One-Week Cook & Taste Package on the Amalfi Coast Only $705

Libertyville, IL, January 10, 2013—Here’s a chance to combine a sun-splashed vacation on Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast with Italian cooking demonstrations and tastings in “the country where the lemons bloom”.  TourCrafters has designed an 8-day/7-night Amalfi Cook and Taste package that costs $705  in February, $845 in March, April and May, and $955 in June and July.  The land-only price includes accommodation at the Hotel Villa Romana, daily buffet breakfast, daily   dinner, service charges, taxes, and demonstrations and tastings of such local specialties as Limoncello (a lemon liqueur),  Neapolitan pizza, pasta and the chef’s famous lemon baba.  The tastings also cover the DOC wines  of the Amalfi Coast.

Spring comes early to this region of Southern Italy, with bougainvillea brightening  terraces and lemon blossoms scenting the air.  The family-owned-and-operated Villa Romana is a charming, modern 4-star hotel with swimming pool and garden on the main street of the small seaside town of Minori. The hotel gets its name from the nearby excavated first-century A.D. Roman villa.  Famous for its production of hand-made pasta, Minori has recently been proclaimed “the City of Taste.” 

Sightseeing tours (and airport transfers) are available for an additional price, or    visitors can rent a car through TourCrafters to tour the spectacular Amalfi Drive, to explore picturesque towns like Positano and Ravello, or even to visit the ruins of Pompeii.  TourCrafters reservation agents can also arrange the least-expensive air fares available.

The prices quoted are per person, double occupancy and are subject to availability.  The single supplement is $255 for any departure date.  For more information, visit www.tourcrafters.it.  For reservations, call 800-482-5995.

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