Full day Romantic Get-away

You and your partner can enjoy the romantic solitude of the Chianti region. After leaving Florence we can visit one of the famous Italian Gardens of the Renaissance we can go to the small artisan workshops where you can become familiar with the creative process of Tuscan art.

Tuscany gave birth to many of the renaissance artists such as Michaelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci and I can show you why. We can tour small artesian studios and I can arrange classes in cooking, painting, pottery, or you can even learn how to make mosaics. To finish the day I can arrange a candle light dinner at a hidden restaurant, or a bottle of wine in middle of rural hills during the sunset. Then I can either take you back to Florence or to a cozy local bed and breakfast.

Full day family tour – 7 hours
Historical/Gourmet

I will pick you up from Florence in the morning in a comfortable minivan where we should share a cappuccino to meet each other and discuss the rest of the day. We then travel from Florence to the Chianti Region arriving at the Certosa di Galuzzo monestary where a monk will administer a tour that includes a pinacoteca a gallery of Renaissance painting) where we can spend some time then we can go to Machivelli's house where he was exiled from the Medici family. After walking around this historic place we can either decide to go on a picnic, where children would be able to run and play, or to a tuscan trattoria (a common family-style restaurant), or we can even enjoy lunch at a local, yet famous, cheese factory. After lunch we then can go to visit one of many traditional wineries in the area, where we can taste wine and learn about the intricate process of wine making first-hand. We can have an afternoon coffee in one of rustic villages where you can experience rural Italian life and explore some artesian stores and markets, and then from there I take you back to Florence.

What I want to emphasize is that this tour, is that we would be going to places usually not visited by tourists, there won't be any big buses, or flashing lights, or tour directors limiting your time spent any any of these locations. If you want to spend more time looking at art than seeing Machiavelli's house then we can, in the end, its up to you. This is just an example itinerary to give you an idea of what is possible, not what is definitive.

Full day outdoor tour

	Lets say that you are a group of young adults who are interested in more vigorous outdoor activities. After leaving Florence we can go: Swimming - There are a lot of hidden lakes in the chianti region where we could go swimming. These lakes are small, quiet and located around the different vineyards.
	Horseback riding – for people who already know how to ride horse, we could go to a local horse farm and go riding along scenic trails.
	Explore the Via Francigena– The Via Francigena is a historic road to Rome for pilgrims that winds its way through the chianti region. We can spend time walking along this lesser known, but more unique trail and discover ancient European history.
	Explore Italian History – There are many historical sites operated by private archaeologists where we might take a walking tour for a couple hours inside to not just discover, but be part of the discoveries of Etruscan archeology which are 2800 -2500 years old. You can learn a great deal through this intimate contact with ancient history that books could never teach you.
	After all of this we can bring food for a picnic or go into one of the many small towns to eat some lunch, and then go do some wine tasting at a local family vineyard or well known larger vineyard before going back to Florence at the end of the day. Prices vary depending on activities

½ day tour - 6 hours

Pick you up in Florence, we have espresso and a cornetto and then we go to a historic site/or take a scenic stroll, and then go wine tasting either at a small family vineyard or a larger famous Chianti brand. On to way back to Florence we can stop at traditional restaurant and have lunch.

105 Euros per person (wine tasting included, food is not)