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Wine & food day-trips in Tuscany
Private tasting tours with a local tour leader with visit to farms, wineries, food factories and tasting of local produce
All tours can also start from your premises

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Private day-tours to the best food producers of Tuscany

If you are enjoying a relaxing vacation in Tuscany, we invite you to visit some very interesting farms, wineries and food factories that produce a lot of fantastic local delicacies. An English speaking tour leade (available also in German, French, Spanish or Russian) meets you at an agreed meeting point and introduces you to the best producers of the area. Thanks to our tours you can taste of these delicacies. If you prefer not to drive your own car, we can also provide a car or minibus with personal driver.
All our tours can be personalized at your best convenience and can also start
from your premises.


Truffle tasting in TuscanyTRUFFLE HUNTING EXPERIENCE AND TRUFFLE TASTING

The paradise for the mouth and the nose! There is a treasure in the soil of Tuscany that you can discover in on of our extremely interesting truffle tasting tours. For those who like adventures we also organize some breath-taking truffle hunting sessions
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WINE TASTING and visit
to the wine cellars and vineyards


Tuscany is famous worldwide for its excellent production of wine thanks to its unique D.O.C., I.G.T. and D.O.C.G. wines. Arianna & Friends organizes wine tours with visits to cellars and tastings to experience the process of winemaking
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NEW: GRAPE HARVEST EXPERIENCE IN TUSCANY - See details »

Olive oil tasting in TuscanyOLIVE OIL TASTING
and visit to the oil mill


A very important Tuscan produce is olive oil. Thanks to the patient care to the trees and the groves, the result of the olive pressing is an unrepeatable oil that you can taste during a visit to a mill
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NEW: OLIVE HARVEST EXPERIENCE IN TUSCANY - See details »

CHEESE, SALAMI AND OLIVE OIL TASTING
and visit to the organic cheese farm


An original idea while staying in Tuscany is visiting a local farm specialized in the production of fully organic cheese, from fresh ricotta to ripened pecorino. The farm is located near the Etruscan town Volterra, on the top of a hill, surrounded by a unique landscape
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Chocolate tasting in Tuscany CHOCOLATE TASTING
and visit to the chocolate factory

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 ...

Pasta factory visit in TuscanyPASTA FACTORY TOUR
and visit to a medieval castle


Even if it is not famous on a large scale , the handcrafted production of pasta is also something Tuscany can be proud of. Visit a small family run pasta factory in a very original setting ...

NEW: PASTA FACTORY, CASTLE AND OLIVE GROVE TOUR - See details »

Pastry tasting in Tuscany PASTRY & PIZZA EXPERIENCE
in the traditional workshop


Tuscany has a century old pastry tradition. From the traditional festivity cakes to the world known cantuccini biscuits served with Vinsanto liquor wine. We organize a half-day cooking experience in a traditional Tuscan pastry shop in which you learn how to make cakes, biscuits and traditional pizza
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Cigar tasting in TuscanyCIGAR TASTING
and visit to the tobacco
manufacture of Lucca


Tuscany has a century old traditions of tobacco growing. Even if most farmers have changed their plantations, 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
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COMMENTS OF OUR GUESTS

These are two emails we received on 7th and 14th January 2010 from Stacey and Marty, who booked an olive oil, cheese & salami tasting tour in Tuscany with us:

Hello and Happy New Year!

This note is to thank Massimo for a WONDERFUL morning and afternoon at the olive oil factory and organic cheese fam near Volterra! We had a great time and I cannot stop thinking about what a wonderful experience it was. We enjoyed every minute of it and feel like we got a true slice of Tuscany while we were with you. I hope you will call us if you are ever visiting Philadelphia!

Best Regards for a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Stacey & Marty
Bristol, PA, USA

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Hi! Thanks for your note.

We keep telling stories of our experience on the farm! It was so memorable. And the olive oil we purchased as gifts for friends is receiving rave reviews!

We'd love to take you to dinner in Philadelphia, so do let us know when you plan to be in the US.

Buon Anno to you too!
Stacey

 

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