Tuscany truffle hunter

Francesco Truffle hunter in Tuscany

My name is Francesco and I have been a professional truffle hunter for more than 10 years. I am also a breeder of the Lagotto Romagnolo dog breed. This is an authentic truffle hunt! You will not look for truffles in a truffle ground but it will be a real truffle hunting experience in the woods.

During the truffle hunt I will explain to you how truffles are born, grow and how to find them and I will answer all your curiosities both about the Lagotto Romagnolo dog and about truffles.

There will be 2.5 hours of real truffle hunting in the woods, a truly unique experience: instructive, exciting and fun. I can organize truffle hunting, truffle hunting with lunch, truffle hunting with wine tasting and truffle light lunch, truffle hunting with cooking class.

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Tuscany Truffle Hunter

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Shelley Adams

16:50 19 Oct 23

Highly recommend Francesco and his trusty Lagotto dogs for a very informative and thoroughly enjoyable truffle hunt experience, followed by a delicious lunch made with the fresh truffles from the hunt. A highlight of my Tuscany holiday !

Rochelle Tietze

14:10 20 Jul 23

This was amazing, we went looking for truffles with Francesco and his gorgeous dog. We then met the puppy two months and saw how they play with truffle, part of early training. To end the journey we had great wine and food with our truffles... Well worth it

Lili Kiang

17:03 31 May 23

Found this on Google maps and messaged Francisco the night before requesting a last second tour - he was very quick & responsive and was able to squeeze us in the next morning! Can’t say enough about how great our experience was. Francisco took us to 3 spots. Very cute and friendly dog, who clearly is well trained. We were lucky and had a great haul! Ended with a fantastic meal at La Cantina dei Tartufi which I had already marked down as a spot I wanted to try! Fantastic truffle and wine pairing. Go here if you don’t have time to do a tour! Felt welcomed with lots of drinks and food. We even got to keep a few truffles!

melanie Perea

21:26 27 Oct 22

I cannot recommend truffle hunting with Francesco enough! We were a large group of 11 so he had his good friend Andrei assist. Both Francesco and Andrei were so kind and caring for everyone. Watching the dogs and their drive to find truffles was exciting, especially when they found truffles. After the hunt, we went to La Cantina dei Tartufi and it was hands down the best truffle food we had during our entire trip.

Laura Heap

17:58 04 Oct 22

Brilliant experience.Morning spent in the forest hunting for truffles with the wonderful dogs.Francesco is very humble and clearly very skilled in what he does.We then had an amazing lunch using the truffles and accompanied by good wines.A fantastic experience.Thank you!

Sasa Fazlagic

13:31 19 Oct 21

We booked truffle hunt through our hotel. We met with Francesco, his wife and two amazing Lagottos. After quick introduction within few minutes we were in forrest looking for truffles. The expeeience was superb! The hosts are lovely, warm people who were very easy to talk to and obviously love what they do. They are passionate about lagotto breed. Francesco and his wife shared with us lot of information about their dogs and breed as we are interested in getting lagotto. With him and his wife it felt as if we are long time friends, talk about dogs, truffles, Tuscany, lots of laughs and pleasant walk in the woods. Needles to say, we found truffles which we got to take with us and have them prepared by our hotel for a delicious truffle inspired dinner. But watching dogs work and owners interact with the dogs was what really was a piece of art to adore. Francesco is “lagotto whisperer”. This will be one of our favorite unique experiences from Toscana. We would love to repeat the tour in the future when we come to Tuscany. Grazie Francesco and the team!

Gina Jenks

12:44 11 Jul 20

We had the best time with Francesco! He offers an option with the truffle hunt and lunch, but we just did the truffle hunt. The dogs were so cute and sweet and gentle, and Francesco and his wife are such lovely people. One of the fundamentals of truffle hunting is the dogs and Francesco is an expert--he breeds the dogs and wins many awards for them. We found a bunch of truffles and took some home for later which was great! Francesco is also very helpful and flexible, if you have questions about anything he is very willing to give recommendations or make accomodations - just reach out to him and ask. He recommended us very nice wineries and accomodation for future trips. I would highly recommend Tuscany Truffle Hunters for anyone looking for a great experience truffle hunting!