Since 1998, Gourmet Getaways has lived up to its name, offering lovers of travel, fine food and wine unique opportunities focused on culinary vacation tours throughout Italy.

With a preference for the very best of Italy's sights and tastes, owner and founder Marlene Iaciofano carefully selects cooking schools and arranges cooking classes and culinary experiences with renowned chefs in the best and most beautiful regions and restaurants of Italy, from the hills of Tuscany in the North, to Rome and the Roman countryside in Central Italy, to the Amalfi Coast in the South. It's reassuring to know, that before you go, Marlene has been there first.

Gourmet Getaways culinary trips are based on the premise that all travel is personal. Marlene consults and caters to each traveler's tastes and skills, providing opportunities to learn Italian cooking in small intimate groups from some of Italy's top culinary chefs, and to tour the most food-loving country in the world. Best of all, most itineraries are flexible offering a broad range of cooking classes, gourmet food and wine experiences, and tour combinations.

Our promise to you:

• An authentic intimate culinary trip with fine food and wine
• Cooking classes with personalized hands-on instruction conducted in English
• Expert local guides in each region
• Experiences not usually available to the average tourist
• Memories to last a life time
• A wish to go back again soon
• Our reputation depends on fulfilling our promise to you!

Marlene is a member of:

• International Association of Culintary Professional (IACP)
• Slow Food
• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
• National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA)

Feed your passion; Nourish your senses;
Add cooking classes to your itinerary in Italy!
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Testimonial:

"Every detail was handled perfectly so all we had to do was show up and enjoy… Attention to all of the details made it perfect." (ME)

Ours was a true "Gourmet" Getaway. (NJ)