Easter holidays in Tuscany

Easter holidays in Tuscany

Easter 2021

During the Easter holidays the whole of Italy was classified “red” from 3 – 5 April. In a red zone it is prohibited to leave your hometown except for work and health reasons.

Over the Easter period we were allowed to visit friends and families in their homes with a maximum of two visitors at a time.

Tuscany will remain under the heaviest restrictions until April 20, as I read in a newspaper. The infections are not declining.

Pizza

Last Saturday I went for a bike ride and pizza dinner with my friends. It’s been weeks since we met. We’re not seeing each other often these days because we do not live in the same municipality. I live in Montepulciano. My friends have a house in Montallese and in Chiusi. Two towns in Tuscany.

Pizza is a social food. A food for family and friends. I never make a frozen pizza at home. For me a pizza is to be eaten at a pizzeria. It must be eaten immediately after it comes out of pizza oven and must be made by an expert!

Our friend in Montallese has recently installed a wood fired pizza oven in his garage. He prepared for us a variety of pizzas. Gianfranco is an Italian pizza chef!

I had a great dinner and I really enjoyed the pizzas. It has been a long time since I have had a so good pizza. Too long…

The nationwide curfew from 10 PM till 5 AM is still active. In Italy we usually eat late, around 8 – 9 PM. With the current rules we eat a little earlier.

Pizza dinner

Online wine tasting

I have celebrated Easter at my home in Montepulciano.

I’ve had a fabulous evening with American people. Together we’ve tasted -virtually- some nice Tuscan wines from the winery Gattavecchi.

For more information visit the page A Taste of Tuscany!

Online wine tasting

Piazza Grande

Pasquetta

Pasquetta was spent on running, foods and friends. We were allowed to travel.

I went to Chiusi for a 12 km run and a lunch.

Friends from Chiusi – Tuscany

A typical Tuscan Easter food is “ciaccia di Pasqua”. In Umbria they call it “torta di Pasqua”. It’s a pizza filled with cheese. La ciaccia di Pasqua is perfect for your Easter picnic.

la ciaccia di Pasqua and capocollo

Normally we eat the ciaccia with capocollo. Super delicious!

ciaccia di Pasqua

Last but not least there was a tiramisù to conclude our Pasquetta lunch.

Tiramisù

Buon appetito!