Editor's pick
Castello Banfi
4.8Vineyard Estate
A medieval borgo on the Brunello hills with private cellars and farm-to-fire dining.
Handpicked residencePlan a stay here
Italy
Tuscany
Vineyards, villas & long Sundays
Overview
Cypress-lined drives, private cellars at Antinori, and dinner in a 14th-century stone villa.
Plan my Tuscany tripBest season
Apr – Oct
Currency
EUR
Highlights
- — Private vineyard lunch
- — Florence after-hours Uffizi
- — Truffle hunt in San Miniato
Field guide · Tuscany
A short guide before you go.
Cypress-lined drives, Brunello cellars, and the long Italian Sunday. Tuscany rewards a slow week — not a single day, and not a hurried checklist.
The dishes worth flying for
- · Pappa al pomodoro — Tuscan bread, San Marzano tomato, basil, olive oil
- · Bistecca alla Fiorentina — T-bone, charred outside, blue inside
- · Pici al ragù di cinghiale — hand-rolled pasta with wild boar sugo
- · Cantucci with vin santo — the Sunday almond biscuits, dipped
What we'd actually do
- · Florence after-hours — private Uffizi tour, no crowds, by appointment
- · Antinori nel Chianti Classico — the architecturally famous cellar tour & tasting
- · Pienza & Montepulciano — the perfect day-loop in the Val d'Orcia
- · Truffle hunt in San Miniato — autumn only, with dogs and a working farm lunch
If you time it right
San Miniato White Truffle Fair (November) — three weekends of foragers, tastings, and open cellars.
“Don't stay in Florence the whole time. Three nights in a villa near Pienza changes the trip. Hire a driver — Tuscan roads were not made for jet-lagged Americans.”
— Elitore editors
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Tuscan Truffle Hunt
5 hoursForage with hounds in San Miniato, then pasta tasting at a working farmhouse.
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San Miniato White Truffle Fair
Piazza del Duomo, San Miniato
Three weekends of white-truffle hunters, tastings, and Tuscan cellars opening their doors. We arrange private dogs and a quiet table.
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