A Toast to the Olive in Tuscany!

Join your hosts in Tuscany for a week of living in an authentice Tuscan home, meeting local people, touring beautiful historical monuments, enjoying the Tuscan rolling hills, visiting wine and food producers, picking olives, shopping at the local open markets and learning how to cook traditional family Italian Mediterranean recipes, first-hand.

A unique culinary adventure that begins in a 16th-century villa that is fully equipped kitchen with large marble working stations, an organic garden and nearby fragrant and abundant open-air produce markets.

In Tuscany, your hands-on experience in the kitchen is enriched by guided art tours, visits to wineries and food producers and open-air markets.

Small groups of people experience a unique culinary adventure that begins with aunthentic, traditional Italian family recipes.

TUSCAN OLIVE OIL FOOD & ART IN THE HEART OF TUSCANY

Mediterranean & Vegetarian Kitchen with

Tuscan Art Excursions & Fun!

**ULTIMATE ALL INCLUSIVE!**

• Robust Tuscan Table Wine ­ Chianti (Red) & Vernaccia (White)
• 3 Half Days Excursions - including transportation & restaurant meal
• Visits to art towns, medieval villages, traditional art workshops, wineries, open markets
• 1 Full Day Guided Excursion to Florence
• 1 day of olive picking and experience of olive oil making with an expert
• Dinner by the local frantoio (olive mill)
• 2 bottles of fresh made extra virgin olive oil
• 1 class of extra virgin olive oil tasting
• Transportation & Transfers from/to Pontedera Train Station or Pisa/Florence Airport
• Daily Room Cleaning
• Outdoor Swimming Pool
• Hiking Trails
• Laundry Facilities

All meals are included in the price and feature:

• Three hands-on interactive cooking classes
• Personalized Menus
• Local, ogranic produce
• Authentic Tuscan Cuisine
• Personalized Course Materials
• Traditional Family Recipes

Price:

2200 euro - double occupancy

Add 250 euro - single occupancy supplement

AVAILABLE DATES

2008

November 2 - 8, 2008

November 9 - 15, 2008

2009

November 1 - 7, 2009

November 8 -14, 2009

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

BOOKING AND CANCELLATION POLICY

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

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

Balance is due in full 60 prior days to the date of your visit.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

Deposits are non-refundable

30 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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Passing through Tuscany for only a day?

How about stoping in for a

One Day Hands-on Cooking Class

Available Year - Round (Monday - Friday)

Classes begin at 4:30 pm

The one-day class provides a short culinary adventure
through traditional Italian family recipes

Learn to cook a complete seasonal menu, using the fresh products from
their organic Tuscan garden and local fresh-air markets

PRICE OF SINGLE DAY CLASS

$225 USD (150 €) per person

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PRICE INCLUDES:

A four-hour class, recipe folder and dinner with Tuscan wine

Please note - Accommodations are NOT included for a one day class, but may be obtained separately upon request and based on availability.