Discover the enchanting Tuscan countryside in a unique way with the San Gimignano Daily Tour, a full-day adventure that combines truffle hunting and a cooking class. Begin your day in San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its medieval towers. Here, you’ll join a professional truffle hunter and a trained truffle dog, embarking on a thrilling journey through verdant woods in search of the elusive delicacy. Afterwards, you will take part in a cooking class where you’ll learn to prepare traditional Tuscan dishes featuring your freshly harvested truffles. This immersive experience not only offers the excitement of the hunt but also teaches you the art of Tuscan cuisine, culminating in a delicious meal you’ve prepared yourself. It’s the perfect way to experience the beauty and flavors of Siena.
San Gimignano is a Tuscany village really close to Pisa. From the moment you walk inside through a gateway in the old wall you feel magically transported into another time and place. San Gimignano it also call the medieval Manhattan because of its ancient skyscrapers. The highest tower reaches 170 feet, and you can clim to the top of several of these towers. From there of course you get a splendid view of the old town and the beautiful countryside around it. We’ll take you on a walk through the main lanes and little side alleys.
The San Gimignano village is so small, it’s just meters from north to south, and about 350 meters from east to west, so you could walk it from top to bottom in 20 minutes.
The tall gateway is the Arch of Becci that was formerly an entrance to the old medieval town, but then the town grew little bigger, they expanded the walls, and this arch became the passageway from the main lane into the central square of the Piazza della Cisterna.
San Gimignano truffle hunting experience and Private cooking class takes you truffle hunting with dogs than, makes you real Italian fresh pasta.
Booking notes:
In case of intolerance or allergies, alert the staff during the booking and before the tasting. Available on request, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free menu.
San Gimignano Farm
Start at 10:00 AM
Start your 1 day tour in the oak forest, with trained truffle-hunting dogs. After you have gathered tour truffles, you get to eat them. Enjoy pasta made from scratch topped with your discovered San Gimignano truffles. Don’t forget a glass of the best Italian Wine.
Discover how to recognize and search San Gimignano Black and White Truffle with an English speaking translator
Fall in love for this awesome experience with professional guide and local hunter that will teach you the best technical informations about truffle.
Learn why truffles are fondamentals in the slow-food movement and how to use and keep them.
Lear how to make the best truffle recipes and enjoy them with the local food.
Chose Lunch or Dinner and our chef will choose the menu according to seasonality and available products.
The menu always consists of 3 dishes: Appetizers, Main Course, Second Course, Dessert white Cantuccini and Tuscany Red wine
A truly amazing experience for me and my husband. Stefano was great to work with both in planning our excursion and while we were on our tour. It is very obvious that he is incredibly knowledgeable about the wine and the region in general as well as a great personality and a wonderful guide. He was very professional, responsive, and made everything very easy to plan.
We had a great time exploring the Piemonte and were especially grateful for his knowledge of the Tuscany and San Gimignano areas and stories both of the history of the region and his personal experiences. He also had great recommendations of both fine dining and quality local dining establishments. I also don’t think you’ll find a better value for what you get, including transportation, lunch, wine and access to the wonderful wineries we visited.
On our wine tours we were introduced to incredible people that have been working the same land for generations. The families know all there is to know about their wines and care deeply for them. Being able to speak with and learn from them allowed us to gain a deeper appreciation for the wines we sampled.
Stefano’s tour was a highlight of our trip and an experience we will not soon forget. I would highly recommend booking Stefano if you extend to explore the wine in the Tuscany regions.
