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Cooking, Adventure, and Religious Tours
Discover Italy gourmet cooking and wine tours! Believing that each cuisine tells the story of the land, its history and its people. The cuisine du solely in Provence and the hearty fare of Tuscany - even the creativity of walking and cooking tours. As so often said, this sun-drenched country is a feast for all the senses...the sweet perfume of fresh tomatoes, an explosion of flavor and color…the unique yet delicate taste of newly pressed olive oil…fresh seasonal ingredients handpicked at local markets... Add some of the finest wines in the world and the ineffable spirit and joy of the people for an experience of pure pleasure, friendship, laughter, and renewal.
Whether you want just want to enjoy the food and wine of Italy, or you want to spend a week with an Italian Chef, below are a variety of wonderful culinary trips, villa stays and cooking experiences to last you a lifetime.
Also available in this section are walking tours, ballooning over Italy and religious tours of Italy.
Authentic Southern Tuscany
7 Days starting from $2,700
This is a magical land, home to the renowned wines of Montalcino and Montepulciano, the delectible pecorino cheeses of Pienza, the exquisite art towns of Siena and San Gimignano. The Sienese Chianti is a landscape of rolling hills of olive groves, br.. (click for more)
Amore Siciliano
7 Days starting from $2,750
About the location: Sicily is an island rich in culinary tradition that produces some of the finest quality food the Mediterranean has to offer. We invite you on this cookery to see, taste and try all this richness through hands-on experience in the .. (click for more)
Tastes of Tuscany
7 Days starting from $2,950
Palaia is a beautiful walled medieval town close to Pisa, Florence, Volterra, San Gimignano Lucca, Siena and the region of Chianti. The landscape is gorgeous, nature is pure and the small medieval villages are still full of fascination and authentici.. (click for more)
Italy: Cinque Terre
7 Days starting from $3,648
The Italian Riviera, which stretches from the French border to La Spezia, is dotted with resorts, medieval towns, and beaches. This tour focuses on the specific area called the Riviera di Levante (the Eastern Coast), which has inspired Shelley, Byron.. (click for more)
A Week with the Tuscan Chef at the Villas of Vorno - BEST SELLER
7 Days starting from $3,875
Discover a little piece of Tuscan heaven and savor the very best in Tuscan living gathered together in our kitchen and around our table. The Tuscan Chef is based in one of a number of wonderful private villas in the area near Vorno, a small town outs.. (click for more)
A Mediterranean Cooking Experience at Relais Oasi Olimpia - BEST SELLER
7 Days starting from $3,875
Six or Four night programs available Sant' Agata sui due Golfi is situated about 10 km from Sorrento. It is one of the "pearls" in the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno, facing Capri. The site of your Amalfi Coast culinary vacation will be the .. (click for more)
Italy: Signature Tuscany
7 Days starting from $4,198
This walking trip takes place in the romantic hills of central Tuscany. The riches of former Etruscan and Roman empires unfold as you follow ancient trails. You trek along worn paths and country roads that lead to the magnificent hill towns of Siena,.. (click for more)
Italy: Amalfi Coast and Isle of Capri
7 Days starting from $4,398
The towns of the Sorrentine Peninsula and Amalfi Coast have been part of the European “Grand Tour” since the 18th century, and with good reason. Dramatic limestone cliffs contrast against the clear, blue sea. Clinging hillside towns, groves of frag.. (click for more)
Gourmet Sicily
8 Days starting from $2,995
Enliven your senses and enlighten your fancy with our gastronomic tour of the amazing island of Sicily! Explore extraordinary ruins and enchantingly beautiful scenery, while visiting some of Sicily's most charming towns and select attractions. Our to.. (click for more)
Tuscan Culinary and Wine Delights
9 Days starting from $2,899
Thoroughly explore Tuscany & the great city of Florence. Savor local flavors, tastes & sounds of this wondrous country. Includes Gourmet cooking lessons, wineries, chocolate tasting, olive oil tasting, shopping, sightseeing and more!.. (click for more)
GRAND CATHOLIC ITALY (TV2010)
11 Days starting from $2,169
Vacation OverviewOn this vacation, discover Italy from Rome to Venice. Start your trip in Rome, Italy’s capital, with a welcome dinner and guided tours with a Local Guide to the Holy Stairs, St. John Lateran Basilica, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St... (click for more)
Flavors of Italy 2010
11 Days starting from $2,835
Enjoy days of wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, and authentic Italian cuisine a true epicurean experience!.. (click for more)
Italy with Oberammergau
11 Days starting from $3,899
Come experience Italy’s history, culture, art and romance. While in Rome, you’ll attend the weekly papal audience and receive the blessing given by His Holiness, Benedict XVI. You’ll also visit St. Peter’s Basilica and view such artistic treasures as.. (click for more)
12 Day Passion Play 2010 and Italy
12 Days starting from $3,579
Experience the 2010 Passion Play and Italy.. (click for more)
Italy featuring the Oberammergau Passion Play
12 Days starting from $3,899
Come experience Italy’s history, culture, art and romance. While in Rome, you’ll attend the weekly papal audience and receive the blessing given by His Holiness, Benedict XVI. You’ll also visit St. Peter’s Basilica and view such artistic treasures as.. (click for more)
GRAND CATHOLIC ITALY OBERAMMERGAU VERSION (TVO2010)
14 Days starting from $3,178
Vacation OverviewOn this vacation, discover Italy from Rome to Venice. Start your trip in Rome, Italy’s capital, with a welcome dinner and guided tours with a Local Guide to the Holy Stairs, St. John Lateran Basilica, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St... (click for more)
Road to Rome Passion Play 2010
15 Days starting from $4,360
The small alpine village of Oberammergau is world famous for the Passion Play performed by its villagers every ten years. The next season of performances will be in the year 2010, when more than 1,500 richly-costumed Oberammergau villagers will .. (click for more)
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