Cooking under the Tuscan sun

DAY 1

Start with a welcome cocktail around 7:30 pm with Silvia & Riccardo Baracchi, your hosts. The aperitif will be followed by a delicious dinner “a la Carte” in the elegant hotel’s famed restaurant, with wines from the The Baracchi Winery. The Baracchi family has owned the Il Falconiere estate, a splendid 17th century Tuscan villa and winery, since 1860.

DAY 2

Breakfast. In the morning, you will have a guided sightseeing tour of the charming city of Cortona, setting of the book and movie “Under the Tuscan Sun.” If possible, we will also stop at the weekly market to buy ingredients for the lesson. Have lunch on your own in Cortona. Return to Il Falconiere for your 4:00 pm cooking lesson featuring Etruscan cuisine. This menu, based on the ancient Etruscan civilization and its influences, might include: traditional wild herb pie with parmesan fondue, “gnudi” pasta with ricotta cheese, local lamb in a crust of Tuscan bread, sautéed greens, and berry cake with mascarpone cheese mousse. Dinner follows based on your efforts, wine included.
relais il falconiere

DAY 3

Breakfast. After breakfast, it’s time for your next cooking lesson, “Pane, olio e fantasia” (bread, oil and im¬agination). Your menu might include: stuffed eggplant with almond, tomato confit and basil; pici pasta with traditional ragout; veal medallion stuffed with black olives and orange flavours; flaky pastry with pears and peanuts served with melted chocolate. Lunch follows, accompanied by great Tuscan wines. The evening is free for you to relax in the Thesan Spa and perhaps schedule a wine therapy relaxation massage. Around 7.00 pm, visit the Baracchi Winery for a wine-tasting and receive your cooking certificate. Dinner this evening is on your own.

DAY 4

Breakfast. Departure.

Tour Season:

All year round

Tour Length:

4 Days - 3 Nights

Tour Includes:

• 3 nights at the Relais Il Falconiere in double room with buffet breakfast daily
• Welcome Aperitif and Dinner (with beverage) upon arrival
• 2 Cooking lessons with the Chef, followed by lunch or dinner with matched wine selection
• 1 Guided sightseeing tour
• Visit of the Baracchi wine cellar and wine tasting
• Access to the Thesan Spa (hydro massage pool,Sauna, Turkish bath)