For travellers with Across Tuscany
Made by hand, across Tuscany
Eight hands-on experiences, chosen for Across Tuscany travellers, at the stops of your trip: Florence, the Tuscan countryside and the Maremma.
See the stopsTuscany, felt with your hands
From Arezzo, Across Tuscany crafts tailor-made trips rich in flavour, art, culture and authenticity, so that you discover the Italy its team lives and loves. Making something by hand with a local maker is another way to do that. You work flour, ink, wood or plaster alongside the people who keep these traditions alive, and you take home something you made yourself.
- Stops
- 3
- Experiences
- 8
- Per person
- from €60
Your trip
Three stops along the way
- FlorenceHands-on crafts and art in the workshops of a city of makers, from copperplate printing to fresco.Four experiences
- The Tuscan countrysideMills and cellars where flour, pasta and wine become something you make and taste yourself.Three experiences
- The MaremmaA slow, outdoor craft among the fields near Grosseto, turning everyday paper into something useful.One experience
Stop 1
Florence
Hands-on crafts and art in the workshops of a city of makers, from copperplate printing to fresco.
Print your own etching in a historic Florentine atelier
In a hidden Oltrarno atelier with antique presses, you follow the copperplate printing process step by step with the artisans. About 2 hours, with the scent of ink and paper all around.
Choose a date: Print your own etching in a historic Florentine atelierOltrarno
from €60 per person
Discover Florentine wood inlay with a master artisan
In a woodworking workshop in the Oltrarno, a master artisan guides you through the origins of inlay and then through making your own design. About 3 hours of precision and patience.
Choose a date: Discover Florentine wood inlay with a master artisanOltrarno
from €86.25 per person
Paint a fresco with the spolvero technique
With an experienced artist you prepare the support, spread the plaster and transfer your drawing using the spolvero technique. About 3 hours in a studio devoted to traditional painting.
Choose a date: Paint a fresco with the spolvero techniqueSan Frediano
from €134.99 per person
Make a leather bookmark in a Renaissance palazzo
Inside Palazzo Pepi, a 15th-century palace, you learn about genuine leather and traditional techniques from a family of Florentine leather artisans. About 1 hour of hands-on craft.
Choose a date: Make a leather bookmark in a Renaissance palazzoFlorence
from €122 per person
Stop 2
The Tuscan countryside
Mills and cellars where flour, pasta and wine become something you make and taste yourself.
Follow the path of grain in a working historic mill
Visit a working mill near San Miniato and watch how grain becomes flour, guided by the people who live there every day. About 2 hours, ending with a tasting.
Choose a date: Follow the path of grain in a working historic millSan Miniato
from €150 per person
Make fresh pasta by hand in an old Tuscan mill
After a short visit to the mill with its owners, you knead your own dough and shape it into different kinds of fresh pasta. About 3 hours, starting from the flour itself.
Choose a date: Make fresh pasta by hand in an old Tuscan millSan Miniato
from €150 per person
Pizza and wine pairing among the vineyards of a Tuscan cellar
Tour the cellar with its owners, then learn from a chef how different pizzas are prepared and paired with wine. About 3.5 hours in a calm countryside setting.
Choose a date: Pizza and wine pairing among the vineyards of a Tuscan cellarLarciano
from €148.33 per person
Stop 3
The Maremma
A slow, outdoor craft among the fields near Grosseto, turning everyday paper into something useful.
Weave a basket from newspaper in the Maremma countryside
Guided by Evi, you learn the art of weaving with thin newspaper straws and build your own basket, leaving room for your own interpretation. About 3 hours near Grosseto.
Choose a date: Weave a basket from newspaper in the Maremma countrysideGrosseto
from €60 per person
Book in minutes, then simply turn up on the day
- 01
Choose
Pick an experience at a stop on your trip, for a day you are there.
- 02
Book
Pay securely on Club Joy. Your confirmation arrives by email.
- 03
Go
Head to the studio at your time. Your host takes it from there.
Questions about an experience? Ask Across Tuscany, or write to Club Joy at hello@clubjoy.it.