You remember Andy Hampsten? First American to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia? On that snowy mountain climb? Yeah, that Andy Hampsten.

He owns a touring company in Tuscany that does exactly what you describe. Cinghiale Cycling Tours, Inc has some incredibly interesting tours. I hope someday to do their Cycling and Cooking tour. Stay a week at a hotel, cycling in the morning, cooking in the afternoon.

Of course, I'd also someday like to own one of the bikes he and his brother make. Their Strada Bianca model is named for the white roads of Tuscany. It would be cool to have one built, pick it up there, and tour the region it was named after, with the guy who owns the company.