2 restaurants
Restaurants in Carmignano
Where to eat in Carmignano: DOCG wine mapped out in 1716, Slow Food dried figs and Montalbano olive oil.
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Eating in Carmignano
Carmignano is hill country, and its table is that of a wine and olive oil area.
The wine
Carmignano DOCG is one of the oldest denominations in Europe: its area was already mapped out by a decree of Cosimo III in 1716. Cabernet — the "French grape" — has grown alongside Sangiovese here for centuries, which is unusual in Tuscany. The same vineyards give Barco Reale and a vin santo worth the trip.
The dried figs
Carmignano dried figs are a Slow Food presidium: sun-dried, opened flat and paired two by two with an aniseed in between. The traditional pairing is with mortadella di Prato IGP.
At the table
The trattorias are in the village and the hamlets — Comeana, Seano, Poggio alla Malva — in the country of the Medici villa at Artimino and the Etruscan necropolis of Comeana: you have dinner where you spent the day.
Opening hours and closing days change. The ones on the listings come from public sources and may be out of date. Where a restaurant confirms tables with us, the availability you see is the real one.
Other towns in the province of Prato
For when dinner is a few kilometres away.