Get a taste of Tuscany’s rolling countryside as you trek from just outside the village of Castellina to our hotel • Explore the famed wine-growing area around Radda • Hike from one stunning vista to the next, pausing for lunch at a favorite local agriturismo • Learn to prepare a homestyle Italian meal in a hands-on cooking class led by an engaging local chef • Sip Chianti Classico and discover the traditions behind regional recipes • Relax at our beautiful hotel in the heart of the Chianti Valley.

Hike from the village of Gaiole through vineyard-crowned hills and along panoramic ridgelines with sweeping views of the Chianti countryside • Learn to make traditional dishes with local hosts and enjoy an exclusive tasting of Traditional Modena Balsamic Vinegar at a favorite agriturismo • Trek past charming villages and manicured vineyards on the way to the hill town of Radda in Chianti • Join a hands-on cooking class in a converted monastery • Sip locally produced Chianti Classico wines and learn the secrets of authentic Tuscan recipes before enjoying a memorable dinner.

Journey into southern Tuscany’s Crete Senesi, famed for its moonlike landscape • Walk through the vineyards and woodlands of Montalcino, birthplace of renowned Brunello wines • Follow the strade bianche (white roads) of UNESCO-listed Val d’Orcia, home to celebrated pecorino cheese • Savor regional specialties like truffles during memorable meals showcasing local culinary traditions • Stroll through Renaissance-era Pienza, Pope Pius II’s visionary ideal city • Enjoy lunch at a friend’s gourmet trattoria, complete with a dessert-making demonstration • Soak in our hotel’s restorative thermal pools or unwind with a spa treatment • Say arrivederci to Tuscany with a leisurely hike through the countryside surrounding Bagno Vignoni.