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Truffle Hunt & Tasting – Tuscany's Truffle Capital
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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- San Miniato is internationally recognized as the truffle capital — this is geography and history, not marketing - Francesca is a professional truffle hunter by trade, not a tour guide with a borrowed dog - The truffles you taste are found during your experience — fresh, not preserved - Small group (max 10 guests) or private option: no crowds, no tour buses
1. **Hunt** for truffle in the forests of San Miniato with a professional truffle hunter and her trained dog — the variety changes with the season 2. **Learn** the secrets of the search: truffle biology, seasons, how to read a productive woodland 3. **Taste** fresh truffles collected during your own experience, paired with local farm pr...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
- Gourmet tasting with fresh truffles collected during your experience
- Farm produce: wine, olive oil, local specialties
- Access to the historic estate and San Miniato forests
- Guided experience with professional truffle hunter Francesca and her trained dog
- Italian and English assistance before and during the experience (Eleonora)
- Transport from/to Florence and other cities — available as a premium private transfer service organised directly by us on request. Contact Eleonora for a personalised quote.
Meeting Points
Departure
Via Collebrunacchi, 6
The meeting point is located inside the villa. Upon your arrival, you will find the parking area on the left-hand side of the property.
Return
Truffle Hunt & Tasting – Tuscany's Truffle Capital
About
- San Miniato is internationally recognized as the truffle capital — this is geography and history, not marketing - Francesca is a professional truffle hunter by trade, not a tour guide with a borrowed dog - The truffles you taste are found during your experience — fresh, not preserved - Small group (max 10 guests) or private option: no crowds, no tour buses
1. **Hunt** for truffle in the forests of San Miniato with a professional truffle hunter and her trained dog — the variety changes with the season 2. **Learn** the secrets of the search: truffle biology, seasons, how to read a productive woodland 3. **Taste** fresh truffles collected during your own experience, paired with local farm pr...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
- Gourmet tasting with fresh truffles collected during your experience
- Farm produce: wine, olive oil, local specialties
- Access to the historic estate and San Miniato forests
- Guided experience with professional truffle hunter Francesca and her trained dog
- Italian and English assistance before and during the experience (Eleonora)
- Transport from/to Florence and other cities — available as a premium private transfer service organised directly by us on request. Contact Eleonora for a personalised quote.
Meeting Points
Departure
Via Collebrunacchi, 6
The meeting point is located inside the villa. Upon your arrival, you will find the parking area on the left-hand side of the property.
Return
Itinerary
San Miniato is not just another stop on a Tuscan itinerary. It is the world capital of truffle — a place where the forest changes with the seasons and every visit offers something different. What you find is what the land has to give at that precise moment: not a standardised product, but something alive.
This experience takes you to the heart of that world.
**How it works**
The experience begins at a 16th-century estate that hosts the experiences. From there, you enter the forests of San Miniato with Francesca, a professional truffle hunter with decades of experience and her trained truffle dog. The hunt is real: no script, no pre-hidden truffles. You walk, you listen, you learn to read ...
