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All Inclusive Cooking Vacations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... Our guests discover the true Italy that so few fully experience. They live the passion for Italian country cooking and wine that is at the heart of life in Tuscany and Umbria, Italy.. Our small ...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
Complete 2010 Calendar Our vacations sell out quickly. We strongly urge you not to hesitate blocking your space if you have decided to join us. We do not hold space under any circumstances until ...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
... core of what we are all about, and it is what makes us different than virtually every other tour company. Here is what it means: See Italy Like an Italian Seeing Rome, for example, isn't just about ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Explore Our Vacations
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
(not your typical) Escorted Tours of Italy • Click Here to read more about our Escorted Vacations • Click Here to view our Escorted Tour Itineraries When we design a tour of Italy, we start by ...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
Video Gallery A collection of dozens of videos made during our vacations that give our future guests a strong sense of what traveling ...Sunday, 06 December 2009 -
Contact Us
Category: About Us/About
... 32940 USA Phone (USA) +1 (321) 441-3551 Phone (Italy) +39 081 009 26 77 Fax: +1 (818) 670-7874 ...Sunday, 22 November 2009 -
About Michael and Paola
Category: About Us/About
... Who are we? I (Michael) am a Los Angeles native. I grew up in the 'Valley'. In 1984, when I was 18, I took a trip to Italy, and during my travels I went to visit a friend of my mother's who had ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Imagine a day as our guest
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... Italy. You feel like a little wine, so you walk over to the rack and select an Umbrian red, uncork it and share it with your new friends in the class. As class finishes, we all sit down and share the ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
Video Gallery
Category: Galleries/Videos
... A video highlighting our 2008 season of cooking classes and tours through Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, Italy - 7 months, 17 tours, 56 cooking classes, 144 guests and over 35,000 miles full of wonderful ...Thursday, 03 December 2009 -
La Bellissima Italian Experience
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Guided Coach Tours of Italy
Vacation Type: Escorted Tour with Cultural & Culinary Focus Length: 16 Days, 15 Nights Group Size: ...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 -
Where is Soriano nel Cimino?
Category: About Soriano nel Cimino/Soriano nel Cimino Info
The town of Soriano nel Cimino is located in the province of Viterbo. It is 8 miles from Italy's primary expressway (The A1) that connects Rome and Florence, at about 37 miles north ...Tuesday, 01 December 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
... It was really the result of a little epiphany we had years ago. Many friends and family members would come visit us at our villa in Italy during our summers there, and each time we would be good ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Custom Tours & Destination Management in Italy
Category: Italy Custom Tours/Customized Tours of Italy
If you are putting together a group, what can be better than the magic of Italy? We put the same effort and care into our destination management services as we do on our scheduled itineraries. ...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 -
In Depth Information
Category: Italy Vacations/Schedules and Itineraries
Before you choose to become our guest, we want you to know everything you can possibly know about our vacations without actually being there. To make this possible, we have a vast collection of photos, ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Make a Reservation
Category: About Us/About
Thank you for your interest in booking one of our vacations. SSL Certificate This web page uses SSL Security to assure that the information you submit to us is encrypted. However, if ...Sunday, 22 November 2009 -
Travel Agents
Category: About Us/About
Welcome Travel Professionals DiscoverSoriano.com, LLC, CultureDiscovery Vacations' parent company is proud to be a Tour Operator member of ASTA ...Sunday, 22 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
... without all the crowds. Read More... Or click here to view our Italy Cooking Vacations... ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Where is Discover Soriano?
Category: About Us/About
... We had a villa in the small town of Soriano nel Cimino, Italy (usually simply called Soriano for short) near the Tuscany and Umbria border. It was a place that had not yet been ravaged by mass tourism. ...Wednesday, 02 December 2009 -
Accommodations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Beautifiul Private Accommodations for our Guests Most of our guests stay in beautifully restored medieval village homes that surround the castle in the village ...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 -
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 -
Our Cooking School
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... from Corsica to Italy. At the time, one of Paola's ancestors, who was a doctor, had delivered twins for a countess in Soriano. As payment, the doctor was granted thousands of acres of land beneath the ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
Lindsay - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... absolutely everything. I am already looking forward to visiting Italy again! - Lindsay de Flesco USA Click image to view actual letter: ...Saturday, 12 December 2009 -
Lisa - Columbia, Maryland - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... DiscoverSoriano until November of 2009. In our earlier days all of our vacations were based in the town of Soriano nel Cimino. As we grew, we began to expand throughout Italy, so the name Discover Soriano ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
The People of Soriano
Category: About Soriano nel Cimino/Soriano nel Cimino Info
... most certainly see around the Piazza (town square). Usually you will see them at or around 'Caffe' Centrale', The central bar. For those that don't know, the term 'bar' in Italy does not refer to a bar ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
Is This For You?
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... customer/host relationship, and simply all be friends, we have the most amazing experience you can imagine! Are there physical limitations? Italy is full of hills and cobblestone streets. The ancient ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
Food in Soriano
Category: About Soriano nel Cimino/Soriano nel Cimino Info
When eating in Italy, you may wonder why the Italian food is so much better in Italy than anything you have had back home. Besides the obvious answers, it is important to understand how important ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
The Italian Beat - When Italy was covering all of our music
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Culture
I was searching for Italian covers of popular International songs for the fun of it, and I couldn't believe what I found. In the 60's and early 70's there was a huge trend for covers. Some are absolutely ...Sunday, 20 December 2009 -
Your Hosts
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Your Hosts Michael and Paola Kovnick, the founders of CultureDiscovery, split their time between Italy and The United States (read their story here). ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Bruschetta - The truth and a unique recipe
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Recipes
... What you put on top of it from that point forward is completely up to you. A little Bruschetta History They say it originates in our area -- Central Italy. But in all honesty, it is just that name ...Monday, 11 May 2009 -
Janet and Jessica - Berkhamsted - United Kingdom
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... As we grew, we began to expand throughout Italy, so the name Discover Soriano was no longer appropriate. We are still the same company with the same people... and most importantly, the same commitment ...Saturday, 12 December 2009 -
Bomarzo - The Monster Park / Sacred Grove
Category: Destinations in Italy/Lazio
... Umbria Description A must-see in this area. It is known throughout Italy as one of the country's best kept treasures. Description In the 1500's, ...Sunday, 24 January 2010 -
Rotolo Rose Recipe
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Recipes
Rotolo Rose An amazing rolled pasta with cheese, Besciamelle and prosciutto dish my mother-in-law in Italy used to make on Sundays every once in a while. When we knew Rotolo Rose was ...Monday, 27 April 2009 -
Karen - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... until November of 2009. In our earlier days all of our vacations were based in the town of Soriano nel Cimino. As we grew, we began to expand throughout Italy, so the name Discover Soriano ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Calcata Italy - A Quick Peek
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Lazio
... An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town ...Monday, 18 May 2009 -
The FAMILY feeling of our vacations explained
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Personal
... contact with many of our past guests, but have seen them, stayed with them, and partied with them. Here is a rundown: In late summer, while still in Italy, we went on a cruise (we get vacations, too) ...Friday, 13 March 2009 -
Recession-proof your vacation with Culture Discovery Vacations
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
... guarantee that our guests will pay the price they are quoted, no matter what. With that in mind, as our guests experience our little slice of life in Italy, they very often ask us both why and how we ...Tuesday, 07 October 2008 -
June and Irv - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... DiscoverSoriano until November of 2009. In our earlier days all of our vacations were based in the town of Soriano nel Cimino. As we grew, we began to expand throughout Italy, so the name Discover ...Thursday, 10 December 2009 -
Cooking & Touring Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio in 2008, a look back
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
... to be finished in April, but of course, we are in Italy. So in April we had a structure and nothing more. It wasn’t finished until late July, so we had quite a few groups crowd into the old ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
Rick and Catherine - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... I think we made some life long friends. Catherine told me I would love Italy. She was right. Love, - Rick & Catherine USA Click image ...Thursday, 10 December 2009
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