Bella Vista Walking & Cooking Tours
We offer a program of regular scheduled walking holidays throughout Europe. We offer a select number of departures per year including walking, cooking in Italy. We organize cooking & walking trips to Italy We offer cooking classes in Tuscany and Chianti High level tours in Italy combined with walking and cooking actvities If you are in Italy and have a full schedule why not take a day to do a class? We offer daily classes, which always include the meal with wine after the lesson. The prices are per couple, and if there are more than three people, there is an additional discount. TUSCANY Florence City center: Chefs Sharon and Mims at their resident cooking school in the city center $260.00 per couple Pistoia (near Florence in the hills) Chefs Stefano and Alessandra in their small charming hotel $240.00 per couple Montecatini (Spa city – try some spa treatments before your class!) Chef Maria Teresa in the glorious five star hotel Croce di Malta $220.00 per couple Elba Island – Hotel Airone (directly on the beach, bake on the beach before baking in the kitchen!) Chef Alvaro $175.00 per couple Southern Tuscany – Palazzo Mannaioni (14th Century Palace) Chef Alessandro $250.00 per couple Siena – Villa Lecchi (17th Century Villa) $250.00 per couple Cortona – Hotel Il Portole Chef Franco and his wife $175.00 per couple Chianti Classico – Country House Chef Giulietta $200.00 per couple VENETO Venice – Villa Luppis (An amazing Villa from the 12th Century) Chef Luciano $250.00 per couple UMBRIA Orvieto – Local restaurant in center of town "Zeppelino" Chef Lorenzo $185.00 per couple EMILIA ROMAGNA Modena – Country Villa Chef Stefania (and sometimes her mom!) (Minimum 4 people) $400.00 for four people LOMBARDY Como –Private house in Cernobbio overlooking Lake Como while you cook and eat! Chef Giulia (Minimum 3 people) $375.00 for three people A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO SEEING ANOTHER MUSEUM! TUSCANY Radda-in Chianti (Chianti Classico) Tutti A Tavola invites you to join them for three days of hands-on-lessons instructed in English. Includes market visits, and recipes: $595.00 per person. In addition, stay in the beautiful refurbished farmhouse, locally known as an "agriturismo" (bed & breakfast equivalent) The package price including four night's accommodation: $850.00 per person Florence City center:Chefs Sharon and Mims at their resident cooking school in the city center Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $700.00 per couplePistoia (near Florence in the hills) Chefs Stefano and Alessandra in their small charming hotel Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $500.00 per coupleMontecatini (Spa treatment included) Chef Giuseppe in his small charming agriturismo Four nights hotel – Three days of Cooking Classes $650.00 per couple Elba Island – Hotel Airone (Spa and Cooking) Chef Alvaro Five nights hotel – Three days of Cooking Classes – one spa treatment $1400.00 per couple Siena – Villa Lecchi (17th Century Villa) Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $600.00 per couple Lucca – Villa Borbone Seven nights hotel – Six days of Cooking Classes $2800.00 per person Cortona – Hotel Il Portole Chef Franco and his wife Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $400.00 per couple Chianti Classico – Country House Chef Giulietta Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $700.00 per couple Cetona - Santa Margherita is a "casa colonica", a typical farm house from the 1800’s located in southern Tuscany. The center of the "casa colonica" was, of course, the "cucina", which is where our cooking classes will be staged. This kitchen is characteristic and rustic with its high, wood beamed ceilings, walk-in fireplace and outdoor wood oven. Tour Dates, FALL 2002 / SPRING 03: Sunday through Sunday October 27 – November 3, 2002 November 17 - November 24, 2002 February 16 – 23, 2003 March 16 – 23, 2003 April 20 – 27, 2003 May 18 – 25, 2003 June 15 – 22, 2003 Cost of Tour: $2,950.00 Cost Includes: Pick up from Chiusi Train Station, 7 nights luxury accommodation, all meals, and sightseeing VENETO Venice – Villa Luppis (An amazing Villa from the 12th Century) Chef Luciano Five nights hotel – Three days of Cooking Classes $1400.00 per couple UMBRIA Orvieto – Local restaurant in center of town "Zeppelino" Chef Lorenzo Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking Classes $700.00 per coupleStroncone – Four star level Country House – Painting and Cooking Chef Tatiana Three nights hotel – Two days of Cooking – One day Painting $900.00 per couple Trevi – Historical 17th Century Villa Three nights hotel – Three days of Cooking – Wine & Cheese parties $1000.00 per couple EMILIA ROMAGNA Modena – Country Villa Chef Stefania (and sometimes her mom!) (Minimum 4 people) $400.00 for four people LOMBARDY Como –Private house in Cernobbio overlooking Lake Como while you cook and eat! Chef Giulia (Minimum 3 people) $375.00 Lake Como – Villa D’Este (one of the leading hotels of the world!) Five nights hotel – Three days of Cooking $1,850.00 per person Bellagio – Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni on Lake Como (Spa treatment included) Three nights hotel – Three days of Cooking – $1000.00 per person PIEDMONT Cortemilia (near Turin - where the 2006 Winter Olympics will be held!) Chef Carlo gives you a hands on instruction with accommodation in his charming three star hotel, a private tour of his wine cellar, and phenomenal lectures in English on the wines of the valleys of Piedmont. Two classes, including hotel for two nights: $350.00 per person Lake Orta – Villa Crespi (a fantastic hotel with beautifully decorated rooms) Chef Sebastiano Three nights hotel – Three days of Cooking – $1550.00 per person LIGURIA Cinque Terre – Portovenere – Grand Hotel (watch the sunset over the ocean while you learn in a professional teaching kitchen) Chef Paolo Seven nights hotel – Six days of Cooking – $1800.00 per person NOT SURE WHERE TO SPEND TIME DOING A COOKING COURSE? There are some areas of Italy that are more famous and well known than others - and those may be the places that first come to mind when deciding where to do a Cooking School. For example, Tuscany is beautiful and has become more popular because of movies and books that feature its rolling hills and vineyards. However, there are lesser known areas of Tuscany and the rest of Italy that are still free of tourists and full of locals jumping with joy to teach you how to cook - often at prices that are must lower than the "famous" areas. For instance we can help you to decide if you want to learn to cook, and speak Italian at the same time, by spending a day with a local "Signora" who barely speaks English but is so full of charm that you'll be using your hands to cook and communicate! If you are more of a professional, we will put you with a professional Italian Chef (who speaks perfect English) and he will show you how he prepares the meals for his four star hotel kitchen in the Cinque Terre, using the local seafood as the base of his menu. So tell us how serious you are about cooking, or drinking wine, or just hanging out and getting to know the Italians, and we will send you in the right direction! Suggestions: To help you with some ideas of the regional dishes, we have listed some cities and their regions. Then we have mentioned a few physical aspects of the area, in addition to at least one famous gastronomic ingredient from the area, and the activities we suggest you explore there. Call us for prices. City: Cortemilia Region: Piedmont Known for: Hazelnuts and Truffles and: beautiful vineyards Suggested activites: Walking & Vineyard visits City: Portoferraio on Elba Island Region: Tuscany Known for: Seafood and: Mediterranean Ocean & white beaches Suggested activities: Beach vacation, hiking City: Radda-in-Chianti Region: Tuscany Known for: Fresh Produce & Tuscan Beans and: Rolling Vineyards and Hilltop Villages Suggested activites: Walking Tours & Vineyard visits City: Parma Region: Emilia Romagna Known for: The best food in all of Italy (ask an Italian)- Parmigian Cheese, Prosciutto and: Fantastic Castles & the Po River Valley Suggested Activity: Visits to Parmigian Cheese factory, and bike riding (nice and flat!) City: Orvieto Region: Umbria Known for: Olive Oil, Bruschetta, Roasted Chestnuts and: Hidden Villages and Rolling Olive Groves Suggested Activity: Walking Tour City: Como Region: Lombardy Known for: Rich sauces and Polenta and: Silk manufacturing, Beautiful Lake Como, Great shopping Suggested Activity: Boat rides to Bellagio & Cernobbio, shopping, hiking

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