Arianna & Friends is an incoming tourist project addressed to people who want to discover Tuscany in a familiar and “slow” way!
Your friends in Tuscany are Arianna, Tatiana and Massimo, the owners of this innovative travel agency. They are happy to help you best organize a perfect dream-vacation in Tuscany. Being also professional tour leaders and couriers, Arianna Tatiana and Massimo will meet you personally and spend some time with you as your private guides. This is the way for you to get to know the land and its culture from a genuine point of view!

Come and meet us!

Arianna, born in 1975, lives in Santa Maria a Monte with her family and her funny dog Dante. She graduated in modern languages in Pisa, after spending some years in Freiburg, Germany. She has been working as a tour leader, translator and interpreter for years. She specializes in cooking classes and visits to wine and olive oil farms as well as cheese and pasta factories. She likes listening to music, organizing events and the arts. Her favourite dish is wild boar with olives of her granny.

Tatiana, born in 1976, lives in a village called Pardossi. The funny thing is that "Pardossi" is her surname too... you couldn't find someone more Tuscan than her! She graduated in modern languages, she is a Spanish teacher and a tour leader and a co-worker in the Arianna & Friends project. She loves good food, music and sports in the open air.

Here are some of the other friends who make all this possible. They are property owners, winemakers, cooks, city guides, chauffeurs, teachers and many more. Their common aim is showing you the best of this land: from the wine & food production to the local history, from the rural culture to the Tuscan lifestyle.

Giuseppe lives in the town of wine Terricciola, the most representative wine area of the Province of Pisa. He is the owner of Fibbiano , a wonderful agriturismo on top of a hill in the middle of Valdera with an excellent production of wine. Giuseppe is a lively and pleasant vintner who enjoys telling his guests all the secrets of a traditional and careful wine-making.

Marisa, a nice and excellent cook working at Selvino. She can prepare delicious recipes, which are very common in any family here in the area. She knows a lot about Tuscan herbs and aromatic plants as well as about international cuisine. She always takes fruits and vegetables from her plot and takes them to our exclusive cooking classes.

Alessandro, the owner and manager of Selvino. A friendly and welcoming farmer who enjoys staying in company with his guests in the farmyard during the evening as well as looking after the marvellous olive trees surrounding the property. Alessandro and his staff at il Selvino are some of the best friends to get in touch with the rural aspects of Tuscany.

Sabrina lives on the hills of Palaia in company with 3 cats. After starting as a fashion photographer, she worked as a production manager in interior design in Milan but the "call" of the countryside was too strong for her. Back in Tuscany, she
worked for a British company as a duty manager in a Small Luxury Hotel, placed in an old hamlet situated on the hills of Palaia.
She loves animals, good food, wines and staying with people!

Carla, one of our best cooks. She lives in Lajatico, the birthtown of the famous singer Andrea Bocelli, and in fact she is a relative of him and her surname is Bocelli as well. She enjoys cooking and showing all the tricks of the tasty Tuscan cuisine in our interesting cooking courses. She is also available for cooking services in private villas around Tuscany.

Stefania & Elisa, lively mother and daughter living in Lajatico, the birthplace of the world famous tenor Andrea Bocelli. They are owners and managers of Bellavista and Casanova and they are very keen on organizing special events at their premises such as historical suppers, visits to their avicultural farm, festivals of local painters or musicians, wine and olive oil tasting tours etc..

Bettino, the long-bearded chef of Arianna & Friends. A skilled cook and professional teacher in the Tourism vocational High School of Pisa. He is also a local member of the Slow Food Association. His overall knowledge of Italian food is extremely wide and he knows all the best matchings with refined wines. Bettino is particularly good at managing large grill parties outdoor in summer.

Marcella and Silvia are the friendly owners and managers of Quarrata, a peaceful country villa with a family run farm. They are really fond of organizing dinners in their farmyard for their guests.

Raffaele, born in 1975, lives in the town of wine Terricciola. He works as a professional car driver, owning luxury cars, minibuses and buses. He is always available for visitors staying in agriturismo, farm houses and hotels of the area for cultural and wine tours, shopping tours, transfers to and from Pisa and Florence airports as well as to any event or concert.