Roman Holiday™

Join Chef Eugenio for hands-on cooking and culture in Rome. No visit to Italy would be complete without a stop in the Eternal City- with the Colosseum, the Vatican and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, and the spectacular piazza Navona with its flowing fountains. Take time to step into the kitchen during your visit, and see the city’s culinary heart.

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Cooking Classes

Chef Eugenio, a talented and highly celebrated chef, knows his food, and shares his secrets with you. He leads his classes with passion and love, taking you up close to the classical cuisine of the Eternal City. Choose a pasta class and mix, blend, knead, twist, and roll a variety of fresh pastas. If you prefer, pick pizza making, which brings you up close with the Pizzaiolo to mix, kneed and learn how to make true Italian pizza. Or, let Chef Eugenio choose your traditional Roman menu, including an appetizer, first course and second course of Roman favorites of the season.

Chef Eugenio hails Italy as the “the great kitchen” and each morning class starts with a welcome and introduction with the Chef, before you head into the kitchen to get cooking!

Accommodations

While in Rome, you will be welcomed to our charming jewel-box 3-Star Superior hotel located between the 18th century Spanish Steps and the famed Via Veneto. The conveniently located hotel has been newly renovated, while preserving its old world charm. Privately owned, clean, bright, the Hotel has a professional staff to help you with all your questions while staying in the Eternal City.

Elegantly furnished rooms, a quiet inner garden, and a rooftop offering a spectacular view of the historical city, make this home-away-from-home a haven of relaxation in bustling Rome. Each spacious room offers a private bathroom, air conditioning/heat, in-room safe, minibar, Satellite TV and hair dryer. The Hotel lobby offers free Wi-Fi internet, and an internet point is located just steps from the hotel as well.

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Itinerary ~ 3 days, 2 nights

Day 1: Arrival & Explore Rome

• Arrival and check in, freshen up and relax.
• When ready, we suggest a self-guided exploration through the neighborhood. Visit Bernini’s Fountain of Triton and Fountain of Bees, the Spanish Steps, and Borromini’s church masterpiece: San Carlo alle Quattro Fountain. Directions and maps to these easy-to-find attractions are available at the front desk.
• Suggestion: stop for lunch at one of the local trattorias in the environs by the Spanish Steps, minutes from the hotel.
• After lunch visit the designer stores on Via Condotti, taking a break at the 18th century Antico Caffe Greco. Watch the sun set over the Vatican from the top of the Spanish Steps.
• Evening free and dinner on your own

Day 2: Cooking Class With Chef Eugenio

• Breakfast is served.
• Meet Chef Eugenio in the kitchen for your hands-on Cooking Class featuring either a pasta-making, pizza-making or traditional menu. Lunch follows and everyone enjoys the dishes prepared in class. Wine and drinks not included.
• In the afternoon: Self-guided tour, walking through the heart of Old Rome: highlights include the Pantheon, San Luigi dei Francesi church (featuring Caravaggio masterpieces), Piazza Navona, the Via Giulia, and Palazzo Farnese. Visit the Trevi Fountain. Throw in a coin to ensure your return to Rome! Dinner on your own. Suggestions provided at the hotel.

Day 3: Departure & Arrivederci!

• Breakfast is served.
• Departure & Arrivederci Roma! (until you return…)

*Note: This schedule may vary due to inclement weather, saint days or festivals. All activities, in the event of rescheduling, are always included during the program.