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Ecco La Cucina

Culinary Tours In Italy

Culinary Tours and Cooking Vacations in Italy

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Interested in an immersion into authentic Italian cooking and wine along with the rich history? In each region we focus on the regional foods, wines and traditions whether it be Tuscany, Piedmont, Puglia, Emilia Romagna or Veneto.

Ecco La Cucina offers wine tours to the regions’ famous wine regions, hands-on Italian cooking classes, and an insider’s view of the beautiful regions in Italy.

This unique vacation experience will have you feeling like you’re with a group of friends you’ve known all your life.  We are experts in Italian food and wines and help you learn the special foods and wines of each region. It’s the perfect setting for your education in regional Italian food and wine! Settle into our beautiful villa or boutique hotel for the week and all the details are taken care of for you. You can enjoy yourselves and relax worry free.

When comparing tours be sure to take into consideration what is included and excluded in the price. We will never say “lunch/dinner is on your own” and give you a list of restaurants. All carefully curated meals with wines are included in our weeks. 

We now are leading tours to Provence to share wines and foods of this gorgeous part of France! Click below for more information.

Choose your culinary adventure:

Tuscany Culinary Tour

Magical Puglia Culinary Tour

Piedmont Culinary Tour

Veneto Wine Tour

Provence Culinary and Markets Tour

Bologna and Emilia Romagna Food Tour

Campania – Naples, Sorrento & Amalfi Coast Tour

Best of Bologna Foodie Tour

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Gina & MaryGina and Mary offer culinary adventures for those that want to get off the touristy track and live like a local. We love exploring the wonderful open air markets, the extensive vineyards and cantinas, small ancient hill-top villages, all the while enjoying the local food and wine. We help you explore all aspects of the Italian table during our culinary tours and give you an insider’s view of each region we visit. Living and traveling extensively in Italy has made us experts on the foods and wines of our heritage land.

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Gina and Mary lead small group food and wine tours in Italy - together we are Ecco La Cucina - "here's the kitchen" in Italian. During our culinary tours we explore all aspects of the Italian table. Join us in Tuscany, Piedmont, Puglia!

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The best trip!!! What an awesome job they do!!😍😍😍

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Email from Ecco La Cucina Limited Spots Available for Our Tours - Book Your Culinary Escape!   Fresh herbs to enhance meals & cocktail hour! Cari amici! Here we are at the end of August already,...
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Let’s get cooking! Lovely day in Tuscany with Francesca at #spannocchia #eccolacucina #travelwithginaandmary #attheitaliantable
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My daughter and I went to Tuscany with Gina and Mary 13 years ago and still carry that experience in our hearts. It completely changed my daughter’s view of cooking and continues to affect the way we cook on a daily basis. Thank you to the Stipo sisters! 🩷

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Mary Stipo Potter

Email: mary@eccolacucina.com

Phone:  (+1) 972-342-8308 (CST - Dallas)

Ecco La Cucina, Localita' Brenna, Siena Province, Tuscany

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