Overview
This tour is designed to bring you in touch with the enchanting tuscan countryside, food and wine. We'll visit a villa in the heart of the Chianti region, on the edge of a stunning medieval castle uplooking the tuscan countryside, where you will create authentic tuscan antipasti, learn about extravirgin olive oil, roll your own home-made pasta and relish our typical tuscan dessert. After creating your own lunch, take pride (and a fork) to indulge in the feast that you have prepared. Tuscan cuisine is an experience full of celebration and satisfaction, that you can enjoy with your family or with your partner. Fun and passion will be the real ingredients of this fantastic cooking class! On our way back to Florence we'll stop and have a walk into the medieval town of San Gimignano, featuring thirteen authentic 12th century towers, where we'll visit the famous Dondoli gelato maker and taste his world champion gelato. Do not miss "Crema di Santa Fina" with saffron and vanilla, "Venere Nera" with blackberry and lavander, and "Rosemary Baby" with raspberry and rosemary!
Comfortable roundtrip transportation by AC 8-seater minvan
Informative english speaking tour guide
Three hours cooking class with an expert italian chef
Authentic three courses tuscan wine pairing lunch
Guided visit to the medieval town of San Gimignano
Stop at the Michelangelo square in Florence
Pick up/drop off at hotel in Florence or outside
DEPARTURE 9:00 a.m.
Via Curtatone 9, outside cafe Gamberini, just a five min walk from S.M.Novella train station in Florence
RETURN 5:00 p.m.
Returns to original departure point
DURATION
7 to 8 hours
Notes
Private pick up at your accomodation in Florence or Tuscany available upon request at an extra charge. Please contact us before booking.
9:00 a.m.
Meeting point and check in will be on Via Curtatone n.9, outside cafe Gamberini, a few minutes walk from the main Florence train station. Departure by 9:30am. In our comfortable air-conditioned 8-seats minivan you will be taken to the heart of the Chianti region where some of the most famous wines are produced.
11:00 a.m.
Cooking class begins. Under the guidance of our chef you will get your apron and learn some of the secrets to cook fabulous italian recipes. Fun for kids and adults is guaranteed!
1:45 p.m.
It’s time for lunch. It’s time to try out what you just prepared! Fresh pasta, delicious sauces and other tasty recipes will be paired with fine Chianti wines.
2:30 p.m.
Guided visit to the medieval town of San Gimignano. Our guides will inotrduce to the history and the most important monuments of the castle. We’ll stop at the 1300 Museum, at the world champion Dondoli gelato and we’ll enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view from the Rocca di Montestaffoli.
5:00 p.m.
After a wonderful day in Tuscany we’ll be back to Florence. We’ll drop you off at the same spot we met in the morning. In case you joined us directly at the first farm, we’ll drop you off back to your car.
Notes
Note: All scheduled times are an approximation and can vary slightly based on situations out of our control (traffic, weather, etc.)
Online booking is required
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals available upon request
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Small Group tour
Adults +26 yo
€180/person
Students 12-25 yo
€170/person
Children 8-11 yo
€120/person
Infants 0-7 yo
€50/person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance
Regular transportation is provided by 8-seater minivan. For private tours 4-seater car is available.
Wheelchairs and other lugguage may be stored in the trunk of the vehicle.
Depending on the farm we visit for the cooking class the use of the toilet with wheelchair could be difficult. Our guides will do their best to help.
We reach the main square of San Gimignano by car. The city tour will be personalized to include an accessible area. This area covers Piazza della Cisterna with the world famous gelato place Dondoli, Piazza del Duomo, one of the main panoramic view of the city and the main street, from Porta San Giovanni to Porta San Matteo.
Tour also includes a stop at the Michelangelo square in Florence. Accessibility to all this area is very good.
Accessibility to our regular Cooking Class in Tuscany is quite good but we still suggest a private tour for a more comfortable and personable experience: email us!
No age restrictions
No experience required
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Lorenzo was a very informative, friendly tour guide...and a good singer....unfortunately I didn't get my photos of horse riding.you might send me a number to request please .
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Elizabeth O
Wonderful daytrip
We had a fabulous time on this tour in Tuscany. Our guide, Daniele (Daniel), helped make this a memorable trip. The horseback ride was an easy jaunt around the countryside, so we could enjoy the peaceful views. The wine tasting and meal were informative and fun, as well as very tasty. We rounded the tour off singing along to Daniele's awesome playlist of rock n roll classics on the way back to Florence. Great fun!
Mike Y
BEST Tour We've Ever Been on with the BEST Guides
Last year, my girlfriend and I booked the horseback riding tour during a two month trek throughout Europe. We went to Rome, Barcelona, Paris, the Greek Islands, Venice and many other beautiful places during those two months and out of all the tours we did, this was BY FAR the best day we had.
We had Daniel as our guide and he did a tremendous job making the tour super fun and memorable. The tour starts with a quick stop at Piazzale Michelangelo, a picturesque view of Florence, including the Ponte Vecchio Bridge and larger than life Duomo. We then took a beautiful ride to a winery in Tuscany that words cannot describe how beautiful the view is. After that stop, you are taken down the road to meet the beautiful horses and begin a surreal hour long trek through the jaw droppingly gorgeous Tuscan vineyards. The horses for the most part run on auto-pilot and are very easy to control, they know the path and allow you the time to just enjoy the amazing view. After finishing the horseback riding, you are taken to the medieval town of San Gimignano and given an informative tour of the grounds, ending with free time and a chance to try delicious gelato from the award winning Gelateria Dondoli. After this, you are taken to a beautiful family run winery in Tuscany where you are able to try out 9 different wines all paired with delicious Italian dishes. All of the food was great, but I have to say the lasagna (which is a family recipe) is the most delicious lasagna I have ever had in my life. The truffle olive oil takes the taste to a completely different level beyond anything I would have ever expected of food offerings at a winery. After a farewell toast, you are back on your way to Florence wishing you could do it all again tomorrow. All the while, you are enjoying fun music and bonding time with the guides and other passengers.
We loved this tour so much that we decided to return to Florence this past month and do this horseback riding tour again with my girlfriend's mom and her husband. It was just as amazing this time around and it was a real treat to share this with them. Daniel was working with a different group, though we did get to catch up with him throughout the day, and we were equally lucky to have Daniele as our main tour guide this time. Fun in Tuscany is extremely lucky to have two amazing individuals like Daniel and Daniele on their staff. They make the experience so fun for everyone and are just two genuinely great people. I can't wait until we get to hang out with them again when we come back for our third tour.
