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Food-focussed guided tours of Italy and Greece
Umbria Classic Culture and Cuisine Escorted Tour
Seven nights from £1,145 pp (7 July 2020)
This Italian escorted tour combines gorgeous pastoral scenery, spectacular mountain landscapes and classic hill towns packed full of standout architecture and artistic treasures; with a regional cultural festival and a sensational local gastronomy that rivals any in the country. Tour highlights include truffle hunting and lunch at San Pietro a Pettine; visits to the stunning towns of Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Todi, Spello and Gubbio; wine and olive oil tastings, and an evening at the renowned Perugia Jazz Festival. All from your base in the lovely town of Trevi at the charming four-star Hotel Antica Dimora Alla Rocca.
Fully escorted price includes:
• Return flights from London Gatwick to Rome
• Seven nights’ bed and breakfast at the four-star Hotel Antica Dimora Alla Rocca – located on a quiet square in the centre of the lovely old town of Trevi, the hotel is a 1650 palace with outside terrace, bar, cellar restaurant and spacious, comfortable rooms
• Five dinners at the hotel and one classic Italian lunch
• All transfers and full touring itinerary with tastings
• Tour manager throughout (maximum group size: 30)
Culinary Crete Escorted Tour
Eight days from £1,375 pp (26 May 2020 and 29 September 2020)
This adventure isn’t just for foodies but for anyone with a love of all things authentically Greek. Join your guide, local Cretan restaurateur Stelios, to celebrate the food, wine and culture of traditional Crete. Take part in a cookery lesson (making tzatziki, yemista, dolmades and kleftiko), visit producers and markets, learn about local specialities, such as olives, wine, cheese, raki, honey and spoon sweets, and eat in atmospheric local tavernas.
Stay at the Sunny Bay Hotel, Kissamos, a welcoming hotel located by the beach and just minutes’ walk from the centre of Kissamos and Stelios’s Cellar Taverna, on the seafront, where you will enjoy your meals.
Fully escorted price includes:
• Return flights from London Gatwick to Chania
• Seven nights’ bed and breakfast at the three-star Sunny Bay Hotel, Kissamos
• Five lunches and four dinners
• All transfers and full touring itinerary with tastings
• Tour manager throughout (maximum group size: 15)