Ania & Mariusz 2026
Planned Activities
please sign up in advance
Alongside relaxed sightseeing and free time, we’ve also arranged a few optional activities for anyone who’d like to join. Each experience is optional and paid separately, so you can choose only the things that genuinely interest you.
Advance booking is required so we can organise everything properly and make the logistics work smoothly for everyone.
Wine Tasting — A Taste of Tuscan Wines
We’re organising a tasting of local Tuscan wines in a beautiful setting for anyone who’d like to join. More details and sign-ups will be shared soon.
Tentatively planned for: 8 September
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Cost: around €45 per person
Pizza Night — An Evening By the Pizza Oven
An easy, relaxed evening with beer, soft drinks, and pizza fresh from the oven at the agriturismo, all under the Tuscan sky.
Tentatively planned for: evening of 8 September
Cost: €25 per adult, less for kids
Trip to San Gimignano
Medieval towers, little streets, and shops filled with local wines and truffle olive oil. We’re organising a group trip for anyone who’d like to explore together.
Tentatively planned for: 9 September
Travel time: approximately 45 minutes from Agriturismo Il Gattero
What to See Nearby
Tuscany is not just one beautiful view from the window, it’s dozens of little towns and villages, each with its own character, history, and trattoria where locals have been gathering for lunch for generations. Everything is within easy driving distance.
Plan a slow morning exploring, then stay for lunch, it’s the best way to experience the real Tuscany. Below are some of our favourite places nearby.
📍 Pisa — Perfect for Your Arrival or Departure Day
The Leaning Tower is obviously a must-see, but the historic centre itself has so much more to discover.
📍 Peccioli — Start with the Neighbourhood
The closest town, and the very first one worth visiting.
Peccioli is a peaceful hilltop town that hides far more than you’d expect from its modest size, from Etruscan archaeological sites to surprisingly modern public art scattered throughout the streets.
📍 Giants of Peccioli — Art Rising from the Earth
Just outside Peccioli you’ll find one of the most unexpected places in all of Tuscany. Four enormous human sculptures quite literally rise out of the earth, reaching up to 9 metres in height.
They’re called Presenze — “The Presences” — and symbolise rebirth from waste: new life and new energy emerging from what was once discarded. Seeing them in person is genuinely breathtaking.
📍 Lajatico — The Village of Andrea Bocelli
A small, quiet village that, once a year, transforms into an open-air stage beneath the Tuscan sky. This is where Andrea Bocelli was born, and where his family still hosts their summer concerts each year.
As you wander through Lajatico, sooner or later you’ll stop in front of a building and think: what exactly is going on here? That’s part of the ArtInsolite project — a series of artistic installations scattered throughout the village.
The installations can be visited daily until the end of September, from 10:00 AM until midnight.
📍 Teatro del Silenzio — The Theatre That Stays Silent All Year
Once a year, in July, this silent place comes to life for just a few days, welcoming more than fifteen thousand guests to concerts where Andrea Bocelli has hosted artists such as Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Lang Lang.
We’ll be here in September, long after the concerts are over — and honestly, that’s when it’s most beautiful: peaceful, uncrowded, just you and the view.
📍 Volterra — The Town on the Cliff
Just 21 km from Agriturismo Il Gattero, yet it feels like stepping into another world. Volterra is one of the best-preserved Etruscan towns in Italy, with ancient city walls, a Roman theatre, alabaster workshops, and an atmosphere that seems almost untouched by time.
The streets are narrow, the cafés tiny, and the views from the defensive walls absolutely dramatic. It’s worth setting aside at least a couple of hours to properly wander through Volterra.