Cooking Tours in Italy's Abruzzo Region

Cooking Tours in Italy's Abruzzo Cooking Tours in Italy's Abruzzo

Days/Nights: 7days - 6 nights Hotels: Countryside Inn Departure Date: Any date, all year Price: see price in USD

So you like cooking? Want to experience the real Italy in a way that explores the foods, ingredients and flavors of the local area while participating in hands on cooking classes with local professionals? Well Italy 4 Real’s cooking courses are custom designed and hand selected for their quality, experience and support local growers, markets and producers.

This program takes place in the Abruzzo Region of Italy. Located within easy reach of Rome the Abruzzo region is a un-touched wonderland of flavors, sights, sounds and the old world charm not found in main-stream Italy. Abruzzo is a journey into the past to experience Italy from times long past. Not only will you experience a truly local experience but you will enjoy cooking courses, markets, olive oil, wines, desserts and the finest cheeses, pastas and meats; all in a hands on relaxed environment.

Day 1 Highlights: Arrival to Rome, Private Airport Transfer, Relax & Unpack, Welcome Cocktail and Grand Welcome Dinner DAY 1: Arrival to Rome – Welcome to Italy! This tour includes a private transfer from the Rome airport to your host hotel. Drive across the Abruzzo mountains towards your country inn accommodations in the town of Carunchio, where you will be staying. After you are settled in, we'll meet for a cocktail and a briefing of the tour. A welcome dinner will follow, with a multicourse meal. Welcome to Italy! Your hotel is an elegant countryside inn and former palace. Your hotel will have all the comforts of home.

Day 2 Highlights: Carunchio Old Town, Salami Production, Olive Oil Press, Cooking Course with Lunch DAY 2: The heart of Abruzzo - Carnunchio, Cooking and Production After a short morning walk around the old-town, we get started on our first class. We'll explore the basic ingredients of traditional Abruzzo cuisine and make some flavorful sauces for pasta dishes. The theme for this lunch will be "quick and healthy homemade meals". You'll see how delicious, easy, and healthy Abruzzese cooking can be. We'll lunch on our tasty creations in traditional Italian style, slowly and in good company! After lunch, you'll rest up for the afternoon activities. We will visit a local salami production plant and learn how this incredible product is made, and what distinguishes Abruzzo's salami from the rest. Next, we will visit an organic olive oil press, where the owner of the farm will show us the traditional ways of making the “real extra virgin olive oil”. Free for the remainder of day and evening.

Day 3 Highlights: Cooking Course with Lunch, Molise Region, Mozzarella Factory, Bell Foundry DAY 3: Cooking, Mozzarella & the Region of Molise Learn how much fun and delicious making pasta can be, in a variety of colors and shapes. We'll teach you all the tricks so it turns out great every time. You will be amazed by the variety: pasta alla chitarra, gnocchi, cavatelli, stuffed pasta and so on. After lunch, we'll take you down to Agnone, in the region of Molise, where you can watch real family production of mozzarella, burrata and caciocavallo. Agnone is famous in the area for its quality cheese. Then we will visit a historic artisan bell foundry which still makes church bells manually for the Vatican. We will learn about the manufacturing phases. Free for the evening

Day 4 Highlights: Fishing Houses, Soap Factory, Lunch Dinner DAY 4: Regional Production, Seafood & Shopping The day starts with a visit to the curious trabocchi fishing houses, a unique piece of art that is available only on this small strip of the Adriatic. Next we will explore an organic soap manufactory that has improved an old recipe to make soap with olive oil, goat’s milk and donkey milk. Lunch at the best restaurant in town, serving a seafood sampling feast. After lunch we’ll have the opportunity to do some window shopping in Vasto. Dinner back at your accommodation.

Day 5 Highlights: Arrival to Rome, Private Airport Transfer, Relax & Unpack! DAY 5: Preservation Learn how to preserve fruits and vegetables in the Italian way. Make fruit preserves and a variety of pickled vegetables, plus learn how to preserve using oil and vinegar. Taste and find out how these ingredients are a big part of the Abruzzese cuisine. Later, We'll learn how to make Limoncello and you'll taste a variety of liqueurs created from local ingredients, such as amaro Abruzzese and Centerba. In the afternoon you'll be free to walk around town and enjoy the peaceful environment in the small village of Carunchio. Free for the evening. Day 6 Highlights: Dessert Workshop, Lunch, Sommelier Class DAY 6: Learn to be a Sommelier & Dessert Workshop Learn how to make mouth watering desserts and pair them with the liqueurs made the previous day. Almond biscotti, bocconotto, and much more. After lunch, we'll enjoy a sommelier class. In just three hours, we’ll show the basic skills on how to sample and pair wines. This tour includes our free TRIP PAK which has over $50 in free maps, sightseeing, dining and regional guides. Your TripPak will show you plenty of things to do during your free time when you arrive to Rome! Day 7 Highlights: Private airport transfer DAY 7: All Roads Lead to Rome On this day we take you back to the airport or hotel if you are continuing your trip and make sure you're going home with everything you came for. Last minute shopping, postcards or other requests can be fit in according to schedules. Ask your Travel Expert about some of the great optional tours you can experience while in Italy such as renting a Vespa scooter or wine tasting at theInternationalAcademy of Wine. Italy4Real has dozens of great things to do! Departure Dates : PICK YOUR DATES, ANY DAY ALL YEAR STATUS : ALL DATES AVAILABLE -BOOKING NOW Visit the tour page now Important notes about this Tour Elegant country inn for 6 nights Transport by modern sedans and vans All breakfasts are included Mutiple lunches and dinners Mutipel cooking courses Mutiple outings and visits All taxes included! Tour host for duration of tour Tours are guaranteed in English Group Size: Small Guaranteed Departure with Min 2 people. The tour does not include: airfare, tips, baggage handling All tours are governed by the Terms & Conditions Question? Submit your question online ©2011 Travel 4 Real LLC. Licensed as providers of travel and tour operators. License number: 602031659