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Experience Our ‘iCook’ Course: Simply Fresh, Raw Ingredients & Olive Oil
Some Villa Campestri guests recently enjoyed one of our iCook courses, Simply Olive Oil, led by Chef Cristian Borchi, during which only fresh, raw ingredients are used to create light and delicious recipes, each paired with one of our olive oils specifically chosen for its sensory profile. For more information, visit the Cooking Classes section of our Experiences page. (more…)
Summer Festivals in Tuscany
Some wonderful events and festivals take place every summer in Tuscany. Here’s a selection to consider, all reachable from our estate by car or public transport. (more…)
Local History: The Church of San Cresci
San Cresci is a lovely Romanesque-style church just a 30-minute walk down the road from the Villa Campestri estate, dedicated to the early Christian martyr Cresci. Associated with Minias, another saint important to early Florentine history, Cresci is credited with healing sick children and introducing the Christian religion to the Mugello region. So why not take a walk while you’re visiting, right into the pages of local history? (more…)
Day Trip Suggestion: Lucca
For those staying at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort, we try and give our best travel suggestions to not only our guests, but anyone who just adores Tuscany. Our tip this week is the lovely town of Lucca, which is about an hour and forty minutes from our resort in the north-west part of the region. It’s a town that many of us love, for its long history dating back to the Etruscan times. Its walls offering pretty views and the perfect place for a long walk and naturally, it is home to delicious local food. It makes a great day trip and can babe easily reached by both train or car. Here are a few suggestions to visiting the town Henry James once said was ‘overflowing with everything.’
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Some Villa Campestri guests recently enjoyed one of our iCook courses, Simply Olive Oil, led by Chef Cristian Borchi, during which only fresh, raw ingredients are used to create light and delicious recipes, each paired with one of our olive oils specifically chosen for its sensory profile. For more information, visit the Cooking Classes section of our Experiences […]
Some wonderful events and festivals take place every summer in Tuscany. Here’s a selection to consider, all reachable from our estate by car or public transport.
San Cresci is a lovely Romanesque-style church just a 30-minute walk down the road from the Villa Campestri estate, dedicated to the early Christian martyr Cresci. Associated with Minias, another saint important to early Florentine history, Cresci is credited with healing sick children and introducing the Christian religion to the Mugello region. So why not […]
For those staying at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort, we try and give our best travel suggestions to not only our guests, but anyone who just adores Tuscany. Our tip this week is the lovely town of Lucca, which is about an hour and forty minutes from our resort in the north-west part of the […]
As the weather gets warmer, we’re craving bountiful vegetables, raw salads and less ‘cooked meals.’ In Italy, we typically use extra virgin olive oil and vinegar on our salads with salt & pepper, however there are a variety of dressings you can make to spice up your next dish. Have a look at a few […]
Without a doubt, people have been coming to Italy to seek out inspiration in its rich cultural art history. While undoubtably the ‘main’ sites such as the Uffizi Museum or Accademia gallery are high on anyone’s lists and they should be, there are plenty of interesting exhibits worth exploring this spring and summer all over […]
Wedding season is in full swing this year, and while most couples have done the majority of the hard work picking venues, making guests lists and picking the dress, certain details like wedding favors can fall to the wayside. Luckily for us, we have seen many weddings at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort and this […]
Whether you come for a week or a year, likely you plan a few excursions that will help make your Tuscan experience an even more eclectic one. Although, we won’t judge you if all you want to do is rest, because after all, this is called vacation for a reason. At our Resort, we also […]
