Artisan Cooking Vacation in Tuscany!

7 Day Course

This wonderful culinary journey or art and culture offers its guests the unique opportunity of experiencing authentic gourmet Italian food, touring beautiful cultural landscapes and medieval walled towns, relaxing in luxurious gardens or just simply breathing the fresh Tuscan air sipping wine by the pool at the villa.

On a hilltop flanked by Tuscan cypress trees lies a classic Italian farm and farmhouse. This lovely destination is where the  silence in nature speaks to one's very soul and the sweet scent of Tuscan rosemary & oregano lifts the spirit.

This fresh herbal scent is present in the morning Tuscan air and through the dry breezes of every evening. The sweet smell of authentic Italian family recipes permeates this rustic Tuscan cucina, providing a rich and rewarding flavor to make for a memorable holiday in Italy.

This beautifully restored farmhouse provides Tuscany bed breakfast accommodations and an Italian cooking school.

It's the combination of good food, good friends, and good fortune that brings visitors to this land of wonderment, creating the perfect atmosphere for your magical cooking holiday.

Seven Day Cooking Program and Art Tour

6 nights & 7 Days in single/double bedrooms with private washrooms

• All Meals with Personalized Menus Robust Tuscan Table Wine ­ Chianti (Red) & Vernaccia (White)
• 4 hands-on cooking lessons
• 4 Half-day excursions including transportation & restaurant meals, (art towns, medieval villages, traditional art workshops, wineries, open markets)
• 1 Full Day Guided Excursion to Florence Transportation & Transfers from/to Pontedera Train Station or Pisa/Florence Airport
• Daily Room Cleaning
• Outdoor Swimming Pool
• Hiking Trails
• Local, organic produce
• Authentic Tuscan cuisine
• Extensive vegetarian, heart-healthy options available
• Hands-on cooking classes
• Personalized course materials provided
• Traditional family recipes like you've never seen before!
• Interactive, encouraging instruction, spiced with passion and humor
• Personalized menus available

Your Week at a Glance

Sunday

• Arrival and introduction to Tuscan cuisine with a personal welcome from your hosts for the week

Monday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 - Half day visit to San Gimignano
• Visit to the winery of San Donato and enjoy lunch
• 4:30 - Cooking class

Tuesday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 AM Visit to Certaldo
• 1:30 PM Lunch: Assorted local cheeses with honey and fruit mixed salad
• 4:30 PM Cooking class: (seasonal menu)

Wednesday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 AM Visit to the Baroque monastery in Calci
• 1PM PM Lunch - Salad with Savoy cabbage and beans Bruschetta with scamorza and fennel seeds, fruit
• 4:30 PM- Cooking class:(seasonal menu)

Thursday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 AM Art excursion in Florence
• Lunch in town
• Dinner back at the villa

Friday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 AM Visit to the open market and the supermarket in Pontedera
• 1:00 PM Lunch
• 4:30 PM Cooking class (seasonal menu)

Saturday

8:30 AM Breakfast & departure

Price Per Person

1900 euro - based on double occupancy

Add 225 euro - based on single occupancy

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2010 Calendar Dates

FEBRUARY	MARCH	APRIL	MAY
Feb  28 – Mar 6	March 7-13	April 4 – 10	May 2 – 8
	March 14 – 20	April 11 – 17	May 9 – 15
	March 21 – 27	April 18 – 24	May 16 – 22
	March 28 – April 3	April 25 – May 1	May 23 – 29
			May 30 – June 5
JUNE	JULY	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER
June 6 – 12	July 4 – 10	August 1 – 7	Sept 5 – 11
June 13 – 19	July 11 – 17	August 8 – 14	Sept 12 – 18
June 20 – 26	July 18 – 24	August 15 – 21	Sept 19 – 25
June 27 – July 3	July 25 – 31	August 22 – 28	Sept 26 – Oct 2
		Aug 29 – Sept 4
OCTOBER	NOVEMBER
October 3 – 9	November 7 – 13
October 10 – 16	November 14 – 20
October 17 – 23
October 24 – 30
October 31 – November 6

BOOKING AND CANCELLATION POLICY

Booking deposit is 25% of the total per person (non-refundable)

Reservations made 60 (or less) days before the arrival date requires the payment of the full rate.

Balance due in full - 60 prior days to the date of your visit. For payments made with credit cards the client grants us permission to process the balance 60 days prior to the date of the visit.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

Deposits are non-refundable; 60 days prior to arrival date - a 50% refund of monies paid (less the non-refundable deposit) is available. No refund is available in the client cancels the program within 30 days of the booking.

We highly advise you to purchase travel insurance in the event of emergency, illness, change in your itinerary, accident or act of God, which we are not responsible for covering.

No refunds will be provided for any non-refundable amounts paid unless the class or course is canceled by the school due to unforeseeable reasons and in this instance, we are not held responsible for anything other than refunding the monies paid, less wiring and credit card fees. Under no circumstances shall we be held responsible for any additional refunds of purchases made by the students for travel related expenses, or otherwise.