Hiking with Kids in Tuscany

Holidays with kids on a farm in Tuscany may prove to be a good choice if you wish to find an alternative to crowded seaside resorts. 

Sometimes you do not need to travel far from where you stay in order to offer kids a bit of adventure.

One early morning last summer we decided to go searching for blueberries in the woods surrounding our agriturismo.

All ready for a blueberry hunt

Baby Donatella is in the backpack while Punto decided to follow us

Our three little girls Valentina, Adriana, and baby Donatella, Miriam, our cuginetta from Germany (our former aupair who came to visit us for a few days), our old dog Punto, Raffaele and I.  

It was a pleasant sunny morning during one of the rainiest summers in Tuscany. 

Fields were incredibly green.

Bright summer morning in the fields at Il Poggio alle Ville

While searching for blueberries, I encouraged Valentina and Adriana, our eldest daughters, to look around and spot flowers and plants they had never seen before.

The simple beauty of nature

Just before entering the woods, we found a small bush with some blueberries, not too many. We tried to pick up as many as we could while Donatella was sound asleep... :-)

Very few but tasty

While entering the cool and refreshing forest, Valentina and Miriam became hungry and impatient, and started eating the blueberries that were meant for a pie… :-)

Hiking is fun

It is difficult to describe the perfume of the woods that morning… If I close my eyes and breathe right now, I can still feel the shooting and regenerating light air embracing all my body.

Mysterious woods

Punto enjoyed bathing in the little stream crossing the woods – it was difficult to determine him to come back.

Punto said: This is fun for me, too!

At one point, we saw a flying insect, big and shiny. 

It took me a while to understand what it was: a magical dragonfly. 

It was not easy to photograph this amazing dragonfly

Valentina and Adriana were so excited 

By the time we returned to the agriturismo for a swim in the pool, there were few blueberries left in our bowl. 

Instead, we had beautiful memories of a lovely hike in nature with our children to cherish and treasure. 

View of some over some fields at Il Poggio alle Ville in Mugello, Tuscany