Edible Italy: Culture and Cooking

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Come join us for a week of unforgettable tastes, hands-on experiences and the opportunity to live the traditions that make  Italy so special and so enduring. You and your fellow travelers will come to know firsthand the food, wine, history and people of this special part of Italy: Romagna. Between the sparkling Adriatic Sea and the hills of Tuscany, Romagna...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • 2 cooking classes, preparing our four-course lunches
    • Making your own pizza with an Italian pizzaiolo
    • Guided tasting of PDO and IGP products from Emilia-Romagna
    • Wine lesson and tastings by a sommelier
    • Following in Fellini’s footsteps in the seaside resort of Rimini
    • A private concert of ‘Bel Canto’ in a country relais
    • Guided tours of Medieval/Renaissance towns
    • Enjoy a procession of Fiat 500s on a drive through the Romagna countryside
    • 7 nights accommodation
    • Airport transfer

What's this trip about?

    Come join us for a week of unforgettable tastes, hands-on experiences and the opportunity to live the traditions that make  Italy so special and so enduring. You and your fellow travelers will come to know firsthand the food, wine, history and people of this special part of Italy: Romagna. Between the sparkling Adriatic Sea and the hills of Tuscany, Romagna boasts a fascinating history and a rich culinary tradition: it is widely regarded as the cradle of Italian culinary tradition. You will be hosted in the heart of a medieval town, in a historic 4-star accommodation located a stone’s throw away from the lively center of Santarcangelo di Romagna, where you can stroll the narrow cobblestone streets and enjoy shops and city markets.

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Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySantarcangelo di Romagna
End CitySantarcangelo di Romagna

Travel Themes

  • Culinary & Wine
  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Italy

Attractions

  • Bologna
  • Florence
  • Tuscany

Activities

  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature
  • Wine Tasting

Trip includes

    • Double-occupancy accommodation for 7 nights in 4-star characteristic and historical accommodations with ensuite bathroom;
    • Meals as noted in the itinerary: all breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners;
    • Wine and other beverages at included lunches and dinners;
    • Group transfers to and from Bologna airport and/or Rimini train station at the scheduled times;
    • All cooking classes, completely hands-on;
    • A wine lesson and tasting by a sommelier;
    • A pastry ‘cooking-show’;
    • Excursion to the UNESCO site of Urbino;
    • Professional licensed guides in Urbino, San Leo and Rimini;
    • All entry fees for scheduled excursions and tours;
    • Expert bilingual tour leader to accompany the group at all times.

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Welcome To Italy

2:00 pm pick-up at Bologna airport  (one hour and fifteen minute private transfer)or 3:00 pm pick-up at Rimini train station (20 minute private transfer). Our home for the week is a lovely four-star hotel in the beautifully preserved medieval town of Santarcangelo di ...

Day 2: Food And Wine In The Romagna Hills

BUONGIORNO ! Good morning! After breakfast at our hotel (in the garden, weather permitting), we’ll have a short ride up to a gorgeous home in the Romagna hills.

Here we’ll have our first cooking lesson, preparing what the Italians call il pranzo della domenica,...

Day 3: San Leo History, Tradition And ‘Bel Canto’

Today we step back in time to the Middle Ages, with a morning visit to the medieval town and fortress of San Leo. Recognized as one of the ‘Borghi Più Belli d’Italia’ (Most Beautiful Villages of Italy), the town’s position on an craggy outcrop of rock is particularly ...

Day 4: Art In Urbino And The Fossa Cheese

A neighbor to Tuscany and Florence (just 60 miles away), this region played an important role in the Renaissance, due in large part to the humanist and military leader, Federico da Montefeltro, Lord of Urbino. 

Today we cross into the region of Marche, to explo...

Day 5: An Italian Pranzo And Fellini's Rimini

This morning we return to the lovely place in the Romagna hills for our second cooking lesson. This time we’ll prepare bruschette and a frittata with herbs, cappelletti in broth (the typical pasta of the area, a type of ring-shaped ravioli filled with soft cheeses), m...

Day 6: Market Day And The Real Italian Pizza

Today is market day in Santarcangelo, the weekly market for the town. Here you can find just about anything from clothes and shoes and kitchen items, to fruit and vegetables and specialty foods.

This morning you are free to catch up on your sleep, or browse and...

Day 7: An Unforgettable Trip By Fiat 500

To kick off the weekend we’ll attend a procession of the legendary Fiat 500 cars; this is the classic tiny Italian city car, developed in the post-war period as an economical car affordable by all. 

We’ll take a ride to the medieval village of Longiano, and sha...

Day 8: "Arrivederci"

This morning we say goodbye to our fellow travelers and our new Italian friends. Better, let’s just say arrivederci (until we meet again). An 8:30 a.m. departure by private transfer gets us to Bologna airport by 10:15, in plenty of time to catch an afternoon flight.

Alternatively, we will take you to Rimini train station to catch a train for onward travel.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $4,429
Price per day$554
Single supplement (single occupancy)$395
Last Updated: 7/15/2018

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Maribel

Feb 2018

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Having tested first-hand this package I wholeheartedly recommend it.

I participated in the trip organized in May 2017 and was very pleased at the level of effort the organizers put into organizing such a nice package. All the location...

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John J. E.

Dec 2019

Favorite experience

We have traveled in Italy many times on our own but our 8-day BuonJourney tour was by far our favorite experience. Ramona and her expert team opened the doors to th...

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Michael

Apr 2018

It was perhaps the best decision of our trip!

I returned home from Italy nearly a month ago yet find myself continually drifting back to my experiences there. A few friends and I travelled to the Emilia-Romagna...

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David

Feb 2018

We would highly recommend Buonjourney Italy if you want to see the best that Italy has to offer.

This past October we had the pleasure of seeing the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and all it has to offer. Historic sites, Castles, small intimate villages, religi...

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Hello and welcome to Buonjourney Italy. We are a tour company that seeks to have foreigners experience our vibrant Italian culture by immersing them in our daily activities and by helping them discover Italy alongside the people who live here: Italians! For this we invite you to Romagna. It’s not Venice or Rome or super famous Tuscany (though just as important in the Renaissance), we’re Romagna, a land not well known to foreigners, not crowded, not touristy—and therefore still authentic Italy, compelling and genuine.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Travel to and from Italy, travel insurance, any other meals not noted in the itinerary, and excursions not listed above.

Accommodation

,Hotel Il Villino,  (7 nights). Your accommodation for the week is in a medieval village, where every morning you'll breakfast surrounded by the scents of the hotel's private garden, and hear the town church bells ring; it is a two minute walk from the lively center of Santarcangelo di Romagna, where you can stroll the narrow cobblestone streets and enjoy shops and city markets. This four-star hotel is a recently renovated villa, described as ‘Italian sophistication in a medieval setting’.
Cancellation policy

Deposit and Cancellation Policy

The cost of our tour is based in large part on the group services provided, that is, the various activities have set prices that must be paid regardless. The many group experiences we enjoy is one of our strongest features, but once we have engaged our vendors, we cannot cancel the events. Therefore, in case of cancellation we will apply the following charges:

More than 75 days prior to departure:  only the deposit is non-refundable.

Between 75 and 61 days prior to departure: 50% of full balance is non-refundable.

60 days or less prior to departure: the entire trip price is non-refundable.

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 6 Dinners

All lunches and dinners are at restaurants that are the best in the area,  where your fellow diners are locals and where we’ll enjoy the excellent wines of the area.

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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