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SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER CELEBRATION
 A
special event that takes place twice a year, in September
and October.
A cooking adventure designed for people that have several
interests and that likes to visit art sites, food producers,
art workshops, as well as doing some hiking on the beautiful
countryside, appreciating history, art and nature.
The program is very flexible and there is always the
possibility to choose between an art tour or a hiking
excursion.
The length of the course is a full week ( 7 nights
- 8 days...one day more than the other cooking courses)
and the rate is a very good deal.
Dates are: September 1 - 8 and october 13 - 20
Below is all the information for the SEPTEMBER and
OCTOBER CELEBRATION.
Please contact us
for any further information and we'll be happy to help
you.
Kind regards.
Pat and Paolo
SEPTEMBER CELEBRATION: COOKING,
HIKING AND ART EXCURSIONS
Mediterranean and Vegetarian Kitchen
with Art Excursions, Hiking and Fun
- 1840 € (2500US$) pp double occupancy
- 2060 € (2800US$) for single occupancy
- 15% discount for quick booking: booking made within
10 days from the first contact with us. (1565 €
( 2130 US$) pp double occupancy
1750 € (2390 US$) per single occupancy)
- Personalized menus
- Local, organic produce
- Authentic Tuscan cuisine
- Extensive vegetarian, heart-healthy options available
** Cooking Classes
- Hands on or demonstration
- Personalized course materials provided
- Traditional family recipes like you've never seen
before!
- Interactive, encouraging instruction, spiced-with-passion
and humor
Sample
Schedule
Recipes changes along
the year following the seasonal products of our
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Arrival after lunch - Relaxation
at Podere il Poggione
Dinner:
Rigatoni with caramelised tomatoes and pesto
Frittata with zucchini and Parmesan cheese
Mixed salad
Salame di cioccolato with Passito di Pantelleria
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8:00/9:00 breakfast
9:15 - hiking program: from our front
door to the hamlet of Collelungo (about
1,30 hrs light walk)
9:15 - art excursion program: Visit to
the Baroque Monastery in Calci
13:30 - Lunch:
Farro salad
bruschetta with extra virgin olive oil
Mixed salad Fruit
16:30 - Cooking class: Vegetarian Mediterranean
dinner
- Handmade tagliatelle
with sweet tomato sauce
- Stuffed and baked
zucchini
- Mixed salad
- Brutti with cream
sauce and cocoa
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8:00/9:00 breakfast
9:15 - Day long hiking to Castelvecchio di
San Gimignano. Lunch in town and visit to
San Gimignano in the afternoon. (total 2hrs
light walk)
20:00 - Dinner:
Summer beans soup with maltagliati
Italian barbecue
Sauté green peppers
Fruit salad with icecream
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8,00 : 9,30 - breakfast
9:30 - hiking along the Via Francigena (the
medieval pilgrim road) ad visit to the Hamlet
of Coiano, the antique cellar, the olive
mill, the villa and the garden: With wine
tasting (about 2 hrs light walk)
9.30 - visit to Certaldo. the castle, the
art workshop and ceramics
13,30 - lunch:
Tomato and bufalo mozzarella
Bruschetta with ricotta sauce
Mixed salad
16,30: cooking class: a Tuscan dinner
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Chicken with herbs and olives in
white wine and dry cherry tomatoes
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8:00/9:30 - breakfast
9:30 - Visit to the organic pecorino cheese
producer ³Fattoria di Lischeto².
Lunch at the enoteca vena di Vino tasting
of ³land of the Etruscan² local
products.
15.30 - guided visit to Volterra (alabaster
workshops, etruscan museums, Baroque and
Medieval palaces, Etruscan sites and Roman
Thermae
15:30 - hiking to Masso delle Fanciulle.
beautiful naturalistic path along the
Cecina River. (about 2 hrs light walk)
20:00 - Dinner:
Vegetable soup
Viel rolls in white wine and mushrooms
sauce
Saffron potato cream
Stuffed and baked peaches with ameretto
and chocolate
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8:00/9:00 breakfast
9,30: art guided excursion Florence. Lunch
in town.
Dinner:
Zucchine and smoked salmon boundles
Eggplant rolls
Mixed salad
Crostata with homemade raspberry jam
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8:00/9:30
breakfast
9:30 - Hiking to rocca di Pietracassia (1,30 - 2:00
hrs light walk)
9:30 - Visit to the open market in Pontedera Lunch:
Friday lunch
16:30 - Cooking class
- Brasato al Chianti ( beef stew with vegetables
and Chianti wine)
- Potato ring
- Green beans with onions and cinnamon
- Tiramisù |
8,00 : 9,30 -
breakfast and departure
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7 nights
(8 days) stay in single room with private bathroom