Olive Oil and Wind Mill tour

Visit the unique working wind mill of Italy, renovated to produce the flour of teh Estate and the unique sensation to come back to 2 centuries ago. The tour lasts one hour and half and includes a walk in the olive groves, a little introduction to the Tuscan olive oil traditions and a guided tour of the wind mill as well as an historical background of the wind mill, it’s renovation and technical explanations of how it works. To finish off, there is a course on olive oil tasting where you will...

Tuscan cooking class with lunch

Like the rest of Fattoria Lavacchio, the cooking class uses only local and organic products. You will begin the class with an introduction to the seasonal ingredients. You will then learn all the secrets of Tuscan cooking and cuisine from our trained and experienced chef. The course consists in making fresh hand made pasta, a second course with vegetable of the season and a dessert. The final test consists of tasting everything that you have prepared with our Organic wines low sulphite.
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Scenic Tour of Florence

Join us on a walking tour of our favorite city in the world - Florence. We will show you around some of the city's most wonderful sights, including Il Duomo,Signoria's Square, the Ponte Vecchio,  Porcellino's market, the Piazza della Repubblica, Borgo degli Albizi (a fascinating historical street), the Mercato centrale (Florence's famous central market) and of course the ancient vias that weave the history of this beautiful city. This tour is designed to give you the opportunity to take...

Ceramic class

Our ceramics class is a unique experience and an opportunity you do not want to pass by! Adults and kids can show off their creative side and become artisans by decorating already prepared pieces. You will first be introduced to the origins and uses of the art of Maiolica. Then, the ceramist, famous craftman of the area, will teach the techniques and secrets to produce your own piece that expresses your own uniqueness. Ather having tried the coiling technique employed by the etruscans, you will...

Wine Tour and Tasting

With this tour, we hope to give you an understanding of the philosophy of the Estate and a feel of our Organic Lifestyle here at Fattoria Lavacchio. Visiting one of our vineyards, you will learn about how we care for the grapes as well as our experience as organic and low-sulfite and sulfite-free wine producers. We will also tell you about the history of the Estate, which dates back to before the 1700s and boasts a link to the Strozzi family. Then you will explore our ancient cellars and...

Horse riding

Western and English saddle, lessons and walking  for all levels of participants throught the farm vineyards and olives groves.

If you want to relax into the green of the Tuscan country, and tast the emotion that a landscape absorbed into olive groves, cypresses, churches and castles could give you, an horse riding will give you a new birth and you will be able to get the magic atmosphere of our countryside.

You do not have to be professional rider if you want to ride but the minimum age...

Wine and Food experience

The complete estate tour with food pairing is an unique instructive tour.

The tour begins with the introduction of the history of the Estate and after a lovely walk through the vineyards, while learning about our organic production and how we care for our grapes, you will discover the villa Strozzi and our symbol, a 250 year old Lebanese Cedar tree. We will show you the special needs and requirements of how our organic wine is produced, the wine cellars where our wines are refined and you...

One day on the Estate

This is a full day and evening of fun activities. It includes absolutely everything and is a great way to spend your day! We begin our tour exploring the vineyards and the wine cellars on the property and learn about our organic production and how we care for our grapes. Up at the farm, we will show you the special needs and requirements of how our wine is produced. You will visit the wind mil and you will be introduced to the production of the extra virgin olive oil. You will taste our organic...

Wine Tour with lunch

In order to feel and understand the phylosophy of our Estate, you will first walk through our vineyards and learn about our organic process of growing and tending to the grapes and hear the history of our centuries old Estate that once belonged to the influential Strozzi family. You will then explore our ancient cellars and discover the special needs, requirements and techniques of creating the perfect wine.

The tour will end with a tasting of 3 glasses of our organic wine pairing with lunch.

Butchery course

You will work with our experienced norcino (pork butcher) Claudio, in a hands-on session.
The course starts in preparing the pork meats, boning and selecting the various pieces and cuts.
You will then be shaping (rifilatura) the pieces to produce Tuscan Prosciutto and Tarese ( a traditional bacon cut), cure and make you oun Capocollo, Pancetta and Lonzini ( cured pork filled).The remaining meats will then be selected to produce the various insaccati (meat in sacks) such as Salsiccia (Sausage) and...

Truffle picking

Between the months of February and April and from June to December truffle mature underground in the estates woods of Montefiesole, sending out a distinct aroma. With a local guide and a truffle hunting dog who detects this aroma, it is possible to participate in this unusual event of truffle hunting. This activity starts off with a warm welcome with an Italian breakfast and an introduction to explain the growth of this unsual tuber. It is not only designed for culinay lovers, but an exciting...