Experience a truly enchanting holiday in one of my Tuscan Villas
Cooking courses organised into single lessons or over several days, also focused on certain themes: the art of making fresh pasta, how to cook pizza, etc..
Here as follow some useful addresses:
www.agridea.info
www.stendhaltours.it
www.tuscanmagic.com
Welcome to Castiglione della Pescaia!
Castiglione della Pescaia is a popular Tuscan seaside resort in coastal Maremma and is dominated by a fortress. It consists of hundreds of houses with a few thousand inhabitants. It is situated in a corner of coastal Maremma, between the sea and the hills.
Rocks reach to the sea and the beaches are bordered by extensive pine forests.
The fishing harbour is dominated by the mediaeval castle and the town is protected from the full force of the wind and sea by the island of Elba.
Nearby there are the marshlands of Diaccia and Botrona, which are very important for their bird life. While there you might want to visit the medieval village of Castiglione Castello, the Pineta del Tombolo, and the Riva del Sole e Punta Ala. Here you will enjoy all the tranquility of the sea.
Localities of historical-archaeological interest in Maremma:
Vetulonia: ancient Etruscan site nearby Castiglione della Pescaia
Roselle: Etruscan-Roman archaeological area near Grosseto
Populonia: Etruscan archaeological park near Piombino
The Tufa towns: Sovana, Sorano and Pitigliano
Localities of naturalistic interest:
Parco della Maremma: regional park of the Uccellina Mountains: www.parco-maremma.it
Carapax: Localities of naturalistic interest
The Tuscan hills, undoubtedly the symbol of Chianti, are an undulating landscape of greens and yellows. Beautiful and majestic Cypress trees and houses dot the hills. Delicious Italian cuisine in many Chianti area restaurants awaits you. The kindness of the people will make your experience one to remember. And let’s not forget the amazing wines!
Have you ever tasted the “trippa alla fiorentina”? It’s a typical strong tuscan plate flawor.
Ingredients:
Florentine trippa (already boiled )
oil
onion
carrot
celery
ripe tomatoes chopped
salt and pepper
parmesan
butter
Preparation:
You can buy alredy boiled trippa:
wash well, cut into strips and put it to drain. In a pan with oil, fry the chopped onion, carrot and celery, add the trippa, ripe tomatoes chopped, salt and pepper, and cook with the lid for half an hour, possibly by wetting with water if see that it dries too much. At the end sprinkle the trippa with parmesan and butter, mix again, wait a few minutes before serving.
At the end of a Cypress lined driveway you will find the enchanting Meleto Castle situated in the middle of the undulating Chianti landscape of Gaiole. The origins dates back to the 17th century. Inside you will find many painted rooms, loggias, courtyards, and finally a small theater. Rooms and apartments are available for guests. An unforgettable holiday awaits you in Chianti where the past and future coexist in harmony.
Castello di Meleto
53013 Gaiole in Chianti (SI) – Tel. e Fax 0577.749129
For more informations please visit www.castellomeleto.it