8 Day All Inclusive Gourmet Cooking and Culture Holiday in Tuscany, Province of Arezzo, Italy

Facilities

Your cooking holiday will take place on the outskirts of the historic city of Arezzo city; its origins are lost in the very ancient past. As the settlement grew, it eventually became an important Etruscan city and was later part of Rome. Already in the 4th century, Arezzo had become a Bishopric. It was occupied by the Lombards at the end of the 6th century and was strongly conditioned by their influence.

In the Middle Ages, Arezzo was a free and powerful commune, often ruled by its bishops who were counts of the Holy Roman Empire. The city was frequently at war, with Siena certainly, but above all with Florence. In 1384, it was finally subjugated to Florentine rule. From then onwards, with the exception of two widespread rebellions in 1502 and 1529-30, Arezzo's history runs parallel to the history of Florence and, later on, to the fortunes of Tuscany.

Today, the ancient center of the city retains all the fascination of its illustrious past. The principal buildings and monuments possess a wealth of Medieval and Renaissance art created by artists such as Cimabue, Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Andrea della Robbia, and Giorgio Vasari ETC... Arezzo was the birthplace of the great poet Petrarch, the inventor of the Italian language, and it became internationally famous as the backdrop to a widely acclaimed movie when some of the most beautiful corners of the city’s monumental center formed the setting for scenes in Roberto Benigni’s film Life is Beautiful, a three-time Oscar winner.

This is Arezzo, the modern, hard-working, artistic city rooted in the past but renewing itself in the architecture of the present and in exhibitions of contemporary art, whose citizens, with their ingenuity and creativity, still find expression in the aromas and tastes of an ancient culinary tradition, in handicrafts of renowned quality, in a genuine sense of hospitality to tourists, and in such jewelry-making expertise that Arezzo is known worldwide as the “city of gold”.

Arezzo is a gem set amidst the gentle Tuscan hills, the birthplace of so many illustrious personages that the distinguished poet Josue Carducci exclaimed that the territory of Arezzo alone is sufficient to give glory to Italy!

Distances

• Perugia airport, 80 kilometers – 1,5 hours
• Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), 80 kilometers - 1.5 hour
• Leonardo da Vinci - Fiumicino Airport (FCO), 250 kilometers - 2-3 hours
• Pisa International Airport (PSA), 150 kilometers - 2 hours
• San Francesco d'Assisi Airport (PEG), 80 kilometers - 1 hour 30 minutes
• Siena downtown, 60 kilometers
• Florence downtown, 60 kilometers
• Cortona, 30 kilometers

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When possible MangiarDivino will provide seasonal organic vegetable from is own gardens, organic Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil of own production. The rest of the ingredients you will use during your holiday will be purchased from trusted suppliers to guarantee top quality and freshness. The key point of MangiarDivino's philosophy: good food need top ingredients.

Food option

• Your culinary holidays can be customized according to your needs. Please inform us before your arrival: preferences, skill level, and food intolerance.

These activities are available upon request. All holiday packages can be customized with other trips, excursions and cookery lessons at an additional cost.

• Chocolate tour
• Historical Hamlet tours
• Medieval olive oil mill and olive oil tasting tours
• Special event guided tours (medieval tournaments and others - to be booked 3 months in advance)
• Val d’Orcia (Siena province) tour
• Truffle tour

It Is possible to organize Physiotherapy Massages directly in the villa to be booked In advance.

• Welcome aperitif
• All meals with drinks (1 bottle of wine, for each meal included)
• Daily breakfast
• City escape guided tour
• 2 guided tours (hamlet of UNESCO world historical importance)
• 1 private wine tastings tour
• 1 visit to the prestigious organic food market in Arezzo (only on Saturday)
• 5 cooking class at Villa Restaurant point (no commuting)
• 7 nights’ accommodation on private on suite bedroom
• Roundtrip Arezzo train station transfers

• Airfare ticket
• Museum entrance fee
• Personal expenses
• Tips
• Train fare

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.