BURGUNDY

(Option: Guided Version)
Burgundy, France - 6 nights
Available year round

This self-guided cycling tour is the perfect combination of Burgundy's most important treasured assets: wine and cuisine - or more artfully referred to as Gastronomy! Starting in Dijon, a beautiful city with sites, history, and the gateway to the wine country, you will make your way across the most famous vineyards.

provence

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(Options: Customized Tours, Day Excursions, Day Cooking Classes)
Provence, France - 6 nights
Available April and September

This program combines wandering about the glorious and varied countryside of Provence, and cooking together with friends (new and old!). You will learn authentic Provençal cuisine, naturally rich in vegetables, olive oil, and with minimal fats, but after a week of feasting, coupled with hiking, you will not worry about facing the scales when you get home.

(Options: Shorter or Longer Stays)
Provence, France - 7 nights
Available January to June, September to December - Saturday to Saturday

There is not a better place to learn to cook authentic Provençal dishes and speak French, than in Provence! Join us for a delightful week of culinary arts, immersion in the French way of life and relaxation in this lovely region of France.

Provence, France - 7 nights
Available March to June, August to October - Saturday to Saturday


Cook and hike in the Luberon with a wonderful chef who will also be one of your hiking guides and your host for the week. You will have the time of your life as you stay in a beautifully restored and furnished home, take hands-on cooking classes, take incredible hikes and see all the important sites in this very picturesque part of Provence.  

SOUTHWEST FRANCE

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(Options: Walking, Biking, Garden Visits, Museum Visits, Antiquing, Spa, Opera)
Bordeaux, France - 6 nights
Available year round - Saturday to Friday

Savor the wines, foods, and landscapes that define this southwestern corner of France between Bordeaux and St. Emilion. Your week in the "Entre Deux Mers" region is a unique way to get to know French people and to share their culinary passions.

Italy

AMALFI COAST - CINQUE TERRE - LE MARCHE - TUSCANY - UMBRIA - VENETO

AMALFI COAST

Sorrento, Italy - 6 nights
Available year round - Sunday to Saturday

Located just five minutes' walking distance from downtown Sorrento, one of the most beautiful areas in of all Italy, lies your home for the week. A lovely, old town right on the coast, Sorrento is a town that has always been known to turn every visit into an unforgettable holiday. Learn to cook, see the sights, and spend time with a family eager to share their language and culture. The Amalfi Coast is magical and will remain in your memory for years to come.

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Piedmont/Cinque Terre, Italy - 6 nights
Available May/June and September - Sunday to Saturday

This hiking and wine tour spotlights two diverse regions: the Barolo wine zone of Piedmont and the Italian Riviera seacliffs of the Cinque Terre. Enjoy the best of both worlds: vineyards and seascapes, woodland cuisine and seafood, majestic red wines and white wines as light as a sea breeze.

Le Marche, Italy - 7 nights
Available April to June, October to November - Saturday to Saturday

Join Anna, a certified Kundalini yoga instructor and your hostess, for a week of hands-on cooking classes and yoga in the hidden region of Le Marche, Italy. Le Marche is a province in east-central Italy with rolling vineyards surrounded by walled cities, castles, history and breathtaking scenery.

TUSCANY

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Weekend Packages, Wine and Food Tastings)
Tuscany, Italy - 5 nights
Available year round (except week before Christmas)

Learn the art of Tuscan cooking, eating and living! For over 15 years, your hosts, Simonetta and Paola have been holding hands-on cooking classes in both Florence and Chianti. You will learn traditional Italian family recipes, taught in English and will get the flavor of living in an Italian country home and being with an Italian family.

(Options: Customized Tours, Villa or Yacht Tours, Wine Tours, Cooking Classes)
Tuscany, Italy - 6 nights
Available year round

Join us in Tuscany for a memorable cycling experience. We specialize in private custom designed luxury cycle tours throughout Tuscany and beyond. Choose the tour below or if you prefer we can custom design a tour for you and your group.

(Options: Additional Cooking Classes, Shorter or Longer Stays)
Florence, Italy - 4 or 5 nights
Available year round

Stay in a small bed and breakfast located in the heart of ancient Florence. You will learn to cook genuine Italian cuisine from your host who learned to cook at a young age from "nonna". She will teach you the secrets of traditional recipes and will treat you to the secrets of Florence.

Tuscany/Umbria, Italy - 7 nights

Enjoy a truly unique seven night vacation in Italy which combines gastronomy through cooking classes and hiking through the breathtaking countryside of Tuscany and Umbria. For those of you interested in fitness along with indulgence in food and wine, this tour is the ideal choice

Tuscany, Italy - 6 nights
Available June and September - Sunday to Saturday

Visit Tuscany as you've always imagined it. Ancient abbeys and castles, forests and vineyards, and country roads lined with cypress trees add up to dream hiking around Montalcino and San Gimignano.

(Options: Optional Activities, Longer Stays, Custom Itineraries, Cycling Holidays)
Asturias, Spain
Available April to October

Join us for a 6-night walking and culinary journey in Asturias, the heart of Green Spain. The entire region is an intensely lush beachfront garden, where cows graze in seaside pastures against snowy peaks in the distance. Still largely "undiscovered" as a tourist destination, this magical corner of the world offers breath-taking landscapes, deeply rooted tradition and tasty regional gastronomy. It’s a paradise for walking: rolling hills, limestone spires, sandy shores and quiet coves. It’s a temptation for the gourmet: fresh seafood, artisan cheeses, apple cider and free-range beef. Our 7-day itinerary in Asturias is designed to make the most of the region’s incredible diversity, with a variety of activities included.

(Options: Custom Itineraries, Walking Tours)
Catalonia, Spain - 6 nights
Available year round

This 7 day / 6 night Medieval Villages Cycling tour is a perfect way to explore the quieter and less travelled areas of this fascinating region of Catalonia.

The tour starts in Girona city and winds its way gently through the undulating and ever changing scenery of the Baix Emporda. All of the cycling takes place on quiet country roads that are part of the Baix Emporda Cycle Network. The network has been developed to allow cyclists to fully enjoy the splendours of this area.