We Believe there is a different way of traveling in Italy. A way that is more than just a "show and tell" tour. Our lifestyle itineraries connect you to the Italy of our Italian family and friends in a very personal way. You will experience the sights, sounds, tastes and colors of the Italian landscape as you Walk Into a Postcardto visit unique and memorable places in Northern Italy, Tuscany and Umbria. Sit At The Tablewith regional wines and local food that you’ve prepared nella cucina at Cositutti selected cooking schools in Emilia Romagna with wine and olive oil tastings at a Medici villa in Tuscany.
Priority is given to authenticity and shared pleasures. We have selected and prepared a unique itinerary to see and savor Italy with the food, wine, art and design of Milano, the Bolognese Hills and Tuscany.
We Believe that experiencing Italy is as much about what you feel as it is about what you will see. Cositutti brings the authentic Italian experience to you with a unique taste and travel itinerary that includes selected cooking schools and personalized concierge service. Cositutti has been traveling, eating, cooking and shopping in Italy with our Italian family and friends since 1999. You can read about our travels in Italy in our new book Seeing and Savoring Italy - A Taste and Travel Journey through Northern Italy, Tuscany and Umbria available here and at Amazon.com
Thinking about taking a trip to Italy? Whether you travel to Italy to discover memories of your Italian family or to create your own family memories, Italy will guide you along. Along Roman roads, past castles and Etruscan ruins through medieval walled villages, around alpine lakes with mountain vistas, visiting Renaissance chapels and Gothic cathedrals on foot, horseback, or barge. By train, car, bus or plane to experience the culture, history, art, food, wine and remarkable landscape . . .
Cositutti Seeing and Savoring Italy Lifestyle Itinerary 10 Day Trip
(selected accommodations may vary according to availability and activities may vary according to the season)
A Taste of Cositutti in Milano- shopping and eating with the fashionable Milanese including a visit to the Milan Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, shopping at La Rinascente with a tasting at the Obika' Mozzarella Bar, food finds at Peck's and visits to other selected sites near Milan Centro. Dinner along the canals of Navigli, Milan's hip club district. Riding the Italian Metro to a Milan suburb to experience the lifestyle of an Italian city dweller.
A Taste of Cositutti in Emilia Romagna - traveling along the Via Emilia to visit a castle and experience the regional artisan food of Emilia Romagna attending a cooking class in Italy's Food Valley where pasta, parmigiano and prosciutto are legendary, with meal to follow. Staying in a country house you can visit an Etruscan-Celtic Museum to learn about the first taste travelers in Italy, play golf, hike or visit a caseificio (cheesemaker) in the Bolognese Hills with stop at an Italian outlet mall and Maranello to test drive a Ferrari!
A Taste of Cositutti in Toscana - with truffles, termes and traveling to Carmignano NW of Florence to visit the vineyards and olive orchards of an estate farm that has been making wine since the year 804 located on the grounds of a Medici Villa. Here we will have a rare chance to see the production of Vin Santo, a traditional Tuscan dessert wine. Stopping in Florence for Renaissance art and essences and a panoramic view of the city from the surrounding hills with a visit to the heart of Tuscany to a city designed by a Pope to taste pecorino cheese and buy artisan linens of exquisite quality.
*accommodations to include hotels and country inns, most meals with wine included and in country transportation
Comments on a Taste of Cositutti, Seeing and Savoring Italy Small Group Tours
"for an unforgettable vacation and even more memorable food"
"think Rick Steves meets Rudy Maxa with Bourdain's "no reservations" thrown in for unique twist"
"I've been to Italy before but never like this - we got to meet with wine growers whose families have been making wine for centuries"
"the best experience you could possibly have in Italy . . . eating, traveling, cooking and shopping . . . in other words you get to EXPERIENCE ITALY"
"not a drive by trip"
"a concierge inspired trip at a savy traveler price, convince her to take you"
"evocative eating at its best"
"it's not very often you get to see and savor Italy like this"
"there's even a Tummy Tour for kids . . . a family vacation with time spent at a real Castle . . . Cositutti rocks"
"Cositutti's Italy is private, personal and authentic, you never feel like a tourist because you're traveling like an Italian!"
"it's not just about the food, you get to see some of the truly great sites of Italy including sites very few tourists see"
"FANTASTICI!"
If you would like more information on selected small group travelgo to www.italytasteandtravel.com . Here you will find posted information as it becomes available or contact Cositutti
"Attending a Cositutti selected cooking class in Italy is like icing on a torta"
There are many cooking schools in Italy to choose from. A recent Google search resulted in 1,410,000 hits with vivid pictures of mouthwatering pasta paired with ruby red wines and decadent desserts located in villas and Tuscan farmhouses "immersing" you into the d'arte della cucina of Italy. Culinary vacations and gastronomic adventures are becoming the trip d'jour as travelers search for more than a show and tell tour. But hands on can sometimes mean hands off and you may be one of the many rather than one of few, in a stage-designed demonstration kitchen more suitable to the Food Network.
So what do you look for when you want to combine traveling, eating and cooking in Italy. Contact eric@cositutti.com to See and Savor Italy. Look for more information on our 2011 Seeing and Savoring Italy Small Group Travel Tours - Milano, the Bolognese Hills and Tuscany Trip at www.italytasteandtravel.com
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Savoring Italy in Emilia Romagna
Cooking School Menu Fall 2009 a menu from a medieval taverna
il Menu Tortine Salate di Verdura Tortelli Piacentini di Ricotta Duchesse di Tacchino con Prosciutto Crudo di Parma e Caciotta Misto Pecora al Vino Passito Yogurt in Piedi
