What’s included:
- 6 nights accommodation
- 3 cooking lessons of 2 to 3 hours
- 1 Welcome dinner
- 1 Wine tasting dinner
- 4 Lunches (Sunday to Wednesday)
- Breakfast every morning at local cafe
- Guided tour of olive grove with olive oil tasting
- Afternoon tours of medieval hilltop villages
- Day visit to Rome with guided tour and lunch
- Free pick up/return service from airport or station
- Welcome gift
- Recipes from the cooking lessons
Italian cooking holidays
Convivio Rome weekly holiday - Saturday arrival, Friday departure
What’s not included:
- Flights
- Travel Insurance (compulsory: please give details)
- Car hire or taxi service
- Any entrance fees
- 4 Dinners out of 6
- 1 lunch (on your Free Day)
Free airport pick up service and general transportation by air conditioned car/minibus:
Rome Ciampino airport: we will collect you at the airport and return you at the end of your holiday.
Rome Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci airport: from inside the terminal you can take a direct train (departures normally every 15 minutes) to Fara Sabina station, where we will meet you and return you to at the end of your holiday. This train can also be taken from stations in Rome.
Recommended arrival/departure times: Arrivals, please no later than 6.30pm. To avoid Roman traffic, we recommend early afternoon departures.
Check-out time: before 11.00am.
Going to dinner: Extra dinners can be taken at the local Trattoria or you can cook an evening meal in your home, if you wish.
Convivio Rome weekly holiday
6 nights/ 7 day programme
Saturday Afternoon - Arrive
Evening: Welcome dinner at 8.00pm. This is a relaxed and informal dinner during which you can discover the unique flavours of traditional food from Sabina, as well as sample some of the best local wines. During dinner, Sally will give you a brief outline of your holiday.
Sunday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Morning: Lesson # 1 + lunch. Italian cooking tips and secrets about regional dishes are revealed while preparing a three course meal using only what's in season.
Afternoon: Guided tour of an olive grove with Linnea and Valerio, followed by olive oil sampling with bruschetta and a glass of wine while overlooking majestic views of Sabina.
Evening: Dinner will be taken at our local Trattoria (with traditional 'cucina della casa' home cooked food) in Toffia.
Monday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Morning: Lesson # 2 + lunch. Our enthusiastic pasta expert Signora Lina starts her cooking lesson with making fresh pasta out of eggs and flour. Pasta sauces and the importance of fresh ingredients, herbs and balance are discussed. More secrets are revealed to create a mouth-watering three course lunch. Afternoon: (optional) informal guided tour to visit the largest olive tree in Europe followed by a stroll around the nearby medieval village of 'Fara in Sabina' OR you are free to relax.
Evening: Dinner will be enjoyed at our local 'ristorante' , set in the wine cellars of a renaissance palazzo.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Daytime: We are off to Rome for a guided tour of the Eternal City. It will be a pleasant walk through Rome’s alleyways to discover famous monuments and hidden treasures. We will stop for lunch at a typical Roman trattoria, where the locals (not the tourists) go.
Evening: Dinner at our local Trattoria in medieval Toffia.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Morning: Lesson # 3 + lunch. More Italian cooking tips and secrets are revealed as Guido guides you through your third cooking lesson using seasonal ingredients, for 'primo', 'secondo' and 'dolce' (your three course meal).
Afternoon: An informal tour around the streets of the monastic village of Farfa ('L'Abbazia di Farfa') with its amazing 15th c. frescoed church, and numerous art and craft shops including locally hand woven cloths OR free time.
Evening: Dinner will be taken at our local Trattoria (with 'cucina della casa' home cooked food) in the medieval village of Toffia.
Thursday:
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Free day to do as you please OR (optional) visit another magical medieval hilltop village.
Final evening: Wine tasting evening and light dinner in our wonderful garden with spectacular views with food & wine editor Guido Santi. This is an informal evening during which you’ll learn about different Italian wines and the wonderful native grapes that are grown in the region.
Friday: Depart after breakfast (check-out before 11.00am)
The above Itineraries are subject to change without notice, simply due to availability of staff and location.
Vegetarians are Welcome
As some of the most traditional Italian dishes are vegetarian, we are able to also cater for vegetarians in our programmes.
Corporate and team-building cooking days and weekends available on request.
Gift Vouchers are available for all our cooking holidays.
Gift vouchers value can be for the full amount (see Dates-Prices page) or part payment ( e.g.100, 200, 300 Euros)
Convivio Rome cooking long weekend - Friday PM arrival, Monday departure
What’s included: FULL BOARD
- 3 nights accommodation
- 2 cooking lessons of 2 to 3 hours
- Wine sampling during meals
- 3 dinners
- 2 Lunches (Saturday and Sunday)
- 3 Breakfasts at local cafe
- Guided tour of olive grove with olive oil tasting
- Free pick up service from airport or station
- Welcome gift
- Recipes from the cooking lessons
What’s not included:
- Flights
- Travel Insurance (compulsory: please give details)
- Car hire or taxi service
- Any entrance fees
Free airport pick up service and general
transportation by air conditioned car as above.
Recommended arrival/departure times: Arrivals, please no later than 6.30pm. To avoid Roman traffic, we recommend early afternoon departures.
Check-out time: before 11.00am.
Convivio Rome cooking long weekend
3 nights/ 4 day programme
Friday afternoon/evening - Arrive
Evening: Welcome dinner at 8.00pm. This is a relaxed, informal evening held at our local restaurant, where you will be drinking the local wine and sampling different types of traditional foods from the Sabina area. During dinner, Sally will give you a brief outline of your cooking weekend.
Saturday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Morning: Guided tour of an olive grove with Linnea and Valerio, followed by olive oil sampling with bruschetta and a glass of wine while overlooking majestic views of Sabina.
Lunch: buffet lunch sampling local delicacies, panini and wine.
Afternoon/Evening: Our enthusiastic pasta expert Signora Lina starts her cooking lesson with making fresh pasta out of eggs and flour. Pasta sauces and the importance of fresh ingredients, herbs and balance are discussed. More secrets are revealed to create a mouth-watering three course dinner.
Sunday
Breakfast: Italian style taken at our local cafe.
Morning: Leisure time: you can walk to the ancient monastery of Farfa or explore the winding streets of medieval Toffia.
Lunch: buffet lunch sampling local delicacies, panini and wine.
Afternoon/Evening: Lesson # 2+ dinner, Italian cooking tips and secrets are revealed as Guido guides you through your first cooking lesson using seasonal ingredients, for 'primo', 'secondo' and 'dolce' (your three course meal).
Monday: depart after breakfast (check-out before 11.00am).
Extend your Holiday
You are very welcome to extend your week long or long weekend holiday in your accommodation.
Just add £ 50 or € 63.50 per person, per night.
Extend your Holiday
You are very welcome to extend your week long or long weekend holiday in your accommodation.
Just add £ 50 or € 63.50 per person, per night.
1-Day Convivio Rome cooking - touring experience - 10.15 am arrival, 5.00 pm departure
What’s included:
- 1 cooking lesson of 2 to 3 hours
- 1 Lunch
- Wine sampling during lunch
- Afternoon tour of medieval Toffia and Farfa Abbey
- Free pick up / return service from local station
- Recipes from the cooking lessons
What’s not included:
- Flights
- Travel Insurance (compulsory: please give details)
- Car hire or taxi service
- Airport pick up service
- Any entrance fees
1-Day Convivio Rome
cooking-touring programme
Morning: Pick-up at local train station approx. 10.00 am.
Cooking lesson + lunch. Italian cooking tips and secrets about regional dishes are revealed while preparing a three course meal using only what's in season.
Afternoon: Informal guided tour to visit the stunning hilltop medieval Village of Toffia and the ancient monastic village of Farfa with its spectacular early Renaissance frescoes and numerous art and craft shops including locally hand woven cloths.
Evening: 5.00 pm: Return to local train station.
Free local station pick up service:
Train from Rome: it is very easy to take this direct modern train from anywhere in Rome (or the main Rome airport) to Fara Sabina station, where we will meet you and return you to at the end of your day out. Train departures are generally every 15 minutes.
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