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Posted in: Activities Cooking Class Food and Wine Hiking Museums & Galleries Tourist Attractions Travel Tips

You have been dreaming about Tuscany and have endless things on your bucket list. You find the perfect villa in Tuscany with us or you have been browsing among our excellent options as you consider your plans. An important consideration, however, if you are travelling with kids is how to create a travel itinerary that is fun for adults and children?


While you may want to tick things off that bucket list and you might want to introduce the little ones to some major cultural touchstones and expand their horizons, balance is incredibly important – it's a holiday for them as well, after all! You'll want to make memories that last a lifetime but that don't feature endless complaining. So, how do you get the balance right? Here's how to create a dream schedule for you and for the kids during a vacation in Tuscany...

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Posted in: Cooking Class Curiosities Food and Wine
With a lot of our holiday rentals in Tuscany, there are special add-ons that the owners of our villas can offer to further enhance and to enrich your trip such as tours of vineyards, having private chefs sent to prepare dinner in the villa for you, and cookery lessons exploring the best of local Tuscan cuisine. For many, these cookery lessons, in particular, are a very special highlight of their whole holiday in Tuscany that helps them learn more about, and learn to better appreciate, Tuscan cuisine and learn how to prepare delicious and authentic local dishes that they can then go and reproduce at home.

But just because so many of us are stuck at home at the moment, and this is not an option in person for the time being, it does not mean that we have to miss out! We have found a way to bring the experience of learning to prepare excellent local dishes from Tuscany with an experienced Tuscan cook to you at home! Have an authentic Tuscan cookery class virtually by checking out this series of videos from Irene, a villa-owner based in Valdarno in Tuscany. Irene has carefully designed a series of virtual cooking classes that she streams live, allowing us all to have our very own Tuscan cuisine experience from the comfort and safety of our own homes!
curiousappetite
Posted in: Cooking Class Florence Food and Wine Localities Top 10 Lists
Foodies the world over dream of holidaying in Tuscany. If you're one of them and have finally decided on a vacation rental in Tuscany, you'll next need to begin planning your trip and, importantly, where and what you're going to eat! We have plenty of articles on typical products, foodie experiences, wineries, tours, classes and restaurants but it is always best to hear these things directly from the locals. To help you out, we have rounded up a list of some of the best and most informative food bloggers in Tuscany.

Here are more of our favourite food bloggers in Tuscany but be sure to read our previous posts for more of our picks as well.
julskitchen
Posted in: Cooking Class Florence Food and Wine Localities Siena Top 10 Lists
Food is an important part of Tuscan life and culture and, as such, is an important part of vacations in Tuscany. While we have plenty of articles on typical products, foodie experiences, wineries, tours, classes and restaurants, it is always best to hear these things directly from the locals and, so, we have rounded up a list of some of the best and most informative food bloggers in Tuscany. Just find a vacation rental in Tuscany, take note of your favourites, follow them and start planning your culinary getaway to this foodie capital of the world!

Here are more of our favourite food bloggers in Tuscany but be sure to read our previous post for more of our picks as well.
emikodavies
Posted in: Cooking Class Food and Wine Top 10 Lists
Food is a big part of the reason that many people choose Tuscany as a holiday destination and if you are a foodie planning a holiday to Tuscany, you're probably also planning what, and where, you're going to eat. We have plenty of Tuscan recipes and posts about food and restaurants in Tuscany for you to browse but who better to hear from than locals? We have compiled a list of some of the best food bloggers in Tuscany to follow in preparation for your trip so you know what to eat, where to get it, how to join food tours, where to find good cooking classes and some tips and tricks for making your own Tuscan dishes. Just find your vacation rental in Tuscany, get searching these amazing bloggers and get ready for some delicious food coming your way!