Gianni’s Emilia Romagna Voyage- Prices and Info

September 23- September 30, 2012

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PRICES AND INFO

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Pricing

Price per person, based on double occupancy, is $3,500. Single accommodation is available for an additional fee.

What is included…

Your cooking school and culinary tour package includes:

• All land transportation during the trip
• Shuttle service to and from Bologna International Airport at the scheduled times
• All lodging, based on double occupancy (single occupancy available for an additional fee)
• All meals, including beverages (breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, starting with dinner on September 25 and ending with breakfast on October 2) and a house selection of wines
• 4 demonstration cooking classes
• All excursions and any entrance fees to places we will visit during the scheduled portion of the trip
• An English-speaking guide
• Unique cultural and culinary experiences to reveal the true heart of Italian cooking in spectacular location. Your body and soul satiated from the inside out!

And what is not….

• Airfare, transportation to the meeting point at Bologna Airport, personal shopping and other optional activities
• Additional beverages from the bar that are not provided with dinner (where wine will be served)
• Tips (optional)
• Anything not explicitly listed above under “What is Included.”

Logistics

All European hubs have daily flights to Bologna International Airport- you can fly Lufthansa from Munich or Frankfurt, Air France from Paris, KLM from Amsterdam, British Airways from London as well as a plethora of low-cost carriers and Italian airlines. We will provide a courtesy shuttle from the airport to our meeting point, Hotel Sirena in Cesenatico, about an hour and a half drive from Bologna Airport. Our courtesy shuttle bus leaves the airport at 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 25. We highly recommend all trip participants to use our courtesy shuttle to reach the first destination, but train transportation to Cesenatico is possible although not convenient, and car rental will not be an easy option due to the lack of easy drop-off locations.
You may also arrive by train. Bologna is a hub for train service in Italy, and the train station is one free shuttle ride away from the airport, which is located about 5 miles outside of town.
We will spend three nights in Cesenatico, one night in Portico di Romagna, and three nights in Bologna before saying goodbye after breakfast on October 2. A shuttle bus will take you back to Bologna International Airport if you plan to leave Italy at the end of the tour.

What to Pack

Dress in Italy is less casual than in the US. Shorts are only for the beach, and changing in the evening to dressier clothes is considered appropriate, even if you change from casual to business casual. Given the range of accommodations, we recommend comfortable clothing for the day, such as jeans and business casual tops- polo shirts and simple blouses. Evenings are not overly formal- cocktail dresses and suits would be considered very dressy. Slacks and dressy tops for ladies, and a shirt and jacket for the gentlemen will provide appropriate attire for all of our destinations. You won’t always be able to change before dinner, so clothing that can transition from day to night is best. Bring comfortable shoes for cooking classes and to visit artisan facilities. For our mushroom hunting trip into the woods, pack a pair of sneakers. Please remember that luggage handlers are not always available in Italy, and there is a chance you will have to get your luggage from your room to transportation and vice versa. We recommend one piece of luggage per person for ease of handling.

Electricity in Italy is 220 volts, 50 Hz. Voltage and frequencies are different than in the US, and so are the wall sockets. Pack an adapter plug or a transformer if you bring electrical items. Most computers and cell phones have a built-in transformer, but for other electronics you might need one. To ensure you get the right plug/transformer for your trip, click here for a list of options.