Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Rome to Vasto
Rome to Vasto- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome group dinner at a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto)
Included Activities
- Welcome group dinner at a traditional restaurant in Vasto
Landmarks Rome Fiumicino Airport Vasto - Day 2
Vasto
Vasto- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet), Lunch (Lunch with wine pairings from local cheeses and salami at winery)
Included Activities
- Italian language class at winery focusing on food and wine vocabulary
- Vineyard and cellar tour with winemakers Emanuele and Nicola
- Wine tasting with local cheese and salami pairings
- Lunch with wine pairings at winery
- Exploration of Vasto historical center: Loggia Amblingh, medieval castle, Cathedral, Piazza Rossetti
- Meeting with local artisans or artists
Optional Activities
- Dinner at one of Vasto's various restaurants
- Aperitif, gelato, or pizza in local establishments
Landmarks Loggia Amblingh Vasto Medieval Castle Cathedral of Vasto Piazza Rossetti - Day 3
Vasto
Vasto- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet), Lunch (Lunch with scrumptious dishes prepared during morning cooking class in family atmosphere)
Included Activities
- Visit to Vasto's colorful market with Italian language practice
- Exclusive cooking class with Fabrizio's family on fresh pasta and Abruzzo sauces
- Lunch featuring family recipes: bread with meat sauce, pasta alla chitarra with meat sauce, polpette, and tarallucci
- Visit to olive grove with three-generation family farm
- DOP olive oil tasting and education from Giovanni's family
Optional Activities
- Dinner at one of Vasto's various restaurants
Landmarks Vasto Market - Day 4
Trabocchi Coastline
Trabocchi Coastline- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet), Lunch (Exclusive lunch of fresh Adriatic Sea fish prepared by Maria, served above the ocean)
Included Activities
- Short easy walking in Punta Aderci Nature Reserve
- Italian language course focused on Trabocchi, seaside, and Mediterranean topics
- Visit to trabocco fishing platform
- Fishing demonstration from trabocco with Rinaldo (weather dependent)
- Lunch featuring fresh Adriatic Sea fish prepared by Maria above the ocean
Optional Activities
- Beach activities
- Biking
- Extra activities or excursions
- Dinner at one of Vasto's various restaurants
Landmarks Punta Aderci Nature Reserve Trabocchi Coastline - Day 5
Abruzzo Farmhouse - Roccascalegna
Abruzzo Farmhouse - Roccascalegna- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet), Lunch (Farm-to-table lunch with organic wheat, bread, pasta, eggs, olive oil, wines, cheeses, salami, and vegetables from the farm)
Included Activities
- Italian language course at farmhouse about rural life and medieval castles
- Cow milking experience
- Learn to make pizza scima (yeast-free pizza)
- Organic wine, cheese, salami, and olive oil tasting at farmhouse
- Ricotta cheese making
- Farm vegetable collection for lunch preparation
- Farm-to-table lunch with ingredients from farmhouse
- Exploration of Roccascalegna village and castle
Optional Activities
- Dinner or aperitif at restaurants and wine bars in Vasto
Landmarks Roccascalegna Castle Roccascalegna - Day 6
Lentella
Lentella- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet), Lunch (Traditional farewell lunch with aperitif at Ettore's Art Farm with Ettore and his wife Barbara)
Included Activities
- Italian language class at Art Farm about Italian art, flowers, and plants
- Artistic experience creating postcard with natural colors from leaves and flowers
- Aperitif and traditional farewell lunch with Ettore and Barbara
Optional Activities
- Last-minute shopping in Lentella
Landmarks Lentella - Day 7
Vasto to Rome
Vasto to Rome- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet)
Landmarks Rome Fiumicino Airport
