Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul – ICC fundraiser 2012
Auction Ends: Oct 30, 2012 11:00 PM CDT

Unique Experiences

Sorrento's Southern Italian Charm

Item Number
26
Estimated Value
6800 USD
Opening Bid
4900 USD

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Item Description

A Culinary Trip for Two to Sorrento, Italy for Seven Days & Six Nights at Esperidi Resort Including Three Cooking Classes and Lunches, Printed Recipes, an Apron, a Shopping Bag, and a Private Guided Tour of Pompeii (Land Only)

Escape to the Sorrento Peninsula, an extraordinary Italian destination that has a landscape uniquely its own, where low and high hills, deep valleys and majestic mountains, famous terraces and orange and lemon groves alternate. A tourist village with designer style and a glamorous atmosphere, the Esperidi Resort is the ideal place to soak up the flavors and culture of Sorrento. This culinary weekend features three memorable cooking classes led by Italian chefs who will teach you how to prepare a typical local four-course meal representing the mouthwatering Italian Mediterranean cuisine.

Ideal for spending a vacation in Sorrento, the Esperidi Resort village boasts a privileged position among the other tourist villages of the Gulf of Naples and the Amalfi Coast. The resort is located in Sant'Agnello, immersed in one of the oldest orange and lemon groves of the Sorrentina peninsula, only 250 meters from the sea and 10 minutes from the historic center of Sorrento. You'll find it easy to travel around, as the resort puts you close to the buses and the Circumvesuviana railway, as well as the hydrofoils and sea metro lines that arrive in Capri, Ischia and Naples, and the other beautiful locales that make up the Sorrentina Peninsula, including the Gulf of Naples and the Amalfi Coast.

In Sant’Agnello, on the Sorrento peninsula, appetite comes with eating...and studying! The Esperidi Resort's Sorrento Cooking School offers you three three-hour lessons that including tastings, in which you will prepare a delicious four-course meal. Special focus will be on Italian specialties in their countless varieties!

Esperidi Resort’s Junior Suites are ideal for those who wish for large spaces and all comforts, in a refined and stylish environment. With a master bedroom, fully equipped kitchenette, spacious bathroom, charming garden or terrace with gazebo and lounge chairs, the junior suites are the finishing touch for a perfect vacation in Sorrento.

Your trip for two includes:
• 6 nights accommodations in Esperidi Resort in a junior suite
• Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
• 2-hour stop in Pompeii on return trip to airport with a private guide
• 3 cooking courses followed by lunch with beverages (local wines, coffee and Limoncello)
• Printed recipes, apron and shopping bag
• Daily continental breakfast
• Free concierge reservation service

Air available upon request.

Item Special Note

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Travel package is non-refundable and subject to availability. Certificates/gift cards cannot be replaced. Passport required for travel outside the U.S. Reservations must be made at least 30 days in advance of travel. Hotel stay is valid through 10/31/13 (closed November through March). Hotel may be substituted with equal or better accommodations.