DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
Day one Arrive in Rome and transfer to Umbria
Depart from London Heathrow on the British Airways flight at 08.35 arriving in Rome Fiumicino at 12.05 . ( Flight times may vary according to departure date ). You are met and transferred to the hotel Villa di Monte Solare . The journey time is about two hours . Once you have checked in , there is time to explore the villa and its grounds , perhaps enjoying a sandwich or tea and cakes before changing for dinner . Enjoy an aperitif and then you are served dinner ( drinks not included ).
Day two First cookery lesson
After breakfast your first cookery class starts at 10 am . This three-hour session is hands-on and provides an insight into the preparation of regional dishes as well as traditional cooking methods . At the end of the session , you share a meal together . Free time this afternoon to explore on your own or to relax at the hotel . Dinner is not included tonight .
Cookery at the Monte Solare
Day three Day at leisure
Today is a free day but if you have a hire-car with you it is worth visiting the famous wine town of Torgiano and the Lungarotti Wine Museum , one of the best in the world . There is also an olive oil museum to visit . Then you could continue Assisi , birthplace of St Francis , World Heritage Site and a symbol of peace or visit the nearby university city of Perugia . Dinner ( without drinks ) is included at the Villa di Monte Solare tonight .
Day four Second cookery lesson
The class this morning starts after breakfast at 10 am . Once again it is hands-on and will focus on yet more aspects of regional dishes and traditional Italian methods of cooking . A meal together follows the course . Spend the afternoon relaxing or perhaps walking in the nearby countryside . Own arrangements for dinner .
Day five Umbria to Rome and flight home
A leisurely breakfast and then some free time before a departure about midday in your luxury minibus for the journey of about two hours back to Rome Fiumicino airport for your flight to London Heathrow which departs at about 17.20 hrs .
Villa di Monte Solare
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