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Femme Elite Wellness Tour - Italy 2009
offered by supplier M19475 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 11
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 10
people
Destination(s):
Italy
Specialty Categories:
Healthy Eating
Women Tours
Season: September
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 2125 Euro (EUR)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2125 Euro (EUR)
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Femme Elite Wellness Tour - Italy 2009
Dates: September 13 – 23, 2009
Duration: 10 Days – 11 Nights
Femme Elite’s unique ‘Active/Cooking Holiday’ is ideal for those who wishing to experience a dietary and bodily transformation. The unhurried Marche lifestyle, combined with its natural environment of hills, mountains and sea, provides the ideal setting in which to achieve health and fitness goals while on vacation. FemmeElites focus on wellness provides an exciting opportunity to learn with Italcook’s professional Master Chefs. Guests are taught the art of slow food preparation and experience great wines being produced. Mixed session workouts invigorate the body, while our beachside yoga lessons inspires calm. Both counter the physical demands of travel. Afternoons are spent visiting picturesque corners of the Marches Region from the inland to the coast, exploring all the land can offer: oil, wine, flours, honey, and more! Guests will take a piece of Marches with them. Guests return home from FemmeElite’s cooking holiday equipped with recipes for food and for the soul. Simple life rituals strengthen the body and spirit. Guests are given a refreshing perspective on Italy’s hidden gem.
The Marches Region, (pronounced lay Markay) is one of Italy’s most beautiful coastal regions of the Adriatic Sea. With a coastline stretching out for 180 km, The Marches offer many hidden treasures, and a variedlandscape complete with, white sandy beaches, to rocky cliffs and hidden bays of velvety blue water. Its no wonder the Italians have kept this region all for themselves! The inland of the Marches Region is blessed with mountains and hills that produce the well-known “Verdicchio” and “Conero Rosso” wines. The delicate, harmonic olive oils are abundant in the local kitchens. In the spring and early summer months, the regions hills are covered with gorgeous yellow sunflowers and the rich gold colour of wheat. New York Times travel writer Christopher Solomon describes the Marches as the “New Tuscany” and “What Tuscany must have felt like 10 or 20 years ago”.
The area is rich with works of art, sacred landmarks and historical caves. Rossini, Pergolesi, Spontini, Leopardi are a few of the important artists born in this region. Quality products labelled “Made in Italy” also come from this region supplying great quality shoes, jewels, and furniture and musical instruments. Located in the heart of central Italy, the Marches, offers you medieval villages, villas, vineyards, olive groves and gardens. The Marches simply offer Italy in one region! The Gastronomy Institute Italcook is located within the historical centre of Jesi, near the Pergolesi Theatre and the “Pinacoteca”. Museum: true jewels of the Marches architecture. The structure accommodates a regional “Enoteca” wine cellar. The city of Jesi is easily accessible and only 10 kilometres away from Ancona Airport.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1, Sunday: Morning arrival at Ancona airport; Guests will be transferred by coach to their Country House in Senigallia Welcome aperitifs. Leisure and relax time in the afternoon. Pre-dinner: Guided walk and gentle Yoga. Welcome dinner at the Country House, with a menu typical of the Marches Region.
Day 2, Monday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Interval Training. Yoga on the Beach. Light lunch at the Country House. Transfer to ItalCook in Jesi for “Fresh Pasta and Sauces Cooking Lesson”. Enjoy a stroll before dinner along the Corso (town shopping area). Dinner at Italcook in Jesi. Return to the Country House in Senigallia.
Master Chef Cooking Class: First course dishes - The Fresh Pastas and its Sauces
During the lesson the Chef will lead the participants into the world of handmade pasta, with all of its many secrets, such as; how to obtain optimal dough layers, the best fillings for stuffed pasta and how to prepare the famous ragù (sauce), the best seasoning of Italian pasta. (3:00 pm– 8:00 pm)
Day 3, Tuesday: Breakfast at Country House in Senigallia. Transfer inland by coach for a visit to a selected vineyard, to observe and be part of the harvesting process. (Weather and harvest scheduling permitting). Lunch ‘al fresco’ at the vineyard. Afternoon visit to vineyards of the “Castelli di Jesi” area (weather permitting) and to the wine cellar for a viewing of the centre of bottling and production in the “Vertical and Horizontal” wine tasting cellars of past vintages. Return to the Country House. Power Walk and Stretch. Dinner at the Country House in Senigallia.
Day 4, Wednesday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. A morning dedicate to the your mind, and body and spirit, in the beautiful countryside of the region. Interval Training on the seashore of Senigallia. Yoga Lesson and Guided Meditation. Lunch at the Country House. Leisure time in the town of Senigallia for a stroll and shopping. Dinner at local restaurant in Senigallia
Day 5, Thursday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Transfer to Italcook in Jesi.Master Chef cooking clacess. Lunch at ItalCook. Fitness Hike through the medieval (read hilly) town of Jesi. Return to Country House. Dinner at Country House in Senigallia.
Master Chef Cooking Class: The Traditional Cuisine of the Coast
The blue fish of the Adriatic; learn traditional ways to cook anchovies, cod, mackerel and mussels. With the expertise and guidance of a Master Chef, you will prepare dishes such as seafood appetizers, soups, broths, and fried and grilled fish. An entire day will be focused on flavours of the sea! (9:30 –2:00 p.m.)
Day 6, Friday: Early Bird Yoga. Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Transfer by coach for farm tour and Buffalo Mozzarella cheese tasting. Visit to ‘Mercato” for fresh food ingredients and to the local Enoteca, just below the Italcook Regional Cooking School for wine. A return to ItalCook for a light Lunch and a ‘Improvisational Cooking Class’ where the ‘students will be encouraged to create recipes with the ingredients they have purchased and cook them as a group! Dinner at ItalCook in Jesi. PM Yoga.
Day 7, Saturday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Transfer to the inland for a full day of local discovery! A visit to the famous Museo della Carta e della Filigrana, - (the Museum of Watermark and Paper) for a guided tour of historical art (1.5 hours). Lunch at a local restaurant. Optional visit to the Grotte di Frasassi - (the Frasassi Caves,) one of the largest caves - sites in Europe The Cave tour will be followed by an optional “Adventure/speleogical Activity” (an ‘Active Tour’ of the caves) (3 hours). A return to the Country House. Dinner at the Country house in Senigallia.
Day 8, Sunday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Morning Power Walk. Enjoy a free day for activities! Explore the town or just relax at the Country House. Lunch will be available at the Country House. Participation is encouraged in the Panenostrum Festival (a festival dedicated to bread in all forms). Anyone wishing to, can take part in Bread Making Lessons in the towns’ Main Square. As well, during the festival, traditional food specialities can be sampled or purchased in the Marche Gourmet Pavillion in the towns Centre. Organize a car rental, shop, explore, etc. the options are yours!
Day 9, Monday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. Transfer to Italcook in Jesi for the 3rdMaster Chef Cooking Class: Cooking with Wine – Chef’s Choice. Lunch at Italcook. Fitness Hiking and Interval Training in Jesi. Transfer back to the Country House. Dinner at the Country House in Senigallia.
Day 10, Tuesday: Breakfast at the Country House in Senigallia. A day for pure Relaxation before your departure. Lunch will be served at the Country House. Farewell Evening and Dinner at a local restaurant in Senigallia.
Day 11, Wednesday: Early Breakfast at the Country House and then a transfer by coach to Ancona airport for the flight home.
Price Includes:
- 10 nights Accommodations in Charming Country House in double rooms
- 3 cooking classes at Italcook, with a Master Chef instructor and kitchen assistant, including lunches, Professional teaching kitchen, Didactic material (i.e. recipes, notes, brochures), apron, chef hat
- On-site translator during cooking courses and local excursion and tours
- Personal Coaching, Group Training and Yoga Instruction by Certified Professionals
- Nutritional Coaching by Certified Fitness professional and Chef
- 1 Guided tours and ticket entrance for the ‘Museo della Carta e della Filigrana’
- 1 Guided tour and Adventure course for the Frasassi Caves (3 Hours)
- 1 Guided excursion and cheese tasting
- 1 Vineyard/Grape picking excursion with Lunch ‘al fresco’ (weather permitting)
- Bread making class: accompanied food and wine tasting at the Panenosstrum Festival
- Welcome Aperitifs, 10 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches/2 Dinners at Italcook, 1 Lunch/2 Dinners at an authentic “Trattoria”, 4 Lunches/5 Dinners at Country House
- 1 Improvisational Cooking Class led by professional Chef
- All transfers airport/hotel and vice-versa.
Note: Guest is responsible for his or her own transportation to and from Ancona. Personal Travel, Cancellation and Medical Insurance are the sole responsibility of each Guest.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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