Breakfast at the hotel.

By private transfer, the group will travel to a local Monte Poro winery. Here you will learn about the cultivation and production of the local wine in a region dubbed the "Land of Wine" by the ancient Greeks who brought the first grapes to Italy via Calabria. You will, of course, taste and sample it during a big lunch together.

Return to Tropea, with some free time to digest. Don’t wander too far, though! In the evening, you’ll have a chance to take part in an Italian dining ritual: the apericena. An apericena is a chance to kick back with a drink and sample a selection of delicious small plates and snacks. This is the perfect chance to try the spicy, spreadable salami of Calabria: ‘nduja!

Return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

This is personally our favorite day, because we get to meet you in person! You’ll travel by private transfer to Eva’s hometown of Dasà where you’ll get to check out the town and visit the incredible, medieval flour mill that still stands in the town center. You’ll get to learn everything about how it worked from the last living person to have worked the mill.

After the mill tour we’ll reconvene at La Locanda, an old restaurant we converted into a community kitchen and dining hall, to learn how to make the traditional, local pasta from a group of expert nonnas.

Then it’s time to eat! Eva’s family and friends will cook and prepare a host of southern specialties for a big, shared feast.

Return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

After checking out of the hotel, the group will strike out via private bus for the mountainous area of northern Calabria. Along the way, you’ll stop at the beautiful town of Fiumefreddo Bruzio, a medieval village overlooking the sea. There you will enjoy a delicious lunch in an Osteria, which specializes in dishes made with local, seasonal products.

From there, you’ll continue on to the hilltop town of Morano Calabro, an ancient place of great strategic importance during the age of the Roman Empire and through the Middle Ages, as evidenced by the Norman castle which dominates the village.

After checking in to your accommodations, a dinner at the hotel will be served so you can sample your first taste of the unique northern Calabrian cuisine!

Breakfast at the hotel.

You will spend the day visiting Civita, one of the unique Albanian communities in Italy. For over 600 years, the Arbresche people who inhabit this stunningly beautiful land have been perfecting their unique cuisine. At a traditional Arbresche restaurant you will learn how to make dromsa, one of the most unusual and magical types of pasta in Italy, before enjoying a lunch together.

After some time to unwind back in Morano, you’ll head to one of our favorite places to eat in the region: a beautiful agriturismo where Zia (Aunt) Lina will whip up a feast using only her family farm’s fresh produce. No meal here is ever the same, and it’s always delicious!

Breakfast in the hotel, and departure by private transfer for Lamezia Terme airport & train station. A presto!