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Savory Sorrento - A Culinary Tour of Southern Italy
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Ultimate Mediterranean Cooking Experience
7 days | 6 nights
Pricing: $2,980 (For One Person, Double Occupancy)
Availability: Year-Round Based on Your Travel Dates
Package includes:
- 6 Nights, Oasi Olimpia Relais - For One Person (Double Occupancy) - Low Season
- Transfer from Naples Airport or Railway Station and Dinner
- Local Farm Visit, Production of Olive Oil and Mozzarella cheese
- Mediterranean Hands-on Cooking Class
- Legendary Capri Awaits You - Day Trip
- Pasta Hands-On Cooking Class...Dinner & Wine
- Amalfi Coast Tour - Ravello and Positano
- Market-to-Table Cooking Class with Chef Carmen
- A Visit to Pompeii and Pizza Making Class
Savory Sorrento - A Culinary Tour of Southern Italy
Saint Agata is situated between two gulfs, a few kilometers from Sorrento, high on a hill offers the best location for panoramic views. On one side the Gulf of Naples curves along the skyline, and on the other, the Gulf of Salerno stands between the sea and the horizon. These views belong to an intimate luxurious boutique hotel that has been lovingly and skillfully renovated. The Oasi Olimpia found its beginnings as a colonial home erected in 1892.
Here you will find a treasure of hospitality, friendship, love and passion for all things cooking! This divine recreational cooking school, under the direction of award-winning Chef Carmen Mazzola, was featured on the Food Network’s, “Recipe for Success” as one of the most successful culinary vacations in the South of Italy. The combination of cultural immersion while expanding your culinary repertoire is what makes Saint Agata the perfect destination for your next adventure. You will enjoy the experience of using seasonal ingredients picked from the on-property gardens delivered to your kitchen for the best of local freshness. Menus will delight your palate, using recipes that have been handed down for generations. You will revel in knowing that you created and prepared these memorable meals with your own hands.
Oasi Olimpia Relais - For One Person (Double Occupancy) - Low Season map
[Low Season - March, April, October, November]
The Oasi Olimpia is located in one of the most panoramic spots on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Style, class and charm together with attention to detail are essential elements for creating a warm, hospitable atmosphere...and tailored luxury. All rooms in this intimate boutique hotel have satellite TV, air conditioning, fridge bar, safe, hydro massage bath or shower, radio, and terrace or balcony. The hotel has a private beach, swimming pool, & tennis court. The Villa Oasi restaurant features the products in season to ensure the freshest and best quality. The Oasi overlooks its gardens, the bay of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance.
The Oasi Olimpia is located in one of the most panoramic spots on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Style, class and charm together with attention to detail are essential elements for creating a warm, hospitable atmosphere...and tailored luxury. All rooms in this intimate boutique hotel have satellite TV, air conditioning, fridge bar, safe, hydro massage bath or shower, radio, and terrace or balcony. The hotel has a private beach, swimming pool, & tennis court. The Villa Oasi restaurant features the products in season to ensure the freshest and best quality. The Oasi overlooks its gardens, the bay of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance.
Transfer from Naples Airport or Railway Station and Dinner
Upon your arrival into Naples Airport or Railway Station, you will be met by a driver that will escort you to the lovely boutique Oasi Olimpia Relais. You will check into your beautiful surroundings and have time to relax and explore the quaint village of Sant’Agata, go for a swim, play a game of tennis, explore the gardens or just take in the beautiful vista. Enjoy a Welcome Drink and Dinner at the elegant “Villa Oasi” restaurant in the hotel. This will be your first taste of the imaginative Mediterranean cuisine that awaits you, incorporating traditional recipes with the spice of originality. Menus vary to reflect only the best and freshest ingredients of the season and will delight your palate and stir your imagination.
Local Farm Visit, Production of Olive Oil and Mozzarella cheese
After a bountiful buffet breakfast, you will visit a local working farm. See the production of rich virgin olive oil, specialty hand-made mozzarella cheese and limoncello made from their own lemon trees. There is so much to be learned about what steps it takes to extract only the best flavors. Your guide will walk you through the history, growth, harvest and production process. The proof of quality is in the tasting of these farm fresh artisan delicacies. The olive oil is light, the cheese is savory and fresh and the limoncello is sweet and crisp. Lunch will be enjoyed in a local “typical and authentic” restaurant that features food made with lots of love.
Mediterranean Hands-on Cooking Class
The cooking kitchen is equipped with all the tools of the trade and an atmosphere that will set you at ease. You are in for a wonderfully memorable adventure. Ample work space allows for direct hands-on instruction for each student. Of course, wine is provided to inspire your creativity. You may surprise yourself with how easy and fun it is to prepare a delicious, full-course Mediterranean meal. Afterward, take a seat in the Villa Oasi restaurant and enjoy the meal you helped create, tasting the antipasti, pasta, main course and dessert while you relax and take in the gorgeous view of the sea.
Legendary Capri Awaits You - Day Trip
After breakfast, travel by boat the beautiful island of Capri, taking the entire day to explore the Island. Taxi’s, buses and the funicular railway are available to take you to the heart of Capri. Private boat tours and guided tours can be arranged if desired, or just get wonderfully lost in your own exploration of the island. There is so much to see, such as the Blue Grotto, Pathway of La Migliera, Augustus Gardens, Historic center of Anacapri, and the Faraglioni of Capri. Lunch will be on your own. Choose the style that you suits you ranging from local typical to grand.
Pasta Hands-On Cooking Class...Dinner & Wine
Your 3-hour cooking class will feature a new and different menu from the previous evening, and expanding your culinary techniques and expertise. You will prepare a full course meal consisting of antipasti, pasta, main course and dessert. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself singing and dancing around the kitchen - like a real Italian! Once your cooking and dancing is complete, you will sit down in Villa Oasi and enjoy your amazing creation sourced from the finest and freshest local ingredients. Enjoy the view of the gardens and Bay of Naples. Allow yourself to be swept away in conversation and with the flavors of your own culinary endeavors.
Amalfi Coast Tour - Ravello and Positano
After breakfast, you will depart for the beautiful, breath-taking Amalfi Coast. The drive itself provides sea-to-mountain vistas and awe-inspiring scenic beauty around every turn. The Amalfi coast has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its undisputed beauty and the uniqueness of natural landscape. This is the area known as The Land of the Sirens in Homer’s Odysseus. This stretch of road, ripped from the bare rock, will inspire strong emotions, pleasant memories and a commitment to return as soon as possible. Ravello at 1,000 above the sea is home to the beautiful Villa Rufolo and spectacular views of the coast. You will have lunch on your own in Ravello before travelling on to Positano. Positano is a postcard seaside village hanging on the cliffs of the Mediterranean Sea. Great shopping for traditional hand made “moda Postiano” sandals and local linen clothes, ceramics and jewelry. Stroll down bougainvillea covered walkways to the Church of the Assumption and to the sea for a panoramic view of the “li Galli” islands. This evening you are back at the Oasi Olimpia for dinner at an exclusive restaurant in the local area.
Market-to-Table Cooking Class with Chef Carmen
Today is your day...design it as you wish! You will have a free day to swim, sun, tour or shop. Slow down and enjoy the people, the culture and the view. You have all day to yourself, and lunch is on your own...just be ready at 5PM in the school kitchen for your third class with Chef Carmen. Of course, you can share stories of “what you did today” as you enhance your skills in the Italian language while continuing to elevate your techniques in the kitchen. This will again be an all new menu of market-to-table ingredients. You will learn how to recreate these dishes at home to impress your friends and family. In Italy, wine is an essential accompaniment to any dinner, and this evening will be no exception. Your culinary family comes together to eat, share and just talk. You can enjoy your last glass of wine on your own private balcony upstairs if you wish.
A Visit to Pompeii and Pizza Making Class
Following your normal full breakfast, you will be off to Pompeii for a guided tour of this famous archaeological site. Pompeii is one of the most significant records of Roman civilization and provides outstanding information on the arts, customs, trades and everyday life. In 79 A.D. a torrent of ash and lava from Vesuvius buried and froze in time one of the most active and splendid Roman cities. A guided tour will recreate for you the history and the way of life in this fascinating experience. Back in Sorrento you will enjoy lunch in a lovely Tavernetta. The family welcomes you with great cuisine using fresh seasonal ingredients featuring both meat and fish dishes inspired by regional and national recipes. Returning to the hotel late in the afternoon, you have an appointment in the kitchen to make your very own pizza dough. You’ll have time to relax until your pizza dinner is ready…(dough has to have time to rise). Oh, what a delight. Pizza the way you always knew it as supposed to be...and it’s your masterpiece!
From our customers...
I just want to give you a very heartfelt thank-you for arranging this magnificent trip for us. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Everything was first-class. The cooking school was amazing, we loved Chef Carmen. We will definitely be using cookingvacations.com, and I'm recommending it to everyone I know.
Jamie M., College Station, TX