Archive for 'Food and Wine'

Experience the fantastic flavours of Tuscan ‘Slow Food’! These are traditional products that have been successfully passed down from generation to generation. They were vigorously promoted in a battle against the growing fast food movement in Italy in the late eighties.

There's a lovely selection of villa rentals in Pistoia, Carmignano and San Miniato to choose from, where the following products originate.

Visitors will have a wonderful time tasting all this delicious food; it could be an excellent addition to a gastronomic tour of the region!

Why not try some of the culinary produce that Tuscany prides itself on calling ‘Slow food’, which are traditional tasty homemade foods that have been passionately promoted in their native localities in a nationwide movement against fast food chains and processed ready meals.

There's a wealth of superb villas and holiday rentals in Grosseto Maremma and Florence in Tuscany to choose from where the following delicacies originate. A visit to these areas would be the ideal opportunity to explore the history and culture of the people and towns which preserved this traditional produce with such passion!

If you have a passion for food then there’s no better place to come than Tuscany for your dream culinary inspired holiday! Learn about the ‘Slow Food Movement’ which took place in Italy during the 1980s. It was a stance against the fast food industry which was threatening to smother traditional high quality food products that were made in small towns and areas across the country.

There's plenty of beautiful holiday rentals in Garfagnana, Pistoia and San Giovanni Valdarno to cater for visitors wishing to stay and explore the area for a few days. These areas also provide wonderful examples of the following exquisite slow food products

Learn all about a famous ‘Slow Food’ Movement that was founded in Italy in 1986 which took a powerful stance against the ever growing fast food industry.

The pioneers of this association vowed to relentlessly promote delicious and nutritious food that was produced at a normal rate and sold at a fair price by the farmers, cheese makers and vegetable growers who provided them to shops and restaurants in their localities.

If you would like to holiday here and learn more about Slow Food in person then why not choose from a gorgeous range of Tuscany vacation rentals that are scattered all across the region?


As more men and women worked outside the home than ever before, a growing trend of the generation was going to the supermarket in the evening to pick up a ready meal or cheap processed food made from poor quality ingredients.

A unanimous decision was made among founding members that something radical had to be done to preserve the rich cultural importance of traditional Italian food, made from the finest ingredients and prepared with patience and lots of passion!

The art of wine harvesting in Tuscany is treated with great reverence and can be something that tourists can enjoy getting involved in if they are planning a holiday here during the autumn months!

Everywhere you look in Tuscany; from the hills of Montepulciano to San Gimignano, it’s highly likely you’ll spot a vineyard or at least clusters of grape vines which families and local neighbourhoods come together to harvest.

Tourists have a wide range of wonderful accommodation to choose from all across Tuscany where you can witness the interesting process of turning ripened grapes into delicious red, white and rose wines. Why not stay in a beautiful luxury villa in San Gimignano where you can be close to all the action!