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Olive Oil Dressings You Can Make At Home
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 of our favorite variations and let us know of your favorites too, we’d lo ve to hear them! (more…)
3 Exhibits to Check Out This Summer in Tuscany
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 in Tuscany, here are our top picks.
Viva Italia With These Italy-Inspired Wedding Favors
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 season, even more than ever. Traditionally, Italians favor candied almonds for their ‘bomboniere’ as they bring good luck, and wrap a few in a small lace satchel to give individually to guests. However, these modern times also call for modern favors for those who want them, here are a few suggestions. Things to keep in mind when choosing favors are the size of the wedding party and cost, how many guests are coming from abroad (and what can be carried back) and feasibility of your ideas. (more…)
Unmissable Experiences This Spring In Tuscany
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 offer a variety of fun family-filled activities that our guests truly enjoy, here are a few of our favorites.
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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 […]
Nowadays people are using all sorts of different methods to plan their trips abroad. While traditionally, travel planners and guide books are the way to go, technology has now paved the way for a whole new range of social media platforms that younger generations especially are using to get inspiration for there next trip. Since […]
This has been quite a spring for us at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort, in addition to greeting our first arrivals this season, we have been hard at work cultivating our centuries old park. It exists not only as a place of relaxation and refuge for our guests and our family, but also as a […]
Fave beans or ‘broad beans’ as they are known in other countries, are tantamount to the Mediterranean diet which are currently in season in Italy. They are first accredited to an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras, around 500 BC and have been consumed for thousands of years in many diets around the world. We personally […]
In this new series, we seek to highlight local landmarks that we and our guests appreciate. The Mugello is a rich land that dates back to the Etruscan period, nearby to Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort, there are many small towns, museums, churches and villas that should be listed in your next itinerary in the […]
