Culinary Tour of Tuscany with Chef Danilo Amato
Experience the culinary splendor of Tuscany while staying in your own private villa.
Chef Dani and his wife Sonja will take you on a wonderful adventure, tasting as you go. Visit local farms, olive groves, vineyards and historic sites. Meet local chefs, enjoy wine and cheese tastings. But most of all, enjoy the amazing meals prepared for you by our Tuscan-born chef. If you’d like, Chef Dani will invite you into the kitchen as his assistant so that you can learn some of his secrets.
You’ll stay in Dani and Sonja’s comfortable farmhouse Villa Belpasso which sits in a classic Tuscany landscape on a little hill surrounded by its own olive orchard. The villa has four bedrooms, a large, friendly farmhouse kitchen and a large covered porch “portico” that looks out on the orchard. There are two thermal spas within 10 minutes drive from the house.
Villa Belpasso is located in the tiny Medieval town of Pitigliano, which perches atop a cliff in the southeastern part of Tuscany. Most of the town is carved from the porous tufa rock of the area, a volcanic byproduct that is easily shaped into grottoes. Some of these caves date from the time of the Etruscans, between the 10th and 8th centuries BC and were used as wine cellars or sheds.
Tour Dates: October 10-19, 2011
Deadline for booking: September 15, 2011
Cost per person: $3,350 plus airfare
Includes most meals, ground transportation, tours
Sample Itinerary (subject to change)
Pitigliano
The tiny town of Pitigliano perches atop a cliff in the southeastern part of Tuscany. Most of the town is carved from the porous tufa rock of the area, a volcanic byproduct that is easily shaped into grottoes. Some of these caves date from the time of the Etruscans, between the 10th and 8th centuries BC and were used as wine cellars or sheds.The farmhouse Villa Belpasso sits in a classic Tuscany landscape on a little hill surrounded by its own olive orchard. It has 4 bedrooms, a large farmhouse kitchen and a large covered porch “portico” that looks out on the orchard. There are two thermal spas within 10 minutes drive from the house.
Contact Danilo Amato @ (206) 683-2900 for full details and availability.