Mediterranean Cooking Experience – Moffatt Party

Day One

• Pickup from the Naples airport (around 12:00 noon) or train station (around 2:30 pm).
• Arrival at the charming Oasi Olimpia Relais where you check in to your deluxe room.
• Time on your own. If you are not jet-lagged, you may wish to take a short walk into Sant’Agata to do a little exploring. This is a charming little town; perhaps stop with the locals for a coffee and one of the pastry specialties of the region, or just stroll along the old streets.
• Welcome dinner of local cuisine at the hotel’s elegant restaurant, Villa Oasi.

Day Two

• A lovely buffet breakfast awaits you.
• In the morning you will head to a local farm, where they produce top quality local cheese, such as mozzarella. Visit the farm, meet the animals, and then settle in for a cheese-making demonstration! A light tasting lunch will follow, including the wonderfully fresh cheese and other products from the farm.
• Return to the hotel for an afternoon of relaxation. If weather permits, you might want to take a dip in the pool. You can also schedule a massage in the massage room (advance reservations of at least 48 hours is required).
• This evening at 5:00 PM, your first cooking lesson, followed by dinner based on your culinary efforts with wine.

Day Three

• Fantastic buffet breakfast followed by your second cooking class.
• After class, depart for an Amalfi Coast tour.
• Your first stop will be for a local olive oil tasting.
• Next, explore the Amalfi Coast! Amalfi is a town that seems to have climbed up from the sea like froth and crystallized onto the land. The town is dominated by the impressive Duomo, rivaling in size the cliffs that rise up behind it. You can sit and observe in the Piazza Duomo or wind upwards through the cobblestone streets, exploring the little shops along the way. And Ravello is a charming town also perched on the cliffs overlooking the sea. It is home not only to the best Amalfi ceramics, but also the lovely gardens of the historic Villa Cimbrone.
• Enjoy a packed lunch prepared by the chef.
• Free time for shopping and leisure.
• Return to the hotel for a bit of relaxation before dinner based on your morning culinary efforts with wine.
• Overnight.

Day Four

• Breakfast.
• In the morning, depart for a winery visit on Mount Vesuvius. At this charming wine cellar experience a wine tasting and lunch.
• Return to the hotel. You’ll have some time to relax before dinner out at the famed Michelin star restaurant Don Alfonso 1890, a truly special experience.
• Overnight.

Day Five

• Buffet Breakfast.
• Third cooking class with lunch to follow based on your efforts.
• Afternoon on your own.
• Overnight.

Day Six

• Breakfast.
• Today will be a full-day visit to the enchanting isle of Capri, weathering permitting. (Traditionally the hydrofoils to Capri run approximately mid-May to mid-October, and during the winter only if the temperature is mild and the water calm.) You can visit the magical Blue Grotto, walk private paths past secluded villas, and gaze across the aqua water from the harbors. You will have an English-speaking guide to help you, but transportation costs on the island are not included, to be paid locally.
  Today’s lunch will be on your own.
• Return to the hotel mid-afternoon, and make some pizza dough in the kitchen with the chef. While the dough rises, enjoy a class on making the tasty Limoncello liqueur. After the dough rises, finish making your customized pizza, which you will then enjoy for dinner.
• (Please note that in the event of bad weather, Capri excursion will be replaced by an alternate excursion.)

Day Seven

• Breakfast and departure from the hotel to the Naples airport or train station.