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Italian cooking class
in the florentine house
of Silvia
Start with a visit to S.Lorenzo
the local food market;
then Silvia will drive you
home and you'll attend an
hands-on class preparing
a complete meal:
starter, pasta dish,
meat (or fish) with side dish
and dessert. When ready,
guests sit for degustation.
E-mail to:
 smaccari@iol.it
 

Affordable Venice in
Maria Grazia and Claudio's B&B
A familiar B&B in Spinea,
20 mins by bus to Venice,
where Maria Grazia
can teach yoga and shiatsu. 
e-mail to:
smaria186@hotmail.com

Wine tasting tours in Tuscany
and Siena with Bernardino

If you are wine enthusiasts
Bernardino is a winemaker
living in Siena and
working in Montalcino's area
the region of Brunello.
He organizes tasting tours
of Chianti and Brunello and
tasting courses in Siena
email to:
bsani@inwind.it

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CENTRAL flat available for weekly/monthly rental directly from the owner.
Bologna (BO) Italy 
e-mail: house2005@zanasi.com

Great location in central Bologna, residential and safe area with cafe and restaurants.
At walking distance to University, Piazza Maggiore, museums, shopping area, food market, railways and bus station.
Direct bus to Bologna Fiere (15 minutes).

Equipped with:
- flat broadband Internet
- Air conditioning / heating
- full kitchen with dishwasher and microwave oven
- shower bathroom
- really comfortable double bed
- living area with TV, DVD player and sofa bed
- ironing, hair dryer, English guides and books
Wood floor and ceiling, elevator, no smoking.
 

Main entrance	View from the window (Garisenda tower on the right)

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Bologna is the major hub in North Central Italy. From Bologna by train you can visit in 1 day:

• Florence and the Uffizi Gallery (1 hour travel)

• Venice and Canal Grande (2 hours)

• Milan and Leonardo's Cenacolo + the fashion streets (1,5 hour)

• Rome and the Vatican (2,5 hour)

• Ravenna and its byzantine mosaics (1 hour)

• Mantua and the Ducal Palace with Mantegna frescos (1,5 hour)

• Ferrara and the ancient Jewish Ghetto (1 hour)

• Verona and the Arena + Giulietta and Romeo's balcony (2 hours)

Bologna itself is an encahnting city with the best preserved medieval centre and km pf porticos, famous for its cuisine (its nickname is La Grassa - The fat) with home made pasta, parmigiano-reggiano, balsamic vinegar and so on.

Direct flights BOLOGNA -
NEW YORK with EUROFLY