Europe - Italy
TREK LENGTH AND GRADIENT
FROM FROM
DURATION Tour code: TUG Tour style: Classic
TOUR DAYS 8
Tour comfort: Standard Trek grade: Easy
Tuscany: Flavours of Garfagnana
New £849 TOUR ONLY DAYS 8 £1054 8 FLIGHT INCLUSIVE
Easy walks and gastronomic discovery in northern Tuscany
A walking tour with a gastronomic twist! Staying on a working farm (agriturismo) in northern Tuscany’s Garfagnana Valley our days are spent enjoying easy-going walks in the timeless countryside and discovering the regions’ magnifi cent local produce and culinary specialities. With visits to wine, olive oil, cheese and salami producers, rambles to forage for mushrooms and bilberries and cooking demonstrations by our hosts, we’ll discover why Italian cuisine is considered to be one of the world’s best.
8 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Pisa airport and transfer to our base for the week on a farm in northern Tuscany’s Garfagnana Valley. Day 2 Woodland Rambles Rambling through woodlands and fi elds along old drovers’ paths known only to the locals, we reach a water mill where chestnut and corn fl our are still ground. Before supper we learn the secrets of how various local dishes are produced with aperitif in hand! Day 3 Cooking and culture After touring a farm where cheese and salami are produced, we enjoy an interactive cooking demonstration and lunch. In the afternoon we explore historic Barga. Day 4 Lucca Today has been left free with the option to visit the cities of
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Day 2: 4.5-5hrs Day 3: 2hrs
Lucca and/or Pisa by train. Day 5 Garfagnana Flavours At the northern end of the Garfagnana Valley we visit a cheese producer and enjoy walks to a castle and foraging for mushrooms (in season). Day 6 Villas and wine Walking in the hills outside Lucca we visit some magnifi cent villas and stop off at a vineyard and olive farm for wine and oil tastings. Day 7 Apennines Enjoy a fi ne ridge walk searching for bilberries and other local delicacies. Day 8 Transfer to Pisa airport where tour ends.
Please go online for our full detailed tour notes.
Centre-based in the Serchio Valley
We base ourselves in a comfortable and welcoming agriturismo (working farm and guesthouse) situated in the Serchio Valley with easy access to some of Northern Tuscany’s fi nest walking. Surrounded by the magnifi cent scenery of the Alpi Apuane Mountains, guests are accommodated in both the main farm building (a former barn) and independent chalets which have been converted from the farm outhouse buildings.
Vibbiana and Verrucole Walk
Lake Vagli
1610m
Foraging on ridge and Tour of Devil
Cheese Factory
Local Valley Walk
GARFAGNANA VALLEY
Pieve Fosciana
CASTELNUOVO DI GARFAGNANA
Monte Sumbra 1760m
ITALY
Venturo Farm Visit Cookery demonstration
Barga DAYS
Accommodation
GARFAGNANA Pisa
ITALY Lucca
From/To Pisa Airport
0 km Tuscany: Flavours of Garfagnana TUG
Villa Walk Wine and Olive Oil Tasting
20 km
Tour essentials
Accommodation: 7 nights standard agriturismo. Meals: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners are included. Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader / trek guide. Transport: Minibus. Trekking Details: We include 6 walks between 2-5 hours in length. The pace will be very easy-going with an emphasis on enjoying the countryside and learning about local agriculture and produce or even to forage for mushrooms or berries. Group size: Generally 10 - 16.
Planned tour dates
2014 Tour only dates 1 Jun - 8 Jun 29 Jun - 6 Jul 5 Oct - 12 Oct
8 Jun - 15 Jun 7 Sep - 14 Sep 12 Oct - 19 Oct
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £220
Rest Day
Day 4
Day 5: 1.5-2hrs
Day 6: 3-4hrs
Day 7: 3hrs
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