Another exciting Harold In Italy travel Experience. Join Harold for this unusual culinary discovery to the island of Sardinia. Be among the first to explore this seldom visited region of Italy. Will you join us?
6 nights in Sardina. June 2012. Call for details. Subject to availability.
We designed this experience at the request of our friends. We are now pleased to offer it to you! Harold invites you to join him as we discover the treasures of Sardinia.
This is a 6-nights’ immersion in wine, food and the people of Sardinia… a genuine contact with local people. The accommodation is in a charming -and well managed- small hotel in the tiny village of Riola Sardo just north of Oristano on the west central coast.
This is a sustainable tourism experience, as it is based on respect for the local culture and for Sardinia’s natural environment as well as seasonal produce.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Charming, historical hotel in Sardinia, between the coast and the mountains
- Relax and with leisure walks, no rush!
- Visit to the Peschiera Pontis, a traditional fishery
- Attend 3 “hands-on” cooking classes, with local recipes
- Visit to wine cellars and to small local producers
- Preparation of a “zuppa di pesce” (fish soup) Sardinian style
- Visit to the Museum Nivola
- Visit to the wildest and most authentic center of the Island
- Visit to a beautiful medieval town and eat at a top-quality “trattoria”
LOCATION
One of Sardinia’s most interesting areas is around the ancient Carthaginian stronghold of Oristano built on reclaimed marshland and the centre of Sardinian rice cultivation. On the Northern promontory of the Gulf of Oristano we find the ruins of Tharros in magnificent surroundings. The original urban complexes, temples, houses, and baths make Tharros one of the most important and complete Mediterranean sites. Just north of this area is the Montiferru. Here curvy roads, going up-hill and down, lead to the seaside. It is home for a traditional beef breed of remarkable quality. You can easily find top producers of cheese and wines. The area is also known for its white, desert-like beaches.
THE CHARMING HOTEL
The hotel is an historical house in the heart of the village of Riola Sardo, near Oristano, on Sardinia’s West Coast. The hotel maintains the atmosphere of old times, when all the activities connected with field labor were performed “in house”. In the inner garden and courtyard you will still find the wine cellar, the well, the grain well, the oven to bake bread, all surrounded by centuries-old trees. Your cooking classes will take place in the old kitchen. The hotel has been perfectly restored.
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
Maximum 10 persons
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS ARE AVAILABE AT ADDITIONAL COST.
» Extend your Harold in Italy Experience with three nights in Rome. Or additional arrangments can be made to suit your schedule.
Price
2896 euro per person based on two sharing
(Estimated cost for 2013 program.)
Single Supplement: 475 euro
*The price of this Culinary Immersion in Sardinia Experience is based upon a minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 participants.
INCLUDES
- 6 nights in double room in 3* star historical hotel
- 6 breakfasts
- 4 dinners with wine
- 3 cooking classes
- 1 lunch at the fishermen’s restaurant
- Visit to the fisheries Pontis
- Lunch at Sa Muskera Restaurant
- Transportation and guide from day 1 to day 7
- 1 wine tasting at Argiolas Winery
- 2 wine tastings in selected wineries in Central Sardinia
- Local cheese tasting and visit to local cheese maker
- Entrance to the Su Nuraxi archaelogical site
- Entrance to the Nivola, Guggenheim founded Museum in Orani
- Entrance to Tharros archaelogical site
- Information package
- All VAT and taxes on included items per day by day itinerary
- Transfer from/to airport of Cagiliari at one set time/date
- Hosted throughout by - to be announced in 2012! Stay tuned!
PAYMENT
Deposit of 600 euro to confirm and hold space. Balance is due 45 days before travel starts.
Day-by-Day Itinerary available subject to revision once exact dates are finalized. This is one of our most unusual experiences to date and created a lot of buzz in 2010. I can hardly wait to share this adventure with a limited number of friends. Our expected Experience Director for this Journey is a published cookbook author. This is going to be a hot item in 2013!
Give me a call… Harold D. Partain at 972.771.3510 or 877.661.3844 or email for further details... This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
