WINE Itinerary Val di Cecina and Volterra The appointment is in the early morning in Bolgheri at the offices of the La Strada Consortium of the Vico Costa degli Etruschi. We will reach our first destination after crossing and admiring the gentle Tuscan hill. We stopped at the wine cellar of Montecatini Val of Cecina, also famous for the production of the Vin Santo, where they will illustrate the winemaking process and we will taste the farm’s wines. We will leave the wine cellar and the ancient hamlet of Montecatini to reach a dairy producing biological cheese. The various phases of the biological production will be illustrated, from fieldwork without the use of fertilisers and pesticides, to the production of biological milk up to the final phase of the cheeses. It will be possible to taste cheeses and have lunch at the farm. Later, we will head toward Volterra which can be seen in the distance. Upon reaching the town, we will visit an ancient artisan shop to admire the workmanshop of alabaster as done in the past. In Volterra, we will spend an hour to visit the medieval city, which still preserves the signs of the past intact. You will also have some free time to go shopping. If time permits, on our return we will briefly stop in an abandoned hamlet, where we can breathe the atmosphere of the past and get an idea of its original architecture, observing the feudal mansion, the small church and the cemetery and 800 headstones. Price (min. 8 people): € 55 / person, including: visits, wine tasting, cheese, lunch at the cheese farm, tour guide. Itinerary for zone DOC Val di Cornia 1 The appointment is in the early morning in Bolgheri at the offices of the La Strada Consortium of the Vino Costa degli Etruschi. Departure for Suvereto, ancient town of the northern Maremma area, that preserves its glorious medieval hamlet characteristics intact. After visiting the town, we will reach an important wine-producing farm of the DOC zone of Val of Cornia: visit to wine cellar, illustration of the wine-making process, followed by guided  tasting of the wines produced by the farm. Lunch at a farm or, in alternative, at one of the typical restaurants in the area, with Tuscan typical dishes accompanied by local wines. In the early afternoon, departure for the town of Campiglia Marittima at the entrance of the Val of Cornia, once an important mining and metal- and marble-working centre. Visit to an hand-run oil mill, with illustration of the pressing process and guided tasting of the oil produced. The day will conclude with a visit of the historical centre, with its narrow alleyways, charming squares and ancient stone buildings offering the visitor glimpses of rare beauty. Price on request from € 55 per person Itinerary for zone DOC Val di Cornia 2 The appointment is in the early morning in Bolgheri at the offices of the La Strada Consortium of the Vino Costa degli Etruschi. Departure for Suvereto, ancient town of the northern Maremma area, that preserves its glorious medieval hamlet characteristics intact. After visiting the town, we will reach an important wine-producing farm of the DOC zone of Val of Cornia: visit to wine cellar, illustration of the wine-making process followed by guided tasting of the wines produced by the farm. Lunch at a farm or, in alternative, at one of the typical restaurants in the area, with Tuscan typical dishes accompanied by local wines. In the early afternoon, departure for the town of Campiglia Marittima at the entrance of the Val of Cornia, once an important mining and metal- and marble-working centre. Visit to the mine and a medieval mining village, perfectly restored and preserved, inside the Park Archeominerario of San Silvestro. The day will conclude with a visit of the historical centre, with its narrow alleyways, charming squares and ancient stone buildings offering the visitor glimpses of rare beauty. Price on request.  Itinerary for zone of Bolgheri The appointment is in the early morning in Bolgheri at the offices of the La Strada Consortium of the Vino Costa degli Etruschi. Brief stop in Bolgheri, reached crossing the evocative avenue flanked by the tall cypresses described in Carducci’s verses. Visit of an important wine cellar of the DOC zone of Bolgheri: illustration of the winemaking process and guided tasting of the farm’s wines. Visit to a hand-run oil mill, with illustration of the pressing process and guided tasting of the oil produced. Lunch at the oil mill or, in alternative, at one of the typical restaurants in the area, with Tuscan typical dishes accompanied by local wines. Departure for Castagneto Carducci, reached by following Strade del Vino, bordered by the vineyards of great wine cellars of the Bolgheri. Drive among the valleys of the country. Visit of an ancient liqueur factory with illustration of the artisan preparation and tasting of the products, for small groups accompanied by home cake prepared with the products themselves. Price (for a group of 8 persons min.):  € 65 per person including: tours, wine tasting, lunch in oil mill and Tour Guide