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Welcome! I'm Shelley Ruelle, an American expat who has lived in Rome since 2001, save three years when I was in the States from 2008-2011. This blog was originally called "At Home in Rome," (2006-2008), and started back up under this site in May 2011. I update this blog on a sporadic basis. To see my most recent posts,…

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Anna is your private wine tour guide in Tuscany for educational and cool day trips in the tuscan wine regions. Personal intimate tours with your tuscany expert lover to introduce you to the best tuscan hilltop towns and off the beaten path destinations. Wine expert and professional driver all in one for private or small group tours in Tuscany departing from Florence and Siena. Multiple days are possible to explore Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, enjoy wine tasting and an authentic tuscan experience.

Countryside Tours Tuscany and Tuscany Countryside Tours by Anna's tuscany tours in the cool tuscan countryside. Tuscany tours can be of several types but Anna's tours in Tuscany are basically full day countryside tours which will include scenic drives in the well-known regions such as Chianti, Valdorcia and Valdelsa, comments based on cultural insights with stops to interesting artistic locations for example San Gimignano, Pienza, Montepulciano, Siena FULL DAY TUSCANY COUNTRYSIDE TOURS With no doubt in the last few years wine tours have been the most successful kind of tours in Tuscany and its renowned wine regions, offering the opportunity to visit Tuscany's great wineries and enjoy tastings of Tuscany greatest wines. Anyone that has never been to Tuscany or simply anyone who is not primarily interested in wine tastings might consider to plan at least one full day or multiple days in the Tuscan countryside and its hidden gems without forgetting that Tuscany region is a land of great culinary traditions, excellent extra virgin olive oil and products which make these tours to be an excellent method to learn the tastes and traditional products together with sightseeing, off the beaten path explorations in medieval hamlets and well known tuscan areas. Tuscany tours can be of several types but Anna's tours in Tuscany are basically full day countryside tours which will include scenic drives on a comfortable minivan in the well-known regions such as Chianti, Valdorcia and Valdelsa, comments based on cultural insights with stops to interesting artistic locations for example San Gimignano, Pienza, Montepulciano, Siena ( time on your own ) Each tour will be accompanied with tastings of Tuscan specialties and traditional products such as local balsamic vinegar, truffle and truffle based products, Cinta senese pork meat and so on and wines if you are interested in, with stops to a local trattoria or at organic producers and farmers facilities where the locals will be happy to prepare delicious food tasting.

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