Cooking in Lucca and near Cinque Terre
3-night program, from Thursday to Sunday

The most elegant town of Tuscany, Lucca, the best coast of Tuscany, Versilia, the worldwide famous jewel-villages, the Cinque Terre. A fabulous cuisine program, savouring Tuscan cuisine at his best, cooking with top chefs, living an unforgettable experience, in touch with art, tradition, history, nature.

- Thursday - Arrivals in the evening. from 5pm. onwards. Between 5 and 6 pm. free pick up from Pisa airport or Pisa r.r.station to your hotel. Dinner at 8 pm.
- Friday - Morning hands-on cooking class by Loretta Degli Innocenti, chef of Villa Chini, specialising in Tuscan traditional cuisine, followed by lunch at her restaurant. Afternoon: guided visit of Lucca old town. Dinner at renowned restaurant.
- Saturday - Hands-on cooking class, guided by chef Cristiano Tomei, specialising in Tuscany fish recipe. Lunch at his restaurant. Afternoon visit of Carrara to discover the artisans of white marble. Dinner at your hotel.
- Sunday - Escorted visit of Pisa (including the leaning tower in Piazza dei Miracoli) and lunch at one of the best typical restaurant in town. Transfer to r.r. station or airport around 3 pm, for departures.
Price per person of the cooking activities Euros 600.
Expenses for all other related activities, meals and suggested lodging in double room Euros 600.

(Total Euros 1200 )

Optional CINQUE TERRE tour offered by a local agency, on an extra day, before or after the cooking course. Tour to one of the most spectacular and fascinating areas of the Italian coastline. By foot, car, train and boat, we will explore four of the "five lands", the untouched fishing villages standing like antique jewels on the steep coast. Fish lunch at a typical "trattoria" in Monterosso. Return and dinner at your hotel.
Price of the optional tour: Euros 220 per person
NOTE:
this tour includes some walks which requires a good fisical condition.

Suggested accommodations (availability depending on period of the year):
Club Hotel I Pini*** historical dwelling in Camaiore on the sea coast.
Piccolo Hotel Puccini*** inside the walls of Lucca.
Villa Romantica*** liberty villa near the walls of Lucca

For your best enjoyment the program is limited to 8 persons.

DATES: once a month starting on Thursdays (excpt August), please click here to see the CALENDAR

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Flying note: we suggest to land at Pisa G.Galilei International Airport. Please check convenient fares of RyanAir from London.
Free pick up from Pisa airport or Pisa r.r.station between 5 and 6 pm. and take you to your hotel.
Train note: Pisa is a main station connected with Florence (a train every hour) and other mayor cities.
Driving note: write to us and we will send you direction to reach your hotel.

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