2017 Dates

20  May (eight day course)   FULL

23 September (eight day course)

Deposit

We require a deposit of €300 euro per person to reserve your holiday

The balance to be paid four weeks before the day you arrive

“Great Cooking vacations in Italy”

Transfers included

Transfers direct from Ancona airport or via coach from Rome airports, are included in the holiday. For details click here.

“Great Cooking vacations in Italy”

Getting around Cossignano and the places we will be visiting on foot on the taste food tours are fairly easy however Medieval architecture was not built with mobility issues in mind. We can provide portable seating if you need a rest but there will be times where short steepish climbs are unavoidable to some attractions and many streets are cobbled. If you have mobility issues and would like more information please contact Debby via email and she will contact you to discuss any potential problems.

Contact Debby

If you need more information, have a specific query or would like to make a booking please use the form to the right to send me an email, Debby

or give me a ring on +39 3342034802

“Great Cooking vacations in Italy”

Italian Food and Flavours: Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions are a legal and binding contract; once a deposit has been submitted and confirmed, all provisions in the Terms and Conditions apply.

Deposit and Balance: A deposit of €300 per person is required to secure the booking of a cooking holiday. The balance due is payable four weeks before your holiday start date. You may pay the balance before this date if you prefer.

Cancellation:
 If you need to cancel your holiday up to 60 days before the start date we will refund the deposit (and balance if paid early) in full. After this date we will only refund the deposit if we are able to fill your place on the holiday (we will refund the balance if this has been paid early)

Changes to the holiday: 
While we make all efforts to provide the holiday as listed, changes to the taste food tours itinerary, accommodation or cancellation of the holiday are sometimes unavoidable. We therefore reserve the right to cancel or make changes to your holiday including cancellations due to under-booking or force majeure.
If your holiday week is under-booked 60 days before the start date we will inform you via email and will, where possible offer alternative dates. However if these are not acceptable we will return your deposit (and the balance if this has been paid early) in full. We suggest therefore that if you have booked flights earlier than 60 days before the start date of your holiday then you ensure you have taken out adequate travel insurance to cover for this eventuality, see note on travel insurance below.
As this is a group holiday we reserve the right to exclude any client if their conduct is considered by us to be disruptive and affecting the enjoyment of other group members. We shall be under no liability for any costs incurred by such a person as a result of this action.
Guest’ s may decide not to take part in some aspects of the holiday, however there will be no refunds for any unused portion of the holiday. If guests have a complaint about the holiday these must be taken up with a representative of Italian Food and Flavours during the holiday. Complaints of any kind registered after the holiday can not be considered for a refund.

Travel insurance:
 We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance to cover you for unexpected cancellations, loss of cash and personal property, health problems as well as other eventualities. Please read all travel insurance documents carefully to ensure you have appropriate cover. We recommend you carry a copy of the documentation and important contact numbers with you.

Travel Documents: It is the responsibility of each guest to obtain and carry a valid passport, visa(s), and any other documents required by applicable government regulations.

Transfers: For specified transfers for arrival and departure, it is the responsibility of the guest to be at the transfer point at the designated time. Italian Food and Flavours are not responsible for the transfer of guests who are not present at the time and place designated for transfers.

Health: By making the deposit a guest certifies that he or she does not have any condition or disability that would create a hazard or hardship for other guests participating in the program and the guest understands that health care standards, facilities and services in Italy may be different from those in their home country and inadequate for treatment of certain health conditions. By paying the deposit guests understand that due to the nature of the terrain of Italian Hill Towns and the Italian countryside that they may well encounter situations that can create difficulties for people with mobility issues. Guests with mobility issues must contact Italian Food and Flavours to discuss these before paying a deposit.
While we will make efforts to accommodate any specific dietary needs, guests booking with Italian Food and Flavours recognise it is their own responsibility to take care of any allergies, dietary needs, or restrictions they may have.
Meals on the holiday will be a set menu of local Italian dishes and if you do have any allergies, dietary needs or restrictions that might affect what you can eat it is the guest’s responsibility to make Italian Food and Flavours aware of these at the time of placing a deposit.

All inclusive: The cost of the holiday included transfers to and from Ancona Airport or from San Benedetto del Tronto coach stop, for the coach from Rome as well as the cost of this coach, seven nights accommodation, three meals each day breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus dinner on the day you arrive and breakfast on the day you leave, local wine, soft drinks and water with your meals, local tours to specialist food and wine producers cultural, town and city tours and cooking lessons. In the case on non participating guests cooking lessons are not included in the price of the holiday but can be negotiated locally. Other costs such as drinks or snacks between meals, bottles of wine with meals other than those provided, gifts, postcard, etc. will paid for by the guest.

Personal injury: 
All persons involved in cooking lessons will be required to produce evidence that their travel insurance covers them against personal injury for the duration of the holiday and in addition at the start of the holiday they will be required to sign a disclaimer stating that Italian Food and Flavours will not be held liable for any injury howsoever caused during cooking lessons or at any time during the holiday.

Publicity:
 We may take photographs and video footage during the course of the holiday and unless you have informed us in writing beforehand to the contrary we will assume you do not object to being recorded on film for the purposes of promoting Italian Food and Flavours.
Please send an email to Debby if you would like a hard copy of our terms and conditions.