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1st day
Arrival at the hotel by shuttle bus from Florence/Pisa airport or train station. In the afternoon, welcome-cocktail and check-in. Dinner with typical products and excellent Tuscan wines.
Presentation of the activities. Overnight.

2nd day “about Pasta and Ragoût”
Breakfast. Meeting with the Chef and first lesson about bases, hand-made pasta, vegetables and dishes’ preparation. Preparation of many local kinds of pasta (Tortelli pulled by hand with the pin and filled with potatoes, Ravioli with ricotta and spinach, Pici, Gnocchi, etc.) with different types of Ragout sauce (deer, wild boar, etc).
Lunch with the dishes cooked during the lesson (with the help of the Chef).
In the afternoon, the Leaning Tower, the Baptistry and the Cathedral, united in total harmony on the famous Piazza dei Miracoli of Pisa, will have our full attention during the visit with official guide. Lucca, the medieval city of narrow streets, old houses, many Romanesque churches and beautiful walls, wants to be discovered with a nice walk.

3rd day “about meat”
Breakfast. The Chef will explain cooking, storage and particularities of the famous "Chianina" meat, tender and juicy, delicious dish of our land of Tuscany.
Lunch with the dishes cooked during the lesson (with the help of the Chef).
In the afternoon, visit with a cheese tasting in the “Val di Cecina” for the third cooking class: “ The cheeses ”. You will taste different types of cheese from the Val di Cecina combined with honey, jams and mustards and Tuscan salami, all accompanied by three kinds of Tuscan wines.
Returning to the hotel and overnight.

4th day "about fish dishes".
Breakfast. The chef will explain the ways of cleaning, conservation and nutritional properties of sea, lake and river fish. Then, he will explain how to preapre typical Tuscan fish dishes (Cacciucco, Triglie alla Livornese, etc.). Lunch with dishes prepared during the lesson. In the afternoon, visit to the city of Livorno and to the Etruscan coast; then visit to a wine producer and tasting of wine and olive oil from the Etruscan coast.
Return to the hotel and overnight.

5th day “about side dishes and desserts”
Breakfast. Cooking class about the side dishes (porcini mushrooms, spinach, spinach beet, potatoes) and dessert pairing with a local sweet wines. The chef will explain the preparation and cooking of typical Tuscan side dishes and desserts, with the preparation of the side dishes and desserts which will be served at lunchtime.
In the afternoon, departure for the trip to Carrara and its marble quarries, with a stop at the town of Colonnata - in the heart of the mining basin of the noble stone of Carrara - for the tasting of the Lardo di Colonnata, typical product the area.
Return to the hotel with a stop in Viareggio for a walk on the promenade. After returning to hotel we will have a goodbye-dinner with dishes from Tuscany. Overnight.

6th day “ Visit to the city of Florence“
Breakfast. Leaving for Florence: Art, culture, beauty, elegance. Let us discover together the extraordinary city of Dante, Michelangelo and Leonardo. By bus, via Highway, we will arrive in Florence. In the morning we will visit the city with the official guide: Piazzale Michelangelo, Ponte Vecchio, Baptistery, Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza Santa Croce.
Lunch with typical tuscan products. Free afternoon in Florence with the possibility for other visits as: Marketplace Straw, etc. The entrance to the Gallery of Uffìzi Palazzo Pitti is not included. In the late afternoon, return to the hotel with a stop for dinner at a restaurant in the area. Dinner and overnight

7th day: “Good-bye”
Breakfast. Greetings and departure, with Pick Up ant the station of Pisa or Florence. We will organise a visit to the cities near Pisa for the customers who are leaving in the afternoon.

Type: eno-gastronomic
Code: T-EGENOG01 Cooking course
Locations: Pisa, Lucca, Livorno, Bolgheri, San Miniato, Castagneto Carducci, Castiglioncello, Volterra, Calafuria's cliff, Carrara (marble-pit), Florence.
Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
Difficulty: low
Period: all the year

Price of the tour on the basis of a 14-people-group:
from €780 per person
extra charge for single room: € 270

the price comprises:

• 6 nights in 3 stars surerior or 4 stars hotel, bed and breakfast treatment (in double room)
• 6 dinners (one of which has typical Tuscan dishes)
• 4 lunches (with dishes cooked during the lessons) and 1 lunch in restaurant
• transfers specified in the programme
• tour guide and museum or monument entrance
• illustrative material

the price does not comprise:

• obligatory registration and insurance: € 30
• drinks
• extras and anything not specified in "The price comprises"

Liberty formula on the basis of a 2-people: from € 850 per person

the price comprises:

• 6 nights in 3 stars surerior or 4 stars hotel, bed and breakfast treatment (in double room)
• 6 dinners (one of which has typical Tuscan dishes)
• 4 lunches (with dishes cooked during the lessons) and 1 lunch in restaurant
• museum or monument entrance
• illustrative material

the price does not comprise:

• obligatory registration and insurance: € 30
• drinks
• extras and anything not specified in "The price comprises"