[caption id="attachment_2189" align="alignnone" width="300"] Delicious fresh porcini mushrooms in Northern Italy[/caption] Northern Italy for the Gourmet: Discovering the gastronomic capital of Italy: Emilia Romagna, producers of handcrafted Parma ham, parmesan cheese, traditional method balsamic vinegar, Piedmont wine country, Barolo wine, white truffle festival, Moscato sparkling wine, Ferrari museum and factory, vintage Maserati collection, farm stays,…
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Tasting Tuscany
[caption id="attachment_2068" align="alignnone" width="300"] Olives ready to be cold-pressed[/caption] HIGHLIGHTS: Picture-perfect landscapes, ancient stone villages, Majolica dish-ware, village food markets, world-renowned cuisine, cooking classes, exceptional red wines, lunch on an organic farm, Chianina beef (Florentine beefsteak), olive oil tasting, truffle oil, Etruscan ruins and relics, Renaissance art treasures, St Francis sites, the Cinque Terre coastline,…
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The Tables of Provence
HIGHLIGHTS: Palace of the Popes in Avignon, charming Aix-en-Provence, mediterranean Provençal cuisine, chocolate manufacture, wine tasting of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other Provençal wines, lavender plantation, perched villages, boat excursion into the mediterranean bays, art experience in ancient stone quarries, private castle tour, colorful bustling markets, sipping an aperitif in a fishing port, bull round-up in the Camargues…
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Germany for the Gourmet
HIGHLIGHTS: Rhine River cruise, picnic in the vineyards, Munich brewery tour, sausage sampling, beer sampling, medieval Rothenburg, gourmet restaurants, winery tours in the Rhine, Mosel and Baden regions, Black Forest ham manufacture and tasting, spectacular castles, wine tasting on a boat on the Mosel River, Ruedesheim, Black Forest cake-making, distillery tours, castle hotels, Baden-Baden, Heidelberg,…
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