PROVENCE

(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.

AMALFI

Ravello, Italy
Available year round

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

Puglia, Italy
Available year round

Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, is an ideal location for a gourmet holiday. Puglia is home to some of the brightest seas, most beautiful sandy beaches, brilliantly whitewashed towns, a landscape graced with over fifty million ancient olive trees and the kindest people in all of Italy. In addition, Puglia enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot dry summers. Summer temperatures average between 25°C and 30° C making any month of the year wonderful to visit.

andalusia

Seville, Spain
Available year round