Authentic Southern Tuscany Three-Night Itinerary

• Arrive on your own and settle into your charming room with private bathroom, air conditioning, direct-dial telephone, minibar, satellite TV and hair dryer at Palazzo Bandino.
• In the afternoon, you'll visit the wine cellar to learn a bit about local wines and see how they are bottled. The visit concludes with a leisurely tasting of six different local wines, accompanied by local bread, cheeses and cold meats.
• If you're still hungry, dinner on your own, perhaps at one of the six eateries in town - including a nationally renowned slow food founder, a superb typical trattoria, a cozy enoteca and an all-night bistro.
• Overnight at Palazzo Bandino.

• Breakfast at Palazzo Bandino.
• Morning on your own. If you wish, reservations can be made for a visit to a Brunello winery in Montalcino, followed by a tasting. On your way back, you can stop at a tiny cheese factory where you can see how they make pecorino and ricotta, enjoy a tasting, and buy some vacuum-packed cheese to take home with you.
• Lunch on your own.
• Afternoon cooking lesson with Chef Benocci at Palazzo Bandino. This hands-on cooking lesson features the classic southern Tuscan hand-rolled pasta called pici, followed by succulent whole fish baked in a paper crust.
• Dinner at Palazzo Bandino based on what you've prepared, accompanied by fine local wines.
• Overnight at Palazzo Bandino.

• Breakfast at Palazzo Bandino.
• This morning you'll be escorted to a local frantoio (olive mill). In late October through November you'll actually see the process of an olive becoming pure cold-press first-run extra-virgin oil; at other times of the year you'll see an English-language video of the same process. Afterwards you'll be treated to a tasting of extra-virgin olive oils.
• Lunch on your own.
• Today your afternoon lesson focuses on secondi piatti, main dishes such as roasts, braised or grilled meats, alongside the thick handmade noodles called pappardelle, perhaps served with traditional sugo alla boscaiola. Or the hands-on cooking lesson might feature fresh vegetable dishes such as artichokes and tomatoes stuffed with herbs and cheese, followed by a luscious Tuscan dessert.
• Dinner at Palazzo Bandino based on what you've prepared, accompanied by fine local wines.
• Overnight at Palazzo Bandino.

• Breakfast at Palazzo Bandino.
• Departure on your own.

2008 PRICE PER PERSON		2008 TOUR DATES
725 Euro Per person based on double occupancy Single Supplement 200 EURO		Available on request for any dates

Tour operated by Palazzo Bandino