Horseabck Riding & Wine Tour in Tuscany

On Friday, 3 friends & I went on a horseback riding & wine tour in Tuscany. I think it has been my favorite day that I've spent in Italy so far.

We went through a Florence tour program called FlorenceTown and paid 90 euros for an hour and a half horseback ride through Tuscany, an AMAZING lunch where we were able to sample different olive oils, and given apertivos (appetizers), a first and second course, coffee, and gelato, as well as a tour of wine production at a beautiful vineyard. We were also given two different types of wine to sample. 

I haven't been on a horse since third grade & was a little nervous about riding one. Once we got to the barn and saw the horses I was so excited. They were adorable & so friendly. My horse's name was Viola and was a slower horse because she was 28 years old. She was very calm & slow (which I liked a lot)! 

 

Teresa & I in our helmets

 Some of the horses

 Rufus the cute barn dog!! He went on our whole ride with us. He made me miss Howie

Viola!

The ride was  beautiful. We were able to see so many olive trees, grape vines & amazing views of Tuscany. We ended our hike in the Chianti Region and had an amazing lunch. The pasta we had was the best pasta I have had since I arrived in Italy!

All of these grapes were handpicked and will obviously be used in wine production

 The apertivo

One of the wines

Zucchini gaspacho

 Pasta

Espresso



After lunch we had the tour of the winery

 Stairwell to the wine cellar

 Most of the wine is stored for 24 months in the barrels and then another 8 months in the bottle

These containers hold 1500 liters of wine

The barrels where olive oil is stored

Really pretty view of the entire vineyard

Group shot!


I had so much fun on Friday! I cannot wait to explore more places around Italy besides just Florence.


Ciao, Erica xo