taste of tuscany personalised tours
Lesley Smith

We are a group of girls, English and Italian, all enjoying life to the full in Tuscany, with its simple pleasures, excellent food and friendly locals.

Our aim is also simple, to show others what a truly beautiful part of the world Tuscany really is, seen from the inside.

We strive to be reliable, knowledgeable and well organised, with an over-riding sense of informality. Our visitors come with independent minds and a quest for adventure, we will not compete with the 'coach tours' and rigid and restrictive guides.

Arrive here without our help and knowledge and you will probably miss 90% of what Tuscany and the Tuscan people really have to offer. Remember we live here! When you live somewhere you benefit from a knowledge and intimacy denied to normal visitors. Join us and you will experience the real Tuscany.

We specialise in small groups usually, as some of the places we will take you require four-wheel drives. You will see, feel and taste so much more with us. You will need to book well in advance if your requirements are more than the odd day as we get extremely busy in the season. Please don't discount the Spring and Autumn, when it is far more comfortable to see what we have to show you and a lot quieter also.

Our homes are near Montalcino and Buonconvento (south of Siena) and that is where we are based; we collect and deliver you to your accommodation as part of our service. In addition we will treat you like a friend, advising on local restaurants, shops, facilities, translating for you, negotiating purchases and smoothing out any concerns you may have, whilst with us. It is important you know we do not take any form of profit from any activities other than our agreed tour fee.

Lastly between us we speak English, Italian and French, so unless you have just arrived from Mars, communication should pose no problem.

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