Author: Samuele Sodini

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FW05 : MARKET DAY IN PISTOIA
If you’re looking for a true Italian experience, a visit to Pistoia market (on a Wednesday and Saturday morning) is a must with its many piazzas filled with fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, clothing, linens, fabrics, shoes, etc. Pace is slow. life here is still in tune with the countryside and Sauro who’s family has owned a fruit and vegetable shop for many many generations will entertain and delight you with his typical Italian passion for life. Encircled by walls dating back to the 14th century, the town also has an abundance of romanesque churches and well preserved architecture.

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FW04 : TASTING SUPERTUSCAN BOLGHERI (full day)
For those with a true passion for wine, Bolgheri offers a more modern approach to wine-making in a world class location between land and sea and the wilderness of the Tuscan Maremma and is home to some of the biggest names in the Italian wine industry from Ornellaia and Sassicaia to Michele Satta, Grattamacco, Tenuta Argentiera and Tua Rita. A sensory indulgence, not only through wine but also through food, culture and tradition, as you amble through the villages of Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci and Marina di Bibbona and admire vineyards reaching out across sea views to the island of Elba.

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FW03 : TASTING CHIANTI (full day)
An evocative Tuscan journey through a gently rolling landscape of vine-clad hills topped with castles and abbeys. Enchanting dales hide quaint market villages overflowing with an abundance of some of the finest Tuscan speciality foods. Join our sommelier for a wine tasting lunch and cellar tour at a renowned castle estate in Greve-in-Chianti dating back to 1170. Discover the delights of the Antica Macelleria Falorni; wild boar specialists selling salami and proscuitto as well as local cheeses. And feast your eyes on the hilltop Badia di Passignano as you approach Antinori for a tour of the ancient cellars and a wine-tasting of great gusto.