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“At Villa Gaia, you will live with elegant Tuscan styled creature comforts, newly designed and renovated, amidst the rich fertile lands and countryside of perhaps the most beautiful, if we daresay such a thing, lesser known micro-region in Tuscany.”

WHERE YOU WILL STAY: In the countryside of the Seggiano township (Province of Grosseto just a few kilometers from the border with the Province of Siena) – A charming storybook landscape of a lesser-known area that is considered by many Italians to be one of the most beautiful areas of Tuscany.  It’s about 50 minutes away from the seaside, less than 1 hour South of Siena, about two hours from Florence, and two and a half hours north of Rome.  “Villa Gaia” is a wonderfully charming country estate owned by Cannaviello's family. The estate is tended to and managed by Anna, Francesco, Fabrizio, and Giorgio. An enchanting home in the heart of Tuscany welcomes you for a wonderful vacation.
WHERE YOU WILL SLEEP: “Villa Gaia” is comprised of a main house and a separate building.  The separate building is called La Foresteria, which has four double rooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom.  These rooms enjoy the use of a large common living room with fireplace, kitchen, laundry, storeroom, telephone and a large summer porch. The main house has two apartments: Amiata on the first floor and Le Rondini on the second floor.  Both Amiata and Le Rondini have their own separate private entrances.  Amiata has a large living room, kitchen, two double bedrooms with one large bathroom and a beautiful outdoor porch.  Le Rondini has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room with a fireplace, kitchen and a 550 square foot panoramic terrace that has an external wood-burning stove.
COOKING COURSES AND WINE TASTING: The cooking courses are taught by several guest chefs each bringing his or her own specialty to our kitchen and table.  My father Carlo will teach 2 cooking courses during the week. He specializes in a vast array of traditional Tuscan “Cucina Povera” (country cooking of the peasants).  Next, my brother, Romeo Innocenti will share his passion for several specific seafood dishes for which his reputation is growing as is the entire region of La Maremma where he is from.  We will also have an elder lady who will show us how to prepare hand-made pasta and Giorgio who will fire up the Tenuta Villa Gaia’s wood-burning oven to show us how to make authentic Italian pizza.  I, Isabel Innocenti, will be accompanying our professional guide for tours of smaller private and larger well-known wine cellars of this famous wine country.  Guests will learn genuine Tuscan dishes and secrets from these talented people.  The courses are informal and taught in a large rustic kitchen.
EXCURSIONS & ITINERARY: We will take you to discover the famous Southern Tuscan wine towns of Montalcino (Brunello wine & great shopping for ceramics) & Montepulciano (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano) as well as some of the charming villages of Monte Amiata: Santa Fiora, Abbadia San Salvatore & Arcidosso (my hometown!).  We will also visit a town known for its hot springs called Bagni di San Filippo and another town famous for being the ideal model of Renaissance architectural planning: Pienza.  We will be following parts of the “Strada del Vino” (the celebrated ‘Road of Wine’ that is recognized by the Region of Tuscany Authority & Governing Body). Specifically, we will be visiting and tasting wines in the wine cellars of these different towns as much as possible.

We created two exciting packages for you: 1 Week Vacation ½ Week Vacation Please email us for information - CLICK HERE Please Note: Upon request we can arrange your stay at Villa Gaia for fewer or more days with or without cooking courses. PLEASE INQUIRE.

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