The Slow Table

Florence and the Tuscan countryside, measured in long lunches rather than landmarks. Seven nights, two rhythms, and a countryside that rewards staying still.

For couples on a second or third visit to Europe who no longer need to see everything: food with provenance, wine poured by the person who made it, and genuinely nothing else obligatory.

Florence: 3 nights

The Renaissance on your terms: one focused morning with a private guide, the Oltrarno's workshops, and an evening trattoria table that locals would fight for.

Val d'Orcia & Chianti: 4 nights

A countryside estate as home. A market-to-table cooking morning, two cellar visits arranged privately, one drive through the cypress roads timed for the late light, and genuinely nothing else obligatory.

One refined city address near the Arno, then a countryside estate with a pool and a serious kitchen. A private driver bridges the two; no car hire, no parking, no navigating.

• A cooking morning that starts in the market stalls and ends with the lunch you made yourselves.
• A private tasting in a family cellar, hosted by the family rather than a tour operator.
• Truffle hunting with a hunter and his dog, when the season allows.
• A table on the terrace at golden hour, booked for no occasion other than the view.

Best travelled May to June, or September to early November for the harvest.