up. And then let`s go! On our different routes, we pass by the incomparably beautiful and varied landscape of the Crete Senesi and the Val d'Arbia. Right in the beginning, you will already be able to see the symbol of our Fattoria, a centuries-old holm oak that stands all alone on it`s hill. We call it the “special wishing-tree”. While we circle it on horseback, your gaze can wander far across the valley called Val d`Arbia. On our following ride we will immerse ourselves in the varied landscape of the so called Crete Senesi, rich of beauty and history. Along hidden trails, across fields and oak groves, along lakeshores and over hills ridges you will collect unforgettable memories and the contact with the horse as a touching experience. Ansonsten zu beachten Body weight limit for our horses is 90 kg! You don't have to be an athlete to take part in our rides, nor do you need any previous experience. If you have good riding skills, we can try to put you in a group of experienced riders. Kids are welcome

We will show you every secret to achieve an amazing pasta dough like in a Michelin star restaurant. I learn everything from my grandma, true pasta maker from Emilia Romagna (Bologna city). After many experience in Michelin star restaurant as a chef, I decide to open my experience on Airbnb to share my passion for pasta. We going to start with a little introduction to the ingredients, after that we are going to do the dough and you will be able to prepare you own pasta from scratch! I will teach you many different kind of pasta shapes as: -Tortelli -Tagliatelle -Fettuccine and a lot more :) A wonderful experience about the magical word of pasta. Of course, at the end we are going to enjoy together some amazing pasta dishes. I will show you how to prepare few different sauces for our amazing pasta! We will be taste 3-4 different pasta dishes! This Class is suitable for vegetarians. Please note: open classes would not be suitable for gluten free and dairy free, I’m sorry about that. Private classes we can arrange a menu and dietary restrictions. Can't wait to share with you more about Pasta world!

Katia and Fulvio welcome you to their family county house. We'll lead together a Tuscan cooking class, so you can learn traditional Tuscan recipes, but more important you will discover how food should really taste! Antipasti like panzanella and bruschetta, pasta with sauce and meat or vegetarian secondi piatti. After the class we'll eat our meal and celebrate the fantastic time spent together. Be part of our family! Other things to note Bring the smile

My family, my dog, Billo ,and I will guide you in truffle hunting in our beautiful woods in Chianti. Truffle hunting is an ancient tradition in Tuscany, and has only one rule—respect nature. For this reason, it will be necessary to conduct a small briefing before going into the woods, a sacred place for truffle hunters. During the hunt, I will tell you about the truffle, the magic of its traditions, its history, mythology, and uses in the kitchen. You will learn how to recognize and distinguish a good truffle from other fake "truffles" of inferior quality. After the hunt, we will return home for a scheduled lunch or dinner, based on fresh, real truffles and served with our own wine and extra virgin olive oil. We will show you how to clean truffles and prepare typical truffle recipes, such as crostini al tartufo, tagliatelle al tartufo, and more.

We'll prepare together different kinds of fresh pasta, the Tuscan ragù and a traditional Italian dessert. We'll only use high quality and homemade ingredients . We'll cook with oil produced from our olive trees and with vegetables grown in our garden. We'll savor that we cooked during the lesson , sipping red wine produced by a local farmer. You will be immersed in a wonderful atmosphere, in an 18th century Villa on a charming hill in Val di Chiana. Surrounded by woodland where you can see squirrel, hares and deer. An ideal place to learn to cook. The experience last about 3 hours. Other things to note Please let us know if you have allergies or dietary restrictions . If you don't find an available date, contact us.

We will discover a territory through its flavors, fragrances and traditions. Immersed in the rolling hills and spectacular views of Chiantishire, we will visit our estate aboard a vintage Jeep and we will discover the history of our family, a family of winemakers since 1849 and drink a hot tea in the middle of our vineyeard. Then we will see our fermentation and aging cellars (this one dates back to the mid-18th century) and we will discover the secrets through which a wine evolves from the vineyards to the bottle through the entire winemaking and aging processes. Afterwards, in a relaxed atmosphere, we will have the opportunity to taste our labels, among which Chianti Classico and Super Tuscan, paired with typical local food: bruschette, local cheese, cold cuts and our EVO oil. IMPORTANT: Vineyards' tour with jeep is subject to weather condition, If bad condition it will not be done. The visit of the cellar and the wine tasting with light lunch will still be guaranteed. We have also 8 flats in the farmhouse by airbnb (see our profile), just in case you would like also to sleep here and 2 flats in the heart of Florence.

Immerse yourself in the Tuscan countryside with 3 different experiences! We will meet in Florence, an authorized driver will take you to our farm in just 35 minutes. What will we do? 1 - Walk among country fields, ancient olive trees and vineyards, enjoy the landscape, the plants, the explanation of our history, an occasion to take photos in the suggestive setting.
Maybe you will meet our funny domesticated pig! In September taste the grapes! 2 - Visit the cellar and taste 5 organic Tuscan wines: white & red, aged directly from the barrel, and "vin santo" a traditional sweet wine. Then you can taste olive oil, we will delight you with a short film about our mission. You have the opportunity to buy wines at cellar prices, or order them to ship. 3 The last part is dedicated to making fresh pasta with Luca or Ester, they teach the secrets to make pasta like Spaghetti or Ravioli! The pasta will be mixed and cooked together with that of the others, it will not be possible to do individual cooking. Of course, we will eat them together at a long table as in an Italian family. During lunch will be served our wine. One of our co-hosts will make sure that you can be the protagonist! We will be about 16 participants. Transport by van, with driver, from Florence is included. Attention: the return is by train to Florence, the most ecological and comfortable way to avoid traffic.

This is a 2h outdoor historic walking, starts from the Basilica of Santa Croce (Meeting point) and continues towards the Brunelleschi's Dome. I will guide you through understanding how Florence dominated the world in the past centuries and enchanted it with its art and crafts. You will learn about its past through the fascinating biographies of its great citizens: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante, and many others, and with a special focus on the Medici Family that dominated the city for three centuries! While being carried away in Florence intriguing past, you will be able to see the city's beating center, breath in its vibrant and charming atmosphere and walk past many of its must-visit famous monumnets and my favorite hidden gems. * In the summer my tour at 7PM is the best to avoid the crowds, the sultry heat and the the city is fabulous at sunset! Request a date, if I can I will open it for you based on your needs. Last but not least, it will be a great chance for you to ask me anything you'd like to know about the past and present of Florence. Have a look on my New Experiences - Andrea's Tour in Florence Premium Edition (3 hours version of this tour with the other side of the river Arno) - Andrea's Tour the Uffizi Gallery (I'II provide the tickets for you) - Andrea's Tour the David of Michelangelo (I'II provide the tickets for you)

After a welcome coffee (juice or tea); we will to tell you the story of our family and explain you the breed of sheep that we have, that is different from the usual one. You will do a tour around the farm, so you will be able to see all our animals and touch them by real: sheeps, lambs, goats, horse, dogs, cats, chickens... You will visit the cave (build in an ancient kiln) we use to mature the cheese, and you will also see our family seasonal vegetable garden. We will show you our traditional way to produce handmade organic sheep cheese, ricotta and butter. In the end you will taste all our types of cheese: fresh, semiaged, most aged (about one year of age); also butter and ricotta. If the weather is nice the tasting can be done outside; on the paved courtyard in front of the garden or in our new terrace (built on the roof of an ancient brick kiln) that overlooks the fields and woods that surround our farm. In case of bad weather the tasting will take place inside our "Bottega", a salon obtained from the renovation of an old stable, wich also is the place where we sale our products. Please note that our cheese are not pasteurized, some kind of people shouldn't eat it, for example pregnant women. Furthermore please let us know, before you come, if you have some kind of allergy. If you can't find a day that fit for you among the scheduled ones; contact us to arrange a new day.

During the visit to our organic vineyards we will go through all the main steps of the agronomic, phenolic and organic cycle in order to understand the complexity of the “vineyard” ecosystem and of an agriculture with low environmental impact. We will then move to our historical cellar where we will discover the chemical-physical and microbiological processes that make a quality production. We will continue our journey moving to the sensorial tasting room to grasp the organoleptic complexity of our wines and have a better understanding of them. The visit will end up with a light-lunch to experience the emotions that the right combination food/wine can offer to our palate and to our spirit!

Reachable only by car, Better be self-driven because there aren't public means neither taxi in chianti. My experience satisfies guidelines for safe food Handling, I have the Haccp certificate. Please let me know if you may have any dietary restrictions or allergies so that i Will be sure to avoid that ingredients. We will cook traditional tuscany dishes in an ancient kitchen, originally of the medieval age, including homemade pasta, peposo (a traditional stew) and tiramisu', meantime I tell you the history of these dishes and of our farm. During this experience you will taste and drink our Chianti Classico Wine and you will visit our familiar farm including the cellar. To prepare the four-course meal we will use only locally seasonal products and at the end you will enjoy, weather permitting, your meal in the garden surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, with relax, peace and a stunning view of chianti landscape. It will be availability to do the cooking class in the afternoon ending with dinner 5.00-9.30 p.m. (only in spring and summer season), please let me know if you are interesting in it, same menu and cost. If you may need to overnight please let me know before booking or see my profile, I have 5 years of experience on airbnb as superhost. Other things to note Flexible dates and times, send me a request and I'll try to please you. Let me know any dietary restriction. .

You’ll go in the wood near Siena with me and my two dogs Moka and Pepita discovering secret places where truffles grow. You should be really lucky and find them. After the tour we will go in my shop nearby the amazing Campo square, one of the most famous in Italy, here you will have a truffle tasting and if you want upon request I should organize a special truffle lunch. Other things to note Long pants and closed shoes. . The truffles found by Alessandro's dogs are not included in the price. however if you want to buy some you will have a 15% discount.

Siena is one of the best preserved medieval villages. Who comes here, wants to know what it was like to live in this city 800 years ago when Siena was one of the most economically active towns in Tuscany. We'll walk the backstreets from the Medieval Church of San Domenico to the top of the Cathedral hill, beautifully decorated with local marble. The passeggiata will end in the shell shape square, the heart of the city where all the action is, including the horse race twice a year.