WHATSCOOKIN in Tuscan Riviera
with Britt Bunyard
Oct. 15 - 24 2022
FULLY BOOKED
Program
Day 1 - Sat, Oct 15
Arrival Pisa international airport Galileo Galilei and transfer to villa in Viareggio, a beach resort on the Italian riviera. Check in and settle into rooms. Visit the town boasting a two-mile long promenade lined with boutiques, elegant Art-Nouveau buildings, and several outstanding gelaterie. If it's warm enough you can even go for a swim in the sea. Welcome dinner.
Day 2 - Sun, Oct 16
After breakfast visit the beautiful town of Lucca, fully encompassed by great, centuries-old fortress walls which today have become a lovely, tree-lined promenade. See some of the city’s many wonderful buildings that bear witness to a splendid past, from ancient Roman colony to Napoleon’s court. A bike ride along the walls, for those who wish, gives you great views of the town from above and of the surrounding mountains. In the afternoon have a fun, hands-on cooking lesson back at the villa and dine on the full-course meal you’ll have created.
Day 3 - Mon, Oct 17
After breakfast foray in the Alpe Apuane. Have lunch in a local trattoria. Visit the surprisingly unknown town of Sarzana that possesses a remarkable old town brimming with lots of great architecture. Enjoy a wine tasting at the Cantine Lunae winery. Dinner at villa.
Day 4 - Tues, Oct 18
After breakfast foray in another area of the Alpe Apuane. Enjoy a picnic lunch as we discuss the morning's finds. Stop at Lerici known as the gulf of poets on the way back to Viareggio and discover why this spot attracted so many English poets: Byron, Shelley, Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence to name some of the most famous. Dinner at villa.
Day 5 - Wed, Oct 19
After breakfast set off for La Spezia from where we'll catch a train to visit the Cinqueterre (five fishing villages perched dramatically on cliffs over the sea). We'll be train hopping to visit them all. Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia (the only one that's not directly by the sea), Vernazza (arguably the prettiest of all five) and Monterosso. Catch a boat from Monterosso and see all the five towns from the sea. Catch a train back to La Spezia from where we'll head back to Viareggio. Dinner at villa.
Day 6 - Thurs, Oct 20
After breakfast go truffle hunting in the surrounding hills of the pretty, medieval town San Miniato, found halfway between Florence and Pisa. This small town is world famous for its annual white truffle festival and is also where the world's largest white truffle was found and gifted to President Eisenhower in 1954—the town's main claim to fame. Purchase some of these precious tubers for a second hands on cooking class back at the villa.
Day 7 - Fri, Oct 21
After breakfast foray in the mountains around Camaiore. Have lunch in a local trattoria. In the afternoon stop at lovely Pietrasanta, home to artists from around the world. Have drinks at one of the many outdoor cafés in the town’s great central square. Dinner at villa.
Day 8 - Sat, Oct 22
After breakfast foray in the mountains close to Lucca. Enjoy a picnic lunch as we discuss the morning's finds.Visit the late-Baroque gardens of Villa Marlia, designed for Napoleon’s sister. Be transported back into an unreal time when all efforts were made to create gardens of sensual delight. Dinner at villa.
Day 9 - Sun, Oct 23
After breakfast go on final foray in the mountains close to Lucca. Have farewell lunch in a local trattoria. In the afternoon set off along the area’s wine route crossing through the soft, rolling hills surrounding Lucca in an area which is also renowned for its outstanding olive oil. Visit the vineyards of one of the best wineries in the area. Dinner at villa.
Day 10 - Mon, Oct 24
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.
In the next few weeks more specific information will be added regarding the afternoon activities and the outings
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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;
- HANDS-ON COOKING LESSONS.
- ALL BREAKFASTS, DINNERS IN VILLA AND LUNCHES MENTIONED IN ITINERARY.
- 6 MYCO FORAYS.
- 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.
