Cooking and Walking in Tuscany
Footloose- 7 Nights/8 Days
You’ll stay in Medieval walled towns and taste the famous vintages of the area - Chianti and the rich red, world-renowned Brunello wines.
The fine cuisine and wine will be equalised by pleasant walks in the countryside that is a patchwork of vineyards, olive groves, ancient forests and fields of wheat and barley – the wellspring of ingredients for delicious Tuscan meals.
Itinerary and Highlights
- Day 1 Arrive Siena. Walking tour of one of Europe’s best preserved medieval cities.
Cooking class 5pm followed by dinner. - Day 2 Colle Val d’Elsa – San Gimignano (4 hrs). Walk a typical Tuscan landscape to reach the medieval walled town of San Gimignano.
- Day 3 San Gimignano. Explore the cobbled lanes and charming palazzos. Cooking class or circuit walk in surrounding countryside.
- Day 4 Transfer to Montalcino sitting atop the famous Brunello vineyards. Afternoon walk to Sant Antimo abbey.
- Day 5 Cooking class with lunch and/or walk Sant Antimo to Bagno Vignoni.
- Day 6 Bagno Vignoni to Pienza. Explore this small charming Renaissance town.
- Day 7 Walk Pienza to Montepulciano. Be sure to taste the famous Vino Nobile de Montepulciano.
- Day 8 Cooking and walking holiday arrangements end after breakfast.
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Sample fine cuisine and wine, equalised by pleasant walks in the countryside.