Printer-friendly version Ameglia, Sarzana, the Poets' Gulf: Portovenere, Lerici, Mt. Caprione - Liguria Independent Culinary Experience
in partnership with Slow Food Italia
3 Days/2 Nights
Starting From: $328
Per Person, Based on double occupancy
This Culinary Vacation Includes:
- 2 nights at the Locanda dell’Angelo hotel 4*, Ameglia (La Spezia)
- Buffet Breakfast Daily
- 1 lunch and 1 dinner at “Osterie d’Italia” typical Slow Food restaurants
- 1 guided tasting of Slow Food typical Ligurian fare and wines
- Taxes and Hotel Service Charges
Options:
- Flights from your home city
- Private Transfers from/to the airport/the train station
- Dinners in hotel (if not included)
- Relax & Beauty treatments at the Spas (where available)
- Car Rental or Private Driver
Call 1-800-ITALY-25 to book your vacation today!
Dates & Pricing:
When: Wed - Sun; Valid All Year except November.
Starting from: $328
Nearest arrival/departure destination(s): La Spezia or Genoa
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1 - Arrival
Arrive and check in to the hotel. Traditional Ligurian dinner at the little Osteria Il Lupo which was once an ancient bakery.
Overnight
Dinner
Day 2 - The Poets Gulf: Portovenere, Lerici
Departure for Portovenere. Stroll around the wonderful historical center of the village with its multicolored houses and medieval streets that evoke unique emotions and smells. Free time to visit the streets of the old center and wander around the little craft shops or have a coffee or ice cream at the Bar Lamia in the Calata Doria. Lunch in the Antica Osteria del Carugio, a fishermans' hostelry that has existed for over 100 years, where the traditional Ligurian menu is prepared daily by Signora Maria.
Free time in the afternoon to visit the old town center of Lerici with its brightly colored houses and lively fishing village. On to Monte Caprione and the La Rosa Canina country farmhouse, which is hidden in the thick Ligurian woods, to be welcomed by Marco among the giant bay trees. Visit the estate and taste some typical homemade Ligurian fare, such as the panizza fritta (a focaccia bread prepared with cheese from the dairy cooperative at Val di Vara).
Overnight
Breakfast, Lunch, Tasting
Day 3 - Departure
Breakfast and check-out.
Breakfast
Highlights:
SLOW FOOD PRESIDIA, SLOW WINE AND OTHER SELECTED DELICACIES:
- the typical Ligurian fare, such as the “Panizza fritta” (a focaccia bread prepared with cheese)
TYPICAL RESTAURANTS FROM THE “OSTERIE D’ITALIA” SLOW FOOD GUIDE:
- Osteria Il Lupo
- Antica Osteria del Carugio
POINTS OF INTEREST: ART, HISTORY, CULTURE & NATURE:
The Poets Gulf and Portovenere, with its charming Genoese-style buildings, yet another Italian
UNESCO World Heritage site.
CALL: 1-800-ITALY-25 to book your vacation today!
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