Activities

Cooking lessons

We organize Tuscan cooking lessons on demand at our resort. The lessons are expressly ‘custom made’ according to our clients’ individual tastes and preferences. The vegetables and products used during the lessons are mainly home grown in our vegetable garden and barn or they might come from nearby organic farms. Our Guests will agree on a menu upon their arrival, which will be prepared by the guests themselves together with

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In the middle of nature

“Path of the Hobbits” This is San Donato in Collina, a little hamlet of Bagno a Ripoli (in the province of Florence) which has only 400 inhabitants. San Donato is a fascinating place: it is really quiet and surrounded by particular woods and paths along which you can walk even with your children. San Donato in Collina has a very lush nature, its scenery is stunning and here everything fully

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Sport

Near to our holiday farm you can also find several sports centres. Below there is a list of the main ones and the activities you can do there: A tennis court, so that you can show all your skills while playing with the racket.         An horse centre where you can bring your children or have the possibility to go for a ride in the middle of

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Body care

Have you ever heard about the biggest Italian wellness centre? It is the third biggest one in Europe and it is really close to Florence. It is called Asmana, which means “paradise” in Indian, and maybe there is not a name that could describe this place better: this is a real haven of peace where both our mind and body can unwind and regenerate Beyond this wonderful centre, our region

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Shopping

Florence is a special place for those who love fashion and going shopping. Just few kilometres far from Il Faeto, for example, there is The Mall Outlet, one of the most important Italian centre for fashion. Since we started our business here at Il Faeto, we have noticed that many of our guests, even Italian or not, are very interested in high fashion and luxury products. Especially during low season

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Street Food

Street food is now one of the things you should absolutely try in Florence. In this regard, how not to mention Sant’Ambrogio and San Lorenzo Markets? Both of them offer a large variety of food that you can taste there or even take away. San Lorenzo, which is famous also for being an indoor market, some years ago started to organize its stalls in two different floors, where those who

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Food and wine

Do you fancy a trip by car out of Florence? Here at Il Faeto we can arrange a shuttle for you as well as recommend many different wineries and very good local restaurants where you can try both some typical Tuscan dishes and wines. We are sure they will be happy to give you a warm welcome and to let you taste their excellent products. We are just a few

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Handicrafts

These are not the only activities in terms of shopping you can do during your stay at Il Faeto. Actually, Tuscany is not famous just for its fashion brands, but it is also well known for its food, wine and handicrafts Even though people usually think that high quality handicraft is completely far from luxury products, Florence is full of workshops where leather is the only protagonist. The city is

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