Tuscany
has a century old traditions of tobacco
growing. Even if most farmers have changed
their plantations recently, there is a flourishing
production of excellent cigars in Lucca
at Manifatture Tabacchi Toscano. Arianna
& Friends organizes half-day guided
tours of the factory with a following intense
cigar tasting » |
Our
tour guide will take you to visit a ceramic
workshop specializing in pottery and tools
of the Tuscan traditions. The tour includes
a walk through the little town Vicopisano,
just 20 kms from Pisa, which is still surrounded
by its safety fortifications and many ancient
towers dating back to the XII Century » |
Volterra
is not only a world famous perfectly conserved
medieval town. It is above all Tuscany's
most fascinating Etruscan city. Over the
centuries Velathri (as the Etruscans called
it) got important also for the handcrafted
production of the ancient stone given to
the city as a present by the sea… the
alabaster » |
The
newest jewel among our local produce is
chocolate. Tuscan chocolate makers got the
best producers in Italy over the last years
and right in the areas of our activity you
can visit a family-run factory.
Learn why the basin of the river Arno is
now called the Chocolate Valley » |
The
white marble of Carrara is renowned in all
the world. In the surroundings of the quarries
there is a long lasting tradition of marble
masters who are able to mould this stone
into everything. Arianna & Friends organizes
a trip into the world of the marble in a
historical workshop equipped with old machinery
and advanced technology » |
Even
if it is not famous on a large scale yet,
the handcrafted production of pasta is also
something Tuscany can be proud of. An English
speaking personal tour leader brings you
to discover the stages of pasta production
in a small family run factory, highlighting
all the differences between handycraft and
industrial making
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