Choose what you like most
Nature, trips, sport and culture, but also amazing food and wine tasting tours. While staying at Brisighella Green Wellness you will have countless opportunities, ranging from outdoor activities like Nordic walking, mountain biking and trips to the Regional Park of Romagna's Gypsum Vein, to the tasting of local wines and food specialties. Not to mention cooking classes, Italian courses, guided tours of the historic town of Brisighella. With such a wide array of options, all you need to do is take your pick!
1) Wine tasting and relax at a local winery
Wine tasting and poolside relax
For those who are interested in spending a nice afternoon surrounded by nature, we offer the opportunity to visit one of the wineries located in our area. During the visit, besides being introduced to the products of the chosen winery, guests will have the opportunity to taste a choice of local products and then relax on poolside loungers or have a swim.
Price: € 20 per person
Duration: about 3 hours
What is included: wine tasting and use of the pool
Availability: every day, by request with at least one day's notice
2) Tour of local wineries
Wine tasting at three wineries, lunch at an agriturismo, poolside relax, tour accompanied by a local guide
This tour is a great opportunity for our guests to taste a selection of wines from our area, which is perhaps a still relatively unknown wine area, but, thanks to a number of small, dedicated wineries producing high-quality wines, has more than a few surprises up its sleeve. During the day guests will be able to visit three wineries located on the hills between Tuscany and Romagna, which have been carefully selected in order to provide an overview of the local wine production. Guests will have lunch at an agriturismo with swimming pool, where they will be able to relax for a few hours in between visits. The price includes transport, lunch and tastings.
Price: € 84 per person*
Meeting point: in front of the Town Hall in Brisighella, Via Naldi 2
Duration: 8 hours and 30 minutes
What is included: visit, transport, guide and lunch
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice
3) Cooking classes
Cooking course, dinner with local wine, customized cooking classes
Two-hour cooking class aimed at learning how to make pasta by hand and how to create our typical sauces, in particular the so called "ragù" meat sauce. The class will be held at a country house named Villa Corte, dating back to the 18th which is very well known because of its vaulted cellars, where cheese is prepared and stored for ripening. Following the class, guests will be offered a dinner featuring the dishes prepared in the afternoon, washed down with a glass of local wine. Upon request customized cooking classes are available.
Price: € 38 per person*
Duration: 6 hours
What is included: class and dinner
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice
4) Italian course for foreigners
Italian course for beginners and for advanced learners, traveling course
Italian course specifically designed for foreign tourists. The course offers a wide range of easy travel words and phrases which will help guests make themselves understood and understand an array of essential phrases in our language, so as to feel completely at ease in our country. Tourists who are here for a short time can also choose the option of a course lasting only few hours. Knowing a limited range of essential phrases can really make a difference and further improve the guest's experience. Upon request customized and thematic courses are available.
Price: starting from € 8 per hour per person*
What is included: lesson with teacher
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice
5) Speleological visit designed for all types of visitors to the Grotta Tanaccia (Tanaccia cave)
Visit to the cave with an expert guide, equipment included
Speleological visit inside the Tanaccia cave, one of the best-known in the area, located in the nearby Regional Park of Romagna's Gypsum Vein. Visitors are required to bring their own boots, while protective clothing and helmets are provided on site.
Price: € 12 per person
Duration: about 2 hours
What is included: guide, visit and equipment
Availability: every day, by request with at least two days' notice
6) Visit to the Regional Park of Romagna's Gypsum Vein
A walk through the hills, a guided tour of the caves, lunch at the hut
The visit starts in the morning with a pleasant walk to the Regional Park of Romagna's Gypsum Vein, where guests will have the opportunity to take part in a speleological visit to the Tanaccia cave and to the nearby Marana cave, which was used for gypsum extraction in the past. At lunch time guests will stop off at the visitors' center of Carné Park, while in the afternoon, on the way back, guests will go through the area of Rontana, where they will encounter a few archaeological excavations uncovering well-preserved ruins. Visitors are required to bring their own boots or comfortable shoes for the walking part of the tour, while protective clothing and helmets for the speleological visit are provided on site.
Price: € 40 per person*
Meeting point: in front of the Town Hall of Brisighella, Via Naldi 2
Duration: 6 hours and 30 minutes
What is included: visit, guide and lunch
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice
7) Guided mountain-biking trip
Trip accompanied by an expert guide, mountain bike included, visit to the nearby regional park
In order to discover the natural beauty surrounding the medieval town of Brisighella and the charm of the renowned Three Hills, guests can take part in a mountain-biking trip organized by the cultural association Brisighella Ospitale. Accompanied by an expert guide, guests will also have the opportunity to go beyond the town of Brisighella, by cycling along the paths in the Regional Park of Romagna's Gypsum Vein or by heading towards Tuscany or towards the town of Faenza, world- renowned for its ceramic art. The trips offered are ideal for families and beginner groups, but also for advanced mountain-bikers. Your personal guide will recommend the most suitable trip for you.
Price: € 42 per person*
Meeting point: in front of the Town Hall of Brisighella, Via Naldi 2
Duration: half or full day
What is included: mountain-bike, guide, lunch upon request
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice
8) Nordic Walking course
Basic course with expert trainer, walk through the area, lunch upon request
In the morning guests can take part in a three-hour- course held by a qualified trainer, in order to learn the basic technique of Nordic Walking, while in the afternoon they can take a panoramic walk with the trainer, in order to put what they have learnt into practice and also enjoy the wonderful views of the area around Brisighella.
Price: € 40 per person*
Duration: about 6 hours
What is included: Nordic Walking poles, trainer, lunch upon request
Availability: every weekend, by request with at least two days' notice
9) Guided walk through Brisighella
Guided tour of the medieval town, aperitif at the local products shop
Guided two-hour-walk through the town center of Brisighella, followed by a welcome aperitif at the shop of the Brisighella PDO Olive Oil Consortium.
Price: € 13 per person*
Meeting point: in front of the Town Hall of Brisighella, Via Naldi 2
Duration: about 3 hours
What is included: guided tour and aperitif
Availability: on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, on other days by request with at least two days' notice
10) Let's rediscover the forgotten fruit varieties
Tasting of local products, walk through the orchards, guided visit
Thanks to the passion of a few farmers, who were able to collect "forgotten" fruit varieties into a sort of museum in the open, guests have the opportunity to take a walk through the orchards and to taste new flavors by handpicking the fruits from the tree, varying according to the season. After the visit guests will take a walk through the surrounding hills to a medieval sighting tower and will be offered a snack with typical local products.
Price: € 18 per person*
Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes
What is included: visit, guide and tasting
Availability: by request with at least two days' notice, starting from July 2014
*N.B.: prices are calculated based on an 8-people-group, the activities are also available for smaller groups or individuals, but the price may vary depending on the number of participants. We can organize customized courses, visits and trips tailored to your needs!