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COOK and TOUR, San Miniato
Five-night program,
from Tuesday to Sunday.
Contents: 5 cooking lessons (hands-on), 4 tours to art towns, winery and
wine tasting.
Especially dedicated to those who love Italian cuisine,
Tuscan wine and culture, this is a touring "hands-on" cooking
course by expert home-cooks and one chef, teaching traditional Tuscan
and Italian cuisine. Cooking classes by different cooks, in different
kitchens and locations, so to give you a wide experience of cooking styles.
And every day you will have a tour to visit an art town or a special site
of our region.
Flying note: we suggest to land at Pisa G.Galilei International
Airport. Please check convenient fares of RyanAir from London and Delta
from New York.
Optional transfer from Pisa or Florence airport to your accommodation
on request, Euros 25 per person.
Train note: direct trains to San Miniato from Pisa airport, from
Pisa town and from Florence SMN station, almost every hour.
Driving note: from Florence or from Pisa, take the S.G.C freeway,
also called Fi-Pi-Li, and exit at San Miniato. Not far from the exit is
the San Miniato r.r.station, where we can meet you
- -Tuesday - Arrivals in the evening. Free pick up at San Miniato r.r.station between 5 and 6 pm. Home made dinner by your host Loredana.
- -Wednesday - Cooking class by Stefania at her restaurant Stazione Leopolda in Pisa, about Tuscan cuisine. Guided visit of the "leaning tower town". Home made dinner by your host Loredana.
- -Thursday - Class by Chef Iacopo Bazzani at his restaurant Il Pruneto in the Chianti area or pizza making (depending on date) Afternoon visit of San Miniato town. Dinner at your lodge.
- -Friday - Morning tour to Volterra, the fascinating town where you'll discover the Etruscan, Roman and Medieval history and art. Lunch at typical restaurant in town. Evening cooking class by Chef Bartolo based on historical recipes of Italian Renaissance, followed by dinner at his restaurant.
- -Saturday - Cooking class by Emanuela on traditional Tuscan cuisine and saffron specialties at her farm, lunch with wine of her production. After lunch tour of San Gimignano, the medieval "towers town". Home made dinner by your host Loredana.
- Sunday - Loredana's cooking class in her kitchen, based on traditional Italian hand made pasta, at her farm-house. Departures After lunch, transfer to San Miniato r.r.station for departures.
Accommodation
in nice rooms with bathroom at Vallacchi
farmhouse, in the countryside near San Miniato, with garden and swimming
pool.
PRICE Euro
1.800 per person -
(single room extra charge 20%)
Included
in the price: classes, tours, transfers, escort, activities, all meals
with wine, lodging in double room with bathroom, sale tax.
Size of groups
between 3 and 10 persons at time.
Also available
for only 2 persons, with a 20% extra charge on total price.
Dates: most week-ends from April to July and from September to October.
Please see the online calendar .
Free
pick up from/to San Miniato r.r.station.
Special White
Truffle Festival editions in October.
Info & reservations, please email, clicking @here
