WHATSCOOKIN
food and wine in Tuscan Riviera
SEPTEMBER 9TH - 19TH 2022
Program
Day 1 - Friday, Sept 9th
Arrival in Pisa, Galileo Galilei international airport, and transfer to Viareggio, a seaside resort in northern Tuscany boasting a two-mile-long esplanade lined with decorative Art Nouveau and symmetrical Art Deco buildings, historic cafés and fancy boutiques. Orientation walk around town, welcome dinner at house.
Day 2 - Saturday, Sept 10th
After breakfast enjoy a fun, hands-on cooking class preparing a full-course meal to have at lunch. Pietrasanta, a charming little town that attracts artists from around the world will be our afternoon outing. Beautiful palazzi, churches and lively cafés overlook the vast, open central square that is frequently the site of contemporary sculpture exhibits and a number of local fairs. Dinner in Viareggio.
Day 3 - Sunday, Sept 11th
After breakfast spend the day in Florence, a city that needs no introduction. Return to villa in Viareggio by late afternoon. Dinner in villa.
Day 4 - Monday, Sept 12th
After breakfast, visit the Cinqueterre, a Unesco World Heritage site, five ingenuously constructed fishing villages set amid a dramatic coastal scenery. Spend the day train hopping from town to town before returning to Viareggio in time for dinner.
Day 5 - Tuesday, Sept 13th
After breakfast visit the amazing, late baroque garden of Villa Reale in Marlia with a stately, French-inspired rectangular pool, a grotto of Pan, a nymphaeum, an English-style park and a most original, trimmed boxwood theater with terracotta statues depicting performers. Have lunch in a local trattoria followed by a wine tasting at the Fubbiano winery. Return to Viareggio for dinner.
Day 6 - Wednesday, Sept 14th
After breakfast visit the endearing city of Lucca, hidden behind imposing Renaissance walls. Its cobbled streets, handsome piazzas and shady promenades make it a perfect destination to explore. Return to Viareggio for dinner.
Day 7 - Thursday, Sept 15th
After breakfast experience a characteristic day at the beach in Viareggio at one of its bathing establishments. In the afternoon cooking class and dinner.
Day 8 - Friday, Sept 16th
A colorful huddle of old fishermen's homes greet those who visit the picturesque seaside towns of Portovenere and Lerici, which we'll be visiting after breakfast. Leisurely strolls through winding, narrow streets will disclose spectacular seascapes of emerald waters lapping along the towns' rocky shorelines. Dinner back at villa.
Day 9 - Saturday, Sept 17th
After breakfast go food shopping at Livorno's grand 19th century indoor market to buy ingredients for the afternoon's cooking class. On returning to the villa in Viareggio stop to see what is perhaps one of Italy's most famous symbols, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and be surprised to discover how many other noteworthy sights there are to see in this charming and lively university town. Return to Viareggio for afternoon cooking class and dinner.
Day 10 - Sunday, Sept 18th
After breakfast drive up the mountains to gawk at the spectacular marble quarries of Carrara. Visit the surprisingly little-known town of Sarzana that possesses a remarkable old city center brimming with lots of great architecture. Enjoy a wine tasting at Lunae. Dinner back at villa in Viareggio.
Day 11 - Monday, Sept 19th
After breakfast departure from Pisa international airport. Check out time at villa is by 11 am. We recommend you book a flight that leaves before noon.
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FUN. REAL. ENLIGHTENING.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- ACCOMMODATION
- ALL TRANSPORTATION MENTIONED IN ITINERARY
- ENTRANCE FEES TO ALL ACTIVITIES MENTIONED IN THE ITINERARY;
- WALKING TOURS THROUGH ALL THE TOWNS;
- THREE HANDS-ON COOKING LESSONS.
- ALL BREAKFASTS, DINNERS IN VILLA AND LUNCHES MENTIONED IN ITINERARY.
- WALKING TOURS THROUGH ALL THE TOWNS;
All rooms are double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and wifi.
*All activities are subject to change on the basis of which options are deemed to be the most suitable in terms of current culinary standards, the weather conditions on a given day, and other relevant criteria.
Amenities
DOUBLE ROOMS ALL WITH PRIVATE BATHROOM
FREE WIFI
Tour available for maximum 10 people
All payments must be made by bank transfer or credit cards. Please contact us to receive a booking form with our bank details, along with our terms & cancellation policy.
