Hello! My name is Monica Bussotti, and I'm a Licenced Tour Guide and Tour Leader.Being fond of my homeland, Tuscany, I acquired a professional background in the first place as a tour leader and later on, as a food and wine guide.I have a higher-education diploma from the Language School at Cecina, but it took me several years, spent in Germany, Spain and England, before I was able to really master the languages spoken in those countries.

Maybe I’m not an Etruscan woman, as the title of my web site says, maybe yes.My familiy comes partly from Semproniano, a village 5 and a half miles from Saturnia, Maremma, and partly from Castiglione della Pescaia, in the neighbourhood of Grosseto.

My acknowledgement as a tour leader at the local Literary Park, conferred to me by Castagneto Carducci Township, resulted afterwards in a long-lasting professional experience on the field: the so called “Sentimental Journeys”, a unique occasion for everybody who feels like discovering and exploring this veritable manor of poetic inspiration through a path involving all of our senses: hearing, smell, touch, sight and taste.This job gave rise to a consequent interest in practically everythig concerned with the gastronomic heritage in my region: from raw materials to the context which originated our food habits, including the reasons and motivations behind their transmission.On that ground, I started my training both as a wine tourist guide and a sommelier.At present, I preside over a new-born Culture Association: “Wine and Territory”, devoted to wine tourism and integrated services.With the help of my female collegues, I do my best to meet our oenotourists’ needs and requirements, making their stay as pleasant as possible.The aim is to let the natural enticement of our land speak for itself: once back home, each satisfied visitor will certainly serve as the best thinkable promoter you could imagine.