Sunday – Get settled and welcome dinner, an intro to traditional regional Italian cuisine
Meeting at Senigallia train station or Ancona airport. Private transfer to our four star hotel, renowned for its outstanding service. From there you can admire beautiful views of the Adriatic sea and of the center of the town with the fortress, arched walkways and river promenade. Accommodation in your “prestige rooms” with a great variety of comforts.
A fish and seafood dinner is waiting for us at a restaurant on the beach. That is how we are going to welcome you in Le Marche! Of course, fish is going to be the most important actor of our dinner but it is going to be preciously matched with delicious vegetables, refreshing side dishes and indigenous wines. 

Monday - Wine and extra virgin olive oil tasting and cooking lesson
After an extensive buffet breakfast we leave for Corinaldo, a jewel in the hills, jokingly called, “Town of the Crazy Ones”. Walking tour of this town.
Drive to Cartoceto for wine and extra virgin olive oil tastings. The owner will teach us how to taste this precious product during our light lunch based on cheeses and salumi. Cartoceto area produces the best extra virgin olive oil of Le Marche.
Back to Senigallia.
In the afternoon drive to a private home close to Senigallia for an Italian cooking lesson with Simonetta learning regional recipes. Dinner of your creations.

Tuesday - Visit of Ancona, wine tasting, cooking lesson on bread and fish dinner
In the morning drive along the coast to visit Portonovo, a pictoresque bay that seats at the bottom of the majestic forested mountain and offers extraordinary views of the neighboring coastline and the sea.
In the late morning drive to a beautiful winery, in the area of the Rosso Conero wine production, through the hills patchworked with gold and green fields, forests, orchards and wildflowers, overlooking the sea. Wine tasting and light lunch at the outstanding farmhouse.
After lunch drive to Ancona, Le Marche capital. Guided visit of the historic center of the town with an English speaking guide (with a minimum of 4 people)
Drive to a very little mill for a fantastic cooking lesson at the farmhouse on bread with the flour just made. Fish dinner accompained with the bread you made and vegetables,  drinking one of the most famous wines of the region Verdicchio white wine, produced in the area.

Wednesday - Truffle hunting with the dog, wine and olive oil tasting
In the morning drive to the area of Acqualagna for a truffle hunting adventure with the truffle hunter and his highly-trained dogs in the forest.
Before lunch visit of a truffle products factory where they make truffle sauces, pasta with truffles and more products that you can purchase.
Lunch with the truffle hunter enjoying simple dishes with truffles at a local unpretentious trattoria where the food is shocking!
Back to the hotel. In the afternoon drive to visit a winery that produces the famous Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and a high quality extra virgin olive oil. The Verdicchio vineyards are beside a Castle dating from the year 1000. Stop at a hamlet of 6 people!
Dinner at a typical trattoria in another small town of 10 people.

Thursday - Buy the fresh fish at the port and cooking lesson on fish
In the early morning walk to the port to buy fresh fish, just caught, directly from the fishermen boats for our afternoon cooking lesson.
Then time to stroll in the center of Senigallia. On Thursday there is a beautiful typical Italian open market where you can walk and shop. Lunch on your own.
In the afternoon Italian cooking lesson based on fish dishes with a chef.
Dinner of your creations.

Friday - Departure day
Departure from Ancona airport or Senigallia train station after breakfast at the hotel.

Included:
• 5 nights in lovely 4 star hotel (breakfast included)
• 3 Italian cooking lessons with English assistance
• 3 dinners after the cooking lesson with selected regional wines included
• 4 meals with selected regional wines, mineral water and coffee
• 2 wine tastings
• extra virgin olive oil tasting
• Ancona guided visit with an English-speaking guide (for minimum 4 people)
• Truffle hunting experience with the truffle dog
• Walk in the port to buy fresh fish
• Private transfers and assistance on arrival and at departure (from and to Senigallia train station or Ancona airport)
• Local tour director English speaking throughout

Not included:
• Flight ticket
• Personal expenses
• Everything not written in the program
• Cancellation insurance
• Local taxes (city taxes)