France                

BURGUNDY - CHAMPAGNE - LOIRE VALLEY - NORMANDY - PARIS
PROVENCE - SOUTHWEST FRANCE

provence

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(Options: Customized Programs, Day Cooking Classes, Artisan Visits)
Provence, France
Available year round

Provence is a land of warm-hearted people, delicious cuisine, and spectacular structures built over its 2500-year history as one of the major centers of trade on the Mediterranean. It has been the home of your guide, Madeleine, for over 15 years now, and she will share the special corners and treasures she has discovered. As you wander through Provence, you will pass through orchards of olive trees and fruit, vine-covered hill sides and plateaus, and rows of vegetables that will show up at the plentiful market stalls.

Italy

AMALFI COAST - CINQUE TERRE -  EMILIA-ROMAGNA - FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA - LAZIO - LE MARCHE -  PIEDMONT
PUGLIA - SICILY -  TUSCANY - UMBRIA - VENETO

AMALFI COAST

Ravello, Italy
Available March to November - Saturdays

Come to Ravello, a world famous city known for its music, history and enchanting sights overlooking the Amalfi Coast. Here you will learn about Italy's world famous wines by your host, Gennaro. Gennaro is a professionally certified Sommelier and a member of the prestigious AIS, a national association of Certified Sommeliers and one of your hosts for the evening, along with his lovely bride Chiara, daughter of the world famous Mamma Agata whose cooking program "The Flavours of the Amalfi Coast" is also offered through Active Gourmet Holidays.

PUGLIA

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Puglia, Italy
Available March to December

Come to Puglia and learn why everybody is talking about the wines and food of this beautiful and sunny region. Visit beautiful wineries and meet local winemakers who focus on preserving indigenous grapes that the Greeks first brought to Puglia thousands of years ago. Taste excellent wines from Primitivo (which has the same DNA of the Zinfandel) to Negroamaro, Malvasia, Fiano Minutolo and Sussumaniello.

Peru               

Lima and Cusco, Peru - 7 nights
(Options: Day Foodie Tours, Market Visits, Custom Tours)
Available year round

Peru has become a new and popular culinary destination as featured in Newsweek, NY Times, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast, etc.  This tour mixes a taste of native, “criolla” and traditional food with the trendy fusion through hands-on cooking classes, demonstrations and tasting menus. All of this is wrapped up within a framework of history and culture that explains every part of the tour and helps our guests understand the origin of all these great tastes. A Taste of Peru for Foodies has the best balance for someone with some experience or just the love for food.

Spain                              

ANDALUSIA - ARAGON -  ASTURIAS - BASQUE COUNTRY - CATALONIA - EXTREMADURA - MURCIA- RIOJA

ANDALUSIA

(Options: Full Day Market Visit, Custom Tours, Tangiers Excursions)
Estepona/Marbella, Spain - 5 nights
Available year round

Explore the beautiful and impressive white washed villages (los pueblos blancos) of Andalusia while also partaking in healthy, hands-on organic cooking classes at a beach villa in an open kitchen facing the beautiful blue Mediterranean Sea. Your hostess not only speaks Arabic, French, English and Spanish, but  is a passionate cook and advocate of healthy, organic food.

Seville, Spain
Available year round

Visit Seville, the magnificent and historic city in southern Spain, where life is lived to the fullest and where eating and drinking are taken very seriously. This holiday offers you unrivalled gastronomy, incredible wines, food and cultural visits and fun loving visits to tapas bars and exquisite restaurants. This holiday is for those who have a passion for food and wine and for those who wish to learn the traditions and culture of this very special city.

CATALONIA

Barcelona, Spain
Available year round - Tuesday to Saturday

Take a culinary journey into Barcelona for a memorable day-long tour that includes a guided visit to the city's most talked about marketplace, a private gourmet cooking class with a Spanish chef followed by a superb 4-course meal. After your cooking class, you will discover the beautiful architecture and history of the Gothic Quarter. Then onto a guided gourmet walking tour, where you will sample fresh local cheeses, wines, dried fruits, nuts and a regional favorite called chocolate con churros. This tour offers any foodie the incredible tastes, aromas and colors which are the essence of Barcelona!