Imagine immersing yourself into the Italian culture by combining language and cooking instructions in Florence.  Trips to the countryside will include wine tastings. You begin your day with a morning language instruction.  Your hands on cooking class will take place at the Enoteca de Giraldi in Florence in the afternoon.

PACKAGE DETAILS Accommodations with hotels or private families are arranged with the Koine Center Daily language classes in the morning Cooking lessons, excursions, and wine tastings are in the afternoon   $1000.00 per person- 2 week all inclusive with language course $700.00 per person - 2 week without language course $560.00 per person - 1 week with language course $390.00 per person - 1 week without language course Full Payment due.

Dates
To be determined by client and school.

Itinerary
Day 1: (Sunday)  Arrival and accommodation in a hotel or with an Italian family.
Day 2: (Monday)  You will have a morning language lesson followed by an orientation of Florence.
Day 3: (Tuesday)  Morning language lessons followed by an afternoon cooking lesson.  This lesson will be about Hord'oeuvres.
Day 4: (Wednesday)  The morning lesson will be followed by an afternoon wine tasting of Italian white wines.
Day 5: (Thursday)  Morning language class followed by an afternoon cooking lesson.
Day 6: (Friday)  After your morning language lesson you have the afternoon free to do as you please.
Day 7: (Saturday)  Today you will have the change to visit Badia di Passignano, Greve in Tuscany and also visit a farm, vineyard and have time for lunch and wine tasting.
Day 8: (Sunday)  A free day to do as you please.
Day 9:  (Monday)  After your morning language lesson your afternoon cooking lesson will be about stuffed vegetables.
Day 10:  (Tuesday) You will have a morning language lesson followed by a trip to the Chianti region in Tuscany.
Day 11: (Wednesday) After your morning lesson your afternoon will consist of tasting Tuscan red wines.
Day 12: (Thursday)  Your morning language lesson will be followed by an afternoon cooking lesson.  Learn about meats, salads, and fish.
Day 13: (Friday)  Your last morning language lesson.  Your afternoon is free and you will have a goodbye dinner in a Tuscan trattoria. Day 14: Saturday - departure

Comments
I loved Florence! I really enjoyed both the Language program and the Cooking classes at Koine. Their style of teaching was an excellent fit for me. In two weeks I learned enough Italian to get by (I was surprised at how much I could understand ­ much more then I cold speak) and was able to hold my own for the remaining two weeks. I loved the cooking experience as well. We focused on Tuscan food, and there were no recipes or measurements as we learned by look, feel, and taste. We also had nice classes on the Tuscan wines with two day trips out into wine/olive oil country. (NM)