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Classico Cooking in a Tuscan Villa
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Dinners, when not in the private halls of the abbey, find the students as family guests in some of the most prestigious private villas and estates of the region. Each Classico Cooking course in unique as they are formulated in accordance with the season, so no two cooking courses are quite the same.
Participants during the July
course have the great opportunity to experience the world famous Palio horse races in Sienna.
Held every 2nd of July and 16th of August, the Palio is a unique bareback
horse race steeped in a pageantry and centuries of tradition in which the
various wards of contrade of the city vie for supremacy. It is
perhaps the greatest folk festival of Europe and certainly the most Cooking classes at Coltibuono provide a unique and unforgettable experience of Tuscan civilization.
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5 nights accommodations
5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 5 dinners
Cooking school tuition
All listed excursions
Transfers to and from Florence train station
| 2006 | Classico Cooking: Cuisine and Life-style of a Tuscan Villa | |
| May 22-27 | September 11-16 | |
| June 12-17 | October 2-7 | |
| June 29-July 4 (Palio Week) | ||
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| April 14-17 (Easter) | October 13-16 | |
| June 9-12 | October 20-23 | |
| July 7-10 | ||
| 2007 | Classico Cooking: Cuisine and Life-style of a Tuscan Villa | |
| May 7-12 | September 1-6 | |
| May 21-26 | October 1-6 | |
| June 29-July 4 (Palio Week) | October 22-27 | |
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| April 6-9 | July 19-22 | |
| April 26-29 | September 20-23 | |
| July 5-8 | October 11-14 | |
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| € 2,500 per person/double occupancy | |
| € 2,750 per person /single occupancy | |
| € 400 supplement per person for Palio week |
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| "Badia was a
wonderful experience. The cooking classes were fantastic." Heidi E., Lynnfield, MA |
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class at Badia a Coltibuono was everything one could expect in a cooking class and more.
It was an opportunity to step into another culture and be warmly accepted as if you
were part of the family. Lorenza was generous in sharing her knowledge of cooking
and in introducing the students to her friends, who hosted sumptuous dinners at their
villas during the evenings. Food is a celebration of life and that spirit pervades the
whole experience, creating memories that will last a lifetime." T. Kukuk |
Experience
the lifestyle born from the spectacular hospitality at Badia a
Coltibuono. Developed over the 20 years during which famous author
and cookbook writer Lorenza de Medici ran her Villa Table programs,
these weekly, residential courses are held in English in
Students
experience hands on cooking classes and a wide range of guided excursions
throughout the area that will not only enhance their knowledge of the
regional cuisine, but teach them about the wines and lifestyle of Chianti,
which are an integral part of the Coltibuono experience. The daily excursions
are led by John Meis, author of A Taste of Tuscany and collaborator
with Lorenza de Medici in the Villa Table cooking program and
numerous
Guests
make their own way to Italy to meet in Florence on the first day of the
course week where transportation and our guide will meet you. 
unforgettable experience of the tastes of Tuscany.
authentic. Participants in this course are assured of an experience
they will never forget. Besides holding prime seats at the race
itself, we will participate in several of the events that precede the day
of the vent, including the pre-Palio banquet held in the streets and
piazza of each contrada. In between, we will enjoy the foods, wines
and splendid historical and artistic sights of the province of
Siena. This course requires a certain amount of stamina,
sportsmanship and willingness to join in the festivities as privileged
guests of the people of Siena.