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Hidden Florence

This is a relaxing tour around Florence’s ancient cobbled streets. It takes you to see the artisan district, the Oltrarno (beyond the river Arno). During the tour you will stop into various artisans' workshops-paper workers, silversmiths and bookbinders - allowing you to discover a secret Florence. Finish up at Brunelleschi’s Santo Spirito Church noted for for its beautiful shape and for Michelangelo’s early masterpiece: the wooden crucifix.

The Power of the Medici

An exploration of the Medici family through two-centuries that includes visits to the convent of San Marco, the Chapel of the Magi, the church of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels

Lunching with Art

Discover that at times the renaissance Florentine artistic culture was closely connected with the gastronomic culture, the taste for conviviality and good food. Visit paintings of the Uffizi Gallery or Pitti Palace. Then, go to a Florentine home to relax while trying some typical dishes of the great Italian culinary tradition, prepared by the host, a real wine and cooking connoisseur

Art Talks

The Art Talks series in Florence includes visits to sites that are normally closed to the public. Our experts will give a short lecture/ around a certain theme, designed to allow participants a chance to ask questions and explore a variety of topics. Space is limited. Art Talks are given on Thursday evenings through April, May and June.

Michelangelo Seminar

This tour focuses specifically on the work of Michelangelo and his impace on the city of Florence. It includes the Casa Buonarroti, the Bargello and Accademia Museums and a visit to his tomb in the church of Santa Croce

Gourmet Goodies

Insider's Florentine Lunch: Dine in the home of a young chef. You'll not only get to know his home cooking but also spend time relaxing in his home. A real treat! Great food and a warm and wonderful experience!
Cooking Class: Our chef in Florence is a cookbook author, TV food show host and was trained at Cordon Bleu. She will lead you through the San Lorenzo food market before taking you to her home to create a wonderful feast.

Wine Tasting Day

You will be picked up from your hotel in Florence or anyplace in Tuscany and taken into the Tuscan countryside for a day of wine tasting, visiting charming hill towns and lunch: Example: Your professional sommelier & driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you on a journey to the village of Greve. Here you will visit a famous butcher shop. You will continue to Panzano where you will visit and wine taste at a wonderful winery. After the tasting you will stop to a second winery for the balsamic vinegar& vin santo wine. Then you will drive to Castellina in Chianti for lunch. After lunch you will visit a third winery for a guided tour and tasting. Return to Florence hotel or Tuscany accommodation - (other locations available, i.e, Montepulciano, Montalcino)

The Hill Towns of Tuscany

Explore a few of the less visited hill towns of Tuscany. You will tour Pienza, get a chance to test the hot spring waters in Bagno Vignoni and visit the Monastery of Sant'Antimo where you can hear the Gregorian monks chant

Cooking in the Countryside

After being pick up in Florence, you will arrive at the estate of a breathtaking renaissance villa. After a wine tasting, start your hands-on lesson and prepare homemade ravioli and tagliatelle. Then you will enjoy the fruits of your labor. You will be taken back to Florence at the end of the day

Siena Excursion

Enjoy a guided visit to Siena's top sites followed by a gourmet lunch in a Sienese home

Bike Day in the Countryside

Transfer by van to Castellina in Chianti. Wind your way through the vineyards, past abandoned and renovated farmhouses on the way to one of Tuscany's most renowned castles, Brolio. This is the heart of the Ricasoli empire, family headquarters since 1067 and center of countless battles between Florence and Siena during the Middle Ages. Many people consider that the wine we now know as Chianti was born inside its hallowed cellars, which we can visit. From here we continue on to the village of Monti, then on to San Sano where you have lunch.

Walking Tour in Tuscany

10 Mile Guided Walking Tour: Departure from Montepulciano, known as The Pearl of the 1600s and famous for its nobile wine. Four-and-a-half-mile walk sets out immediately on quiet dirt roads with sweeping views across the soft undulating hills, all the way to the enchanting hilltown of Monticchiello. Almost no signs of the 20th century have made their way past the walls of this medieval village, where we will have a light lunch at a tiny restaurant overlooking the valley. After we'll climb the ramparts for a bird's-eye view of the route to Pienza. This six-mile stretch crosses vineyards, farmland and the grazing pastures of the sheep whose milk makes one of the most famous products from this area: pecorino cheese. (other routes and mileage available)