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Val D’Orcia is that area of the Tuscan countryside wich includes the provinces of Siena and Grosseto. It takes its name from the Orcia river that crosses the region between sinuous hills, isolated churches, farmhouses surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, ancient villages and wheat fields gold-colored.
On this trip you will experience the Tuscan countryside tasting products of small local productions and enjoy a break to connect intimately with the surrounding landscape and nature.
Departing from Florence you will travel through the Tuscan countryside to reach an organic farm in the heart of Val D’orcia. A welcoming and special place immersed in the silence of the Tuscan hills. You will have the opportunity to taste traditional Tuscan dishes with organic and seasonal products during the welcome dinner paired with a good local wine.
You will visit a flower farm. Here immersed in the beauty of a garden you can create a natural composition by choosing from seasonal flowers and foliage. You will then relax under the shade of a centuries-old olive tree, tasting a lunch based on typical local products.
Accompanied by an expert guide you will visit the small town of Bagno Vignoni and its thermal waters. Then continue to Bagni di San filippo where you can relax in the free thermal pools surrounded by a magical landscape of white limestone formations in the middle of a lush wood.
You will then visit San Quirico d’Orcia, the charming Madonna della Vitaleta Chapel and the hill of cypresses, Val D’Orcia unmistakable symbols.
You will spend a day of total relax, you can choose between Ayurvedic massages, wellness programs or silvotherapy sessions.
You will visit the town of Pienza, accompanied by a local guide and in a farm not far from the center you will be able to taste cheeses and cold cuts enjoying an incomparable view of the sinuous Tuscan hills before leaving for Florence.
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