Italy: Culinary Arts
Program includes
- Roundtrip Airfare
- 8 Nights of Accommodation
- Daily Continental Breakfast
- 5 Traditional Dinners
- All Ground Transportation
- Full Time Guide & Assistance
- Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
- Travelers Insurance
Program highlights
- 2 Tuscan Cooking Classes
- Homemade Fresh Pasta Cooking Class
- Bakery Visit & Tasting
- Gelateria Fassi Tour & Tasting
- Vineyards and Winery Tour
- Rome & Florence Market Tours
- Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese Factory and Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Tour & Tasting
- Colosseum & Forum
- Borghese Gallery
Itinerary
Day 1 – Departure
- Depart Home for Rome, Italy
Day 2 – Rome
- Arrive at Airport in Rome
- Drop Bags & Refresh
- Airport Transfer
- Rome Walking Tour – Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon
- Welcome Dinner in a Traditional Pizzeria – The group will be taken for an authentic pizza dinner with a variety of options to cater all diets.
Day 3 – Rome
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Guided Tour of Colosseum & Roman Forum – The Colosseum (Colosseo) remains the largest amphitheater ever built and is one of the most recognizable and iconic symbols of Rome. The 5-story, elliptical structure measures 617-feet long, 512-feet wide, and 187-feet high and is made of travertine and brick.
- Lunch Break at San Teodoro Farmer’s Market
- Borghese Gallery – Rome’s best collection of Renaissance and Baroque art.
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Day 4 – Rome/Florence
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Visit of Nuovo Esquilino Market
- Gelateria Fassi Tour & Tasting – An exclusive visit to the Laboratory of this traditional homemade gelateria, followed by a tasting of their best creations.
- Bullet Train to Florence (approx. 1.5 hours)
- Check-in & Refresh
- Homemade Fresh Pasta Cooking Class & Dinner
Day 5 – Florence/Fucecchio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Visit of San Lorenzo Market
- Florence Walking Tour – Duomo, Medici Palace, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Rose Garden
- Transfer to La Pineta Farm (Tuscan Countryside)
- Cooking Class & Dinner – Learn how to use local herbs from the garden and cook an authentic Tuscan meal
Day 6 – Fucecchio
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Vineyards and Winery Tour – Visit the botanical garden, the organic farming vineyards of strictly indigenous vines & the awarded winery “Dalle Nostre Mani”.
- Lunch Break in Fucecchio
- Cooking Class & Dinner – Learn how to use local herbs from the garden and cook an authentic Tuscan meal
Day 7 – Fucecchio/Bologna
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Visit the hilltown of San Miniato – This wonderful medieval town, perfectly preserved, is famous for its views on Tuscan countryside and for their white truffle.
- Transfer to Bologna (approx. 2 hours)
- Check-in & Refresh
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Day 8 – Bologna/Modena
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Transfer to Modena
- Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese Factory Tour –
Learn about all the different steps in the production of this world famous cheese (from the milk to the aging process)… and taste it! - Free Time in Modena – Explore the city center of this beautiful medieval city, with its porticos, the cathedral and the market.
- Visit to a Traditional Acetaia – Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP Factory
- Return to Bologna
- Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Day 9 – Bologna/Rome
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Bologna Walking Tour – Piazza Maggiore, Fountain of Neptune, the Two Towers, the University of Bologna (the oldest in the world).
Bakery Visit – Visit the laboratory of a traditional bakery and taste their bread, pizza, pastry and organic coffee. - Bullet Train to Rome (approx. 2 hours)
- Check-in & Refresh
- Trastevere – Discover the most picturesque neighborhood of Rome and its traditional groceries.
- Farewell Dinner Aperitivo & Program Closing
Day 10 – Return
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Airport Transfer
- Depart Rome, Italy for Home
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