What to do and see in Cortona, Tuscany: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

We dedicate our cooking sessions to those who wish to learn Cortona and Tuscany recipes and techniques for the preparation of a sunny, healthy Mediterranean cuisine. Whatever is your level of culinary experience our Cooking School is passionate about teaching in a in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, attentive to details.The In house Chef program is available for a special occasion or just to enjoy at your home the pleasure of a Tuscan menu.

We organize wine tours and wine tasting in the most characteristic and authentic areas of Tuscany and Umbria.On request you can be accompanied by a guide at your disposal all the way to discover the moust famous wineries and the best wine producers.We also maintein transfers to and from airports and cities all over the italian territory.Contact us for personalezed proposals.

Our One-Day cooking class is fun, flexible, informal and hands-on. The class is designed around a typical Tuscan meal with fresh local in season ingredients. Included is menu planning, shopping for ingredients, preparation, cooking and of course critiquing and consuming the dishes you create. The class is taught in English either at our home on Mt. San Egidio during the spring and summer or at our Agriturismo, Il Rifugio during the fall and winter months. Both venues are about ten minutes from the historic Medieval town, Cortona. The class is about 8 hours long. Please see our website for more information.

The name BALDETTI is strongly linked to Tuscany and in particular to the territory of Cortona and the love for the land, handed down from generation to generation, has always been a firm point for the family. 2012 marked a fundamental year for the family, in fact the works for the creation of the new winery were completed, also in Localita Pietraia, strongly desired by Alfonso Baldetti and his two sons Daniele and Gian Luca, who in the meantime joined the 'Company thus creating the conditions for a rosy future full of satisfactions. The wines that are produced all have the same importance given the commitment and love that are put into each single grape, however it is normal that if we talk about Cortona, Syrah immediately comes to mind and it is precisely Cortona Doc Syrah Crano The company's flagship wine.

I welcome you to a half day, hands on cooking class where we will create a beautiful Italian meal in the hart of Tuscany! In my house or yours. Our delicious menu will consist of 4 courses, with plenty of red wine. The menu is subject to change with the seasons and what is fresh daily. An EXAMPLE of what we will cook is an Antipasto platter, Hand-made pici pasta with a Tuscan ragu, Sliced Chianina beef with fresh green & red pepper corns, arugula, tomatoes, & parmesan shavings & Panna cotta with a mixed berry sauce!! Plus Italian coffee and some of my very own Lemoncello!! You will receive an apron (you can keep), recipes, and all the knowledge needed to recreate what you learned, when you get back home!! All dietary needs are welcome! Classes are from 2-12 people, lunch or dinner, around 3.5 hours long plus how long it takes to sit and enjoy the meal. For more than just a 2 days cooking class, there is a 10% discount!!

Il Girasole Car Rental organises transfer services from the most important ports, airports and railway stations in Italy, in order to make your holiday as comfortable as possible. We will be glad to meet any transfer request throughout Italy and Europe. We can arrange for you Art Tours and Shopping Tours, so as to discover the most beautiful art cities of Tuscany, Umbria and more. For those who want to travel through the wonders of our country (the art cities and the medieval towns of Tuscany and Umbria, wineries, outlets and other enchanting places of our beautiful Italy), we organise guided tours which are also accessible to handicapped people. Visit our page on Tour to discover and customize the routes of Il Girasole Car Rental according to your preferences and desires. Contact us to receive our quote for any type of our services, we will be happy to put at your disposal our expertise and courtesy. Il Girasole Car Rental suggests to its customers, as you can see on the Tours section, different itineraries, divided into territories and geographical areas, in order to make you know the main art cities and medieval towns in Tuscany and Umbria, where time seems to have stood still, and other picturesque places throughout the Italian territory. You will have the chance of travelling in complete relax through the enchanting places of our beautiful Italy, almost savouring the feeling of having been there before. You will have at your disposal vehicles (minivans, minibuses or GT buses) equipped with all comforts (air conditioning, reclining seats, electric doors, DVD player, GPS etc.). On your request, Il Girasole Car Rental will be pleased to suggest you travel agencies that can organize with you one of the itineraries.

Cantagallo Farm welcomes you in the heart of the Tuscan countryside with views of the famous Cortona, an old Etruscan town. The farm is lead by Edoardo Capecchi, a young winemaker, helped by his parents, his brother Tiziano and his father, Elio, that deal with management of the farm and with the growing of some farm typical product such as olives, barley, sunflowers, corn and wheat. FARM'S FACILITIES: wine tasting, wine in bottles, sweet wine, spelt (cereal) ,chickpeas and flour for pizza or bread.

Our company offers a car rental with driver for any kind of transfer, limousine or shuttle services. The company headquarters are in Cortona-Tuscany. We provide private and exclusive shuttle services and tours to the most beautiful towns in Tuscany: Florence, Pisa, Lucca Volterra, Siena, San Gimignano, Arezzo, Assisi and many others. Our main objective is customer satisfaction and punctuality.

The MAEC houses an extraordinary collection bringing together all the material discovered in and around Cortona since the 1700s.The museum collection can be visited in two sections: one dedicated to the Etruscan Academy, and the other centered on the most recent findings from the Cortona necropolis. The collection of the Accademai Etrusca boasts exceptional pieces from various historical periods, like the celebrated Etruscan Chandelier, ancient Egyptian burial goods and works by futurist master Gino Severini. The section dedicated to the City of Cortona offers a journey that begins in the paleoenvironment of the Chiana Valley and arrives in the Cortona of Roman times, passing through the ancient period (580-480 B.C.E.) with the princely Etruscan tombs of the Sodo and Camucia and significant findings such as the Tabula Cortonensis, the third longest Etruscan text in the world.The layout of the museum was specifically designed to communicate with visitors in an innovative way, using both reconstructions and multimedia equipment. All texts are fully rendered in both English and Braill.