Tour details
Tour operator:
Aolmaia Tuscany SocietyTour category:
Cooking Vacations
Tour destination:
Italy
Number of nights:
3Availability:
April •
May •
June •
July •
September •
October •
November
Starting cost:
1,200.00Link to website:
http://www.aolmaia.com/cookbreak08.html
A cooking vacation with the best of Tuscany pleasures: food, wine, olive oil, art and nature.
3-night program, from Thursday to Sunday. Tours and hands-on cooking classes.
Thursday: Arrivals from 5 pm onward. Free pick up. Dinner at 8 pm. Friday: In the morning, tour of Volterra with its two milleniums art and architecture, lunch at renowned restaurant. Afternoon visit of an excellent winery and guided sampling of their best wines. Evening cooking class by the chef Bartolo based on historical and traditional Tuscan cuisine, followed by dinner. Saturday: - In the morning, hands-on cooking class by home-cook Emanuela, based on traditional recipes and saffron specialties, followed by lunch. In the afternoon, guided tour of San Gimignano, the famous medieval "towers town". Dinner at your hotel. Sunday: Cooking class by Loredana for hand-made pasta and mediterranean sauces, followed by lunch at her farm house. Afternoon short visit of San Miniato, then departures from san Miniato r.r.station around 5 pm. Lodging at ***Le Boscarecce Country Inn, cozy all conforts country-style hotel in a elegantly restored farm house, near Castelfiorentino: with nice rooms or apartments, excellent restaurant, swimming pool, tennis court, family run.
See photos and details at www.aolmaia.com/cookbreak08.html See dates at www.aolmaia.com/calendar.html
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