Edible Italy: Culture and Cooking
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Highlights
- 2 cooking classes, preparing our four-course lunches
- Making your own pizza with an Italian pizzaiolo
- Guided tasting of PDO and IGP products from Emilia-Romagna
- Wine lesson and tastings by a sommelier
- Following in Fellini’s footsteps in the seaside resort of Rimini
- A private concert of ‘Bel Canto’ in a country relais
- Guided tours of Medieval/Renaissance towns
- Enjoy a procession of Fiat 500s on a drive through the Romagna countryside
- 7 nights accommodation
- Airport transfer
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- Double-occupancy accommodation for 7 nights in 4-star characteristic and historical accommodations with ensuite bathroom;
- Meals as noted in the itinerary: all breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners;
- Wine and other beverages at included lunches and dinners;
- Group transfers to and from Bologna airport and/or Rimini train station at the scheduled times;
- All cooking classes, completely hands-on;
- A wine lesson and tasting by a sommelier;
- A pastry ‘cooking-show’;
- Excursion to the UNESCO site of Urbino;
- Professional licensed guides in Urbino, San Leo and Rimini;
- All entry fees for scheduled excursions and tours;
- Expert bilingual tour leader to accompany the group at all times.
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Itinerary
2:00 pm pick-up at Bologna airport (one hour and fifteen minute private transfer)or 3:00 pm pick-up at Rimini train station (20 minute private transfer). Our home for the week is a lovely four-star hotel in the beautifully preserved medieval town of Santarcangelo di ...
BUONGIORNO ! Good morning! After breakfast at our hotel (in the garden, weather permitting), we’ll have a short ride up to a gorgeous home in the Romagna hills.
Here we’ll have our first cooking lesson, preparing what the Italians call il pranzo della domenica,...
Today we step back in time to the Middle Ages, with a morning visit to the medieval town and fortress of San Leo. Recognized as one of the ‘Borghi Più Belli d’Italia’ (Most Beautiful Villages of Italy), the town’s position on an craggy outcrop of rock is particularly ...
A neighbor to Tuscany and Florence (just 60 miles away), this region played an important role in the Renaissance, due in large part to the humanist and military leader, Federico da Montefeltro, Lord of Urbino.
Today we cross into the region of Marche, to explo...
This morning we return to the lovely place in the Romagna hills for our second cooking lesson. This time we’ll prepare bruschette and a frittata with herbs, cappelletti in broth (the typical pasta of the area, a type of ring-shaped ravioli filled with soft cheeses), m...
Today is market day in Santarcangelo, the weekly market for the town. Here you can find just about anything from clothes and shoes and kitchen items, to fruit and vegetables and specialty foods.
This morning you are free to catch up on your sleep, or browse and...
To kick off the weekend we’ll attend a procession of the legendary Fiat 500 cars; this is the classic tiny Italian city car, developed in the post-war period as an economical car affordable by all.
We’ll take a ride to the medieval village of Longiano, and sha...
This morning we say goodbye to our fellow travelers and our new Italian friends. Better, let’s just say arrivederci (until we meet again). An 8:30 a.m. departure by private transfer gets us to Bologna airport by 10:15, in plenty of time to catch an afternoon flight.
Alternatively, we will take you to Rimini train station to catch a train for onward travel.
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What's excluded
- Travel to and from Italy, travel insurance, any other meals not noted in the itinerary, and excursions not listed above.
Accommodation
Hotel Il Villino, (7 nights).
Your accommodation for the week is in a medieval village, where every morning you'll breakfast surrounded by the scents of the hotel's private garden, and hear the town church bells ring; it is a two minute walk from the lively center of Santarcangelo di Romagna, where you can stroll the narrow cobblestone streets and enjoy shops and city markets. This four-star hotel is a recently renovated villa, described as ‘Italian sophistication in a medieval setting’.
Deposit and Cancellation Policy
The cost of our tour is based in large part on the group services provided, that is, the various activities have set prices that must be paid regardless. The many group experiences we enjoy is one of our strongest features, but once we have engaged our vendors, we cannot cancel the events. Therefore, in case of cancellation we will apply the following charges:
More than 75 days prior to departure: only the deposit is non-refundable.
Between 75 and 61 days prior to departure: 50% of full balance is non-refundable.
60 days or less prior to departure: the entire trip price is non-refundable.
7 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 6 Dinners
All lunches and dinners are at restaurants that are the best in the area, where your fellow diners are locals and where we’ll enjoy the excellent wines of the area.
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