Saturday, November 28, 2009

Gourmet Culinary & Wine Tours of Tuscany

In conjunction with one of our preferred partners take a week to indulge in the culinary greatness of the Tuscany region. For eight days you will visit Siena and Florence for days filled with regional tastings, cooking classes, vineyard tours and history lessons on these wonderfully ancient cities.

Your first day on Italian soil begins in Florence with a dinner at Piazza del Campo, day two is a trip to Siena for a day of tastings including cheeses, bruschetta, olive oil, salami and Chianti as well as a cooking lesson and dinner in the Siena Cooking School. Day three is a full day excursion into the amazing Chianti district for wine tastings and lunch in a local winery followed by a visit to Colle Val D'Elsa and a chocolate tasting in an enoteca.

The fifth day you will be immersed in the cooking techniques and market shopping of the Chianti region all of which you will enjoy for lunch. Another day will be spent on a full day excursion into the Val d'Orcia region for wine and olive oil tastings with lunch at the Enoteca of Montalcino. On the last day you will have a personalized tour of the old city centre of Florence including the Duomo, Giotto's bell tower, the Baptistery, and the Accademia.

The dates of the tour are June 5th, September 18th and October 9th. Included in the trip are 7 nights accommodations in Florence and Siena, round trip airport transfers, 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners, all the tours and cooking lessons for just $2995 per person land only. Air and gratuity is additional. Visit www.savorytravel.com for more information

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