TUSCANY RETREAT

A peaceful country resort nestled in the hills of Chianti

Welcome to Italy! After immigration and baggage claim, your exemplar representative will meet you at the Airport Arrival Hall to drive you in comfort and style to your chosen accommodation.
Relax yourself and be ready to discover the authentic Tuscan traditions with fascinating experiences while get a closer contact with the evocating Nature of the Chianti hills.
We will drive you along the country road that, leaving Florence, runs along the hills dotted with olive groves, up to Bagno a Ripoli.
Open your eyes, you are in a typical Tuscan setting, a stunning countryside landscapes. On your right there's a small natural lake, a few steps and you will arrive to the enchanting village, a farmhouse and charming resort composed of a nineteenth-century villa, an old mill, a barn and several cottages. The location where holidays become experiences, a wellness resort with private pool and exclusive spa.

An oasis of well-being and peace where you will taste "farm to table" products enhanced in typical (and revisited) recipes and you will also get the chance to dedicate yourself to regenerate both body and mind.

Together with the access to the spa and the possibility to take a dip in the luxury private pool, we can offer massages and professional beauty treatments (on request), tai-chi and aquagym lessons, yoga sessions on the lawn, walks in the outstanding nature and even a personal trainer to stay in shape.

Join the honey or extra virgin olive oil tastings and discover the seventh heaven of taste, it's one of the most surprising and evocating way to understand and "visit" Tuscany. A charming journey in absolute tranquility.

An open air museum.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the lobby to depart for Siena ( around one hour drive).

Set on three hills and surrounded by olive groves and vineyards, Siena is an open air museum. The Historic Centre is the embodiment of a medieval city, walk through its characteristic narrow streets flanked by brick buildings to discover the ‘’contrade’’ set of artisanal boutiques, sweet-smelling pasticcerie and tempting restaurants.

Discover the highlights of Florence and two thousand years of Florentine history with a Local.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the lobby to depart for a walking tour of Florence.

Florence is a unique concentration of art and culture: romantic, enchanting and utterly irresistible.
Live the Florentine lifestyle with a go-slow passeggiata watching generation of Florentine goldsmiths and shoemakers at work, browse in the haute-couture boutiques and enjoy an aperitivo at the sunset.

Lear about the fascinating history, the richness and the secrets of the most powerful Renaissance dynasty: the Medici dynasty.

The oldest city of Tuscany.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the lobby to depart for Volterra ( around one hour and half drive).

The guided tour follows a chronological route, starting with the most important Etruscan site in Italy, Porta all'Arco, one of the monumental gates through the Etruscan walls, which still has the key stone to support the arch.

Through the medieval labyrinths we will discover the Roman theater, founded 2000 years ago, the Roman baths and the sumptuous sacred architecture of the Cathedral and the Baptistery. We will dive In the Middle Ages inside the Square of Priors, a symbol of the economy of Volterra in the XIII century, surrounded by the towers of the Nobles.

We will get to know the alabaster in one of the oldest shops in the city.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the lobby to depart for a walking tour of Florence.

Firenze, the cradle of the Renaissance, is one of Europe’s great art cities. With frescoes by Giotto and Ghirlandaio, canvases by Botticelli and Bronzino, and sculptures by Michelangelo and Giambologna, there is so much exquisite art and architecture within its ancient walls that it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

But, there is more to handsome Florence than just museums and monuments. It is bursting with quirky shops and quality crafts; a living city with an eclectic cultural life that embraces opera, classical music and contemporary art. The restaurant and nightlife scene is also very much thriving.

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer with private van to the airport of Florence.