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ABRUZZO
Italy's
Undiscovered Jewel
Pescara,
Chieti, Vasto,Carunchio
2008
April 7 or April 21
May 5 or May 19
June 9 or June 23
2350Euro per person, dbl occ. - 7 days, 6 nights
(+300 Euor sgl. occ)
1350Euro per person, dbl occ. -4 days,3 nights
(+200Euro sgle occ)
Airfare NOT included
Send
e-mail request for info to gourmetravel@gmail.com
Seven Day Culinary Tour -
7 days, 6 nights
(2300EURO pp dbl occ)
Scheduled Dates listed above - inquire about custom dates for groups
DAY 1
You fly into Pescara or Rome and are met at the airport by
private van - taken across the beautiful Appenine Mountains directly to
our Palazzo where you will stay for the week. That evening you
attend a multi-course welcome feast where everyone gets
acquainted.
Day 2
After a morning stroll around our historic old town we begin our first
cooking class exploring basic ingredients of the traditional Abruzzo
cuisine and the proceed to make wonderful seasonal sauces for our pasta
dishes. The theme for this lunch is Healthy Homemade Meals in 30
minutes. We'll lunch on our creations - traditional Italian style,
slowly and in good company.
After lunch we visit a salami production plant and learn how this
incredible product is made. Next we visit an artisan bakery,
where the local baker shows us the traditional way of making bread - the
old fashioned way. Dinner at a local trattoria.
Day 3
 Today is our home made Pasta Extravaganza. You'll
learn how much fun and utterly delcious making pasta at home can be.
We'll produce a variety of colors and shapes. We teach ALL the
tricks so it turns out great every time. You learn: pasta alla
chitarra, gnocchi, lasagna, stuffed pasta, etc. etc. After lunch
featuring our delectable pastas, well visit Agnone, in nearby Molise,
where you will see a family cheese production of mozzarella,
ricotta cheeses, and caciocavallo - all wonderful local cheeses.
We finish our afternoon by visiting a nearby bell foundry which
provides bells to the Vatican city. Dinner at your Palazzo.
Day 4
Today in our cooking class you learn the ancient art of creating
delicious by simple main courses with a variety of meats, plus how to
make real Italian sausage yourself! After lunch we take a
trip to the Adriatic Coast to Vasto for a sunbathing, shopping and
sightseeing tour of the coast's unique "trabocco" fishing houses.
(Weather dependent). If weather permits we will have dinner at the
trabocco, an old fishing house sitting in the middle of the sea.
Day 5
Today you learn to preserve fruits and vegetables the Italian way.
You make fruit preserves and a variety of pickled vegetables, plus learn
how to preserve using oil. Taste and discover how these
ingredients are a bitg part of the Abruzzese cuisine. Later, make
mouth-watering traditional desserts and pair them with liqueurs.
You learn how to make Limoncello and taste a variety of liqueurs created
from local ingredients.
 Dinner at your palazzo.
After lunch there's a visit to a special winery where you will enjoy an
"insider" visit of the production and sample their hug selection of
wines.
Day 6
Our last day is devoted to exploring our village of Carunchio for last
minute items you might have missed during the week. That evening
you enjoy a farewell dinner of local ingredients.
Day 7
Van transfer to either Pescara or Rome airport.
Three day Sampler Tour - 3 days, 3 nights
(1300Euro, pp, dbl occ)
Inquire as to dates & availability
Day 1
Van transfer from Rome or Pescara airport. Check in to our
beautiful Palazzo, home base for your stay. That evening attend a
multi-course welcome feast.
Day 2
Vasto, Shopping, Trabocchi - seafood dinner. Today we visit
Vasto, an ancient town
 perched atop a hillside with beautiful
views of the Adriatic sea. Today you will walk around the
beautiful square, visit the church, the palazzo, gardens, and the maginificent view. Then comes an apertivo and lunch at a local
cafe. After lunch, it's time for shopping at the nearby shoe
outlet! Dinner at your Palazzo.
Depending on the season, we could also visit an olive mill and its
friendly owner to learn how this product is made. Then, weather
permitting, we'll visit the unique "trabocchi" (fishing houses)
of the Adriatic coast and have a wonderful fresh seafood dinner.
Day 3
Navelli, Rocca Calascio, Santo Stefano, Campo Imperatore.
Today we begin on the Saffron Road. Saffron, a precious
ingredient in the finest dishes, reached this area from the orient over
the historic sheep herding paths that led from the mountains to the
grasslands then to the sea,. The shepherds would take the sheep to
graze and traded their goods along the way. Next onto Rocca Cascio
to visit the first Swabian castle. Then to Santo Stefano di
Sessanio, a rare example of a village built entirely of rock and
preserved intact. In the historic centre, once home to the famous
Medici family, we will enjoy a traditional lunch. We finish our
excursions with a tour of a nearby castle and the hotel were
Mussolini was imprisoned at the end of WWII. Time for a
relaxing dinner back at your Palazzo.
Day 4
After breakfast, Van transfer to the Rome airport.
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