We provide complete culinary vacation experiences in the Tuscany region of Italy. Each package includes a 7 night stay in a beautiful tuscany villa, a personal chef for most of your meals, and a complete set of tours and excursions all pre-arranged for your leisure. Italian Culinary Tours is an endeavor to share with others a passion for good food and an obsession with the culinary experience of cooking in the diverse regions of Italy. The goal is to get a deep cultural experience at a slower, but observant pace and enjoy the countryside as well as experience the various tourist sites during your visit. To truly understand Italian cuisine, one must understand there is no such thing as Italian cuisine. The food of Italy encompasses the culinary traditions of the whole of Italy--a country diverse in landscape, climate and traditions, but blessed with a wonderful array of ingredients and a people imaginative enough to make the most of them. The recipes featured on this tour range from the hearty fare of the south, through the classic cuisine of the center, to the delicate and refined dishes that emanate from the northern regions. All will give our guests the experience of understanding just how food is connected to the places from which they were originated. All are authentic; all are distinctively and unmistakably Italian. The food is uncontrived but delicious; fresh and full-flavored. Learn more at our website, www.italianculinarytour.com