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Living at TOSCANA MIA is a unique occasion to live with an Italian family in the Chianti region, in Tuscany and enjoy the beautiful Tuscan countryside with the advantage of modern facilities.
| Day 1 |
6:00 pm: Arrival in Montevarchi by train from Florence
Transfer by private car to Podere Le Rose Meeting the other guests and welcome dinner offered by the de' Mari family |
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| Day 2 |
Breakfast with the family
Hands-on cooking class. We prepare together 4 or 5 different recipes Lunch together. We eat the meal that we cooked by ourselves and taste the wine that goes best with it. The afternoon is left free for relaxing with a good book in the garden or – in wintertime - in front of the fire, or for walking around discovering the area. Dinner at home, talking about Italy. |
| Day 3 |
Breakfast with the family
Hands-on cooking class. We prepare together 4 or 5 different recipes Lunch together. We eat the meal that we cooked by ourselves and taste the wine that goes best with it. Guided excursions in the Chianti area: visit to a typical winery with wine tasting and to a beautiful ancient town where artisans produce their traditional articles (ceramic, leather goods, kitchen stuff etc.). Dinner at home, talking about Italian culture. |
| Day 4 |
Breakfast with the family
Hands-on cooking class. We prepare together 4 or 5 different recipes Lunch together. We eat the meal that we cooked by ourselves and taste the wine that goes best with it. The afternoon is left free for relaxing with a good book in the garden or – in wintertime - in front of the fire, or for walking around discovering the area. Dinner at home , talking about Italian lifestyle. |
| Day 5 |
Breakfast with the family
Hands-on cooking class. We prepare together 4 or 5 different recipes Lunch together. We eat the meal that we cooked by ourselves and taste the wine that goes best with it. Guided excursion in an unique Tuscan small town in the Chianti area. Dinner at home, talking about Italy and Italian culture and lifestyle. |
| Day 6 |
Breakfast with the family
Hands-on cooking class. We prepare together 4 or 5 different recipes Lunch together. We eat the meal that we cooked by ourselves and taste the wine that goes best with it. Transfer by private car to Montevarchi and train connection to Florence (arrival in Florence at around 4:30 pm). |
We can organize transfers from the airports of Florence, Siena or Pisa with an extra charge.
In case you wish to plan other tours during your free afternoon, it’s possible to organize them independently with some local private car with driver. Some options are: San Gimignano, Siena and shopping tours to the Prada Outlet, The Mall Outlet or to Barberino Outlet Village.
This program is available from April to the end of October.