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Any wine enthusiast will no doubt be familiar with the divine wine that comes from the Chianti area of Tuscany! In this major vineyard district, the culture of Chianti is closely tied with its passionate wine making.

When exploring the famous product of this area, be sure to visit some of the welcoming towns that dot the vineyard filled hilly countryside.

Stay in a stunning holiday rental in Chianti with a swimming pool along with your family and friends! Everyone will love the peaceful welcoming atmosphere of this beautiful Tuscan district.

One of the world’s most famous wines, ‘Morellino di Scansano', comes from the village of Scansano. This is a peaceful treasure in the midst of a green forest, sitting contently on top of a hill overlooking a sea of green in the scenic Maremma area of Tuscany!

Why not treat your family and friends to a holiady villa on the Maremma coast for a week or two? You have so much surrounding you to explore, including this beautiful village of Scansano!

This little gem lies off the beaten tourist track yet offers an abundance of Italian cultural heritage to be enjoyed. This natural haven is close to picturesque sites of the Maremma area of Grosetto such as the Monti Dell’ Uccellina, the nature reserves enveloping Orbetello and Burano, secluded forest lined beaches on the coast and lovely islets sitting off the coast.

The village of Scansano is home to world famous vineyards that have successfully grown the Morellino grape to perfection and turned it into a deliciously smooth wine using their perfected technique, honed over the centuries.

Tourists will adore the panoramic views of the countryside that Scansano overlooks, it’s so peaceful and welcoming!

There aren’t many people out there as passionate about good cheese as the Italians! The average Italian cheese lover eats an incredible 22 kilograms of it a year! Tuscany is certainly no exception to this love of the dairy product and is actually quite famous for some of their distinctive varieties.

For those wishing to stay in the region to experience how Tuscan cheese is made, there is a fine selection of vacation rentals in Tuscany where you’re never too far from someone who is happy to show you! Lucca city is renowned for its cheese makers so make it a plan to go there during your next Tuscan vacation.

Italian cuisine is one of the most popular and most widely eaten in the world and tourists can delight in the rich variety of foods that greet them when they go on holidays to Italy, especially here in Tuscany.

There are several types of eateries in Italy, that are defined by the interior design of the building they’re in and the style and cost of food they serve. It can be very helpful to know the characteristics of each one before you embark on your exciting gastronomic discoveries in Tuscany. Tourists will come across these places all over the region as well having the choice of an extensive selection of luxury villas tucked into the hills or overlooking the beautiful coastline.

Olives and the tasty oil they produce are among one of Italy’s largest exports and visitors to famous olive producing regions like Tuscany has a wonderful opportunity to watch how olives are processed into the healthy oil that Italians nickname ‘green gold’! Tourists can choose from a wealth of accommodation around some of Tuscany’s finest olive oil producing districts including; Montalcino, Lucca, Chianti and Siena.

Enjoy a stay in a holiday villa rental in the Montalcino countryside where you can visit nearby olive grove farms that are open for tours.

Olives, once picked before the colder days of Autumn are ideally stored in their crate for a day or less before travelling to the local ‘frantoio’ or mill for the next stage. The mill has become a wonderfully social place among farmers and members of the local community where they discuss the weather and how their yield this year compared to others. Many of them stay all day and through a lot of the night as they wait their turn for their olives to be turned into oil.