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You've heard the hype, and yes Tuscany is as beautiful as a postcard, the food is incredible, the streets are filled with history and the wine is, well, let’s just say sublime! But what you won’t know until you go there is that it’s ALL TRUE! I’ve made countless trips to Tuscany and its beauty still surprises and excites me every single time!
Picture yourself waking up in a luxurious room in a gorgeous, completely renovated and private 16th century Tuscan villa to see the sun peeking through the mist on the vine-covered hills. Then you join our small group for a delicious breakfast assortment of pastries, local cheeses, warm frittata, all kinds of salumi and fruits -- just the kind of fuel we need before heading out to visit local olive mills, food artisans, vineyards or to the open air fruit and vegetable market! With so many top-rated vineyards within close proximity to our villa, we will have to visit some of the best where we'll enjoy exclusive wine tastings paired with some delicious treats!
And imagine taking advantage of impeccably fresh ingredients and learning how to prepare modern as well as traditional Tuscan dishes in our villa’s spacious well-equipped kitchen! We’ll roll pasta by hand, make homemade ravioli, cook fresh porcini and braise the famous Tuscan beef to make a melt-in-your mouth ragu. Of course, we’ll savor it with wines we’ve discovered along the way -- dining al fresco on our villa’s patio under the Tuscan sun! Then at the end of the day, see yourself unwinding in front of a crackling fire in our exquisite accommodations sipping house made limoncello or grappa!
Our week together will truly be an immersion into the Tuscan lifestyle with plenty of surprises along the way! Prepare to be spoiled! What are you waiting for?!
Group size is limited and these journeys sell out quickly.
** Price based on double occupancy, single supplement applies for solo travelers. Airfare not included.
Deposit of $1500.00 per person required to secure a spot.
What’s included?
- Six nights of luxurious and well-appointed private villa accommodations in the heart of Tuscany and just outside my favorite town in Tuscany
- All meals and wine for the duration of the journey, including a special welcome reception and grand finalé evening celebration!
- Hands-on cooking classes in our villa’s spacious kitchen, including a special evening with the local master pizza maker (aka “the pizzaiolo”) who will teach us some special tricks as we bake pizzas and calzone together in our villa’s gorgeous wood oven!
- Unique day trips and exclusive tours, unlike anything you’ll see in a guide book!
- Ground transportation during the tour via Mercedes van.
- Group transfers from the convenient meeting place in Lucca.
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