Searching Truffle and Leonardo da Vinci genius. A tour dedicated to Searching Truffle with an expert gatherer and a trained dog, including a lunch with Truffle recipes. Enjoy the afternoon discovering the most famous machines invented by the genius Leonardo da Vinci. Before going to your hotel, stop at an oil mill to taste extra virgin olive oil and learn more about oil processing methods.

What can you expect:

Searching truffle with an expert and a trained dog
Tasting lunch of truffles
Visit to Leonardo da Vinci house
See some of the famous machines of the genius Leonardo
Taste extra virgin olive oil at oil mill

Start your excursion searching Truffles with an expert Truffle-gatherers and his inseparable dog, walking in the wood of the Tuscan hills with them. It’s the opportunity to discover this hidden “treasure” of the woods of Tuscany and the dog’s training methods. After the walk, some experts will explain you the working processes and the use of the truffle and then enjoy a wonderful tasting lunch of Truffles in a real truffle factory. You will surely understand why this incredible product of the Earth is called the “White Gold”.

Departure to Vinci. Driving along the beautiful street among the olives trees of Montalbano mountain, you arrive at the foot of Leonardo da Vinci house, typical ancient colonial house of Anchiano area. Take your free time to visit the house from the inside and to admire the “Renaissance lands”. Going on to the historical center of Vinci you can visit the Leonardiano Museum where you can see the most beautiful invention of the genius. Some of the most famous machines: the Motor Carriage, the Articulated Wings (intuition of the modern hang-glider), the Revolving Crane, the Crank-Operated Cart, the Diver, and so on.

On the way back, we will stop at an oil mill for the extra virgin olive oil tasting, typical of Leonardo’s land. Experienced workers will explain you the oil processing methods. You will taste high-quality products, result of a precise selection of the olives that, according to a secular tradition, must be collected directly from the trees to selected very carefully.