STAY WITH US AND EXPERIENCE THE REAL TUSCANY THROUGH OUR INTERESTING AND EXCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES. We cooperate with a local travel agency that organizes for our guests the following tours and courses. Noi cooperiamo con una locale Agenzia di Viaggi che organizza , in esclusiva , per i nostril ospiti corsi , escursioni ed attività.Cooking classes There is nothing better than getting to know the Tuscan tradition through its food and recipes. During the cooking classes we organize, our local cook is at your disposal together with an English/French/German/Spanish/Russian speaking assistant to show you how to prepare very good and tasty dishes using simple and genuine ingredients and some useful tricks. You are also welcome to help the cook in all this, so that you’ll be able to try again your Italian and Tuscan recipes at home and surprise your family and friends.
 This is a wonderful experience also for children. Both the class and the menu are personalized according to your requests and wishes. During the cooking classes you learn the “secrets of the granny” to prepare the most traditional Tuscan recipes. Apron, knife, recipes booklet and chopping board, a toast with some excellent good wine and the class starts! After the whole menu is ready, your full dinner will be served and you enjoy the dishes you have prepared with excellent locally made matching wines.  Wine and food tours and tasting he area of Valdera with its surrounding offers the possibility to visit farms and appreciate the Tuscan typical produce. An English/French/German/Spanish/Russian speaking tour guide will be your personal guide to explore the area and taste its best products. With our tours you can visit a cheese farm, its barn and shed, and taste the different sorts of cheese produced there.
This tour is a real fun also for children. You can visit an olive oil mill and taste the different kinds of olive oil, trying to understand the superior quality of the extra virgin ones; you can visit a pasta factory and discover the secrets of a high quality pasta; you can visit a chocolate factory and taste the delicious creations and maybe try to create your own; you can go for truffle search with an expert truffle hunter or simply taste some truffle specialties; you can go and visit one or more wineries to see the wine cellars, learn about the art of wine making and taste both traditional and innovative white and red wines.
 
Painting, decoupage, ceramic decoration, Italian language classes Even in the off season you can spend some days in Tuscany having good food and wine, visiting places, but also enjoying some interesting and relaxing art and language courses. The courses are personalized according to your knowledge of the matter. Personalized Italian language classes are offered to improve your Italian. You can book one or more painting classes with one of the local artists, you can learn the art of decoupage and realize a colourful piece of furniture for your home using old boxes, wooden items, glasses etc. Or you can even learn how to decorate a piece of ceramic using decoration techniques that the teacher will show you... A professional teacher and an English/French/German/ Spanish/Russian speaking assistant will be at your disposal. Once your work of art is finished, you can take it home with you as a very special souvenir of your stay with us.
Horse-back riding excursions, trekking, biking We offer organized guided tours on bikes, guided trekking tours and horse-back riding excursions to explore the area and the enchanting Tuscan nature from another point of view.
 Sightseeing, guided cultural tours to medieval villages and castles This part of Tuscany will surprise you if you are guided to visit some special places such as small medieval villages, ancient churches and castles, in company with an English/French/German/Spanish/Russian speaking local tour guide that will tell you everything about the history of the area and let you go deep into the Tuscan and Italian culture. You can discover the origins of the Tuscan region learning a lot about the Etruscans and the mysteries of this ancient population and how their culture is still affecting the present one; you’ll hear about the Medici family and how they have been fundamental for the magnificent arts and political power of the Tuscan cities in the Renaissance. You’ll also learn how now people live and what is the genuine lifestyle of Tuscans in our modern times. We always suggest to combine the cultural tours with some wine and food tasting, to better appreciate the worth of this great land. |
