• 6 nights in country inn
• 2 nights Florence 4 star hotel
• Olive Oil course
• Cheese making course

• 4 cooking lessons
  
• 6 dinners with wine,
• 1 lunch
• Wine tasting

Day 1: Florence - Figline Valdarno

Transfer from Florence Airport or station. Upon arrival in Figline Valdarno you will be met by your hostess Sabrina and her staff who will take care of you during your amazing week in Tuscany.

Check-in at the charming Relais Torre Guelfa. You will have time to settle in and relax. Perhaps take a swim in the pool or just enjoy a glass of wine while taking in the breathtaking landscapes.

This evening your culinary experience will begin. You will be transferred to the quaint main square of Figline Valdarno where you will meet Chef Claudio at the Torre Guelfa Restaurant, Here in the private cellar of the restaurant, a candle light dinner awaits you. Chef Claudio and his sommelier (wine professional) will present a dinner accompanied by wines. A wine appreciation and wine pairing lesson is given during your private dinner.

Day 2: First Cooking Lesson and Florence

Today you will start your special cooking experience:

For 3 days during your week you can take the opportunity to cook together with the restaurant staff during their duties, an interesting experience to prepare many Tuscany recepies and to get a feel for the Tuscan cuisine philosophy.

After cooking, take a light lunch with the chef and one hour for rest, you can take a shower and you’ll be ready to depart with your half-day excursion with driver/host to visit Florence. Here you can enjoy the walking tour and take a dinner in one of the historical restaurants of the center. Return and overnight stay.

Day 3: Arno Valley Wine and Olive Oil Region with Local Products Tastings, Gala Dinner with Regional Meat Menu

Depart with your driver/host for a full day excursion of theArno Valley along the olive oil and wine road. Today’s tour isn’t in any guide book, but will nonetheless give you a charming days outing.

We will travel along the Eastern side of the Arno Valley at the foot of the Pratomagno Mountain range. Here we will be immersed in beautifully kept olive groves cultivated on terraced land. The terraces are held up by walls of stone built long ago giving the landscape a unique character. Among the olive groves we’ll see many small vineyards belonging to the locals who have a passion for making their own wine. Along the trip you take a olive oil tasting and wine tasting in the local farms.

Return to the relais where you will take a special gala dinner to taste the most traditional meat dishes with accompaning wines

Day 4: Cooking Restaurant Experience and Excursion to Discover Arezzo and its Typical Dishes

After this second cooking experience you will depart to discover the charming city of Arezzo and take a dinner in a typical restaurant.

Days 5-7