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If You Like…
Food
Bistecca alla fiorentina
Chargrilled T-bone steak comes rare, unadorned and packed full of flavour. Sample
it in the Val di Chiana, where it's a local art form.
Chianti
The home of Italy's signature wine and the incubator of modern Tuscan cuisine should top every
foodie's must-do list.
Antipasto Toscano
Follow the local lead and start your meal with a plate of cured meats,
pecorino
(sheep's-
milk cheese) and toasts topped with chicken liver pâté.
Fruits of the forest
Foraging here really pays off, particularly in autumn when truffles, porcini mushrooms
and chestnuts are harvested. Join the fun of a truffle hunt.
IF YOU LIKE… OPERA
Visit Lajatico for the once-a-year performance staged by locally born operatic superstar Andrea Bocelli.
It's held in the purpose-built, evocatively named Teatro del Silenzio in July. (
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