“Best selling Italian cookery course”
6 Day Cooking Vacation in San Martino di Venezze, Italy
Tenuta Castel Venezze Villa, Via Feniletti 420, San Martino di Venezze, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy
Italian Cooking Holiday
Maria's cooking philosophy is quite simple: she wants to teach people to cook and enjoy good and healthy food. Choose hands-on cooking classes in a historic Venetian villa of the 15th century, to create an unforgettable holiday that combines Italian food, wine, art, and culture.
Meet the instructors
Stefano
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Highlights
- 4 hands-on cooking classes
- Learning how to cook traditional Italian dishes
- Enjoying the results of your hard work with wine
- Tour to a Colli Euganei winery with wine tasting
- 5 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Welcome dinner with a Prosecco wine glass or a typical Spritz
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
4 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Italian
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer available:
Venice Marco Polo Airport (US$ 173 per person)
Venice Marco Polo Airport (US$ 173 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
17:30
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Concierge desk
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor shower
Tenuta Castel Venezze, once a prestigious villa owned by noblemen, was built in the 15th century. Beautiful antiques and ornaments reflect the elegant style of that era. This original villa is the oldest building in the area. Enjoy maximum privacy with a warm, kind, pleasant atmosphere. It also features a beautiful garden and a swimming pool disinfected with mineral salts. The size of the swimming pool is 12 meters x 6 meters, available from June to September.
Amenities
- Air-conditioning or heating
- Dining room
- Fine furnishing and linen
- Large living room with fireplace
- Private parking
- Roof terrace
- Rooms ensuite bathroom
- TV
- Two-hectare park
Program
This is Maria's Cookery Course's best-selling class. You will peel, bash, chop, and cook on this holiday together. Ultimately, you sit down and enjoy the meal with a good bottle of wine. This program lasts six days and five nights with four morning classes. Make sure to reserve this holiday weekly cooking class early. The classes are small enough to accommodate cooks of all levels and are ideal for small groups of family and friends. Each class includes the main menu, soup, appetizer, snacks, or dessert. The local women of Veneto will share their techniques, special ingredients, and family recipes.
The classes are ideal for cooks at all experience levels. Enjoy Italian traditional cuisine and the noble wines of the Veneto. Veneto is known for its capital city, Venice, one of the most popular destinations in Italy. But just an hour or so to the west, at the foot of Euganean hills, lies the Venetian wine-growing area and your home for this unique countryside cooking vacation. The natural beauties of the land, its fertile fields and abundant harvests, and charming and unassuming people make your agrarian Veneto culinary holiday an exquisitely inviting and relaxing experience.
Daily itinerary
Day 1 - Sunday
Arrive at the villa. The transfer is not included. Time to mingle with the other guests and welcome dinner with a Prosecco wine glass or a typical Spritz.
Day 2 - Monday: First cooking lesson and lunch with your chef
At 10:30 a.m., you will join a hands-on cooking lesson. Get ready! Today, You meet Stefano, your chef, who will introduce you to the fantastic world of Italian pasta-making. You will start using techniques and recipes handed down through generations of local women to make three different pasta dough and their sauces to exalt the flavor. The program will end with a meal where you will taste your cookery creations. In the afternoon, you can relax at the villa or visit the beauties of the nearby sights. Dinner at the villa.
Day 3 - Tuesday: Second cooking lesson and lunch
At 10:30 a.m., you will join your second hands-on cooking lesson. Today, you will learn how to make and cook another traditional Italian menu focused on tortelli, tagliatelle, and dessert. Lunch at the villa with wine. During the rest of the day, the staff will be available to set up another activity. Maria's Cookery Course has many contacts with the local operators and will grant valuable services. Dinner at the villa.
Day 4 - Wednesday: Third cooking lesson and lunch
Italian cooking tips and secrets about regional dishes are revealed while preparing a three-course meal using only what is in season. You will have free time during the rest of the day, and the staff will be available to set up another activity. They have many contacts with the local operators and will provide valuable services. For instance, the staff can plan an excursion to the beautiful town of Chioggia or the natural park of Po Delta for a bike ride. Please ask for a quote. Dinner at the villa.
Day 5 - Thursday: Fourth cooking lesson and lunch
Today, you will be involved with Risotto all'Italiana. This region is known for the rice cultivated in the Po Delta. As a dessert, you could try to make a delicious tiramisù, another local recipe of this land. In the end, you sit down and enjoy the meal together. In the afternoon, you will have free time to relax after a long day of work in the kitchen. You can ask the staff to plan an excursion to a local olive mill company for an extra virgin olive oil tasting. Dinner at the villa.
Day 6 - Friday
Breakfast and check-out. Transfer is not included.
Included excursions
An excursion is set up with a visit to a winery in the Colli Euganei wine region (Venetian Hills) and tasting the local white and red wines.
Instructors
Stefano Zamboni
Hello everyone, my name is Stefano Zamboni and I have been a professional Venetian chef for over 25 years. My passion for cooking was already in my blood when I was just 12 years old helping my parents (professional chefs). The passion soon involved me to the point that on weekends I worked as an apprentice pastry chef. This somewhat upset my study plans to the point that I went to work under my uncle (a chef with a famous CV). As the years grew, I also cultivated another desire: to travel. And so with the support of a family friend, I began my long and unfinished journey around the world. My
Location
You will be staying near Venice, at Tenuta Castel Venezze, Contessa Maria Giustiniani's Estate. A private property set in the heart of a beautiful green and cool garden, it offers you an oasis of peace and tranquility. The historic Venetian Villa of the 15th century is located in the heart of the Venetian countryside, between 20 minutes to one hour of distance from well-known cities of art and beautiful places like Venice, Ferrara, Padua, Lake Garda, the fishing port of Chioggia, Vicenza, Verona, Ravenna, Bologna, the Po Delta, and the Brenta Villas.
Food
You will be served daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Gluten Free
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
These activities are available upon request. All holiday packages can be customized with other trips, excursions, and cookery lessons at additional costs.
- Special event guided tours (medieval tournaments and others - to be booked two months in advance)
- Montagnana (Padua province) tour
- Valpolicella wine tour
- Prosecco wine tour to Venetian hills
Ask for a quote for this service before booking the package.
What's included
- 4 hands-on cooking lessons with a professional chef
- 5 nights accommodation in a double room with a private bathroom
- Daily meals
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Transfer from Marco Polo, Treviso, or Bologna (130 EUR per taxi ride)
- Beverages
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BLQ
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
78 km
Transfer not provided
RMI
Federico Fellini International Airport
134 km
Transfer not provided
VRN
Verona Villafranca Airport
83 km
Transfer not provided
VCE
Venice Marco Polo Airport
58 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 173 per person
Arrival by train
On-demand, Maria's Cookery Course's staff can arrange a driver for your pick-up at Venice train station. The cost is about 130 EUR. The best way to Rovigo is by train. It starts every hour from Venice and stops at Rovigo Railway Station. The ride is about one hour, and a round trip costs approximately 16 EUR per person.
Arrival by taxi
You do not need to arrange a taxi driver. Check outside Rovigo's train station for the first available taxi. The ride is approximately 25 to 30 EUR. Tenuta is in Venice's countryside and in case you do not have transport, they can provide a taxi for you to Piazzale Roma in Venice. The cost of this service is 90 EUR one way or 200 EUR for a round trip.
Airport: Venice Marco Polo Airport
Airport transfer available:
Venice Marco Polo Airport (US$ 173 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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