Tuscany | Food & Wine at Villa Pitiana

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Placed in the heart of Tuscany, Villa Pitiana reflects its colours and flavours. Become immersed in Tuscan flavours during your cooking courses which take place in this former monastery's kitchen. Then taste what has been prepared in the adjacent historic dining hall. At only 25 minutes from Florence, Villa Pitiana is also an ideal base for touring Tuscany!  Also available for a six-day stay.

Day 1: Arrival

Make your way to Villa Pitiana for check-in and the remainder of the day is free to pass as you choose. Set in the verdant Tuscan countryside, it is hard to imagine a more picturesque or unspoiled location than that which surrounds Villa Pitiana. Pass your afternoon relaxing by the large outdoor swimming pool or wander through Villa Pitiana's beautiful park-like setting. Dinner tonight will be at the hotel's celebrated restaurant. (D)

Day 2 : Villa Pitiana

Enjoy breakfast before setting off to start your Tuscan cooking experience. Villa Pitiana cookery links the past and the present by changing traditional local recipes making them lighter and quicker in preparation and adding an elegant display. Courses take place in the monastery kitchen whose colours and furniture are completely renovated. The adjacent monks' refectory has been restored into a comfortable dining hall to taste what has been prepared. Courses usually take place in the morning over 3 hours where the chef teaches participants how to prepare, cook, and display dishes and how they prepare with wines and provides souvenir recipes (interpreter available on request). Courses end with savouring the dishes prepared and the appropriate wine. The afternoon is free to relax and dinner these evenings will be held in the hotel's restaurant. (B.L.D)

Day 3: Tuscany

After breakfast, enjoy some free time to explore the magnificent Tuscan countryside. In the afternoon enjoy a wine tasting session. Villa Pitiana is glad to introduce its guests to the tasting of prestigious local wines. During your Premiere Gold Wine Tasting session you'll enjoy a guided tasting of 4 wines at the top of Italy's wine production including Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Maremma area wine, Bolgheri Rosso Superiore & Vinsanto Dessert Wine served with crostini, local cheese and cold cuts together with technical sheets commented by Villa Pitiana experts. The tasting lasts about 2 hours and is held in the vaulted antique cellar. This evening you will enjoy dinner once again at Villa Pitiana's restaurant. (B.D)

Day 4: Villa Pitiana

Today marks the end of your tour. After breakfast, you may consider one of the many optional tours available through CIT Tours or travel to the airport for your return flight home. Or ask your travel agent about extending your stay. (B)

Daily Departures

Please note: The Tuscany cooking classes does not operate daily.  The itinerary will be modified to suit. 
For clients not wanting to drive in Italy a private transfer from Florence to Villa Pitiana is available or, alternatively, it is possible to arrive at Villa Pitiana from Florence using public transit, by train to S.Ellero and then short taxi drive to the hotel.