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LAKE COMO EPICUREAN GOLF & COOKING SCHOOL |
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7 days / 5 rounds golf / 4 persons
This Lake Como Golf Epicurean Package with wine tasting
is perfect for lovers of Italy golf, Italian food, wine and five cooking classes. Best yet, you can
choose your price, from the elegant and legendary Villa D'Este, to the
economical Hotel Plinius, all located on beautiful Lake Como. Package for four.
“Lake Como must be one of the most romantic places in
Europe for a high quality and unique golf package.” – Bill Hogan - Wide World of
Golf President
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Golf & Cooking School Package Includes: |
7-night
accommodations sharing a double or twin bedded room with private
bath; 6 buffet breakfasts; 1 dinner with wine; 5 cooking classes
(hands-on); 6 wine tastings; 1 grappa tasting; lesson on the
preparation of the table; 5 weekday green fees; 1 cheese
tasting; 1 grappa tasting; self-drive minivan(s)
for pick up and drop off at Milan; meet & greet at the airport. welcome kit tourist material
on the area; road-book and road map, value added taxes; tour
documents, luggage tags and more
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Day 1
On arrival at Milan Airport you will be met by
an escort who will assist you with your luggage
and transfer to the rental car office. You will
then drive to Como. Drive to a local restaurant
in Como where you will first meet a local
representative who will introduce to the program
of the week while tasting the local single
course called “Risotto con Pesce Persico” (rice
with perch fillets). Some wine will accompany
the meal. Overnight in the selected hotel
(including breakfast)
Day 2
Today play Le Robinie by Jack Nicklaus. Your
first cooking lesson will take place at 5.00pm
this evening and you will learn how to prepare
some food from Emilia Romagna. A professional
Sommelier will carry on a tasting of the wines
of the same region. The tasting will be
accompanied by some bites of Parmisan and ham.
Overnight in the selected hotel (including
breakfast)
Day 3
Today play Monticello GC. The second
cooking class will be at 5.00pm followed by
wine tasting with dinner. The wines that will
accompany the evening will be some red and white
wines from the wine area around Verona. During
the downtime in the preparation of the meal, a
professional taster will introduce you to the
Italian cheeses explaining the differences among
them and the way to cut them. Overnight in the
selected hotel (including breakfast)
Day 4
Today play Menaggio GC. The third cooking
class will be at 5.00pm followed by
dinner. The tonight tasting will have as
protagonist the wines from Piedmont. Overnight
in the selected hotel (including breakfast)
Day 5
Today play La Pinetina GC. The fourth
cooking class will be at 5.00pm followed by
dinner. The tonight dinner will be accompanied
by a wine tasting of the red wines of Lombardy.
Overnight in the selected hotel (including
breakfast)
Day 6
Today play Villa d'Este GC. The fifth and last
cooking class will be at 5.00pm
followed by wine tasting with dinner. A
Sommelier will introduce the wines from
Piedmont, the region that, together with
Tuscany, produce some of the best wines in the
world. Good ending of this intensive course on
the food-and wine program is a grappa tasting
whose Italy is famous for: you will learn how to
appreciate the
different types of grappas: dry, sweet,
aromatized, white. Overnight in the selected
hotel (including breakfast)
Day 7
Free day from golf for sightseeing. You will
drive to the enchanting Bellinzona in
Switzerland, where you will admire the three
castles and the walls still very well preserved
Bellinzona is also a splendid wine region for
the production of Merlot, voted the best Merlot
in the world in 2001 by the Wine & Spectator
magazine. You will the occasion to taste this
wine during lunch in a winery nearby Bellinzona.
In the afternoon, continue towards Lake Como
stopping in stunning Lugano for a visit and some
shopping. Dinner on own tonight. Overnight in
the selected hotel (including breakfast)
Day 8
Depart Italy from the Milan Airport.
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GRAND HOTEL VILLA D’ ESTE - Set on
the shores of Lake Como, the Hotel is
located in one of the most important
crossroads between Italy and Northern
Europe. This ancient Villa of the 16th
century is surrounded by a 10-acres of
private park and gardens. Built in 1568 by
architect Pellegrino Tibaldi, known as "Il
Pellegrini", as a private residence for
Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, it was considered
one of the finest examples of architecture
and landscaping. Between its construction
and its conversion into a hotel in 1873,
Villa d’Este (consisting of the Cardinal¹s
Palace and the Queen¹s Pavilion, built in
1860 and later named in honor of Caroline of
Brunswick, Princess of Wales) has a colorful
and checkered history. Its residents
included Jesuits, generals, the estranged
wife of a future king of England, European
aristocracy by the score and even a czarina
of Russia. Now it is listed as one of the
top resort hotels in the world and always
lives up to its vaulted reputation. The
world class service, amenities and elegant
atmosphere the hotel offers are rivaled by
none, truly a first class property and one
of Italy’s real treasures. WWG Rating: A+
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Package prices - based on 4 persons sharing 2
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Grand Hotel Villa d’Este - 5-star
ultra-deluxe - $7520
per person double occupancy (deduct $660
for shoulder season 1 March-23 April, and
Oct 18 to Nov 21st).
Hotel Terminus - 4-star superior - $4990 per
person double occ (deduct $190 for Jan, Feb,
Aug, Nov or Dec)
Hotel Metropole - 4-star - $4660 per person
double occ
Hotel Plinius - 3-star - $4380 per person
double occ
Rates shown for this package may not have
been updated with current prices, and may
not reflect accurate exchange rates. Be
advised that rates shown herein are
always subject to change.
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herein are based on 4 people in
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exchange rate changes between
the US$ and foreign currencies,
and seasonal rates of suppliers,
the rates shown for this package
are subject to change. However,
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issued by WWG and your deposit
has been placed, your package
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