Holidays,vacations and sightseeing in Tuscany

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Belmonte Holiday Farm has just inaugurated its new horse riding centre

A few days ago Belmonte Residence welcomed our new special guests…the horses!

horses in tuscany at belmonte

These wonderful animals are all ready to have fun with you riding and doing trekking along the wonderful tracks we have just thought and prepared. We arranged many exciting horseback rides  through the authentic Tuscan landscape surrounding Montaione, Volterra and San Gimignano. Read the rest of this entry »

We all were there like every year to attend the event. In this post I will share with you my experience Montaione on the truffle festival.

a big Truffle on the truffle fair in Montaione

The fair started on Saturday, October the 24th at Villa Serena, with a funny show and a live concert held in the evening inside the theatre of Montaione.

But the real festival day was Sunday the 25th. At 10 am many stands opened their doors, and from that moment we had the opportunity to taste and buy lots of typical Tuscan products such as Extra Virgin olive oil, wine, mushrooms, cheese, chestnuts, different kind of salami and good truffle.

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October is here!

Actually it’s not Autumn! Only a few drops rain and now the sun is shining. The weather now is perfect cause you can still spend a great day out visiting the picturesque villages or cities in the nearby of Belmonte and their typical food festival with seasonal products such as grapes and wine, truffles and chestnuts etc. …you know, any excuse is a good one to eat in Tuscany!…and to spend a holiday in a wonderful farmhouse in the countryside. Therefore, I heartily recommend all of you who follow my blog posts or the facebook’s fan club, to come and spend your holiday in a farmhouse in Tuscany. A holiday break now in Tuscany is definitely an opportunity not to be missed. Read the rest of this entry »