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Wedding festivities

— SEPTEMBER 12 - 15, 2020 —

the rest of the time in Italy is YOURS!

• please check back closer to the Big Day for a more updated itinerary •

please let us know if you are interested in booking any of these during your stay As arrangements can be made for solo or group activities

The Lazy Olive COOKING CLASS

“The  idea  at  the  heart  of  our  classes  is  to  give  participants  a   menu   that   they   can   use   when   they   get   home to throw an Italian themed dinner party! You will start at 3 or 4pm and work your way through different dishes accompanied by lots of ice cold Prosecco. You finish with an al fresco dinner where everyone gets to sample what they have prepared during the afternoon.”

Course + Dinner/Wine €100/pp
Dinner party Only €45//pp

*SO much fun! We did this when we visited and we cannot recommend this enough!
We took a cooking class in Positano and this was MUCH better!

BRUNELLO WINE TOUR

Starting @ 930am, you will head towards Montalcino, where Brunello wine is produced . You will visit a couple of vineyards & have wine tasting. They pick a bigger producer & a family run organic winery to give you both experiences. You will have lunch in a local Trattoria and visit the Abbey of Sant’Antimo built in one of Tuscany’s most picturesque landscapes and go through amazing medieval villages. Return is at 6pm

COST: € 110/pp (includes lunch, transport & tasting fees)

*The Lazy Olive recommends this over the Chianti Wine tour

Chianti Wine tour

Starting @ 930am, you will head towards Brolio Castle, one of the big producers, visit castle, cellars and have a wine tasting. We then visit a smaller producer. Visit little villages & Abbeys and go through an amazing landscape. Lunch is not included but you will stop by Radda in Chianti for an opportunity to shop & visit restaurants & hosteriors.

COST : € 110/pp (includes transport & tasting fees)

hot air ballooning

Lift off at dawn! The balloon flight normally lasts just over an hour, and concludes with the traditional Champagne toast and a hearty breakfast after which we load everything back on to the trailer of the chase vehicle which follows our flight from the launch site, and return home.

Visit www.ballooningintuscany.com for more details.

GOLFING/ Quad Bike

Valdichiana  golf  course.    
€50pp  green  fee  +  club  rental

YOGA

Morning or Sunset • €80/h

San Giovanni Terme Rapolano

Thermal bath with Spa amenities and features. Thirty minutes by car from the venue. https://www.termesangiovanni.it/en/home

Abbey of San Galgano

The place has two sights of interest:

  • the monastery including the enormous church without a roof

  • the Hermitage of Monte Siepi where, the legend tells us that San Galgano retired around 1170 to live as a hermit.

Other tuscan cities

  • Arezzo (40 min away)

  • Abbey of S.Antimo (45 min away)

  • Bagno Vignoni (40 min away - known for its hot springs)

  • Bologna

  • Chianti (30 min away)

  • Florence (1hr 20min away)

  • Lucca (2 hrs away)

  • Modena

  • Montalcino (30 min away)

  • Montepulciano (40 min away)

  • Pienza (30 min away)

  • Pisa (2hr 30min away)

  • San Gimignano

  • San Quirico d'Orcia (35 min away)

  • Siena (30 min away)

  • so many others…

OUR FAVES in FLORENCE

our faves in venice

our faves in positano

  • everything.

  • limoncello

  • Da’Vincenzo restaurant - make reservations!

  • Buca di Bacco hotel - same view as Le Sirenuse

  • custom handmade leather sandals

  • La Sponda, fine dining located in the Le Sirenuse Hotel - romantic & gorgeous

  • Ristorante Max

  • Villa Treville