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Massimo and Susanna, whose family has been running the Hotel Albion for over four generations, opened their country residence to friends and clients in a manner that combines their love for nature with their experience in the hospitality branch. Hence Le Boscarecce, a refined estate situated in the hills of the Val d Elsa, a half-hours drive from Florence, S.Gimignano and Siena, in the cultural and artist heart of Tuscany, close to the medieval pilgrim*s roads of the Via Francigena o Romea and the birthplace of Boccaccio and Leonardo. Courses in traditional Tuscan cooking Basket-weaving, the ancient art of our countryside Guided visits to the nearby cities. Theme itineraries such as the literary itinerary in the city of Florence, with visits to the abodes of poets and writers. During harvest time there is the very special sensation of participating in the grape harvest together with the farmers, being part of the first phases of the wine production, and ending in the traditional harvest dinner. During the month of November it is possible to pick the olives, watch them being pressed in the oil-mill and have a taste of the delicious new olive oil that is such an essential part of our civilization.
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