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Cooking in Tuscany with Nicoletta Tavella
       
Website http://www.cucinadelsole.nl/holidays.htm
Year Established 2001
Program Description One-week culinary vacations in Tuscany (Montecatini Terme) including 5 hands-on cooking lessons, visits to local markets and surroundings, food & wine-oriented excursions.
Number of Programs/Year 2
Program Length 7 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio 6-12
Program Focus Italian
Faculty Italian chef/cookbook author Nicoletta Tavella, owner of La Cucina del Sole, an Italian cooking school in Amsterdam
Costs €945-€1,125/week includes most meals, lodging, excursions.
Global Locations Italy (Tuscany)
Months April, September, October
Contact Cristina Demagistris and Michael v.d. Heuvel
Cooking in Tuscany with Nicoletta Tavella
Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany
Italy
Phone: (39) 0572 674496
E-Mail:
Cristina, Michael and Nicoletta speak fluent English, Dutch, Italian, French and Spanish. http://www.ilcantastorie.eu/index.php?pagelang=English&page=main

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