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All Inclusive Cooking Vacations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Welcome To Your Italian Family! Click Above to view a video highlighting our 2009 cooking holidays ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Our Cooking Vacation Itineraries
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
Wine & Cooking Under the Tuscan & Umbrian Sun 8 Days, 7 Nights All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation focusing on wineries & sights in Tuscany & Umbria $3,395.00 per ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
2010 Tour Calendar
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
... Itinerary (Click Itinerary for more details) Days / Nights Price /pp # Spaces Available May 8- May 15 Wine and Cooking Under the Tuscan & ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Wine and Cooking Under the Tuscan and Umbrian Sun
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Vacation Type: All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation Length: 8 Days, 7 Nights Group Size: ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
Guided Tours of Italy
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Guided Coach Tours of Italy
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. - G. K. Chesterton We Organize Tours for Travelers, Not Tourists The above quote is at the ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Explore Our Vacations
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
... World Heritage Sites! Along the way we will have a cooking class, plus visits to three wineries, a mozzarella factory, a Parmiggiano Reggiano facotry, a Prosciutto factory, a Balsamic Vinegar factory, ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Wine, Cooking & The Roads Less Traveled
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Vacation Type: All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation Length: 8 Days, 7 Nights Group Size: About ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
Video and Photo Galleries
Category: Galleries/Videos
... with us is like, as well as some of the special events and festivals we enjoy. You will also find videos featuring a few of the village homes our Soriano cooking vacation guests will stay in. View the ...Sunday, 06 December 2009 -
About Michael and Paola
Category: About Us/About
... if they could get Italian cooking classes and tour guides while they were here, and before we knew it, we found ourselves organizing these services until we found ourselves doing this for just about ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Imagine a day as our guest
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... slices out for us by hand. He can’t help but carve a few extra for us to taste before we go grab a quick espresso from Luciano’s café and head down to the country villa for our cooking class. ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
Video Gallery
Category: Galleries/Videos
... it Compilation Videos from our Vacations Imagine - A Video Montage from our 2009 Tuscany Cooking Vacations A video highlighting our 2009 season of cooking ...Thursday, 03 December 2009 -
La Bellissima Italian Experience
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Guided Coach Tours of Italy
... on the tabs below for detailed information: Click on the video above to see a compilation from our cooking vacations. ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Our Mission
Category: About Us/About
Wedding in a small Italian village Porchetta Panini in Umbria Local Festivals Cooking Class at Villa Eddarella Visiting ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Our Location
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Our cooking vacations are all based in Soriano nel Cimino, which is right at the border between Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany. We are also within 15 minutes of Italy's major rail lines and ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
Olive Harvest & Cooking in Rome, Florence & Tuscany
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Guided Coach Tours of Italy
Vacation Type: Harvest & Cooking Vacation Length: 8 Days, 7 Nights Group Size: Less ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
The CultureDiscovery Webcam
Category: Galleries/Videos
... from Villa Eddarella in Soriano nel Cimino, Italy. When we have a cooking class in progress, the video feed shows the kitchen so our guests can direct their friends and family to watch. When we don't have ...Monday, 07 December 2009 -
It's All About Family
Category: About Us/About
... buses running up and down Italy with 50+ people packed in like sardines, you will never find more than 28 people in your group (maximum of about 12 for the Soriano cooking vacations). We'll admit that ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Custom Tours & Destination Management in Italy
Category: Italy Custom Tours/Customized Tours of Italy
... in designing unique 'out of the box' experiences from group cooking competitions in the hills of Tuscany, to wine-making and olive harvests. From weddings in majestic castles to unique archeological digs. ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Cities Lost in Time
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Vacation Type: All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation Length: 8 Days, 7 Nights Group Size: About ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
The Life of a Pig Before Prosciutto
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Culture
... so they would visit him, feed him, etc. I got quite a bit of that on camera. As I write this, our 2009 season is just starting up. We will have many guests back at the villa for the cooking classes, ...Sunday, 10 May 2009 -
In Depth Information
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
... Not only have wee shown the testimonials, but we have scanned the actual letters they have written us. About Our Cooking Vacations: ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
The Four-Day Cooking & Tuscany Wine Getaway
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Vacation Type: All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation Length: 4 Days, 3 Nights Group Size: ...Saturday, 16 January 2010 -
Our Guided Tours
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
... Assisi, Siena, Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Modena, Murano, Burano, and more. Along the way we will have a cooking class, plus visits to a three wineries, mozzarella factory, a Parmiggiano ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Where is Discover Soriano?
Category: About Us/About
... all about discovery of this culture, we simply called the company 'Discover Soriano'. We enjoyed substantial success, and evolved very quickly. We began to offer day tours and cooking classes, and finally ...Wednesday, 02 December 2009 -
Accommodations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... of Soriano nel Cimino. We have five homes dedicated for our cooking vacation guests. Each home has a private entrance, at least one queen bed, private bathroom, and air conditioning. Most of the homes ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Compare to Other Cooking Vacations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
There is no shortage of websites advertising cooking vacations in Italy, and they certainly all look wonderful. How to choose? This guide will help you decide if ours is the best for you. ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Video Testing
Category: Galleries/Videos
Monday, 28 December 2009 -
Our Cooking School
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Villa Eddarella All of our cooking classes are held in our beautiful teaching kitchen at our private villa in the countryside near Soriano. Here is a little about ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
The Five-Day Cooking & Tuscany Wine Getaway
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Vacation Type: All-Inclusive Cooking Vacation Length: 5 Days, 4 Nights Group Size: ...Friday, 05 February 2010 -
History of Soriano
Category: About Soriano nel Cimino/Soriano nel Cimino Info
Looking at Soriano, you can see its history expanding outward from the castle. At the center, the castle's main tower dates back to Roman-Etruscan times. In the 13th century, Pope Nicolas ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
Lisa - Columbia, Maryland - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
"I had a feeling this would be a friendly, cozy vacation but I didn't foresee the true feeling of family which I felt right away." .. "Thank you for the most amazing vacation I have ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Is This For You?
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... We simply cannot stress this enough. This is much more than a cooking vacation. It is a cultural experience, and our main objective is to make you feel at home, as part of the family. You will spend ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
Your Hosts
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... and during many of your classes to take care of every need. The first evening you arrive, you will also meet the chef that will be teaching all of the cooking classes that week, and may even be with you ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Bruschetta - The truth and a unique recipe
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Recipes
... below is a simple one that we do in our cooking classes for one of the appetizers. This is one of the more popular appetizers we do in our classes. Recipe Bruschetta with Sausage and ...Monday, 11 May 2009 -
Tuscan Roasted Chicken & Potatoes Recipe
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Recipes
Pollo Arrosto con Patate Easily one of the most popular recipes we do in our cooking classes, I thought this would be a great recipe to share on the blog. Don't think this is like any roasted ...Sunday, 26 April 2009 -
Prices in different currencies
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
... Name (Click name for more details) Days USD EUR GBP CAD AUD Wine and Cooking Under the Tuscan & Umbrian Sun 8 / 7 $3,395.00 ...Monday, 30 November 2009 -
Bomarzo - The Monster Park / Sacred Grove
Category: Destinations in Italy/Lazio
Bomarzo (The Sacred Grove / Park of Monsters) Highlights 16th Century rock carvings Region Lazio, Bordering with ...Sunday, 24 January 2010 -
The FAMILY feeling of our vacations explained
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Personal
Our future guests often ask me what our tours are going to be like, and I try to explain the feeling of ‘family’, and how it is so different than anything else out there. Oddly, it is a ...Friday, 13 March 2009 -
Recession-proof your vacation with Culture Discovery Vacations
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
With so much uncertainty ahead with the economy, skyrocketing fuel prices, and the drastic drop of the Dollar against the Euro over the past couple years; many people have been concerned about planning ...Tuesday, 07 October 2008 -
Cooking & Touring Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio in 2008, a look back
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
7 months, 17 tours, 56 cooking classes, 144 guests and over 35,000 miles of Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio are behind us. That was the 2008 season for us at Culture Discovery. As with last year, ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
Spoleto, Italy - A Quick Peek
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Umbria
I tried to shoot a good amount of video this year to give me a bunch of material for the blog, so I will have quite a few of the various cities we visited on our tours. Spoleto was a place that we visited ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
Kathy and Marco - Cleveland, Ohio - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
"Thank you for our best trip to Italy ever!" - Kathy & Marco - Cleveland, Ohio - USA Dear Michael & Paola, Thank you for our best trip to Italy ever! ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Chuck and Pat Peterson - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... Pat and I felt the cooking classes, held in your home and with neighbors, warmed our hearts. Michael and Paola, Pat and I hope we shall have the opportunity to be with you again in the future. ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Bev & Peter - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Canada
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... amazing meals, the wine and the people we have met. You have such a beautiful home... complete with two wonderful kitchens. The atmosphere was perfect to learn about real Italian cooking. Enjoying ...Wednesday, 09 December 2009 -
How much money willI need?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
Our 'All-Inclusive' cooking tours are really all-inclusive. This means that all accommodations, scheduled meals, transportation, etc. is included in the vacation price. We have had guests that have spent ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Andrea - London - United Kingdom
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
"Thank you for an absolutely wonderful week -- the cooking classes, the excursions, the activities, our guides, chefs, drivers, helpers were all fantastic" - Andrea London - United ...Friday, 04 December 2009 -
Olive Garden cooking school in Tuscany?
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Tuscany
... So what is this 'Cooking Institute' all about? I did a little research, and I put some two and two together. It appears that someone in corporate found an independent cooking school in Tuscany and made ...Saturday, 26 May 2007 -
Dances with Mozzarella
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Culture
For my first video post in a while, I thought I would start with a cool little video compilation made of some of the video I shot during some of the cooking classes we had earlier in the season. ...Tuesday, 26 August 2008 -
Jules and Jim - Washington State - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... the time we spent with everyone associated with Discover Soriano from the sightseeing with Spartico & Silvia to the cooking with Carla & Rita plus all of our new friends we have met on this trip. ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Maka and Sue - Canberra - Australia
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... will never be able to (or even know about). Special thanks to our new friends Spartico and Carla whose efforts on the cooking classes and tours were superb. We were treated as visiting friends ...Saturday, 12 December 2009
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