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The following City Breaks tours offer 2 nights stay in Rome or Venice at prices ranging from £179 to £199 (British Pound) including flights from London - UK.

Tour details
- City Break to Rome: 2 nights at the Santa Constanza Hotel from £179 including flights from London
- City Break to Venice: 2 nights on Bed & Breakfast at the Hotel La Forcola from £199 including flights from London.
Min 2 partecip.
Valid for departures: 1 July to 31 August 2005.
Contact this UK based tour operator for more detailed info.

I Gelsomini is a B&B in a charming and classical Villa, located in the upper part of the village of Valfabbrica, at 300 m. distance from the historical centre and at only 200 m. from the open countryside. Panoramic view. Nice garden provided with a gazebo. Comfortable rooms and apartments refinely furnished.

Excellent location in the green hills of Umbria, just at a short distance from the main touristic sites: 15 Km from Assisi, 20 Km from Perugia and 30 Km from Gubbio.

How to get by car:
motorway Adriatica A14, Fano exit or motorway del Sole A1, Valdichiana or Orte exits;
next, motorway E45, Valfabbrica-Ancona exit.

Nearest airport:
S. Egidio Regional Airport (Perugia) at 12 Km.
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Learn about the traditional gastronomy of Emilia-Romagna by attending to cooking classes in XV - XVIII century country-dwelling set located 15km away from Bologna.
Learn how to prepare the most traditional sorts of ‘Hand-made pasta’, ‘Piadina’ and sauces.

Each course is organized in 3 lessons. Every lessons including theoretical explanations, practical demonstrations, food cooking and final tasting. It is possible to enroll either for the complete course or for a single lesson.
Class A - Hand-made pasta
Day I: Hand-made pasta: tagliatelle, tagliolini, stricchetti, quadrucci, maltagliati, Bolognese “ragu” and other sauces.
Day II: Stuffed pasta: tortellini, cappelletti, ravioli, lasagne, nidi di rondine, cannelloni. Seasonal sauces.
Day III: Hand-made pasta: garganelli, strozzapreti, gnocchi, passatelli. Seasonal sauces.

Class B - Bread: the various kinds of bread: piadina, crescente, tigella, crescentine, focacce salate, etc…

Class C - Meats: the various kinds of meat: roasted, fried, boiled, etc… and sauces.

Class D - Adriatico’s fish

Class E - Side dishes: the various kinds of side dish: frieds, vegetables, souffles.

Class F - Traditional cakes

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