Exciting Italian Cooking Lessons Italy – 7 Nights 2025

1.825,00€

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Come and immerse yourself in the life of a true Italian chef with this cookery and wine tasting holiday located in one of the most beautiful parts of northern Tuscany. Learn all the basics of Italian cooking techniques from seasoned chef Rita Lucherini while enjoying the local wines and traditions this area of “La Garfagnana” has to offer. During your time here, we will visit our local markets and wander the unique streets of Barga, known as one of the most beautiful medieval villages in Italy. Together we will work to prepare our meals then sit as a family to enjoy them along with wine, music and song. Relax the evenings away as you immerse yourself in the Tuscan lifestyle. This is not one of those bus tour vacations where you are expected to follow a ridged group schedule, Rita is accommodating to her guests’ interests and whims. Better yet, Rita is fluent in both English and Italian, so you can relax into the Italian culture wherever she takes you.

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Description

Have fun and join our 7-night cookery and wine tasting holiday in this beautiful part of Northern Tuscany. Combine cooking and wine tasting and learn all the basic Italian cooking techniques and traditions la Bella Garfagnana and Serchio Valley have to offer.

We will visit our local market, wander the streets of Barga, known as one of the prettiest villages in Italy and we shall visit Lucca. The most part of the time there are concerts, folk festivals, outdoor food festivals (where you can savour typical products), theatre, Barga Jazz and the Opera Barga.

My background is indeed a typical one. My parents and grandparents, originally from the Barga area, emigrated to Scotland where like many other Italian emigrants who opened their own catering business.

During my informative years, I gradually immersed myself in the culture, customs and traditions of my parents and grandparents and in particular their culinary cultures. I studied the ancient secrets and techniques of the traditional Tuscan cooking and kept alive certain recipes that lost popularity in the fast food era. A vegetable sformato, castagnaccio and necci are just some of the local delicacies of which later generations have little perception, even those born in Italy.

I have now been in Barga for almost 30 years, running my Bed and Breakfast and apartments together with my children and have now opened my cooking school.

Our 7-night Cookery Course at a Glance

4 hands-on cooking lessons (3 to 4 hours each) using authentic Italian ingredients in a seasoned kitchen, complete with a woodfired brick pizza oven;
Recipes to take home for each dish you make;
Endless local wines to taste and enjoy from La Mezzaluna wine bar;
Day trips to Barga Castelnuovo, Pisa Lucca to visit historic sites with time to enjoy the shops, markets and cafes;
Wine tasting and lunch at local Vineyard;
Cheese tasting;
7 nights accommodation in a family owned B & B;
Breakfasts including fresh pastries, fruit and coffee will greet you each morning;
Lunches from local cafes and markets;
Delicious home cooked dinners served around a family table.

What's Included

Your cooking holiday includes:

Transfers to and from Pisa Airport;
All local transfers;
Accommodation;
Breakfast, lunch and dinner;
Wine and soft drinks included at meals;
Four 3 to 4-hour cookery sessions, including wine;
Guided trips to Barga, Lucca, Pisa, local market;
Wine tasting at La Mezzaluna wine bar.

Day 1

Enjoy your first glimpse of Italy as you arrive at the Pisa airport;
Travel to Residence La Mezzaluna (1 hour 15 minutes) where you will enjoy a glass of wine and meet your Italian host and chef Rita Lucherini to talk about the week’s activities;
Then, settle and relax in your home-away-from-home;
In the evening, chat with the locals while you enjoy a little wine tasting and dinner at La Mezzaluna wine bar.