Italian Art & Gastronomia 2007
Venezia Verona Toscana
October 6 to October 20 2007
Art, cooking, eating, vineyards, architecture, antiques, Venice Biennale...
Rowena Bianchino from Pomegranate Tours invites you to join Andrea Corsi (Caffe Fiasco), Gigi Pisani and herself, for a journey into Italy. Andrea, known for his wonderful food, is a Tuscan native. He is delighted to share with us his intimate knowledge of Tuscan cuisine during the stay at 'Villa La Noce', a 15th Century Casa Padronale near San Gimignano. Andrea's father Marco is a profession Sommelier and will be taking us to visit some of the finest vineyards of Chianti. Gigi Pisani was born in Verona and studied Art at the Academia in Venice. He is a flamboyant Italian whole loves Venice and Verona and has insider tips on the best places to go. Added to that he is a passionate exponent of the arts and is extremely knowledgeable. Wherever your interests lie, be it cooking, eating great food, drawing, art and architecture, wine tasting and education, shopping at fresh produce markets or shopping for antiques, this tour has something for you! Come and be swept away by the beauty and vitality that is Italy.
Tour Particulars
Where Verona, Venice, Tuscany (Florence, Arezzo, San Gimigano, and Sienna)
When: October 6th-20th 2007 (fourteen days) land content only.
Small group (14 places available)
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Highlights:
- A weeks cooking school with Andrea Corsi (Caffe Flasco) in the 15th century Villa la Noce near San Gimignano, Tuscany.
- A comprehensive look at Art in Italy and beyond with Gigi Pisani
- Visits to the International Biennale in Venice
- Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice
- Accademia de l'Arte in Venice
- Uffizi Gallery in Florence
- Galleria Del'Accademia in Florence (See Michaelangelo's David)
- Visit to Cannereggio the site of the first Ghetto established in Europe (Shylocks home in The Merchant of Venice)
- Juliet's balcony in Verona
- Arezzo to see the paintings of Piero della Francesco (great master of the early Renaissance)
- The 'Arena' and 'Roman Theatre' preserver in Verona since the Roman Empire
- Sienna, home of Gothic Art and Architecture
- Eating and drinking wine restaurants recommended by Slow Food for their authenticity and excellence
- Wine tastings in Chianti.
- Fiera Antiquaria (Arezzo) A vast antiques fair.
- Shopping at fresh produce markets
- Walks in the Tuscan countryside.
