Lovely people. So friendly and knowledgeable.

The ceramics excursion with Matteo and his Dad was amazing- we met at their ceramics shop in the cute town Montelupo (don't miss out to eat at Locanda del Moro, amazing pasta!) and he took us by car to their ceramics factory, where he explained and showed us all the steps necessary to create the ceramic products- to see the delicate drawings which are done by hand is amazing! We then had a chance to decide if we want to have some products sent to us from the shop and went back to have a little pottery class with his dad who showed us how to make a clay bowl on the pottery wheel, which will be painted on and sent to us. It was a great experience and Matteo is an amazing host!

My family and I appreciated the whole factory tour and our actual pottery making class. It was great to see how pottery is done behind the scenes. Matteo does a wonderful job explaining the whole process and his family plays a part. I highly recommend it for others to try this experience. My 10 year old daughter enjoyed making her own bowl and we found it to be educational and fun for the family. Thank you Matteo.

This has been my favorite experience of the trip. Mateo and his father were so welcoming and made us feel right at home.

The pottery factory was incredible. The scale and precision of the work they do is a site worth seeing, even if you are not a potter.

At the end of the factory tour we were showed the show room. Words cannot explain how incredible this was. We were also able to pick out a few pieces to buy and customize if we liked.

Finally we finished with a lesson. This was great. Both me and my partner learnt a lot and will be trying some new things when o get home.

If I were to do it again I would love to stay a few days in montelupo or near by but it’s an easy commute from Florence.

10/10 recommend