Gelato tasting in Castellina at Antica Delizia

Antica Delizia is a small family run gelato company located in the town of Castellina in Chianti. After a few wrong turns, (to put it mildly) we were greeted by Chiara and her husband Simone.  They recently expanded and moved their shop to new quarters a few blocks away from their original store in the […]

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Castello del Trebbio : Cooking class and tour

    Spoiler alert! Expectations exceeded! Now you can relax and read on.   Marta, our guide, spoke English with a slight Texan accent.  She explained: “I meet so many Americans, I’ve picked up their accents. I’m like a chameleon with languages.” Marta first showed us the courtyard of the castle and explained the castle’s […]

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Four Californians and two Canadians will eat, drink, and celebrate the bounty of Tuscany

Itinerary for October  2016 Monday, Oct 17- Thursday, Oct 27, 2016 Monday, Oct 17 Group will be picked up at Florence airport in our rental van Arrive at Il Colle, Giovanni will welcome us with local Tuscan food Unpack, tour grounds, etc. Meet our neighbors and my good friends, Elettra and Andreas     Tuesday Oct […]

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