email:francesco@italianacademy.ca
OUR TOURS
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
8 rich days exploring sun-blessed places seeping history and beauty at every corner, discovering food so flavorsome your taste buds won't forget.
The EATalian Tour - June and October 2020
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
A foodie heaven 8 day tour in Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche, taking you every night to a food event steeped in the millennial cooking tradition of Italy.
The Italian Immersion Tour- Tuscany March 2020
Pompeii, Naples and Positano Tour - September 2020
The Italian Immersion Tour- Tuscany March 2020
Spend 8 days in a carefree program speaking Italian, exploring the gems of Tuscany, going wine tasting, horseback riding and cooking in a gorgeous villa in the idyllic Tuscan countryside.
ITALIAN IMMERSION TOUR
Spend 8 days in a luxury villa learning Italian, exploring the gems of Tuscany
DAY 1. WELCOME TO THE VILLA
Pick up at the airport then after a 1.5 drive take up your rooms. Dine at the villa.
DAY 2. - SIENA AREA
Visit the eerie towers of San Gimignano in the morning and have a no frill no fuss panino , then scoot to Monteriggioni a medieval gem that looks like a tiara of ancient beauty in the rolling Tuscan hills. Dine at the villa.
DAY 3 - WINE TASTING in CHIANTI AREA
Visit the Abby of Coltibuono,. Wine tasting at the intact medieval Castle in Volpaia. Dine out at Radda di Chianti.
DAY4 - A SPA and an ABBEY
Visit the sulfur pools of Bagno Vignoni then lunch at the charming Montalcino; visit the free outdoor spa Bagni di San Filippo and eat at the Tuscan/Irish pub Tir. Na. Nog. - Dine at the villa.
DAY 5 - A GLIMPSE of UMBRIA
Visit the land of wine Montepulciano and eat at the Winery of M.; head to the capital of Umbria, Perugia. Dine out.
DAY 6 - CITY WALL and PENDING TOWER
Climb up the pending tower of Pisa, walk along the ancient city walls of Lucca, see Barga and the Alpi Apuane. Dine out.
DAY 7 - MAREMMA and THE HORSES
Horseback ride for 3 hours across the superb and scenic Maremma landscape. Walk across a see of lush trees to the abandoned Abbazia di San Rabano . Dine at the villa.
DAY 8 - HEAD BACK HOME
Our prices are 40% below market value for a simple reason - our tour concept. When we go on our tours, we use a hotel or a house as a base camp for the entire duration of the trip. We hire a private minibus for our daily excursions. This helps us bring the costs down a great deal.
On top of this, I personally curate all aspects of our trips. I was born in Pompeii and worked in Italy as a journalist and a teacher. The more I learned and discovered about my country, the more I loved it. I moved to Canada four years ago and I realized that too many stories and too many towns in Italy don’t make it into the mainstream media. My goal is to take you to scenic, soul-warming places in Italy and bridge the gap between you and the "magic spots" in Italy no-one else seems willing or able to tell you about.
Francesco Fattorusso - Founder of Italian Academy and Aka Italy Magazine
What's included
$2150 (Save $200 when you sign up for 3 sessions of Beginners Classes)
Dates - March 16th - 22nd
8 days / 7 nights
Meet - Fiumicino Airport - Rome
What's included
- Stay in a stunning villa
- All breakfasts, 5 friendly cooking evenings at the villa with shopping at the local markets in Italian.
- Private minibus for all land transportation including airport pick-up and drop-off.
- Structured conversations, games and activities in Italian.
- Guided excursions across Tuscany.
- Wine tasting at Castello di Volpaia.
- Horseback riding in Maremma.
What's not included
- Aerial time
- Lunches and 3 dinners out
- Anything not specified as included
The Villa
A Foodie Heaven 8 Day Tour
A Foodie Heaven 8 Day Tour in Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche
- Eat at a different food event every night. (Read more about food festivals in Italy)
- Stay in a Villa in the stunning Italian countryside.
- Guided tours to Florence, Spoleto, Orvieto, Perugia, Siena, Lucca and Rome
- Transport from and to Fiumicino airport in Rome
- Group of 8 people max
Italian sagre (read food festivals) put you in touch with the best culinary traditions of Italy taking you to outdoor, festive banquets that put to shame mass-tourism food.
If there is a gosh-I-am-so-lucky-to-be-here type of food event, this certainly is a sagra in Italy.
The word sagra speaks for itself, as it means feast and blessing of local produce. In fact Italian sagre are more than just food festivals. They are a way to put you in touch with the heart of Italy and with food that will quieten any storms in your heart.
Seasonal, local food only
At their best they see an entire, rural, medieval village involved in making genuinely local food, showcasing local produce, traditions, re-enactments and music. Italian sagre are must-go events because they shy away from busy, modern cities. They thrive instead where authentic Italian food thrives: in the tiny medieval hamlets, villages and small towns scattered across the country; among communities that have preserved Italian culinary heritage to this day.
$2350
2020 Dates
June
November
Meet
Fiumicino Airport, Rome
What's included
- Private Minibus with all transportation
- 7-night accommodations in a gorgeous villa in Umbria
- All breakfasts
- Food Festivals Entry Fees*
- Italian conversations
- Guided Tours
What's not included
- Air Travel
- Meals
- Anything not specified as included
Some of the Food Festivals
Palio dei Castelli, San Severino, Marche
The Palio dei Castelli at San Severino starts at the beginning of June and has archers, horsemen, and delightful food swirling around the streets of this enchanting town.
Italian sagre put you in touch with the best culinary traditions of Italy taking you to outdoor, festive banquets that put a smile on your face for long time.
If there is a gosh-I-am-so-lucky-to-be-here type of food event, this certainly is a sagra in Italy. The word sagra speaks for itself, as it means feast and blessing of local produce. In fact Italian sagre are more than just food festivals. They are a way to put you in touch with the heart of Italy and with food that will quieten any storms in your heart.
Il Ducato in un Bicchiere, Camerino, Le Marche
Le Marche is a region of superlative wines as well. There are many types of vines, but the queen of the region is verdicchio bianco. Like in many other areas in Italy, farmers here tend to form wine cooperatives to preserve the quality and the standards of their wine. At the little town Camerino many wine cooperatives bring their best whites and reds to the festival Il Ducato in un bicchiere.
Piacere Barbecue, Perugia, Umbria
No doubt the city’s line-up of events here is staggering. But if there is a festival that has the stamp cool printed all over it, this is Piacere Barbecue. It is held in mid June and for two weeks it gives you a field filled with dozens of grills, roasters and barbecues on which you get to barbecue your own food. An before that, you also have the chance to take a class to learn how to do it properly.
Festa dei Bringoli, Anghiari, Tuscany
The bringoli are a type of pasta typically made in this town. In November the sensational town of Anghiari plays hosts of this incredible festival in a heart-warming way. Tables are laid in the main piazza and its surrounding alleys and delicious food is served all night.
Festa dei bringoli at Anghiari, Tuscany.