Squeak

We'll be in Tuscany for 3 nights at the end of September. (Yes, we've been before. I was hoping to find a hotel/inn package that offered a cooking class for maybe a half day or a day. To make it even more difficult, I'd love to stay in the Val d'Orcia area. I know I'm limiting myself and I've spent a lot of time tonight searching through websites and come up dry. What inspired me to look for this is, I saw a package on LUXURYLINK for the property, L'Andana, located in the Maremma region. It looks beautiful but from everything I've read, the resort is is just too remote. There are other things we'd like to do besides hang out at the resort and I think the Val d'Orcia region is better suited for that.

I've seen a few cooking classes offered at properties in Cortona and one in Florence but both cities are just too far away. We're leaving for Tuscany from Amalfi and headed to Rome afterwards. Because of this, Southern Tuscany just seems to make the most sense. Any ideas?

Squeak

TTT?

Lorac1127

Take a look at tuscanwomencook.com
I've heard good things about their cooking classes.

I believe that they are located in Montefollonico which is a great location.

Squeak

Tuscan Women Cook only offer week long classes. I wish I had that kind of time but not on this trip.

ekscrunchy

Hve you checked www.shawguides.com?

This is a great resource for cooking schools worldwide.

Among a number of estates that offer cooking classes is this one which produces excellent wines and some of my favorite olive oils:

http://www.capezzana.it/eng/wcc_1giorno.html

ekscrunchy

Here is another well-known winery that offers classes; not in the southern part of Tuscany, though:


http://www.coltibuono.com/0scheda.as...e=11&col=1

Lorac1127

Here is a link to cooking classes in Tuscany: http://www.casinadirosa.it/en/links-...y-cooking.html

Hope there is something there that strikes your fancy.

cmeyer54

You might want to check out la Crociona just outside of montalcino. They offer cooking classes but I don't know the timing. Its a charming agritourismo and vineyard.

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abenedek

It's not southern Tuscany, but Il Vicario in San Gimignano offers a half day (lunch or dinner) cooking course for only 60euros per person.