ITALIAN LAKES, VENICE, FLORENCE & ROME
Culinary discoveries in Italy are a feast for body and soul, whetting your appetite with cultural traditions handed down
through the centuries. Put your cooking skills to the test during a friendly Top Venetian Chef competition in a private home in Venice... heighten your senses on a colorful market tour between St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge before a tasting lunch at a local osteria... become part of the family at a Tuscan restaurant in a tiny Chianti hamlet, sharing recipe secrets and wine with the locals for a true taste of la dolce vita...
Begins Milan: May 26 Jun 19 Aug 21 Sep 20 Oct 2
10 Days from $6,890 plus airfare (9 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches & 7 Dinners)
TRIP AT A GLANCE DAY / DESTINATION / HOTEL
1-2 / Arrive Milan / Lugano / Lake Como / Tremezzo / Bellagio Hotel Splendide Royal Lugano
3-4 / Venetian Cuisine / St. Mark’s Basilica / Doges’ Palace Hotel Danieli
5-6 / Rail to Florence / Galleria dell’Accademia / Uffizi Gallery The Westin Excelsior, Florence
7-9 / Siena / Rome / After-hours Visit to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel / Colosseum / Farewell Dinner St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome
SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Spain’s most emblematic dish, paella is a fiesta of flavorful foods, chicken, pork, shellfish, peas and peppers among them, served
with golden-hued Saffron rice. Learn how to prepare it perfectly, from stocking your pantry to hand-selecting fresh ingredients at the local market to cooking techniques to putting it all together for a traditional feast you’ll long remember. It’s just one of the many cultural treats that await as you experience Portugal’s historic seaside treasures, the passion and recipes of Seville, Moorish palaces, sherry sipping in Jerez, olive oil sampling in a private home in Granada, and the vintage pleasures of Madrid featuring a flavorful tasting of Spanish wines and sangria!
Begins Lisbon: May 9 Jun 22 Sep 12, 26 Oct 10 Call your travel agent or Tauck at 8 -00 788-7885
14 Days from $5,690 plus airfare (13 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 9 Dinners)
TRIP AT A GLANCE DAY / DESTINATION / HOTEL
1-2 / Arrive Lisbon / A Palace in Sintra / Seaside Cascais Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
3 / Medieval Evora Convento do Espinheiro
4-5 / Andalucía / A Carriage Ride and Paella in Seville Hotel Alfonso XIII
6-7 / Sherry and horses in Jerez / Gibraltar / Marbella Hotel Fuerte Miramar
8-9 / Cliff-top Ronda / Olive Oil and the Alhambra in Granada Hotel Alhambra Palace
10 / The Mezquita in Córdoba Hesperia Córdoba
11-13 / AVE Train / Prado / Epicurean Market Experience The Westin Palace, Madrid
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