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 Acacia Cottages
based: Bristol, UK
website: www.acaciacottages.co.uk
Acacia Cottages specialise in country breaks and weekend packages for groups of six or more, centred around self-catering country cottages together with a series of activities, perfect for celebrations, such as family reunions, birthdays or for hen parties looking for something different from the usual city night out.
| weekends/short breaks | spa hotels/accommodation| stag/hen | relaxation | shopping | gastronomic | groups | multi-activity | England | Wales |

 Active Gourmet Holidays
based: Connecticut, USA
website: www.activegourmetholidays.com
Culinary vacations in Italy, France and Spain that include three or four star accommodation, cooking lessons with local chefs, vineyard visits with wine tastings and wine education, visits to markets and local food producers, gourmet meals. Holidays can be paired with walking, hiking, biking, yoga, painting, language lessons and more.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | walking / trekking / hiking | cycle touring | painting / drawing | yoga | garden tours | Italy | France | Spain | Western Europe |

Agriturismo Cascina Papaveri
based: Piemonte, Italy
website: www.cascinapapaveri.com
Double activity programme with cookery and Pilates courses hosted by Master Italian Chef Pietro Baldi and highly qualified Pilates teachers. Located in stunning hill top setting in Piedmont Italy, the premier wine and food region. Accommodation in 5 luxuriously appointed en suite bedrooms. The perfect vacation for body and soul.
| pilates | cookery | gastronomic breaks | wine appreciation / tasting | massage | relaxation | Italy |

 All Ways Spain
based: Andalucia, Spain
website: www.allwaysspain.com
Imaginative, distinctive activity weekends and short breaks in Granada – one of Spain's most beautiful cities. Choose from ceramics, flamenco, food & wine, photography, writing and walking; held on various dates throughout the year in fabulous locations in and around Granada. Tuition from local experts. Small, friendly groups, superb accommodation and dining.
| weekends / short breaks | gastronomic | pottery / ceramics | photographic | music appreciation | flamenco | walking / trekking / hiking | historical tours | writing | Spain |

Alps and Beyond
based: Ticino, Switzerland
website: www.alpsandbeyond.com
Specialists in active, distinctive vacations of all difficulty levels in Italy and Switzerland. Activities include walking, hiking and trekking in the Alps, Dolomites, Italian lakes, Piemonte, Bernese Oberland and Valais. Also offering cultural and historical tours, responsible travel, family vacations, wine tasting, cooking classes and women-only adventures, all with professional guides.
| walking / trekking / hiking | mountain guides | women only | wine appreciation / tasting | gastronomic | luggage transported | ethical / ecotourism | tailor made | family / child friendly | via ferrata | Italy | Switzerland |

 Altyerre
based: London, UK
website: www.altyerre.com
Altyerre short breaks are all about 'learning something new'. They work hands-on with top experts and provide access to unique environments. Their in-depth approach and different ideas mean that their experiences are enduringly memorable and deliver a real sense of achievement and enjoyment.
| weekends / short breaks | cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | wine making | survival courses | freshwater fishing / angling | shooting | team building / management courses | UK |

 Andante Travels
based: Wiltshire, UK
website: www.andantetravels.co.uk
Owned and run by archaeologists, Andante are leading experts in archaeological and historical tours, taking travellers on inspiring journeys through the ancient world. Take advantage of the expert guidance of leading archaeologists, and uncover the past whilst tasting authentic cuisine and enjoying the ambience of characterful, hand-picked hotels.
| archaeological tours | historical tours | gastronomic | groups | UK | Western Europe | Eastern Europe | South America | Africa | Asia |

 Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours
based: Hampshire, UK
website: www.arblasterandclarke.com
From Champagne weekends to deluxe Bordeaux tours at top chateaux, vineyard walking holidays to wine tours in the New World. Arblaster & Clarke has 20 years experience of arranging wine tours around the world. Other cultural holidays include opera in Italy, gourmet tours and wine cruises. Private tours also arranged.
| wine tours | wine appreciation / tasting | gastronomic | opera | theme cruises | walking luggage transported | weekends / short breaks | coach holidays | Worldwide |

Balearic Discovery
based: Mallorca, Spain
website: www.balearicdiscovery.com/balearic_breaks/cookery_weekends.htm
Mallorca based cookery breaks using local ingredients to create modern Mediterranean dishes. Including a chef's guide to market shopping, a private vineyard tour and tasting, a trip to an olive oil press, table design demonstration and three practical lessons – this is a fabulous way to immerse yourself in Mediterranean food.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting | wine tours | team building/management courses | tailor made | Spain |

 Burgundy On A Plate
based: Cote d'Or, France
website: www.burgundyonaplate.com
Private wine and gastronomy guided tours with the Burgundy specialists, offering vineyard tours and tastings, gourmet dining, historic châteaux, medieval Burgundy tour ‚ stunning scenery, cooking courses, wine and cheese tasting, golf and gastronomy and a top of the range new wine tour. Unique tours with a difference, scheduled or customised.
| gastronomic | wine tours | wine appreciation / tasting | small group motor tours | Christmas and New Year | tailor made | weekends / short breaks | France |

Château Lavergne – Cavinter Sarl
based: Aquitaine, France
website: www.chateau-lavergne.com
Hands-on cooking lessons, wine tastings, a full-day wine education, a wine and culinary tour with accommodation in a gorgeous Second Empire dwelling 10 minutes from Bordeaux city centre. Discover family recipes of South-West French cuisine. Offering business incentives and visit to local markets.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting | wine tours | weekends/short breaks | tailor made | France |

 Ciao Laura, LLC
based: Tennessee, USA
website: www.ciaolaura.com
Culinary vacations in Italy. Offerings include one day or multi-day cooking packages. Excursions to wineries, visits to markets and local food producers, gourmet meals and historical landmarks vary by package. Italian lessons also available. Packaged accommodations range from bed and breakfast facilities, villas to four and five star hotels.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | Italian Language | Italy |

Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Holidays
based: Ri, Italy
website: www.conviviorome.com
Fun, creative, relaxing and affordable Italian cooking holidays in Sabina, a magical land of olive groves, vineyards and sunflower fields between Rome and Umbria. Luxury accommodation in villa with swimming pool, plenty of exciting activities!
| cookery | gastronomic | weekends / short breaks | Italy |

 Epicurean Ways
based: Virginia, USA
website: www.epicureanways.com
Spain specialists offering culinary tours and cooking vacations with expert guides. One-day cooking classes, weekend or week-long experiences that include wine tasting, vineyard tours, olive oil tasting, market visits, traditional and modern restaurants, and authentic Spanish cuisine. Destinations include Barcelona, Catalonian villages, Seville, Andalucia, Madrid and the Basque Country.
| gastronomic | cookery | wine appreciation / tasting | wine tours | city breaks | Spain |

Good Tastes of Tuscany
based: Tuscany, Italy
website: www.tuscany-cooking-class.com
Hands-on daily and weekly cooking classes with English-speaking Tuscan chefs in Florence. Undertake a wine tasting or excursion, learning about famous Tuscan wines and exploring traditional and modern cellars in Chianti, Tuscany Italy. Explore the Tuscan countryside on private excursions.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine tours | wine appreciation/tasting | ballooning | historical tours | Italy |

 Grand Tourist
based: Cheshire, UK
website: www.grand-tourist.com
Re-discover the art of travel, historic palaces, gorgeous country houses, gastronomic dining, wine tasting and luxury. Travel to the French Riviera, Venice, Florence or the Italian Countryside. Drive a convertible, go hot air ballooning or enjoy a camel safari in the desert of Jordan! Make your holiday dream come true.
| tailor made | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting | wine tours | luxury/classic cars | ballooning | italian language | Italy | France | Spain | Jordan | Western Europe |

Il Collaccio
based: Umbria, Italy
website: www.ilcollaccio.com
Enjoying stunning views, this enchanting holiday retreat with a choice of attractive accommodation, panoramic swimming pools, and an acclaimed restaurant is incomparably set in the beautiful Sibillini Mountains National Park. Themed holidays are based around food and wine, cycling, walking, photography, yoga and extreme sports (paragliding, white-water rafting, canyoning).
| photographic | gastronomic | walking/trekking/hiking | cycle touring | white water rafting | canyoning/gorge walking | hang gliding/paragliding | weddings/honeymoons | yoga | weekends/short breaks | Italy |

 La Platriere
based: Auvergne, France
website: www.laplatriere.co.uk
Holidays with a difference! Affordable French cooking courses with excursions to rural French cheese farm; livestock markets and vineyard. Hands-on learning from French chef (English translation.) Wine tours and wine courses visiting well-known vineyards during summer and autumn. Or be pampered on Christmas and New Year getaways.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting | wine tours | retreats | self development | Christmas and New Year | France |

Max & Me – Tuscany Cooking Holiday
based: Tuscany, Italy
website: www.tuscany-cooking.com
Gourmet weekends in Florence: practical cookery courses in the heart of the Florence hills, just a few minutes from Brunelleschi's dome and Giotto's tower, for people who are passionate about culinary art, who want to rediscover age-old flavours and the typical products of Tuscany and Liguria.
| cookery | gastronomic | weekends / short breaks | Italy |

Motus in Sardinia
based: Sardinia, Italy
website: www.motus.sardinia.it
A Sardinia known by few, tours and sojourns designed around traveller's wishes. Travel ideas also suitable for off-site company events. Genuine cuisine, charming hotels, history, traditions, art and painting. High-quality trips in a marvellous landscape, in a land of a unique culture in the Mediterranean – Sardinia.
| sailing (large boat / sail ship) | cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | country crafts | painting / drawing | festivals / carnivals | historical tours | tailor made | ethical / ecotourism | Sardinia |

Organic Tuscany
based: Florence, Italy
website: www.organictuscany.org
Week-long 'farm to table' organic cooking holidays in the Tuscan hills. Includes visits to local organic farms, cooking classes using organic ingredients, olive oil and wine tastings and tours of Siena, Florence and San Gimignano. Two courses a year are 100% vegetarian.
| cookery | gastronomic | weekends / short breaks | vegetarian | ethical / ecotourism | Italy |

 Ramada Jarvis Featured Site
based: Buckinghamshire, UK
website: Ramada Jarvis
On the Ramada 'All inclusive, All indulgent' break you can enjoy unlimited food and drink all weekend long for just one simple payment. You'll also be able to enjoy unlimited beer/lager, house selection wines and soft drinks. And, to work it all off, free use of the hotel leisure club, where available!
| weekends / short breaks | city breaks | golf | gastronomic | romantic | England | Wales | Scotland | UK |

 Responsibletravel.co
based: East Sussex, UK
website: Responsibletravel.com
Gastronomic and cookery holidays and courses in worldwide locations. Learn to cook authentic Italian, Thai, Indian or Estonian food; discover organic cookery in Herefordshire; learn about the cooking of Provence; enjoy culinary travel in Crete or food and wine holidays in Spain – something for all wine lovers and foodies.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | tailor made | UK | Europe | Asia | Africa |

 Swinton Park
based: North Yorkshire, UK
website: www.swintonpark.com
A luxury castle hotel in North Yorkshire set in 200 acres of parkland with a wide range of country pursuits including golf, fishing, walking and riding. Join Rosemary Shrager, the celebrity chef, at her highly acclaimed cookery school. Residential and day courses, also available for private parties and team building and ideal for up-market stag or hen weekends.
| cookery | gastronomic | stag / hen | team building / management courses | garden tours | golf | riding | freshwater fishing / angling | horse racing | falconry | UK | England |

 Three Choirs Vineyards
based: Gloucestershire, England, UK
website: www.threechoirs.com
Three Choirs Vineyards Estate is England's leading wine producer, the hotel is set in 100 acres of vineyards and is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy fine wines from around the world and superb english cooking. We offer wine tastings, walks around the estate and much more.
| gastronomic | wine appreciation / tasting | wine tours | wine making | cookery | weddings / honeymoons | weekends / short breaks | family / child friendly | beer / pub tours | England | UK |

Villa and Culinary School
based: Provence, France
website: www.villaandculinaryschool.com
Where gastronomy meets with fun and luxury, hands-on culinary courses with a team of dedicated and passionate chefs. Improve your culinary skills with the youngest star-rated chef in France and visit some of the best wineries in Provence, while staying in one of the most exclusive properties in Cannes.
| gastronomic | cookery | wine tours | wine appreciation / tasting | weekends / short breaks | France |

 Warner Leisure Hotels
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: Experience Breaks
Check out Warner's 'Be Inspired To Try Something New' section and select from: cake and biscuit baking, working with chocolate, cake decorating, fruit carving, wine apprecation and other tasty courses. Or go to 'Out & About' and try: wine tasting and vineyard trips, brewery and cider mill vists or a chocolate trip to the village of Bourneville.
| cookery | gastronomic | chocolate | wine appreciation / tasting | wine tours | beer / pub tours | cider tours / making | England | Wales | UK |

Cape Fusion Tours
based: Cape Town, South Africa
website: www.capefusion.co.za
Come and enjoy a delicious private tour of the Cape – South Africa.
| gastronomic | wine tours | South Africa |

Epiculinary
based: Illinois, USA
website: www.epiculinary.com
World-wide culinary vacations, offering unique cooking tours.
| cookery | chocolate | gastronomic | worldwide |

Food Artisans
based: California, USA
website: www.foodartisans.com
Cook and eat with Pamela Sheldon Johns in Tuscany, Piemonte, and Emilia-Romagna.
| cookery | gastronomic | Italy|

'Food of The Gods' festival in Oaxaca
based: Florida, USA
website: www.food-of-the-gods-festival.com
A week long celebration exploring the cuisine of Oaxaca, including cooking classes, eating out, markets and traditional chocolate making.
| cookery | chocolate | gastronomic | Mexico |

La Culinaria
based: Le Marche, Italy
website: www.laculinaria.co.uk
Seasonal cookery and wine holidays for the culinary adventurous in Le Marche, Italy.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine tours | Italy |

 Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
based: Oxfordshire, UK
website: www.manoir.com
Hotel, restaurant and cookery school of Raymond Blanc, Chef Patron of Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons.
| cookery | gastronomic | UK |

Sapori e Saperi
based: Lucca, Italy
website: www.sapori-e-saperi.com
Hands-on holidays for food lovers, passionate about good food and drink.
| gastronomic | cookery | wine appreciation / tasting | Italy |

Special Event Cruises
based: California, USA
website: www.specialeventcruises.com
We specialize in offering our clients cruise vacations with their personal interests and desires in mind.
| theme cruises | golf | dancing | gastronomic | scrabble | bingo | puzzles / games | USA |

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