Art and culture

Holiday in Tuscany: discover our touristic itineraries in the heart of Tuscany!

Bardeggiano is a holiday farm resort located in a position which allows visitors to easily reach other  tourist destinations, which are famous worldwide for their artistic and natural beauties.

• San Gimignano is only 11 Km away from the farm. It is a unique mediaeval village, characterised by its picturesque architectures and its ancient towers which attract tourists from all over the world.
• Siena lies on a series of mild hills revealing her elegant beauty, reflected in the articulated alleys, narrow streets, ancient villages and imposing squares. It is particular known for its Palio (the traditional horse race that takes place in Piazza del Campo ) the opportunity to renew ancient and fierce rivalry between the town’s quarters.
• Florence is one of Tuscany’s jewels: it is the cradle of museums, masterpieces, historical buildings and a city full of charm, which can be admired in one single glance form Piazzale Michelangelo, overlloking the entire town like a huge balcony.
• Volterra is a small town like San Gimignano, and equally as beautiful for its ancient walls surrounding the town. It is known for its alabaster caves that represents the town main resource together with the ancient archaeological ruins that date back to the Etruscan period.
• The area covering the town of Casole d'Elsa is mainly made of small and middle-size hills cultivated with vines, olive trees and cereals, which can be found along the line separating the high valley of the Elsa river, in the north-west part of the Siena area, 34 km (21 miles) from Florence.
• Monteriggioni is without doubt the best and most popular example of Italian fortified villages. It was well-known ever since the Middle Ages, when even Dante hinted to the town’s 'cerchia tonda' in his Divine Comedy. The ancient walls, almost intact, run over a distance of 570 metres (1870 ft). Porta Franca (towards Siena) arises at the base of a tower while Porta S.Giovanni (towards Florence) opens in the walls and is defended by one of the towers of the fortified circle. The village was founded by the Sienese in the years from 1213 to 1219 on a hilltop dominating the Cassia/Francigena road. Its position was perfect to control the valleys of the Elsa and Staggia rivers towards Florence.

Wine and food tours

This tour includes the road that takes to the picturesque landscapes of the Chianti area in Siena, where a long vinery tradition still lives on.

The first stop is in Castellina in Chianti, easily reachable via route S.S. 429.
At Castellina in Chianti, you will find ancient Etruscan ruins and craftsman workshops for artistic ceramic painting.
Then the journey continues on route S.S. 222, which will take you to Siena. After almost 20 km (13 miles) through the hills surrounded by woods, vines and olive trees we arrive at Siena, the town where the Palio takes place, where you can visit the beautiful Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Comunale, Torre del Mangia, the Cathedral, its ancient buildings and medieval alleys. Among Siena’s local products you will find the panforte, ricciarelli and the other typical pastries, which visitors can find in every bakery shop prepared using the original ancient receipts.
Olter traditional products you can taste in Siena are the pastasciutta all'intrugliona, the tagliatelle strascicate, the carbonata, the peposo, the pentolaccia, home-made pasta, chianina meat, extra virgin olive oil and you may also taste delicious fish-based dinners.
By driving on route SS. N. 2 Cassia heading towards north and Val di Merse, in a few minutes you will arrive at the village of Monteriggioni, founded in 1213, will show tourists its ancient walls surrounding the town and its charming romanesque-gothique church. This village represents Italy’s best preserved mediaeval villages.
In this fairy-tale atmosphere, don’t miss the opportunity to taste the traditional recipe of pici con sgombro (pici with mackerel), backed tortelli with black truffle, bean soup, pork filet and porcini mushrooms.
From Monteriggioni, you can continue to Colle Val d'Elsa to admire its wonderful Piazza Arnolfo in Cambio, the Cathedral, the churches of Saint Francis and Saint Augustine, Palazzo dei Priori, Palazzo Pretorio and the castle. An important artistic tradition is the crystal craftsmanship.