Small Group Gourmet European Tours

2008 Tour Offerings

Chez Boucher Culinary Tour: Provence

Join Chef Ron Boucher on this year's culinary adventure to the Rhône Valley. Experience the local cuisine, the finest wines, and lessons from local chefs. Cooking classes and gastronomic dinners are interspersed with excursions into local history and culture.

March 21 - 29 | $3,999 | Full Details

Southern France & Northern Italy

Medieval hilltop villages, cappuccino in Venice, Pastis on your veranda overlooking the Mediterranean, Valpolicella at a trattoria on Lake Como, the pink and yellow houses of Portofino, Juliet's balcony in Verona, Chagall's art in St. Paul de Vence.

May 16 - 30 | $5,899 | Full Details

Marblehead Arts Association ~ Painting in Umbria

An unforgettable week in a luxurious Umbrian villa. Daily plein-air excursions to paint the exquisite Umbrian and Tuscan landscapes. Painting classes led by artist Bill Cloutman, who shares with you his love of art, good food, good wine, and good company.

June 8 - 17 | $2,150 | Full Details

Normandy & Brittany, France

A gourmet voyage through the fascinating history of this region, from William the Conqueror's castles to Anne of Bretagne's fortress in Saint Malo to Joan of Arc's last days in Rouen to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Exceptional French cuisine!

June 18 - July 1 | $5,199 | Full Details

Ireland: Castles to Pubs

Ireland's spectacular seascapes, historic sites, delicious home-cooked meals, fireplace sing-alongs in castles and singing pubs, and friendly Irish locals. The majestic Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, and views that will take your breath away.

July 4 - 18 | $5,799 | Full Details

Bordeaux, Dordogne & Languedoc

France's best wines and gastronomic cuisine, optional balloon ride, under-ground boat ride, prehistoric cave paintings, idyllic hilltop villages, exciting castles and unspoiled medieval towns with no cars, warm friendly hosts, Toulouse-Lautrec, history, beauty.

September 4 - 17 | $5,699 | Full Details

Tuscany, Umbria & Cinque Terre

Magnificent architecture and Renaissance art, Etruscan tombs and Roman ruins, miracle olive oil, wines from Montepulciano, Montalcino, Orvieto, Chianti, and Montefalco, Pecorino cheese, Prosecco, trattorias, panoramic hilltop vistas.

September 17 - Oct 2 | $5,899 | Full Details

Painting in Umbria

An unforgettable week in a luxurious Umbrian villa. Daily plein-air excursions to paint the exquisite Umbrian and Tuscan landscapes. Painting classes led by artist Bill Cloutman, who shares with you his love of art, good food, good wine, and good company.

September 21 - 30 | $2,150 | Full Details

Back Roads & Wines of Portugal

Wonderful Portuguese historian as escort, 2 cooking classes, outstanding wines and foods, friendly locals, picturesque villages and great historic cities, the real Portugal.

October 1 - 14 | $4,999 | Full Details

Andalusia & Extremadura, Spain

Explore medieval castles and royal palaces, wander the narrow streets of ancient villages, learn about the architecture of magnificent cathedrals and mosques, relax on the terrace of your hotel overlooking the Mediterranean. A once-in-a-lifetime tour.

October 15 - 30 | $5,699 | Full Details