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TUSCANY COOKING
BREAK
A fine short vacation with the best of Tuscany pleasures: food, wine, olive oil,
art and nature.
3-night program, from Thursday to Sunday for dates . see the CALENDAR
- Thursday: Arrivals
from 5 pm onward. Free pick up at Castelfiorentino
r.r.station. Dinner at 8 pm.
Friday: In the morning, tour of Volterra,
with its two
milleniums art and architecture, lunch
at renowned restaurant. Afternoon visit of an excellent winery
and guided sampling of their best wines. Evening cooking class by
the chef Bartolo based on historical and traditional Tuscan
cuisine, followed by dinner. 
Saturday: - In the morning, hands-on cooking class by home-cook
Emanuela, based on traditional recipes
and saffron specialties, followed by lunch. In the afternoon, guided
tour of
San Gimignano,, the
famous medieval "towers town". Dinner at your hotel. 
Sunday: Cooking class by Loredana for
hand-made pasta and mediterranean sauces,
followed by lunch at her farm house. Afternoon short visit of
San Miniato, then departures from san Miniato r.r. station
around 5 pm.
Lodging at - ***Le
Boscarecce Country Inn, cozy all conforts
country-style hotel in a elegantly restored farm house, near Castelfiorentino:
with nice rooms or apartments, excellent restaurant, swimming pool,
tennis court, family run.
Note: for late reservations, if the above lodging is full,
you will find arrangment at Quattro Gigli
Hotel or Vallacchi farm-house all comforts,
nice rooms and apartments, swimming pool, family run.
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