Top Tuscany Unique Experiences - page 4

While typical tours showcase Florence’s sights, they can’t connect you to the city the way a local friend can. This private walking tour links you with a Florentine for their perspective on the city. Share your travel wish list with your friend-in-the-making, and enjoy a walk customized to you and packed with local tips on transport, culture, and places to see and eat at.

Instead of waiting for food to arrive at your table, get into the kitchen and learn the secrets of authentic Italian pasta, all thanks to this hands-on, small-group cooking class in Florence. With help from a professional chef, learn to make two different pastas along with savory sauces and a classic dessert. When the cooking’s done, gather around a communal table in a medieval wine cellar to enjoy your homemade feast, plus local wine.

Master three different authentic pasta recipes during this private, half-day cooking workshop in a local’s home. Learn the time-tested secrets behind classic Italian recipes, and test out your skills at your own personal cooking station. Reward your efforts with a tasting of the three pasta varieties, paired with red and white wine and followed by Italian coffee.

Learn how to prepare three traditional types of pasta from scratch during a private 3-hour cooking class in Arezzo. Set in the home of a local cook, this culinary experience also gives you a taste of the local culture. Get situated at your personal workstation and follow along as your host provides step-by-step instructions passed down through generations. Then sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor with regional wine.

Learn how to recreate fresh pasta dishes back home with this fresh pasta cookery class. Prepare traditional pasta from scratch in less than two hours during this hands-on workshop in the home of a local cook. Enjoy an appetizer, then get to work creating fresh pasta and a classic sauce. Cap off your lesson by enjoying the fruits of your labor during a final tasting.

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Varese treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Take off your shoes and - literally - immerse yourself into ancient Tuscan culture on a grape stomping excursion to the Chianti hills.  In addition to grinding grapes into juice with your bare feet, you’ll also get an up close look at life at a Tuscan winery. A visit to the wine cellar and tasting is also included. After you’ve stomped to your heart’s content, replenish your strength with a homemade lunch.

Get hands-on experience in cooking Tuscan food with a private pasta-making class in Montepulciano. Go to a local’s home for an immersive cooking class that introduces Tuscan food, customs, and more. Learn the secrets of this region’s pasta dishes during a half-day experience that includes a hearty meal accompanied by a selection of local wines.

Participate in the Tuscan tradition of grape stomping on a private four-hour tour in the Chianti hills. Explore a local vineyard with your private guide and discover the winemaking process. In addition to living out your Italian dreams of crushing grapes with your bare feet, you’ll also enjoy a wine tasting, along with a homemade lunch.

Set out on a hunt for the elusive truffle on this private tour from Florence. Traverse the forest with an official truffle hunter and his dog to learn everything there is to know about this delicacy. After you work up an appetite, sit down to a delicious 3-course truffle lunch accompanied by wine from a local farm.

Three times a week, in the Florentine city center, there is a special food experience going on: Italian pasta cooking class! It lasts about 3-hours and it is held in Florence. The cooking class starts: four of the most traditional Italian pastas are taking life.Three hand-made pasta with sauces, with meat and vegetables and a dessert are the very heart of the cooking experience. Included in the experiences there are water and wine. At the end of the class there is the “food tasting”: you are going to taste what you have cooked. Vegetarian option available

Learn to prepare a full Italian meal from scratch during a small-group cooking class in Florence. Your instructor is a professional chef who takes you first on a shopping excursion to the Central Market, then leads you through making fresh pasta by hand, bruschetta, ragu sauce, and tiramisù. Includes lunch with wine, recipes, and a participation certificate to take home.

See fresh pasta, dessert, and other distinctly Tuscan dishes prepared right before your eyes during a small-group cooking experience in Lucca. Set at a local home, your enthusiastic host shares insider tips on how to get the recipes just right as you appreciate the cooking demonstration. Once everything is ready, enjoy the 4-course meal with a selection of regional red and white wines.

Leave the selfie stick at home and commemorate your Florence vacation with a private photo shoot. This customized experience is perfect for couples, families, and solo travelers alike. Have your picture taken in front of iconic attractions, like the Duomo and Piazzale Michelangelo, or take your shoot to the city's hidden corners. You'll receive professionally edited digital photos within five days of the shoot, ready to share, print, or simply cherish.

Satisfy your craving for authentic Italian pasta while learning kitchen tricks to take home with this small-group, evening cooking class at a chef’s private home in Florence. Help prepare several pasta shapes like ravioli, tagliatelle, or Florentine gnocchi, and sit down to enjoy the homemade meal along with chef specialties and wine pairings. The express lesson allows you to enjoy a full day of sightseeing before your memorable dinner.

Trade Florence’s bustle for a day in the picturesque Chianti wine region: this small-group tour makes it easy to explore the Italian countryside. Meet your group in central Florence and head out of town in the comfort of an air-conditioned minivan. Over the course of the day, you’ll visit two esteemed area wineries, will go behind the scenes and learn how wine is produced and aged, and will enjoy ample opportunities to taste the region’s varietals. This tour also includes a delectable, 2-course lunch.

Take a break from the crowded sightseeing spots in Florence and relax in a quiet studio to learn the secrets behind painting or sculpting on this small-group art lesson. Enjoy hands-on instruction from a professional sculptor or a classically trained painter in an inspiring, sun-filled workshop. Learn ancient and modern techniques, and work on your own creation, painting with oils or sculpting with clay. Classes are suitable for beginners and experts alike.

For a truly memorable meal and culinary experience in Florence, join a local chef in preparing an authentic Italian menu of fresh pasta and other Tuscan dishes. During a private cooking lesson, help choose and make different types of fresh pasta with sauces or one pasta and a meat dish if you like, finished off with a decadent Italian dessert. Learn kitchen tips and tricks passed down through generations so you can recreate the flavors of Tuscany back home.

Try your hand in an Italian kitchen during this hands-on pasta-making class in Florence. Use seasonal and organic ingredients to make different types of pasta with different sauces and a typical Italian dessert under the guidance of an expert instructor. Then toast your fellow chefs with some local red wine and sit down to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

Make it easy to escape the bustle of Florence for half a day—and enjoy a uniquely immersive way to learn about Italian cuisine—during this private cooking class, hosted at a charming farm in the Chianti countryside. Learn to make traditional dishes such as tomato bruschetta, fresh pasta, tiramisu, and beyond. As a bonus, visit a local winery nearby, and enjoy samples of the region’s wines to accompany your generous meal.

Dive deeper into local culture than is possible on most tours. This private cooking class takes you inside a local’s home where you will learn how to prepare, from scratch, three typical dishes from the Viareggio area. Afterward, you’ll enjoy your dishes for lunch or dinner, with wine.

Mix up your Florence vacation itinerary with this hands-on pizza and gelato cooking class. Join an instructor to learn tips and techniques for creating pizza dough and authentic regional flavors, along with creamy, authentic gelato. Choose a morning, afternoon, or evening class to fit your schedule and sample your creations over a celebratory meal, served with wine and soft drinks.

Explore the life and scientific legacy of one of the most famous Florentines on a private tour revolving around Galileo Galilei. Visit the astronomer’s namesake museum to learn about his life, see historic telescopes, and pay tribute at a forum and statue dedicated to him. After learning about Galileo’s controversial theories and discoveries, finish the journey in front of his tomb inside the Basilica of Santa Croce.

Fiat 500 represents the emblem of Italian Style. Shape, size and its unique charm make of this car a special and authentic symbol beyond it’s simple use as a vehicle. Ideal both on city’s tiny alleys and on the famous country-side windy roads. We will be visiting typical medieval villages, get in touch with local wine and food producers as well as artisans, and stop along the way to take some picturesque photos that will become indelible memories. An experienced tour guide will lead you around and show you the way as only a local can. The tour ends in a local farm where we will be hosted by a family that has been living there since centuries, producing their own wine, Chianti Classico. We will have the chance to visit the property including the cellar and then relax where a traditional Tuscan lunch will be served, all accompanied by their wines. Pick up and drop off from your accomodation in Siena included.