• Depart Toronto on our overnight flight to Rome.
• Dinner on board. (D)

Saturday

• Arrival in Rome. On arrival we will be met and transferred to our hotel.
• Afternoon walking tour.
• Evening ‘get acquainted’ dinner and overnight. (B / D)

Sunday

• Morning at St. Peter’s including a papal audience.
• Transfer to our hotel in Orvieto.
• Meet with staff at Ristorante Zeppelin (school) for wine tasting and dinner. (B / D)

Monday

• Buffet breakfast is followed by our first introduction to local cooking prior to lunch.
• Afternoon enjoy a full city tour.
• Dinner back at the restaurant. (B / L / D)

Tuesday

• Today’s class, followed by a buffet breakfast is all about pasta including ‘gnocchi’ and other culinary favourites.
• After lunch, we will enjoy a trip to visit Assisi. Wine tasting will be at ‘Sasso Rosso’ country house and farm.
• Dinner includes the local wine(s). (B / L / D)

Wednesday

• This morning after breakfast a visit of Trevi and the S.Emiliano olive oil factory.
• Onwards to Montefalco for lunch at ‘Enoteca Federico Secondo’ and wine tasting.
• Return to Orvieto for today’s lesson on cooking ‘farmyard’ animals.
• Dinner features a local musical presentation. (B / L / D)

Thursday

• This morning’s trip after breakfast will be to Spoleto for an ‘orientation tour’ and lunch at ‘trattoria del festival’ including wine tasting.
• Return to the teaching facility where the lesson for today features cakes, pies, custards, etc. (B / L / D)

Friday

• Our final day of ‘class’ commences with a trip to the land of the truffle right after breakfast in search of this delicacy.
• Return to Orvieto for lunch and wine tasting in ‘Le Grotte del Funaro’. Today’s lesson involves cooking with truffles and mushrooms.
• Dinner follows with our presentation of ‘certificates’ and a chance to say ‘goodbye’ to the staff and Orvieto. (B / L / D)

Saturday

• Breakfast is followed by ‘check-out’ and our departure for Rome.
• Afternoon at leisure to shop and explore.
• Tonight’s celebration our final ‘farewell dinner’ includes singing of opera arias by Tenors and Sopranos.
• Late evening drive. (B / D)

Sunday

• A final breakfast then transfer to Rome airport for return transatlantic flight. (B / D)

The Ristorante Zeppelin:
The Ristorante Zeppelin is located in the historic centre of Orvieto, a few paces away from the Communal Palazzo and the magnificent Orvieto Cathedral (1292).
The spirit of the restaurant, the originality of our recipes and the personal contact between our Chef Lorenzo and the guests makes the stop at the Zeppelin restaurant an unforgettable moment of conviviality and a deserved pause from the stress of daily life.

Orvieto
Orvieto is world famous for its wine. It is white and dry and called Orvieto Classico. One of the Italy’s oldest cities, Orvieto stands high on a lava plateau located in the south-western portion of Umbria, and the distinctive outline of its cathedral, whose west front glitters in the evening sun, is visible for miles around.
The plateau is all that remains of four extinct volcanoes which provide rich soil for the area's internationally famous white wine.
Today, Orvieto is a lively, lived-in city; a funicular runs between the railway station in the valley and the city itself. Settled originally by Iron and Bronze Age tribes, by 500 BC it had become a leading member of the Etruscan Confederation, and extensive Etruscan remains are still to be seen.