Lucignano D'Asso is a jewel of a hamlet located in the southern hills of Tuscany. Owned by the Piccolomini's, the descendants of a famous 15th century Pope and one of Italy's richest and most aristocratic families, Lucignano D'Asso was, until five years ago, a ghost village. Now it has become one of Tuscany's most exclusive holiday resorts, run by Countess Piccolomini and her sister Simonetta.
The film follows a summer at Lucignano as the guests are cosseted by the highly eccentric and engaging pair. In the winter, when the tourists have gone, the estate's former peasants reclaim the land as they go in search of Tuscany's finest gastronomic luxury - the elusive White Truffle.
SERIES:
-
-
Series 1 Episode 2 The Village
Lucignano D'Asso is a jewel of a hamlet located in the southern hills of Tuscany. Owned by the Piccolomini's, the…
-
MORE:
-
Three Kings at War
1 Episode
Favourite ShowA look at the incredible story of Queen Victoria's three first cousins who found themselves at the centre of a family feud and a global war when she died
-
The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes
5 Episodes
Favourite ShowA new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation
-
Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe complete story of the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden
-
Queen Victoria's Last Love
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe story of Queen Victoria's relationship with her Indian servant Abdul Karim, which violated Victorian taboos and stoked royal jealousy, threatening her diamond jubilee celebrations
-
My Phone Sex Secrets
1 Episode
Favourite ShowPhone sex is one industry booming in the face of recession. My Phone Sex Secrets meets the women paid to talk dirty.
-
Escape from Colditz
1 Episode
Favourite ShowDuring World War II, a group of British officers planned to escape from Colditz POW camp in a glider made from sheets and floorboards. A team of engineers resurrect their plan.
-
Come Dine with Me
26 Series, 889 Episodes
Favourite ShowThe knives (and forks) are out as a group of strangers compete for the title of ultimate dinner party host. And the £1000 on the table adds spice to the proceedings...
-
Dispatches
32 Episodes
Favourite ShowDispatches is Channel 4's award-winning investigative current affairs programme
-
24 Hours in A&E
4 Episodes
Favourite ShowWith 91 cameras filming round the clock, 24 Hours in A&E offers unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments, at King's College Hospital
-
12 Year Old Lifer
1 Episode
Favourite ShowAn extraordinary insight into a murder that gripped and baffled America and that led to a 12-year-old boy being sentenced to 30 years in jail
-
The Murder Workers
1 Episode
Favourite ShowA powerful Cutting Edge film following members of Victim Support's National Homicide Team as they work closely with families who've been bereaved by murder or manslaughter
-
Dogging Tales
1 Episode
Favourite ShowMeet the people who have sex in front of strangers in public in a compelling documentary that looks at how and why they do it
-
The Sex Clinic
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe number of people visiting sexual health clinics has doubled in five years. This series meets the patients and busy staff at two of them.
-
Jaws: The Great White Myth
1 Episode
Favourite ShowJaws: The Great White Myth reveals the stories of how lives and the natural world were significantly influenced by this infamous movie monster from 1975
-
The Aristocrats
3 Episodes
Favourite ShowWith unique access to names of note and noteriety, this series opens a window into a world of privilege, as aristocrats reveal what they think about their place in a changing society
-
The Repo Man
2 Episodes
Favourite ShowAn action-packed, touching and occasionally funny series following the life and work of no-nonsense repo man Sean James and his team
