Vacation rentals in Bergamo

Meet me at my house in central Bergamo. Over a drink and snack, we first chat about the daily menu and get to know each other. You are then going to prepare some typical Italian recipes, using the freshest seasonal ingredients possible, and then basic cooking techniques to simply enhance the natural flavour of the food. We could prepare fresh hand-made pasta such as tagliatelle, casoncelli, lasagna and different sauces which are easy to do again at home (bolognese, pesto, fish sauce). As an alternative, if you don't like pasta, we could prepare some traditional meat and seafood dishes or yeast products (pizza, focaccia, panzerotti, gnocco fritto) The menu also includes: - Welcome drinks (prosecco and snacks) - Starters (cheeses, salami and vegetables) - Wine - Dessert: Sicilian cannoli, tiramisu, panna cotta, babà with limoncello, strudel or profiteroles - Coffee and liqueurs After 2-3 hours of teamwork, we can enjoy our masterpieces at dinner accompanied with good Italian wine. During the dinner, I will tell you more about the origin and history of the different dishes and explain the wine choice for dinner. We finish the dinner or lunch with good Italian liquor (grappa, limoncello, liquirizia, amaro,...) and an espresso coffee. Other things to note The courses are held in a totally practical way: I show the steps to follow and you replicate the dishes on the menu at their own cooking station. On-demand, larger groups ( +than 6) are accepted.

We will eat a lot, so come hungry and with an empty stomach! We will taste some of the following specialities (according to products' seasonal availability): Aperitivo with glass of Valcalepio - the traditional aperitivo Bergamasco, composed of toasted bread slices topped with local garnishments, sided by a glass of Valcalepio red wine, directly from the hills surrounding Bergamo and famous for the sweetness of their products. Casoncelli: handmade pasta, shaped as a half-fool moon, created with a mixture of flours, filled with breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, beef meat, pork meat, and so much more; Foiade: it is the Sunday dish of the local tradition. Every small village around Bergamo has its own type of flour, favourite pasta shape and favourite topping; Polenta with lard and cheese - the centuries-old dish composed of corn flour, accompanied by local lard slices in order to make the dish creamier or, in alternative topped with savoury cheese from the nearby valleys. Grilled handmade bread with taleggio cheese - A rustic loaf is topped with the local, tasty taleggio cheese and caramelized golden onions. Gelato "stracciatella" flavour, which was indeed invented in Bergamo! We'll enjoy it in the very shop who created it 60 years ago; Espresso coffee PRIVATE TOURS AVAILABLE! CONTACT US. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE TOUR WILL BE HELD IN ITALIAN/ENGLISH. CONTACT US FOR OTHER LANGU

I will teach you how prepare some of your favorite dishes from italian cuisine. While cooking I will also talk about nutrition facts (proteins, carbohidrates, sugar.....)and how creating balanced meals. I will tell you what's important for your health, what's better to avoid and how to combine foods. You will be cooking with me and at the end of the class you will eat what you created with me. During the lesson you will learn how to do: - fresh hand made pasta ( I will show you how to make Ravioli, tortelli and tortellini, bow ties, casoncelli, garganelli, tagliolini, pappardelle, colored pasta and different flours) - tomatoes sauce - spaghetti alla carbonara menu can be change according to your exigences (veggie, no pork ,...). if you want something different let me know if the group agree we will do! If you want other days or hours, just write me and i will do my best to satisfy you. During the class I will offer you coffee, water and good - unlimited - italian wine (red and white) I will give you a booklet with all the classical italian sauce and we will talk about while working Other things to note there's a wonderful and sweet Golden retriever with me, but if you are afraid let me know . If you have a dog or small children they will be welcomed If you have allergies or food restrictions let me

Let's experience the beauty of Bergamo in an unusual way! We will discover the Old City of Bergamo (Città Alta) through plein air painting, in the same way painters used to paint in the past: sitting in the nature, letting the landscape in! From the Venetian Walls of Bergamo (Unesco inheritage) we will look together for the best framing and then will start our experience. I will explain you the basic rules for a good composition (rule of thirds, balancing of empty and full spaces, etc), and I will explain step by step how to mix and use the colours. We'll paint on a small panel or canvas (wood or cardboard) with acrylic colours. Not only naturalistic painting: every kind of creativity is welcome! At the end of the experience you'll take your art piece at home as a souvenir. Other things to note We will paint on small panels or canvas (18x24 cm /7 x 9 inches). The art work will be packed, so that you can bring it away with you. If the weather is not very good we will paint in a nearby sheltered space, always outdoors

We'll start with a unforgettable walk in the vineyard, telling the family history of our winery and estate. We'll see the old traditional drying room where the grapes are air dried using Appassimento, a technique for which Amarone is known around the world, followed by a visit to the authentical ancien cellar for vinification and refinement. I explain you how we make our Great Red Wines. The experience finishes with a tasting togheter of a selection of our three fine wines, learning the evaluation by sight, smell, and taste. We'll enjoy the wine with bread and our organic oil, local cheese called Monte Veronese, fresh and aged and local cured meats of Valpolicella, Soppressa. You could enjoy our "Panorama Therapy" on our marvellous terrace on the best view of Valpolicella Classica. Other things to note Bring your camera and comfortable shoes. Car trasfert is subject to availability. I can assist You in arranging public transport from Verona center and Verona Porta Nuova train station to winery. You can get to the Winery by pubblic transport- no changes, only one bus line- from Verona center.