• Florence Country Life horseback riding tours

    Small-group horseback excursions around Florence

About Florence Country Life


Florence Country Life is an expert tour consultant specializing in horseback riding tours in Tuscany. We offer horseback adventures for all levels of expertise, even for complete novices and children.

We also offer a select number of small-group, exclusive experiences for discerning visitors in and around Florence.

We are passionate riders. For over thirty years we have been horseback riding throughout Tuscany, so we know trails for horseback riding ranging from one hour to several days' duration.

By first-person experience we also know the best restaurants, taverns, shops and farms in the Florentine countryside, and we routinely include them in our horseback tours so our guests can enjoy the Tuscan countryside at its best.

Florence Country Life will pick you up from central Florence and take you to the countryside for an exciting horseback ride and a taste of typical Tuscan dishes and great Chianti wines!

Not just for riders

Do you fancy a countryside tour around Florence or an authentic Tuscan food-and-wine tasting experience, but aren't keen on the horse-riding part? Just drop us a line or give us a call, and we'll be happy to customize one of our guided programs to meet your requirements.




Who we are

Simona Todeschini


Simona holds a degree in foreign languages, and has traveled extensively for tourism and business. Long before founding Florence Country Life, she enjoyed leading parties of tourists around the world and visit with them wild and unexplored sites. At the same time, she gained an extensive knowledge of tours take her passions to the next level and start offering horseback riding tours in the beautiful Tuscan hills near Florence.



Marco Gabbrielli


A rider since his earliest years, Marco is one of the greatest experts of horses and horseback riding trails in Tuscany, especially in the countryside near Florence. He is also a connoisseur of the culinary excellences available over a large area to the south of Florence. In fact, his selection of places to enjoy is a compendium of the quintessential Florentine lifestyle. Fine wines and the tastiest Tuscan food are waiting for Marco to accompany you on a journey of discovery off the beaten track!


FLORENCE COUNTRY LIFE TOURS

All our exclusive tours are individual or in small groups, with private transfer service.

HORSE RIDE AND LUNCH

You will be transferred from Florence to riding center where your equine companion will be waiting for you.

HORSE RIDE AND WINE TASTING

Horse riding and visit of a Tuscan olive oil estate with tastings

CHIANTI CARRIAGE RIDE WITH LUNCH

Carriage tour in the heart of Chianti and lunch

HORSEBACK RIDE AND CASTLE TOUR IN TUSCANY

Chianti horse ride, castle tour & wine tasting

HORSE RIDE AND OLIVE OIL TOUR WITH MANOR LUNCH

A half-hour drive to get to a riding school near Florence, where your four-legged companion you will make you discover a typical corner of the Tuscan countryside, between green hills, dotted with vineyards and olive groves.

PONIES, HORSES AND CHILDREN

Babies and children have fun in our pony-club

HORSEBACK RIDE AND FISHING IN CHIANTI

On horseback in the hills of Florence with a Tuscan lunch around a beautiful lake....

HORSE RIDE AND WINE TASTING IN BOLGHERI

A day in Bolgheri for a ride on horseback or a tour on a historic carriage and an exclusive wine tasting....

HORSE RIDES FOR EXPERTS

Simona and Marco have selected some magnificent trails by horseback in the hills of Florence...

AFTERNOON HORSEBACK RIDE AND SNACK-DINNER

Horseback ride on the hills near Florence and a Tuscan snack-dinner around an enchanting small lake

AFTERNOON HORSEBACK RIDE AND DINNER IN FIESOLE

Horseback ride in Chianti and dinner on a terrace with view over Firenze in a luxury hotel in Fiesole

HORSE RIDE AND JACUZZI

A unique day that will make you discover the life in Chianti.

HORSE RIDE AND FLORENTINE CRAFTSMANSHIP

A unique day that will make you discover the life in Chianti.

HORSEBACK EXCURSION AND POOLSIDE CHILLOUT WITH TUSCAN MEAL

Day at a swimmingpool of a luxury Chianti farm including a light Lunch and a room available any two persons

ITALIAN COOKING LESSON IN FARMHOUSE

You will join our master chef and prepare your own Tuscan dinner with him in a luxury farm in Chianti

CHIANTI TOUR WITH VISIT TO SAN GIMIGNANO

The Chianti hills, our wines and nice foods and the city of the towers

LUXURY HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION IN THE TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR FLORENCE

Deluxe vacation rentals or private rooms in luxury country estates

RENAISSANCE LUNCH AND GUIDED VISIT OF A MEDICI VILLA

Half-day visit of a Medici Villa, wine tasting and Renaissance meal

HALF-DAY TRUFFLE HUNTING TOUR IN TUSCANY

Truffle hunting tour with roundtrip transportation from central Florence