Bilbao to Bayonne
- Long, lazy lunches including two in restaurants with 3 Michelin stars.
- Excellent wines of La Rioja-Alavesa.
- Architecture by Gehry, Calatrava, Moneo and varied landscapes of coast, plain and mountain.
- Three bases: Bilbao, Laguardia, Vera de Bidasoa in the Spanish Pyrenees.
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5–12 October 2009
8 days • £2,370
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Gastronomic Parma
- One of the world’s most famous food-producing regions.
- Source of the best ham, cheese, vinegar, pasta: see them made. Good restaurants, cookery demonstrations, tastings, markets.
- Two lecturers: an art historian and a gastronomic specialist.
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5–11 October 2009
7 days • £2,250
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Gastronomic Piedmont
- Piedmont is the most prestigious and arguably the most exciting gastronomic region of Italy.
- Study wine and food production with the growers and makers, enjoy tastings and have meals in an excellent range of restaurants.
- Beautiful landscapes: upland pasturage, rolling hills, fertile and intensively cultivated plains.
- Time also for exploring the art and architecture of ancient towns and villages.
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3–9 October 2009
7 days • £2,320
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Gastronomic Spain
- Exploration of food in Spanish history and art.
- Contrasts fine dining in Madrid with the rustic fare of Segovia and Castilian villages.
- Other regions (Catalonia, Galicia, Basque Country) are well represented, as are the world-renowned wines of Rueda and Ribera de Duero.
- Great art at the Prado, Romanesque architecture and the Bourbon palace at La Granja.
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8–15 June 2009
8 days • £2,140
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