Mad About Tuscany Tours
Want to experience the real Tuscany? Join us for our acclaimed 7 Night Tuscany Tour. Eat where the locals eat, explore ancient towns and visit the wineries, shops and markets that tourists would never find alone.
Meet Carlo and Sioban, your Aussie-Italian guides, and hear from some of our recent tour guests who are itching to visit again.
Want to know more about our 7 Night Tours, or book for 2017 or 2018? Visit our website, email stay@madabouttuscany.com.au or call us on +61 8 9755 2120. Ciao ciao!
Tailor-made Tuscany tour
July 2016: memories of a wonderful tour in Tuscany, tailored according to the specific desires of a group of 5 adorable South African bikers. In this case, ladies on a 300cc Vespa and men on powerful Harley Davidson, only 5-star luxury hotels and excellent Italian food were their requirements, and a 2-staff crew made up of a tour leader on his own bike and a luggage van (driver).
What a better way to make a friendship always stronger than touring together on 2 wheels such a beautiful country as Italy?
Our well-prepared and smart local staff will be utmost happy to introduce you to the best of Italy, its most exhilarating bikers'roads, its most gorgeous landscapes, it multiple ways of life and its many delicious regional cuisines.
Experience with us the real Dolce Vita!
News From Italy - Beefsteak Festival (1959)
Title reads: News from Italy.
Cortona, Tuscany, Italy.
G/V town square, venue for beefsteak festival. C/U model bull. C/U man handling raw beef, he chops it into steaks and puts it on a pile. C/U barrels of Chianti wine, man fills jugs with it. C/U man taking peaches from boxes and putting them into baskets to be carried by lovely girls.
C/U fire under grid iron where steaks will be cooked (barbecue). Chefs put steaks onto grid to cook. Chef picks steaks off grid and puts them onto plates held by waiters. C/U man eating steak in fingers. Elevated shot crowds in the street.
C/U man breaking an egg onto the sizzling hot pavement. Man picks fried egg up on slice and puts it onto a slice of bread.
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24/7 Discovers Authentic Italian at Tuscany
Join 24/7 for a satisfying taste of Tuscany Restaurants' mouth-watering dishes.
24/7 airs Saturday nights at 12:30am on NBC5.
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54th Sagra della Bistecca (2013), Cortona, Italy
Every year the city of Cortona organizes the Sagra della Bistecca (steak festival). A huge grill is built on purpose (with bricks and mortar) and dismantled after three days!
Smag Toscana/Taste Tuscany - Tur på italiensk marked i Camucia/ Trip to market in Camucia, Italy
Markedstur i Camucia, Toscana i Italien med vores kokkeskole/ Trip to italian market in Tuscany, Italy with our cooking school. Look at smag-toscana.dk/eng for more info.
Kokkekurser for livsnydere, med gastronomiske oplevelser i hjertet af Toscana - se mere på smag-toscana.dk om vores rejser med fokus på italiensk mad.
Casa Portagioia, Bed and Breakfast in Tuscany, 2016
Casa Portagioia , Castiglion Fiorentino ,Tuscany ... Casa Portagioia is an elegant yet relaxed country retreat in Tuscany – somewhere between a country hotel and your best friend’s home. It is a place where you can relax, take time to reflect on your travels and to be energized and enthused in to seeing more of the wonderful places
116 – Living the Tuscan Dream with Pam Mercer of Tuscany Tours
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Tuscany Tours is a small business owned and operated by Pam Mercer and her husband, Sam Hilt. They work and live in a small hilltop town near Siena, Italy.
It all started with a trip from California to Tuscany just over 25 years ago. Little did they know that this experience would change their thinking and change their lives.
Their first official Tuscany tour was in 1997 and they’ve been growing ever since.
Pam calls it a privilege to receive travelers and share the beautiful countries of Italy and France. In groups of no more than 16, she connects her travelers to local places and people, tastes and traditions.
Pam calls it magical and I can see why!
Pam and Sam’s Story
The trip that started it all [5:27]
There wasn’t going to be an excuse to put it off [8:02]
Making the big move to Tuscany [9:23]
A peek into the culture … you’ll feel like you’re there listening to the bells calling for mass! [10:50]
The mission of Tuscany Tours [12:26]
Candle Flickering Moments
Working through problems with travelers and the way to look at mistakes [27:28]
A story of when things didn’t go so well and how Pam dealt with it [30:44]
Should you let a customer know there is a problem? Sometimes yes! [33:06]
Business Building Insights
Choose your url wisely [9:49]
Make your business different from others. Tuscany Tours isn’t your standard tour biz [14:47]
The importance of staying true to your core business [16:40]
How big should you grow your business? [17:53]
The value of Facebook Groups for building a community (and more bells!) [21:40]
How to establish trust and credibility on Facebook [26:18]
Why you should qualify your customers [34:01]
Productivity/Lifestyle Tool
Keeping the team structured through specific communication plans [37:00]
Whatsapp – fast, simple and secure messaging and calling for free.
Skype – online communication on desktop and mobile devices.
Asana – team project management.
Recommended Reading and Listening
Turning Tuscan by Sam Hilt
Dream of Italy
Katie Parala
Elizabeth Minchilli
Contact Links
Website
Facebook
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Thanks! Sue
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Tuscany City Video Guide | Expedia
Tuscany City Video Guide | Expedia
Under The Tuscan Sun Gypsy Jazz Guitar Camp 2018
- Are you at a plateau in your guitar playing?
- Do you wish you had more people you could jam with?
- Do you see yourself playing and practicing guitar for 4 full days with different people and learn new ways to improve?
- Can you imagine doing so surrounded by the sunny Tuscan countryside with some of the best food and wine in the world?
If you answered yes to all the questions above, join me at:
“UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN GUITAR CAMP”!
WHAT YOU GET **
Minimum of 6 hours of focused guitar practice and playing per day, under the supervision of Dario Napoli
“1 -on- 1” time with Dario, available for questions, tips and feedback, available throughout the day
Package includes Accomodation, Dinner on the 20th, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner through the rest of the Camp. Check-in is expected at or after 15:00 of Wedesnday June 20th and Check-out is Monday June 25th by noon
FREE access to gorgeous outdoor swimming Pool INCLUDED!
FREE cooking classes and pasta making classes!
** A shuttle to and from Roma Fiumicino airport will be organized for Wednesday June 20th and Monday June 25th. Details will be outlined at a date closer to the camp. If you arrive by public transportation we will pick you up and bring you back to the train station of CASTIGLIONE DEL LAGO. All other travel expenses will be solely your responsibility.
NOT INCLUDED IN PACKAGE PRICE:
Boat tour of Lake Trasimeno!
Guided horse back riding excursions!
Ceramic/pottery class!
Organized Winery Tours!
Marmore Falls Guided Tour!
Rapolano Thermal Waters Excursion!
Guided Museum Tours!
Usher and Gracie Attend Pallio de Siena in Siena, Italy
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Siena's Palio is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a medieval-themed bareback horse race. Dating back to the sixth century, this is one of Siena's most important traditions and thousands of locals and tourists gather in the central piazza to watch it unfold.
The first of this year's races, known as the Palio of Provenzano, in honour of the Madonna of Provenzano, took place on Sunday. For the first time, city authorities introduced a cap on the number of spectators allowed in the square, with metal detectors and additional security officers on hand. The event isn't without its controversy, and city authorities have passed regulations aimed at ensuring the animals' wellbeing after campaigners criticized the fact several horses had died in the race.
For the Siennese, the contest is a change to celebrate local pride and honour the city's long history.
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Val D'Orcia
A spasso per la val d'orcia
Bonacchi 2004 Chianti Riserva
TALY - To be called Riserva, Chianti wines must be aged for at least two years in barrique barrels, and three months in bottle prior to release. This extended aging helps achieve the classic old world style, character and complexity, and the Bonacchi 2004 Chianti Riserva is an excellent example of a traditional Chianti Riserva. Brilliant ruby red color in color, this Chianti Riserva is intense, with lingering aromas of delicious fruit and spiced notes, true to its old world characteristics. Elegant and well balanced, this wine is fruit forward and soft, with gentle tannins that are in nice balance with subtle flavors of vanilla, cocoa, and spice. Try pairing with Florentine style steak, roasts, and pasta.
Tuscany Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
Tuscany – This region draws visitors into its sun-warmed bounds to enjoy a life of simplicity and art of the highest form. Click play to follow us through Tuscany and start planning a journey of your own!
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#Tuscany is a legendary region in central Italy that stretches from the Apennine Mountains to the west coast, meandering through endless vineyards, medieval towns and the impossibly beautiful cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa.
In contrast with today’s modern world, Tuscany lures travelers with the promise of a warmer, gentler way of living.
Here, high art mingles deliciously with warm sunshine and fragrant wine. History seeps through the cobblestones and small occasions are transformed into the greatest of pleasures.
Around six hundred years ago, Tuscany changed the world forever when economic, cultural and political forces collided, sparking the Renaissance. It was a new way of thought in which art and education were highly prized and the search for happiness, a noble goal.
Although the world has changed much since then, Tuscany’s values hold firm and a #vacation to this region can leave visitors happily spending days and weeks slowly rediscovering them.
For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it.
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GIULIO TAMPALINI: Mario Guido Scappucci - Escherbach
Giulio Tampalini live concert at: Cortona Tuscany (Italy)
ESCHERBACH by Mario Guido Scappucci
11th August 2012
Guitar: Rinaldo Vacca 2011
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