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Are you dreaming of learning to cook authentic Italian food? Do you want to slow down and spend a week enjoying delicious Italian food and wines? Or learn about the art of cooking and taste wine and olives oils? If you want all of them, you can stay at Felceto farm for the delicious cooking week and learn from Alina Pinelli.
The villa original name is il Felceto. It is an old farmhouse from the XIX Century, located on a hill at the foot of Città della Pieve between Umbria and Tuscany. The farmhouse was inhabited by a family of Umbrian farmers whose main occupation was cultivating their land, picking up its hard-earned fruits. It has 80 hectares of protected land and produces wines and olive oils. It is surrounded by woods, cultivated fields, olive groves and vineyards.
The villa has 2 apartments and a total of 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. It is fully air-conditioned, has wifi, heated pool, playground, huge gardens and patio.
The Felceto is not far from A1 motorway (exit Fabro). From there you can easily reach the most important cultural and artistic centres of Tuscany and Umbria: Montalcino, Siena, Pienza, Montepulciano, Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Siena, Cortona, Arezzo and many more.
In this slow food cooking school, your green table in Italy will have organic, all-natural humanely raised, and sustainable pesticide-free product. Il Felceto is specialized in using a product that is organic, locally grown, or imported from both domestic and international artisan producers. Il Felceto provides guests with the best selections of organic food. Il Felceto purveyors are mostly local to the Umbrian and Tuscan Land ensuring that the food is always fresh.
Your cooking week is organized by Alina Pinelli, professional wine and olive oil sommelier. She will teach you the essentials of the Italian food and wine culture and basic pasta techniques along with the professional olive oil and wine lessons.
All cooking weeks are tailor-made, based on your wishes and special requests. Menus can be tailored to accommodate gluten-free, food allergies, diet needs, and vegetarian too.
Enjoy your new home away from home, the eco infinity swimming pool, and gardens. Explore the medieval village of Città della Pieve and closed villages. Don’t miss the first sunset with a good bottle of wine offered by Il Felceto.
Would you like to visit the best hot springs in Italy or would you like to shops at the Prada outlet? You just need to send Il Felceto your dreams and they will do the best for you.
Homemade pasta pici and carbonara or amatriciana, slow cooking techniques with natural herbs and an Italian dessert. %You'll have an evening tour to Umbria or Tuscany. Visit of Assisi and Perugia or Pienza and Montalcino organized by your personal assistant, or do a horse riding ride around the hills and enjoy a day of massages and more.
Tour to Umbria or Tuscany
Alina Pinelli is a professional wine and olive oil sommelier. She is also the mother of Stella, a two-year-old baby, and owner of il Fontanaro Organic Olive and Wine Farm and Estates. She has three labs named Ettore, Bacco, and Costantino. She will be sharing with you her love for good organic Italian food and culture.
Spa is available 30-minute drive away from the accommodation. It costs 15 EUR.
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport
137 km
Transfer not provided
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
129 km
Transfer not provided
Pisa International Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport)
151 km
Transfer not provided
Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport
46 km
Transfer not provided
Guests can rent a car (EUROPECAR or AVIS) or hire a private driver from any city in Italy.
Perugia Airport (PEG ) is 45 minutes away from Paciano and is connected non-stop by Raynair to Stansted. Alternatively, Fontanaro can be reached through the airport of Firenze (FLR) in 1.45 hour, Roma Fiumicino (FCO) in 2 hours, Pisa (PSA) in 2.15 hours, or Roma Ciampino (CIA) in 2.20 hours.
The closest is Chiusi Chianciano that is 12 minutes by the villas. The train station is mid way between Roma and Firenze.
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