Rome Trip Overview
A private gastronomic tour of Tuscany with a relaxing spa program and a visit to the thermal waters. This unique tour has been designed for true amateurs of good food and fresh products. Our team leader, a native of these places, will gladly share his gastronomic experience with you and show you the best places for dinner. You could taste delicious Tuscan bread, bruschettas made from tomatoes and aromatic extra virgin olive oil, antipasti made from the freshest Tuscan meat, taste local salami, cheese, fettuccine with goose ragout, pappardelle with boar, ravioli with ricotta and spinach and more!
The spa program and thermal waters will help you to relax and escape from everyday routine. The thermal waters of Sorano – a calm place, away from the tourist hustle and bustle. Baths of Saturnia – famous for their unique waters rich in minerals. During our workshops you will learn how to cook truly Italian dishes and enjoy the company of the our friendly chief.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
A private gastronomic tour of Tuscany with a relaxing spa program and a visit to the thermal waters. This unique tour has been designed for true amateurs of good food and fresh products. Our team leader, a native of these places, will gladly share his gastronomic experience with you and show you the best places for dinner. You could taste delicious Tuscan bread, bruschettas made from tomatoes and aromatic extra virgin olive oil, antipasti made from the freshest Tuscan meat, taste local salami, cheese, fettuccine with goose ragout, pappardelle with boar, ravioli with ricotta and spinach and more!
The spa program and thermal waters will help you to relax and escape from everyday routine. The thermal waters of Sorano – a calm place, away from the tourist hustle and bustle. Baths of Saturnia – famous for their unique waters rich in minerals. During our workshops you will learn how to cook truly Italian dishes and enjoy the company of the our friendly chief.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Rome, accomodation at luxury villa, visiting of tuscan belvedere and Madonna of Maremma. Dinner
Stop At: Tuscany, Tuscany
Pick-up from Rome and transfer to Tuscany, where you could pass to the supermarket if needed to buy something. Then we will move to the agriturism gamping villa
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Acquapendente, Acquapendente, Province of Viterbo, Lazio
Transfer to a supermarket. Stop at one of maremma’s belvederes with visiting of Madonna monument, hidden in forests
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sorano, Sorano, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany
Dinner at a typical restaurant in Sorano. You will enjoy best Tuscan dishes in a cosy atmosphere. All the restaurants have a terrasse.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Lunch in a tuscan agritourism
• Dinner: Antipasto misto: prosciuto, cheese, salame, dry tomatoes,olives, pappardelle al cinghiale, ravioli: duck or rabbit ragu.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in private luxury eco-apartments with vast panoramas and swimming pool outside. Anti COVID norms respected
Day 2: Sorano visiting (medieval town, shops, museum), relax at Thermals of Sorano, lunch and dinner
Stop At: Sorano Centro Storico, 58010, Sorano Italy
Walking around medieval historical center of Sorano with it’s small shops with local production. Tower visiting. Local museum visiting. Free time.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sorano, Sorano, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany
Relax time at Terme di Sorano. SPA programme for two.The spa program and thermal waters will help you to relax and escape from everyday routine. The thermal waters of Sorano – a calm place, away from the tourist hustle and bustle. You can walk through the forest surrounding the baths and admire the flowering vineyards
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the villa. If wishing to have it in another place – it can be organized a transfer to a bar
• Lunch: Lunch in restaurant of Thermals with fantastic panorama – you will enjoy the view of forests, camps and thermals
• Dinner: Dinner at a typical restaurant in Sorano. Try best Tuscan dishes accompanied with wine in a cosy atmosphere
Accommodation included: Back to the villa
Day 3: Pitigliano visiting (hebraic ghetto, Orsini museum, etrusscan caves), cooking workshop, wine degustation, dinner
Stop At: Pitigliano Centro Storico, 58017 Pitigliano Italy
Walking around. Visit to the Orsini Museum and Hebraic ghetto. Enjoying the tuscan panorama with etruscan caves and acqueduct from the tower pick. Free time
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Castel d’Azzano, Castel d’Azzano, Province of Verona, Veneto
Workshop in the preparation of traditional Tuscan dishes (spaghetti pichi and tortellini di Sorano). Wine, cheese, salame and prosciuto degustation.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Castel d’Azzano, Castel d’Azzano, Province of Verona, Veneto
Tuscan wine, cheese, prosiuto and salame degustation.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the villa. If wishing to have it in another place – it can be organized a transfer to a bar
• Lunch: Lunch at La Rocca restaurant (seafood, prosciuto, salame, ricotta and ravioli and pasta with tartufo if the season)
• Dinner: Dinner after the workshop – we will try our dishes:spaghetti pici, ravioli alla ricotta with spinach or pasta carbonara
Accommodation included: Back to the villa. Free time. Rest
Day 4: Visiting a medieval ghost town and enjoyin tuscan belvedere. Relax at Saturnia Thermals. Dinner at an agritourism
Stop At: 01021 Acquapendente, VT, Italy
Walking in a medieval abandoned town, situated in hidden rocky valley in Tuscany. This town is also called ‘Ghost town’ by the locals, as there is no one, who lives there, apart from spirits and ghosts.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Saturnia, Saturnia, Manciano, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany
Relax Day in Saturnia Thermals. Baths of Saturnia – famous for their unique waters rich in minerals. They are located near the city of Grosseto and are considered the best thermal center in the world, attracting tourists who come for the purpose of recovery. Saturnia, from a plateau in the Albenya Valley, rises above the magical landscape of the Grossette hinterland among tuff boulders and green plains. To reach these beautiful places, you have to drive along the characteristic Tuscan village roads, which offer unforgettable views. Here you will find many pools and a Finnish sauna
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the villa. If wishing to have it in another place – it can be organized a transfer to a bar
• Lunch: You will be provided with a lunch pack
• Dinner: Dinner at a typical agritourism restaurant and degustation of regional wine
Accommodation included: Back to the villa. Relax and free time
Day 5: Back to Rome
Stop At: Rome, Rome, Lazio
Breakfast. Visiting of the fish farm at near Castel Azzara, or, by your choice, visiting of Montepulciano belvedere. Transfer to Rome
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the villa
No accommodation included on this day.
Sample Menu
• Antipasto misto – A typical tuscan starter, composed of salame, prosciuto, different types of cheese, olives and vegetables
• Pappardelle al cinghiale – Pappardelle with wild boar sauce are a robust first course of Tuscan origin prepared with a tasty wild boar sauce.
• Tagliatelle with rabbit ragu – Rabbit is a traditional and popular meat in Tuscany, often served de-boned, stuffed and roasted, as well as with pasta
• Stuffed ravioli with ricotta and spinach and duck ragù – Ravioli represent the dish of the party or more generally of Sunday. It is made with fresh local ricotta and spinach.
• La schiacciata con uva – La schiacciata con uva is a typical Tuscan focaccia. The recipe is ancient and of the Florentine tradition and is prepared during the harvest period.
