Mediterranean Food and Art Tours in Tuscany!

Seven Day Course including a full day in Florence!

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 named Podere il Poggione. 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

ULTIMATE ALL INCLUSIVE

• 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 Cooking Classes
• 4 Half Days 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
• Laundry Facilities
• 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

Cooking Course and Art Tours

Your Week at a Glance

Sunday

• Lunch: Asparagus and fritatta
• Bruschetta with artichoke cream mixed salad and fresh fruit
• Dinner - Tuscan Soup
• Veal (or other meat, if veal does not suit your palette)
• Fresh Breads, Mixed salad, Salame, di Cioccolato

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
• Theme: A Mediterranean dinner - Tagliatelle with sweet tomato sauce, Sweet and sour peppers; Stuffed baked zucchini, Brutti e Buoni

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)
• Example: Fall dinner Risotto with pumpkin and mushrooms Chicken alla toscan Tuscan salad Crostata with Figs and Rosemary

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)
• Example: Piedmont Stew with mushrooms Potato rolls with saffron Bunet (chocolate pudding)

Thursday

• 8:30 AM Breakfast
• 9:30 AM Art guided 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)
• Example: Pizza & Focaccia Bread Torta di Rose

Saturday

8:30 AM Breakfast & Departure

Price Per person :

Price 1840 € - Double occupancy

Add 225 € - Single occupancy

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For a five day version of this package please click here

Alternative classes offered at this location are

Five Day Cooking Vacation , Olive Harvest or One Day Cooking Lesson & Dinner

2008 Calendar Dates
AUGUST*	SEPTEMBER (Wine harvest)	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER (Olive harvest)
3 - 9	7 - 13	5 - 11	2 - 8
10 - 16	14 - 20	12 - 18	9 - 15
17 - 23	21 - 27	19 - 25
24 - 30	28 - October 4	26 - Nov 1

2009 Calendar Dates

APRIL	MAY	JUNE	JULY
March 29 - April 4	3 - 9	May 31 - June 6	5 - 11
5 - 11	10 - 16	7 - 13	12 - 18
12 - 18	17 - 23	14 - 20	19 - 25
19 - 25	24 - 30	28 - July 4	26 - August 1
26 - May 2
AUGUST*	SEPTEMBER (Wine harvest)	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER (Olive harvest)
2 - 8	6 - 12	4 - 10	1 - 7
9 - 15	13 - 19	11 - 17	8 - 14
16 - 22	20 - 26	18 - 24
23 - 29	27 - October 3	25 - 31
Aug 30 - Sept 5
* During August  the cooking courses are open for a min. of 4 people only

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; 0 to 59 days before arrival date 50% Refund Within 30 days of arrival date - sorry, but no refund is available. The school reserves the right to alter its programs

 

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