7-Nights Tuscany: La Dolce Vita (Terra & Tu Cultural Journeys) from $8,995

Food, Wine & Rural Life in the Heart of Italy

From the wooded clay hills, rolling valleys and vineyards of the Crete Senesi region to the ancient hot springs of our indulgent spa hotel at Saturnia, Tuscany offers the consummate immersion in a classically Italian way of life. In an intimate setting defined by our small group size, explore medieval hilltop villages, savor fresh local cuisine (and learn to prepare it), taste the region’s famed wines, and unwind at our private luxury farmhouse villa, complete with an enticing pool and afternoons devoted to aperitivos and culinary delights. Along the way, meet local people who carry on traditions that have endured for centuries, and revel in the natural beauty of the Tuscan countryside, quilted with olive groves, sunflowers, cypress-lined lanes and fields of wheat. After your respite far from the standard tourist track, you'll come away enlightened and rejuvenated on a rare encounter with Italy at its most enchanting.