Day Trips and Excursions :: DELIGHTS OF THE TUSCAN TABLE

DELIGHTS OF THE TUSCAN TABLE
A Gastronomic Tour of Pienza and its Countryside

Collected from your accommodations, you travel with your expert local guide to Bio-Dynamic Pasta. A staple of the Italian diet, pasta is absolutely fundamental so the best way to start any gastronomic adventure is, of course, with pasta! See how it is produced - from the strands of fresh pici, the local delicacy, to the beautifully-packaged dry pasta ready to buy – in this state-of-the-art Pastificcio. Everything produced here is made with the semola grown here in the Val d'Orcia and, as this producer is one of the finest in Tuscany, it supplies stores like Harrod’s and Fortnum & Mason in London.
Our next adventure is a stop in Pienza for a tasting of Tuscan delicacies including chocolates, grappa and biscuits. Enjoy the company of the jovial couple who have had owned this shop for more than 30 years. There will be an opportunity to select purchases from the multitude of wonderful Tuscan food, health and beauty products on offer.
After a break in a local caffé for our traditional mid-morning cappuccino, there will be free time to explore historic Pienza with its array of charming boutiques and beautifully-kept buildings including the masterpiece of Palazzo Piccolomini and, of course, the outstanding views.
Lunch will be enjoyed in one of the many fine restaurants little Pienza has to offer and then it's off to a Caseficcio (Cheese Producer) in the countryside. Here our enthusiastic cheese–maker will show you the workshop where he makes no less than 32 different types of Pecorino Cheese! Of course, a cheese tasting is on the menu - as always, accompanied with a glass of local red wine…