About the Stile Mediterraneo Cooking and Wine School in Puglia (Apulia), Southern Italy:
The "Stile Mediterraneo" Cooking and Wine School provides an authentic and tailor made experience of Puglia and Southern Italy: something unique you might not experience just using a tourist guide book.
Accommodation:
Accommodation is provided in a beautiful farmhouse hotel selected because of its comforts and first quality services as well as the authentic experience it provides.
The farmhouse hotel has a swimming pool and a big garden where our guests can enjoy a dinner al fresco. The property is a boutique 4-star hotel with trulli rooms, each with private bathrooms (wth both baths and showers) and air conditioning, a large kitchen and dining room.
There will be private transfer service for all excursions (including from and to the airpoirt).
The farmhouse hotel is located in Noci a small village off the tourist tracks, where our guests can experience the authentic gastronomy and the relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle from Puglia.
Wine tour:
you will visit the best Puglia's wineries and vineyards from Castel del Monte DOC, Locorotondo DOC, Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Salice Salentino DOC, to Gravina DOC. Expert sommeliers will introduce you to the best local wines.
Puglia's cuisine:
Puglian cuisine is the true home made and Mediterranean cuisine. Taste the delicious DOP bread from Altamura cooked in a ancient wood oven, made with gold durum wheat and which can weigh more than 10 pounds. Enjoy it with its perfect accompaniment, the hand made burrata and fresh sheep's-milk ricotta cheeses. Puglia (Apulia) is a mozzarella and cheese lovers’ paradise!
Discover the pleasures of an ancient, agrarian cuisine and be seduced by a way of life deeply rooted in this tradition.
The culinary tours include: visits of traditional fruit, vegetables and fish markets, visits of artisans hand making their products (mozzarella, cheese, bread, pasta, salami, ice creams, sweets, liquors, jams, chocolate) with ancient and traditional methods.
Date of the program:
The program runs from September 13 to September 19, 2008. It is a 1-week program. You may ask for a similar program customized at a different time of the year. Also given that in Puglia every province has different culinary traditions you may extend this tour up to 2 months.
Weather in Puglia:
Puglia has a typical Mediterranean climate. It is sunny 99% of the year. Winters are very mild: at midday temperature can be 15-20°C.
People and partners not attending the classes:
Guests not attending classes included in this tour will be free to play golf, use the bicycles for a ride along the coast, get a massage by the swimming pool.
Location: Noci, Bari
The hotel is located in Noci, in the bari countryside. Noci is a small village, off the tourist tracks famous for its gastronomy and food artisans. Noci is particularly famous for the many mozzarella artisans, bakeries producing bread with ancient methods and the excellent meat and salami...not forgetting the olive oil and wine!
The farmhouse is 10 m drive from a beautiful sea.
As part of the package you will be exploring different regions of Puglia, such as the Trulli area (Trulli are Unesco World heritage), Altamura and Matera. You will be experiencing what makes Puglia such a special place: its wine, food, people, culture and incredible scenery.
Your Hosts:
The school is run by the sisters Cinzia and Marika Rascazzo who were born and brought up in Puglia. Their grandmother taught them all the little secrets about the Pugliese recipes. Their grandfather took them to the vineyard during the grape harvest and taught them how to make the wine.
After spending many years abroad studying and working in Boston, New York and London and being exposed to the most diverse and international cultures, Cinzia decided to move back to her home town and start the Stile Mediterraneo School.
They both speak fluent English and French.
People attending the Stile Mediterraneo classes discover the authentic secrets of Southern Italy and Puglia!
Cooking classes are given by Cinzia's mother and other local ladies.
At our school, guests do what the local Italians do: eat at the best local restaurants, mingle with interesting local people, learn about the real local culture, visit the best artisans, learn about the authentic local cuisine and wines. Our school approach is relaxed and friendly but very professional at the same time: guests will experience only the best of Southern Italy.
Itinerary:
Day 1
We meet at Bari airport. Private transfer to the farmhouse masseria in Noci.
Free afternoon.
Dinner at the farmhouse.
Day 2
Visit of Matera, the Sassi (stones) town, which has been the setting for the Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ movie.
Visit of an ancient olive oil mill.
Lunch at a traditional restaurant in Matera. Free afternoon.
Dinner at the farmhouse.
Day 3
Visit a local artisan preparing the famous bread from Altamura in an ancient stone oven.
Lunch at a traditional trattoria in Altamura and taste a traditional Amaro liquor from Altamura.
Wine tasting and visit of one of the best wineries producing white wine in Puglia, Southern Italy.
Dinner at the farmhouse.
Day 4
Visit of 2 of the best local wineries in the area near the famous Castel del Monte.
Lunch at a traditional restaurant by the sea in Trani.
Free afternoon in Trani.
Dinner at the farmhouse.
Day 5
Visit of a famous mozzarella artisan.
Lunch at one of the best restaurants in Puglia, located in Alberobello.
Free afternoon in Alberobello, famous for its trulli houses, declared Unesco World heritage.
Dinner at the farmhouse.
Day 6
Visit of a famous winemaker in the Locorotondo area.
Visit of an ancient olive mill.
Lunch at a traditional restaurant in Locorotondo.
Free afternoon.
Farewell dinner at a traditional restaurant in Cisternino.
Day 7
End of the classes and activities. Private transfers to the airport.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price will be different for guests and partners not attending the cooking classes. Price includes: a tour escort; all meals (both at the hotel and at restaurants); - selection of best wines at all meals; accommodation at the 4-star hotel; wine tasting and winemaker tour; all transfers (including from and to the airport); all excursions. - Prices are based on double occupancy. - Prices are based on bank money transfer payments. Additional charge will be added for credit card payment. Price does not include: travel insurance; optional activities; airfares.
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