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San Polo in Chianti: Discovering Saffron

By La Collina del Sole di Agnolucci Paola
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$217 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
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  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • It's not just a guided tour, but a journey that awakens the senses.
  • Guests eat what they've just seen being grown.
  • Today, travellers want to go home with a wealth of new knowledge.
Activity location
    • Greve in Chianti
    • Greve in Chianti, Toscana, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Località Musignana, 38, 50022 Greve in Chianti FI, Italia
    • Greve in Chianti, Toscana, Italy

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San Polo in Chianti: Discovering Saffron
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Starting time: 2:30 PM
Price details
NZ$216.95 x 2 AdultsNZ$433.90

Total
Price is NZ$433.90

What's included, what's not

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    What's included
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    Welcome and initial drink: Welcome coffee or herbal tea on arrival (10:30 a.m.).
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    Field experience: Guided tour of the saffron field with the producers (11:00 a.m.).
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    Training and Education: Workshop on the history of saffron, biodynamic cultivation techniques, and the secrets of its use in cooking (12:00 pm).
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    Full Tuscan brunch:
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    Starters: Bruschetta with fresh olive oil, pecorino cheese with saffron honey.
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    First course: A hot seasonal dish (e.g., risotto or saffron soup).
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    Drinks: Water and Chianti wine.
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    What's NOT included
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    Transport: The transfer to reach the estate and the return (unless otherwise agreed).
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    Extra purchases: Products bought at the store (packs of saffron, oil, honey, etc.).
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    Extra drinks: Any additional bottles of wine or drinks not specified in the brunch menu.
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    Tips: Any service charge for the staff.
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    Technical equipment: Specific clothing for visiting the fields (boots, hats, or windbreakers), which you'll need to bring yourself.
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    Anything not specifically mentioned: Any other activity or service not mentioned in the schedule.

What you can expect

  1. Discovering Saffron
    Season: April – November
    Time: 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM (approx.) - 4 hours

The experience:
10:30 am – Morning welcome: Arrival and welcome coffee/herbal tea to awaken your senses.
11:00 am – Visit to the Zafferaneto: Guests join us to visit the saffron fields.
12:00 pm – History of Saffron and its use in cooking: In our workshop, guests will learn about the thousand-year history of this precious spice, its cultivation using the biodynamic method, and its use in cooking.
12:45 pm – Tuscan brunch: A rich tasting/light lunch based on our products: bruschetta with “New Oil”, pecorino cheese with saffron honey, and a hot seasonal dish (for example, risotto or saffron soup). Water, Chianti wine.

Location

Activity location
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    • Greve in Chianti
    • Greve in Chianti, Toscana, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Località Musignana, 38, 50022 Greve in Chianti FI, Italia
    • Greve in Chianti, Toscana, Italy