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Teach By Travel - Culinary Tours - Tuscany
Day 1:
Departure Flight.
Day 2: Tuscany
Arrive Rome airport and transfer to the charming Tuscany village area for hotel check-in. Free time to relax and unpack before your Welcome Dinner.
Day 3: Siena Cooking Class
Journey to Siena for a locally guided tour. After an included lunch in Siena, travel to a local restaurant where you will immerse yourself in a cooking class with a local professional chef. After your meal, return to Tuscany for overnight.
Day 4: Montalcino - Pienza - Cooking Class
Transfer to Montalcino for a guided tour. Continue to Pienza for a Winery Tour concluding with a wine tasting along with your included lunch. Free time before your dinner cooking class with a local professional chef in Pienza. With expert guidance, you will cook (and eat!) a complete meal. Return to Tuscany for overnight.
Day 5: Etruscan Villages Excursion - Cooking Class
A day of three villages awaits you! Travel to Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana for guided tours. The quaint old town of Pitigliano is known as the little Jerusalem, for the historical presence of a Jewish community has always been well integrated into the social context that here had their own synagogue. Sorano is an ancient medieval hill town hanging from a tuff stone over the Lente River. In Sovana, see the Aldobrandeschi Castle, Palazzo Pretorio, the Romanesque church of Santa Maria Maggiore, and more. Lunch is included today. Evening cooking class with a professional local chef. Return to Tuscany for overnight.
Day 6: Morning Cooking - Santa Fiora - Abbadia San Salvatore
For a change of pace, enjoy a morning cooking class today with a local professional chef. After your included lunch, travel to the Monte Amiata region for guided tours of Santa Fiora and Abbadia San Salvatore. Santa Fiora boasts a large number of beautiful churches to visit, as well as 3 Palazzos (grand residences). Attractions in the town of Abbadia San Salvatore include the medieval borough, the Palazzo della Potesta (15th century) and the church of Santa Croce. Dinner in a local restaurant/trattoria.
Day 7:
Included transfer to the airport for your return flight.
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Highlights:
Round-trip Airfare
Full-Time Tour Manager
All Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners
Cooking Classes in Seina, Pienza, Sovana and Tuscany
Guided Tour of Siena
Guided Tour of Montalcino
Guided Tour of Pienza
Etruscan Villages Excursion
Guided Tour of Santa Fiora
Guided Tour of Abbadia San Salvatore
Wine Tasting in Pienza
