Live Like a Social
4-Night Authentic Tuscany Immersion
Farm life, local flavors, and the real rhythm of Southern Tuscany.
Live Like a Local is a 4-night immersive stay designed to experience everyday Tuscan life through farms, food traditions, and countryside culture across Cortona, Valdichiana, and Montepulciano.
Based at Villa Schiatti, this journey connects guests with the people, land, and seasonal traditions that shape authentic Tuscany.
The experience
Over three experiential days, guests enter the living agricultural world of Southern Tuscany:
- family farms and rural kitchens
- biodynamic agriculture
- traditional cheese production
- local recipes and shared tables
- countryside life and landscapes
This is not a tour of Tuscany.
It is participation in it.
Farm cooking in Cortona countryside
In the hills around Cortona, guests spend time in a local farm environment.
Experience includes:
- visit to a working Tuscan farm
- seasonal ingredients from the land
- hands-on cooking class
- farm lunch with local dishes
- countryside views and slow rural atmosphere
A first encounter with Tuscan daily life through food and place.
Biodynamic farm in Castiglion Fiorentino
The second day unfolds in the agricultural landscape of Castiglion Fiorentino, visiting a biodynamic estate rooted in sustainable farming traditions.
Experience includes:
- farm visit and philosophy of biodynamic agriculture
- fields, animals, and seasonal production
- products tasting and farm lunch
- dialogue with producers
- Valdichiana countryside setting
An authentic connection with land and people.
Cheese tradition & Montepulciano
The third day connects pastoral tradition and Renaissance town life around Montepulciano.
Experience includes:
- visit to a historic cheese farm
- traditional pecorino production
- tasting and farm lunch
- afternoon visit to Montepulciano
- panoramic viewpoints and village life
Agriculture, taste, and landscape meet in one of Tuscany’s most evocative towns.
Evenings at the villa
Each day returns to Villa Schiatti — olive groves, quiet light, and the sense of living in a Tuscan home rather than visiting a destination.
Time for rest, countryside atmosphere, and slow evenings.