We will drive you in the heart of Maremma to discover the land of the Etruscans, for a guided tour especially focused on "wine and archaeology", but also on food and nature, in the sign of pleasure and conviviality.
The site of the ancient "Vulci" with its noble Etruscans tombs, is immersed in an unspoiled landscape on a plateau carved by the Fiora river populated by a luxuriant vegetation.
You will walk along the shore of the river Fiora lead by an expert archaeologist to discover the ruins of the Etrusco-Roman town with its temples, basilicas and private buildings.
A recent archeo botanical research is demonstrating in the genome of the Etruscan vines a strict affinity with that of the modern vines of Maremma as if there was a continuity between the Etruscan wine landscape and the modern one, interrupted only by the black plague of the "malaria" which devastated this land for more than thousand years.
We will discuss the ancient Etruscans wine making techniques and practices and the symbolic meaning of the "symposium" ( banquet of wine) among the Etruscans by visiting the extraordinary archaeological collection housed in the Antiquarium of "Castello della Badia" .
At lunch you'll taste the traditional flavours and wines of Maremma at "Casale dell'Osteria", a typical Tuscany style building : the appetizing boar cold cuts, the soups which in their simple ingredients recall the frugal meals of the "butteri", the typical "cacio maremmano", tasty sheep cheese, which should be accompanied by a robust red wine of Sovana or a "Morellino of Scansano" and the local biscuits dunked in the popular "holy wine" ("vin santo") of the Etruscan land.
Price includes the transportation to and from the site of the ancient Vulci, the guide service in English language with an expert archaeologist.
Lunch: based on the traditional products and local wine tasting at the Farm house Casale dell’Osteria. Lunch is not included in the tour price.