Experience has shown that during the autum and winter months as well as in spring time the weather is more then nice. Cristalclear air, startling blue skies and warm sun rays will make you believe you are in the mountains but temperatures up to 25 centigrads (in the sun) will reveal - no you are (only) in the central part of Italy.

We would like to help you to enjoy these beautiful days and evenings. We are offering you 1 week with small or large programme.

Arrival day - Joint dinner "at home" with local food

Day 1 - at your disposal

Day 2 - Wine Seminar with lunch

- all the things you've always wanted to know about wine and olive oil - now it's your chance to learn it. Naturally you may also taste and compare the most famous wines of the Chianti area. This will then be topped by a delicous lunch in one of the best "ristorante" of this town with selected wines.

Extra: as of 17.00 hrs. "Spoken Italian" - language lessons so you will feel more at home - have a glass of wine and learn some basic Italian. Our charming Mirella will teach you some spoken Italian.

Day 3 - Trekking with lunch or picnic

- starting directly in front of your apartment we will guide you through the beautiful wild nature of the closer area. We will show you rare plants and animals and will try to answer all your questions. A simple lunch or picnic will round things up. Naturally we will then return home using a "shortcut".

Day 4 - at your disposal

Extra: Wine+Dine: dinner in the best "ristorante" of town with small wine seminar and tasting of Tuscany's best wines

Day 5 - Cooking Studio

You may cook!!! Together we will prepare a menue of your choice. Depending on the season and the weather we may go out a day ahead to pick the various ingrediences in the surrounding meadows and forests. For example: wild asperagus, wild herbs as well as delious mushrooms. Then we shall cook, taste and drink and (hopefully) laugh a lot together.

Day 6 - at your disposal

in the evening joint farewell dinner "at home"
Naturally we may arrange this week also according to your personal wishes. Should you require a guide for your days off or should you want to learn more Italian or cook on more than one day please let us know. Do you want to do more trekking? We shall gladly make you a detailled offer.

Naturally we won't let you strand on your days off. We will be glad to advise you where to go, what to see, where to eat or drink etc. etc. etc.

A special tip: Do you want to participate in the wine harvest (mid Sept.-mid Oct.) or do you want to help picking olives (mid Nov.- mid. Dec.). Making wine or pressing the olives will certainly be part of the deal.

We shall be your "parents" - if you want us to be. If not we shall let you loose to make your own experiences just like real parents will to!

Do you have anymore questions. Ask!

Price for the standard programm: Euro 225,00

(per pers. w/o accomodation and extras)

• Italian lessons: Euro 7,50/hrs/pers.
• Guide services: Euro 5,00/hrs./pers.
• Wine+Dine: Euro 90,00/pers.