Nothing says Italy like its food, and nothing says Italian food like pasta. Pasta is integrant part of Italy's food history. There is no secret: pasta is the most common food in Italy – and the most beloved one and the key ingredient of the Italian cuisine from North to South, at every age, in every season. 

After the breakfast, you'll begin this with a stroll at the local market. Then you'll set out on an exclusive  cooking class of homemade pasta and bread. 

First you'll learn how to make fresh pasta, roll and cut your pasta into various shapes and top the pasta with traditional sauce. Then you can bake pizza in a stone oven.  before sitting down to enjoy your hard work.

Learn to make different kinds of pasta—as well as pizza and other regional specialties—before sitting down to enjoy your hard work

Rest of the time at your leisure, to rest or explore the surroundings and enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a cup of coffee and your favorite book.

Dinner with the chef.

After the breakfast, the day will start with the shopping by a local butcher and learn the secrets behind cured meats, bone a chicken or rabbit.
Grill in the backyard or on a fireplace and have lunch. 

Rest of the time at your leisure, to rest or explore the surroundings and enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a cup of coffee and your favorite book.

Dinner with the chef.

After today's breakfast begin your day with the shopping in the local markets.

The today's cooking class is focused on learning the secrets of preparing appetizers and a vegetarian lunch. For lunch enjoy the result of your hard work.

In the second half of the day head out to explore the surroundings at your leisure.

Dinner with a local cheesemonger, passionate about cheese and able to recommend which cheeses pair well with which foods and wines, knows which cheese is at its peak and in season, knows the story behind the cheese. 

A cheesemonger is a storyteller, a pursuer of perfection and a gatekeeper of the secrets of gastronomy. You'll enjoy this true experience!

If you choose the 5-day experience, your last day in beautiful Italy has arrived. 

After the breakfast, pack your bags and your friendly driver will pick you up and transfer you to Bologna or Florence, end of your cooking trip, but you'll have memories from your amazing vacation in Italy that will last you a long time.  

If you choose the 7-day experience, your trip continues and let you take a break from cooking and visit the countryside, off-the-beaten-paths.

Today's tour crosses two regions: Tuscany and Marche.

After the breakfast it's time to move on to the Sanctuary of La Verna founded by St. Francis of Assisi. The Sanctuary is located on the mount Penna covered with a monumental fir and beech trees forest, is characterized by an unmistakable appearance thanks to its summit (1283 over the sea level) bending in sheer drop over the valley. Over the sheer cliff and wrapped around by a surrounding wood we can find the hole unit of the Sanctuary, which cherishes several art, culture and history treasures inside its massive and articulated structure. 

Then we shall head to Sansepolcro, the medieval walled town is a key destination for anyone enamored of the art of Piero della Francesca, the monumentally important painter.  Visit the Duomo di Sansepolcro  preserving some extraordinary works by artists such as Perugino, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Santi di Tito, and the masterpiece the Holy Face, an unusual carved wooden Crucifix of Carolingian, origin, made from a single walnut log and its polychrome finish. 

Sansepolcro Civic Museum houses a number of artworks notably related to the figure of Piero della Francesca, and you can also find the Della Robbia’s artworks. 

Eremo Montecasale is not to be missed where the monks still live in their very simple and truly down-to-earth lifestyle. 

After the lunch in a restaurant selected by the Chef, the tour continues to Urbino, a renaissance hill town and the birthplace of Raffaello. Visit the impressive Palazzo Ducale that  houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in Italy.  Another worthing visit to the Duomo  housing several important artworks, including a painting of the Last Supper by Federico Barocci and the Museo Diocesano where can be admired a collection of glass, ceramics, and religious items. The small Albornoz fortress at the top of Urbino is a great place for views of the town and surrounding hills.  

The next destination is Arezzo. For art lovers, Arezzo is a true delight.

The Church of San Francesco to admire the stunning frescos by Piero della Francesca, inside the Cappella Bacci,  admiring the medieval stained glass and the baptismal font relief sculpted by Donatello. Also notable are five glazed terracottas by Andrea della Robbia and his studio in the Cappella della Madonna del Conforto.

The main square Piazza Grande with the elegant loggia designed by Vasari (the same Vasari who planned the Uffizi in Florence). 

Casa Vasari to see the elaborate interiors of Giorgio Vasari’s Renaissance home as well as containing his own work and frescos, among which the Room of Virtue stands out.

Palazzo Pretorio, its façade covered in coats of arms. The Palazzo dei Priori near the Cathedral is a splendid example of civic Gothic architecture.

Before leaving Arezzo a stop to meet with a winemaker and tour his winery.

Return and have dinner with the Chef.

After the breakfast it's time to start our today's tour crossing Emilia Romagna, from Sant'Agata Feltria to Ravenna.

Sant’Agata Feltria is a picturesque village in the Montefeltro area. Dominate by the 10th-century fortress including the 17th-century Palazzone that houses Angelo Mariani Theatre, one of the oldest in Italy and built entirely in wood. One of the most important Italian composers, Angelo Berardi, a important Italian composer, was born here. Sant’Agata is steeped in spirituality with a concentration of mysterious places like sanctuaries and monasteries. There are several places of great historical importance nearby including Petrella Guidi, a fascinating and enchanting fortified village. Sant’Agata Feltria is also famous for the white truffle that season in October.

The tour continues to Ravenna, home of Michelangelo and Dante’s tomb. Ravenna is like no other place in Italy, and the magnificence of its astonishing mosaics will leave you breathless.  Today it boasts eight UNESCO World Heritage sites.  

Before starting to see its top sites, enjoy the lunch in a restaurant that the Chef selected for you today.

Basilica di San Vitale, this church is the glory of Ravenna, coated with simple brick externally but the interior is rich with marbles and mosaics. Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, is a surprisingly tiny building: the ceiling is a blue field of little gold stars, with a cross in the centre and symbols of the Evangelists at each corner. Battistero Neoniano - this octagonal baptistery which interior is highly decorated with marbles, carvings and mosaics. Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, this basilica houses some of the most reproduced of Ravenna's mosaics. Mausoleum of Theodoric, listed by UNESCO, a striking white cylindrical building, was built outside the city walls so is some way from the other tourist sights of Ravenna. Arian Baptistery is a small sixth-century baptistery crowned by another lovely mosaics. 

Return and have dinner with the Chef.

Your Culinary experience with the Chef comes to an end today. At the appropriate time, you will be driven to Florence or Bologna to catch your onward flight. We hope you have had a fantastic time in Italy.