Day 2

After a leisurely traditional breakfast of freshly baked bread, whole fruit country style
 preserves, cake, pastries, coffee, tea and freshly squeezed juice:
AM
  • Learn how easy fresh pasta is to make with a cooking class by Mamma and an
  •  introduction to her favourite seasonal sauces, an example menu includes Bruschette 
  • with meat sauce, Pasta alla chitarra with meat sauce and polpette (meatballs),
  •  Cavatelli with vegetables and Tarallucci (typical biscuits from Abruzzo) – 
  • naturally this depends on seasonal availability
PM
  • Lunch will consist of the scrumptious dishes that have been prepared in the morning
  • In the afternoon we’ll explore Loggia Amblingh, a promenade overlooking the fascinating
  •  crescent-shaped coastline, the old town with its medieval Castle, charming lanes, a tower, 
  • the Cathedral and Piazza Rossetti, dedicated to Gabriele Rossetti, a poet from the town 
  • and father of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
  • Before dinner in a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto, we’ll meet some local 
  • artisans

Trabocchi

Day 3
AM
  • Weather permitting, we’ll have a special fish cooking class on a trabocco that
  •  is constructed 
  • mostly from acacia wood and railway iron sleepers
  • Rinaldo our host will show us how to fish from it and the secrets and history 
  • behind Abruzzo’s unique fishing platforms
  • His wife Maria who comes  from a family of well-known cooks will give us
  •  our fish
  •  cookery class sourcing fish from the Adriatic* where possible – Marinated 
  • fresh anchovies | Mariner’s-style clams | Octopus in tomato sauce with polenta
  •  | Stuffed mussels | Fish soup
  •  alla vastese and Pizzelle (typical sweets from Abruzzo) with home-made fruit 
  • conserve
PM
  • In the afternoon after relaxing and trying our hand at fishing, taking some photos
  •  of the 
  • surrounding beautiful marinescape
  • To close the day we’ll visit the enchanting San Giovanni in Venere Abbey that
  •  sits on a 
  • hill dominating the coastline, surrounded by orange, olive, oak and pine trees
  • Dinner in a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto.
Truffle

Day 4

AM
  • After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll travel to Torrebruna, where, deep in the woods
  •  and forest,
  •  we’ll have an exciting and hopefully successful truffle hunt
  • Accompanied by an “aperitivo” we’ll enjoy a truffle cookery demonstration using 
  • what we
  •  collected and eat our rewards for dinner
PM
  • Free afternoon for your own activities, which could be: to go to one of the many
  •  beaches,
  •  visit a natural reserve, biking, take part to some extra activities/excursions or
  •  whatever you
  •  prefer. Dinner at your leisure

Day 5

AM
  • After an early breakfast we’ll make our way to the farm where Pina and Dino
  •  will reveal the 
  • secrets of sheep farming to us and guide those that would like to learn how to 
  • milk a sheep 
  • ready for pecorino cheese
  • After a snack of cheese, we’ll learn how to prepare ricotta cheese in their creamery
  • A delicious traditional lunch will be prepared and served. This will be the time to
  •  savor 
  • just made warm ricotta cheese
PM
  • We’ll explore the enchanting Abruzzo’s castle in the sky in Roccascalegna
  • Dinner  in a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto

Day 6

AM
  • Following breakfast we’ll visit the La Selvotta Olive Grove that has been farmed
  •  by Giovanni’s family for 3 generations to produce DOP olive oils. He will  unfurl
  •  he secrets of what Homer described as “liquid gold”and we will finish with an olive 
  • oil tasting
  • Next we’ll visit Fontefico, an award winning winery that sits between a marine park
  •  and the mountains. We’ll have a wine tasting with pairings from local cheeses and 
  • salami and tour of the vineyard and cellars by owners Emanuele and Nicola
PM
  • After lunch we’ll have an homemade pizza cooking class that includes the teaching 
  • of 
  • traditional bruschette and tiramisù

Day 7

After breakfast departure for Rome Fiumicino airport or your next destination
* Recipes subject to the availability of seasonal produce

For information contact Mara your certified travel planner
italyclassychictravel@gmail.com