The right season for truffle lovers is autumn and this is the best time to go and taste one of the most valuable products we have here in Italy. Precisely for this reason we have collected in a single list the agritourisms where to eat truffles.

In some of the selected agritourisms where to eat truffle in Italy you can also just stop by the restaurant of the structure and organize your lunch or dinner there. 

What is the truffle?

You love it so much, but do you know what a truffle is? The truffle is the fruiting body of mushrooms that are born and live underground.

The truffle is an extremely valuable and sought-after food, very expensive.

Its typical penetrating and persistent scent - one of the things we usually prefer - develops only when it matures and has the natural purpose of attracting wild animals, to spread the spores it contains and perpetuate the species.

Those who know about truffles know very well that there are two types of truffles: black and white. If the first one is mainly spread in Acqualagna, in the Marches, and in Umbria, in Norcia, the second one is considered more precious: the famous Truffle Fair of Alba is dedicated to it, and it is easier to find it in Piedmont.

At a culinary level the two truffles are really very different: black truffle can be consumed in large quantities and only cooked, whereas white truffle is used to aromatize foods and must be used sparingly, even raw. 

Some truffle dishes from our farmhouses

Truffle can be included in dynamic and original dishes. Fattoria I Ricci in Vicchio (Florence), for example, has among its strong points the scamorza ravioli with truffles. But the truffle is like black truffle: it goes well with everything! Those who love to eat it, appreciate even the most traditional dishes.

Would you like to visit Tuscany, maybe stay in a typical farmhouse in the Tuscan Valtiberina totally immersed in a landscape made of green, mountains and woods? We recommend La Casina di Caprese Michelangelo (Arezzo). In addition to the relaxation assured here you can satiate your palate with the famous potato and truffle ravioli.

For an exclusive truffle tasting instead choose Borgo Santa Maria di Monteleone d'Orvieto (Terni). The knife-beaten Piedmontese Fassona beef with truffle petals at the La Ca' d'Olga farmhouse in La Morra (Cuneo) seems to be really inviting.

At Scannano in Rapolano Terme (Siena) travelers are satisfied, both for the hospitality of the owners and for the wonderful place where the farmhouse is located. But listening to the words of Giorgio, who left a nice review, there is obviously no lack of attention to the cuisine.

"What else to add? We ate very well, tasted a lot of products of their production and even enjoyed some typical dishes specially prepared, including pici with truffles!"

But these are just a few examples of the dishes you'll find in our agriturismi where you can eat truffles. Click on the orange button to find the full list!

In search of truffle

Would you like to try the experience of leaving with the manager of one of our agritourisms or with expert truffle hunters in the area to look for - and maybe find - the truffle yourself? Mark these addresses:

- Canto degli Alberti in Monterchi (Arezzo), an old stone country home, allows its guests to pick mushrooms and truffles with the manager;

- I Conti in Acqualagna (Pesaro and Urbino) organizes excursions in search of truffles with tasting and demonstration for preparation;

- In many periods of the year from Tenuta Montenuovo - Bio Agriturismo in Calvera (Potenza) are organized outings in search of "Tubem Magnatum Pico" (white truffle), a unique experience to learn the techniques and secrets of collecting this precious mushroom;

- Staying at Settesoldi in San Miniato (Pisa) you can go in search of truffles with an expert truffle hunter and truffle dog breeder;

- Excursions in search of the precious truffle in the area are organized by Azienda Agricola Casale Osvalda in Alfiano Natta (Alessandria).