Secrets of Calabria Cuisine

One week Calabrian cooking vacation with 4 lessons. Dinners, dine on your creations accompanied by local wines. Each evening you will be introduced to different red and white Calabrian wines.

“Secrets of Calabria Cuisine” allows you time to relax and enjoy the surroundings or some sightseeing in the area. A full day culinary excursion is included. Our cooking classes are suitable for couples, friends travelling together, singles and also popular for honeymoon couples. Everyone is there to enjoy the experience of cooking and eating together.

Secrets of Calabria Cuisine

Rates

Weekly, excluding Christmas & Easter:

  • $4,025 – simple occupancy
  • $3,690 – double occupancy

The price includes :

  • One week Calabrian cooking vacation
  • 3 star accommodation
  • Cooking lessons
  • Meals & beverages
  • Full day culinary excursion with visits to a cheese farm & olive oil farm with tasting, shopping, and wine tasting in a unique winery, rounded off with an informal dinner back at your hotel.
  • Lunch & dinner not included on the one free day.
  • Non-participating guests are welcome on the excursion, use of the hotel facilities, join all the meals, just not the actual cooking lessons

The price does not include:

  • Flights, tips and gratuities
  • City tax (paid locally)
  • Beverages & meals not mentioned
  • Items & expenses of a personal nature
  • Any items not mentioned in the “ Includes”

Price per person in Cad $ Dollars.
Minimum 2 passengers (Double Occupancy)
All rates and hotel availability subject to change

DAY 1 – LAMEZIA TERME

Arrival airport, transfer to Accommodation “Riviera e Borghi degli Angeli”.

Briefing, welcome dinner.

DAY 2 – BADOLATO & COOKING

After breakfast enjoy 3 hrs walking tour of Bandolato, an old medieval village perched on a hill.

Visit of the Monastery of S. Maria degli Angeli”, the Church of Santa Caterina, the Church of the Immacolata and the Bell Tower.

Short stop for a tasting of local products at a “catojo”, a typical local wine cellar. Light lunch for those who are present.

In the afternoon, first cooking lesson starts at 15:00.

Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3 – COOKING

Morning free for sightseeing or relaxing time.

Light lunch for those who are present.

Second cooking class starts at 15:00.

Dinner and overnight.

DAY 4 – WINE EXPERIENCE

After buffet breakfast, transfer to Lamezia Terme for a visit to “Statti”, one of the important Calabrian wineries. Walking along the vineyard and olives grove.

Lunch is planned in a breathtaking location and before going back to Badolato, you visit a Olive oil farm to taste various cold pressed extra-virgin olive oil and learn how it is made.

Dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 – COOKING

Buffet breakfast. Morning free for sightseeing or relaxing at the resort-hotel.

Light lunch for those who are present.

Third cooking lesson starts at 15:00.

Dinner and overnight.

DAY 6 – RELAX

Free day – On the free day, only breakfast is served. After breakfast you have the day to yourselves to do some sightseeing or just enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

This is an ideal day to take a trip to Soverato for shopping and sightseeing.

Tip: Our guide can organize and accompany your group on excursions in the area.

You also have the option to stay at the beach and relax on the beach.

Lunch and dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choice.

DAY 7 – COOKING

Buffet breakfast. Morning free for sightseeing or taking a walk in the countryside.

Light lunch for those who are present.

Final cooking lesson starts at 15:00. You prepare an elaborate dinner covering all the cooking techniques you have learnt during the week and more. Presentation of food will be demonstrated.

Farewell dinner and overnight.

DAY 8: DEPARTURE

Breakfast, check-out and transfer to Lamezia Airport and end of our services.

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