Couples Cooking with Carlo ~ June
18-24, 2010 ~ $2995
Finally, a challenging
cycling vacation for you
- the avid cyclist
with a separate, parallel
itinerary for your non-cycling significant other. While
you enjoy breathtaking cycling
in the Langhe hills, he/she
will see the sights, taste the wine and even cook the food
during your five-night vacation
experience. This itinerary
brings new meaning to our “pedala
forte, mangia bene!” (ride hard, eat well) slogan.
June
18 - Overnight
flight to Milan.
June
19 - After
a short transfer from
Milan's airport, you’ll
be assembling your
bike (or being fitted
for one of ours) before
a warm-up ride in Monferrato
wine country. Or simply
relax at one of our
hotel’s panoramic pools
before our welcome
dinner of piemontese specialties.
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June
20 - Cyclists
ride to Cortemilia through
Alta Monferrato, land of
Gavi and Dolcetto wines
while the others enjoy
a morning in the spa town
of Acqui Terme for shopping
and lunch before meeting
up with us at charming
Villa San Carlo, our home
for the next three nights.
June
21 - After
a sumptous buffet breakfast, challenge
the hills of Barolo
with your choice of
50, 70 or 100 kilometer
routes while the others
sightsee the town of
Barolo, visit a famous
winery and enjoy snacks
at the Castle of Grinzane
Cavour before returning
to Cortemilia to help
Chef Carlo Zarri and
his staff prepare homemade
ravioli with herbs
and butter. We’ll all
enjoy the fruits of
their labors during
our group dinner. Perhaps
Carlo will play the
piano for us afterward.
June 22 - Enjoy
Carlo’s hazelnut
cake and
wife Paola’s gracious
hospitality with
a warm cappuccino
before a climb to
Bergolo, village
of art. Tackle the
steep climb to Mombarcaro.
And after a hearty
plate of handmade
tajarin, take the
short way "home" and
relax by the pool
or challenge the
full 90 kilometers
and 6000 feet of
elevation gain. The
others will visit
the charming city
of Alba and tour
the enotecas of Barbaresco
and Mango before
returning to Villa
San Carlo to help
prepare potato gnocchi
with fresh tomato
sauce. We’ll enjoy
them as our first
course before a fillet
of pork with porcini
mushrooms at tonight’s
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June
23 - Cyclists
will return to Monferrato
wine country,
riding through carefully tended
vineyards near Asti while
the others visit a lively
open-air market. We’ll
meet at Hotel Ariotto in
the afternoon before toasting
our cycling and culinary
exploits at our farewell
dinner.
June
24 - Morning
airport shuttles.
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