Wine and olive oil trails

Tuscany's wine and olive oil trails

Explore gastronomy and culinary culture

Tuscanyis famous all over the world for its extraordinary combination of natural beauty and a vast cultural heritage consisting of an incredible number of art works, ranging from Etruscan times through to the Renaissance and Baroqueperiods and then to the 20th century. It is the marvellous discovery of these works in their natural setting and amid its people, that the entire world admires. But ...

Wine Trail in Orcia

Discover the wine, pecorino and saffron

The Orcia Wine Trail includes the areas of Abbadia San Salvatore, Buonconvento, Castiglione d’Orcia, Chianciano Terme, Montalcino, Pienza Radicofani, San Casciano dei Bagni, San Giovanni d’Asso, San Quirico d’Orcia, Sarteano, Torrita di Siena and Trequanda. It is an area characterized by lovely rolling hills, the “crete” that are geological clay formations, and large farms where Durum wheat (for ...

Taste Trail in the Val di Merse

Hermitages, castles, and tastes

The territory of the Merse Valley occupies the southwestern part of the province of Siena, the passage between the heart of Tuscany and the Maremma coast. The area is enclosed in the valleys of three rivers, the Merse, the Cecina and the Elsa, all found at the feet of the Metalliferous Hills. It is an oasis of silent forests, full of historical and artistic treasures: hermitages, hidden churches, ...

Wine and Olive Oil in Montalbano

Explore two millennium of excellence

Like olive oil, wine has always been one of the most important products from this area; wine casks, for example, have been found in Etruscan tombs. Between 50 and 60 A.C., Caesar assigned his veterans to work the lands between the Arno and the Ombrone. Thus, for centuries, these lands have been cultivated with vineyards.One of the first documents that testifies to the fact that these hills were ...

The Vernaccia Wine Route

Amidst the towers of San Gimignano

San Gimignano is famous all over Tuscany for its medieval towers, which were originally built by the town’s richest families. This part of the region is also famous for its culinary products, like the saffron produced from Crocus Savitus which are cultivated locally (saffron from San Gimignano is being examined for the prestigious DOP recognition).Vernaccia wine from San Gimignano is an ancient ...

Candia and Lunigiana Hills Wine Trail

A wine tour full of attractions

The coastal area with its dense cultivation of vines is followed by the Lunigiana inland area. This consists of wooded uplands, as well as less hilly or even fairly flat land. Here the vineyards alternate alongside several different types of crops. The great importance of the wine growing tradition in the Massa-Carrara Province is attested by two wines which have been awarded the DOC status: ...

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Wine and Olive Oil Trail of Costa Etruschi

Culinary treasures along the Tuscan coast

The Wine and Olive Oil Trail of the Costa degli Etruschi is a culinary itinerary that covers over 150km along the Tyrrhenian coastline. It includes Elba Island, in the province of Livorno, and ...

Wine and Taste Trails of Monteregio

Maremma is more than just fine wine

The Wine and Taste Trail of Monteregio di Massa Marittima winds through the hills of the upper Maremma and around Grossetto, in a natural environment. The combination of the rugged, wild Maremma ...

Wine Trail of Chianti Montespertoli

One of Tuscany's most renowned wine capitals

Located in the typical landscape of the Florence side of the Chianti wine-making area, Montespertoli is easily reached on the main roads of Tuscany. The town is just 25km from Florence, at an ...

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