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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
... 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
... lots of space to spread out and get comfortable. Wineries, Mills & Factories - Our smaller group size gets us into lots of places the big groups cannot go to. So when we are visiting wineries in ...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 -
About Michael and Paola
Category: About Us/About
... quick and easy access to major destinations like Rome, Florence, the Tuscany wineries, Orvieto, Assisi and much more. However, many said that they would like to have access to some of the comforts ...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
... - Filmed in Italy during our cooking, culinary and wine tours. This is a fun little film, made in documentary/expose' style as tourists in Italy meet Ramon the pig, knowing that he is next year's sausage ...Thursday, 03 December 2009 -
Our Mission
Category: About Us/About
... too. Our Partners We have many partners that we work with, from wineries to olive mills. From factories to restaurants. We very carefully select them for a balance of honesty, service, authentic ...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 -
It's All About Family
Category: About Us/About
... With the owner of a Brunello Winery mmmmm Pizza! Everyone loves Mario A little love near Via Dell'Amore How the Idea Was Born ...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 -
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
DiscoverSoriano has changed its name to Culture Discovery Vacations Why The New Name? In 2006, our company was born with one very simple goal: To help people discover the true Italian culture. ...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
... shuttle pickups at the Rome FCO airport or Orte train station; any expenses you have if you choose to go off of our itinerary; any purchases you make; hard alcohol or special request wine with meals (we ...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
... side we always have a complete prosciutto there to pick on at will. On the other side is our dining area. As you walk up the steps between the two, it is impossible to miss our 90 bottle wine rack that ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
Lisa - Columbia, Maryland - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... and cute cities. I truly enjoyed the tours of the wineries. It felt like I was experiencing things less as a tourist and more as a true Italian. Your home is beautiful and I felt priviledged to be able ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Is This For You?
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... up a 1/4 mile incline to get to the wine cellar, then 1/2 mile down hill when we are done. We cannot avoid this if we want to visit the most beautiful wine cellar in the world. Guests that do not want ...Monday, 26 October 2009 -
Bruschetta - The truth and a unique recipe
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Recipes
It's not really what you think it is... In the states, when you hear the word 'Bruschetta', you think about toasted Italian bread with a tomato spread. But to think that way would be like thinking ...Monday, 11 May 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 -
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
... of travertine, all of the tiles are hand-painted, and the masonry for the separating wall and fireplace came out breathtakingly beautiful. The large lighting fixtures and our 90-bottle wine rack ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
How much money willI need?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
... present the bill to us. If you want to buy gifts or other shopping, such as wine, clothing, olive oil, ceramics, etc., you should budget for that as well. Additionally, many of our guests elect to tip ...Monday, 23 November 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 -
Chuck and Pat Peterson - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... to say, that the surrounding area is lovely as well, and it was obvious the itinerary was thoughtfully selected to maximize it's uniqueness. The food was delightful and wine a kiss to the palette. ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Mary and Erica - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
... a vacation, as we sit here trying to seclude 12 lbs. of (fragrant Italian formaggio), 6 bottles of wine, dried "tourist pasta" (according to Spartico) and various other treasures ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Jules and Jim - Washington State - USA
Category: Testimonials/Letters form our guests
"You shared the sights & sounds plus of course the food & wine as if we were part of your family." - Jules & Jim Washington State - USA Michael, ...Friday, 11 December 2009 -
Olive Garden cooking school in Tuscany?
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Tuscany
Olive Garden is one of those places that really sets my blood to boil. Every time I hear the word 'Hospitaliano' I begin to cringe and twitch. When I hear them say 'When you're here, you're family', I ...Saturday, 26 May 2007 -
How to avoid getting ripped off as a tourist in Italy
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
When you are traveling, sometimes you can just feel it. You go to pay for something, and you just know that if you were a local, you would have paid a much lower price. You are an ‘unsuspecting ...Monday, 02 October 2006 -
The Wine Harvest - Making wine in Italy
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Culture
... I, like, fully made WINE yesterday'. OK, I'm going to admit that it wasn't my first time. The first time was about 13 years ago when I happened to be here in Soriano nel Cimino during the ...Thursday, 27 September 2007 -
Discovering the True Italian life when vacationing in Italy
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Lazio
Some people travel to Italy, see the sights, eat the food, and go home thinking they experienced Italian culture. In reality, the vast majority of these people only experienced a tiny fraction ...Tuesday, 03 October 2006 -
Why Italy is not known for modern music
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Personal
... that Italians make great food and wine, ok? Oh yeah, and promise you will keep watching it at least until you see the Michael-Jackson-esque moonwalk. Trust me, it is worth the wait. ...Monday, 10 December 2007 -
Slow down and let your vacation happen
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
... sipping wine in Piazza’, or ‘that time we had pizza together’, or the little oddities they experienced here and there. It is the culture that grabs them, not the landmarks. In ...Monday, 10 September 2007 -
What does a typical day look like on a cooking holiday?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
... proceeds. a few bottles of wine may make it over from our 90-bottle rack to the kitchen's center island. Finally we will have lunch and eat far too much as we discuss each day that there is no way ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Florida Italophiles Unite!
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Personal
... version of Rodeo Drive) at a wine bar where we all got to know one another, then proceeded to Rocco’s Grille, and Italian restaurant run by a couple from Sicily, with Northern Italian accents (I ...Monday, 28 January 2008 -
September Weather and Holidays
Category: Travel Planning Help/Weather and Holidays in Italy
... This Time of Year Nature: It's Harvest Season! early in the month you will find hazelnuts, followed by the wine late in the month. Dry grounds are beginning to sprout green again. Holidays/Festivals: ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
Where has the time gone?
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Personal
... Furthermore, I have 7 more weeks ahead of me, and will be filming the wine harvest, the chestnut festival, Viterbo’s Santa Rosa festival and quite a bit more. So while this blog has been suffering ...Wednesday, 27 August 2008 -
Is Soriano in Tuscany or Umbria?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
... to see Tuscany Wineries Many people will go to Florence, since it is the biggest city in Tuscany, then venture out on day trips to wineries. The image that most of us have in our heads of the Tuscany ...Friday, 27 November 2009 -
Imagine - Cooking Vacations & Culinary Tours in Tuscany and Umbria Italy with Culture Discovery Vacations
Category: podcast/Culture Discovery Vacations - Tuscany and Umbria I
... a little from 2008) of tuscany cooking vacations and classes, tours through tuscan villages and umbria countryside, tuscany wine tours, and much more from our home base of Soriano nel Cimino, Italy ...Saturday, 16 January 2010 -
October Weather and Holidays
Category: Travel Planning Help/Weather and Holidays in Italy
Two words define October: WINE HARVEST. The weather is cooling considerably and the crowds are thinning rapidly. New grass is sprouting on the sides of the road as the leaves begin to fall. It is a time ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
May Weather and Holidays
Category: Travel Planning Help/Weather and Holidays in Italy
Spring is here!. This is a time of countless spring festivals throughout the country. There are many flower festivals, food and wine celebrations, spring rituals, and much more. The trees are blossoming, ...Monday, 30 November 2009
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