Minori ( Amalfi Coast ) - 5 days Escorted Culinary Tour Vacation package of South Italy with cooking class.

Minori ( Amalfi Coast ) - 5 Days Gastronomy Tour Vacations of the Amalfi Coast with traditional menu cooking class - Starting at $ 1,250 per Person.

Minori relives its own traditions and flavours through this gastronomic tour which celebrates all the local skills and specialities. Minori was well renowned in medieval times for pasta making and in the 17th century the invention of the “ngegni” (a device which increased pasta production to industrial levels ) made Minori an open factory, with every space, public or private, that had the right ventilation being transformed into a permanent display of all types of pasta, hung out for the drying process. The traditional forms of pasta were set out to dry  even on the seafront promenade, which today offers cool sea breezes and welcome shade.

Minori celebrates all the gastronomic traditions of the entire Amalfi Coast in the first half of September with the “Gustaminori” festival a great feast of culinary skills blended with art and literature, presenting a dish ready to be sampled by Italian and foreign gourmets.
                                           

ITINERARY:

Day 1 - Arrival at the hotel. Welcome dinner.

Day 2 - After breakfast transfer to Pompeii for a visit to this very popular archaeological site. Return at your hotel. In the afternoon first cooking lesson from 15.30 to 18.00. Dinner at hotel

Day 3 – After breakfast, guided visit to a lemon liqueur (Limoncello) factory with a demonstration of production techniques and visit to the roman excavation of Villa Romana. In the afternoon take part of the first cooking lesson followed by dinner at the hotel.
Afternoon second cooking lesson. Dinner in a typical restaurant.

Day 4 – After breakfast, guided visit to a dairy factory with demonstration of Mozzarella and cheese production.
Afternoon third cooking lesson.
Dinner at hotel.

Day 5 – After Breakfast you will be escorted and transfered to Naples airport or Salerno/Naples Rail Station. End of services.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 4 nights accommodation at the 4 star Hotel Villa Romana in Minori;
- Daily breakfast;
- 4 dinners (three at hotel, one in a restaurant in Minori);
- All waters, coffee and wines with meals;
- Return transfers from Naples airport or Salerno train station to the hotel;
- Cooking class as per itinerary;
- Sightseeing visits as per itinerary;
- Professional gastronome and chef assistance during cooking lessons;
- Certificate of participation of the cooking course and a little gift;
- English speaking tour escort during visits and lessons;
- All entrance fees (Pompei – excavations); 
- Local Taxes and service Charges.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
- All Land & Air prices: Additional U.S. & Foreign Departure Taxes and Surcharges Fee(s) assessed by the Airlines.
- Tips, Extras.
- All what is not mentioned in “PACKAGE INCLUDES”.

GENERAL CONDITION:
Minimum of 2 participants.

HOTEL FACTS AND FACILITIES: All 55 rooms are well equipped with bath / shower, W.C., direct dial telephone, safe deposit box, minibar, air conditioning (individual control), satellite T.V., balcony, hydromassage bath available on request.
Parking is available (payable locally).
Almost all rooms face swimming pool and lemon groves.

(*) Rate based on two adult persons sharing a double or twin bedded room with private bathroom. Single rooms are available at an additional supplement. Children’s, triple room rates and alternative accommodation arrangements are available upon request. (Additional and different charges may apply).