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Kosher Surfing Camp
Kosher Vacation
Beekbergen
Holland
From July 15, 2010
Summer Vacation
Algarve, Portugal
July 28 - Aug 28
Bulgaria & Romania
August 2, 2010
Canadian Rockies Adventure
August 3, 2010
Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro
August 3, 2010
African Safari
August 5, 2010
Alaska & Canadian Rockies
August 5, 2010
Andalusia, Spain
August 5, 2010
Exotic Morocco
August 8, 2010
Paris & Southern France
August 8, 2010
Beautiful Scandinavia
August 8, 2010
France, Switzerland & Italy
Family Tour
August 9, 2010
Moscow & St. Petersburg
August 10, 2010
Costa Rica Discovery
August 15, 2010
Enchanting Italy
August 15, 2010
Italy
August 16, 2010
Ireland & Scotland
August 16, 2010
Jewish Retreat
Reston, VA
AUG 17-22, 2010
Magnificent Italy
August 22, 2010
African Safari
August 23, 2010
Northern Spain Expedition
August 23, 2010
Sukkot in Costa Rica
September 21, 2010
Sukkot, Dan Caesarea
Israel
September 22, 2010
Sukkot, Hacienda Forest View
Maalot Tarshiha
Israel
September 22, 2010
Classic China & Hong Kong
October 4, 2010
Morocco
October 4, 2010
China: In the Footsteps of the Jews
October 5, 2010
Thailand
... River Kwai
October 5, 2010
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
October 6, 2010
Andalusia, Spain
October 7, 2010
Exotic Turkey
October 10, 2010
Iberian Fiesta
October 10, 2010
Moroccan Encounter
October 10, 2010
Japan & Korea
October 11, 2010
Kosher Irish Experience
October 11, 2010
Jewish Spain: Madrid & Andalusia
October 12, 2010
China & Hong Kong
October 13, 2010
Amalfi Coast, Italy
October 15, 2010
Japan: Tradition & Modernity
October 17, 2010
Taste of Tuscany
October 22, 2010
Glorious Portugal
October 26, 2010
China & Hong Kong
November 3, 2010
Andalusia, Spain
November 4, 2010
Tunisia & Rome
November 14, 2010
Australia & New Zealand
November 22, 2010
Vietnam & Cambodia
November 29, 2010
Morocco
December 6, 2010
Winter Holiday
Costa Rica
December 21, 2010
Australia & New Zealand
January 31, 2011
Ethiopia
February 6, 2011
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
February 9, 2011
Japan: Tradition & Modernity
March 27, 2011
Jewish Spain: Madrid & Andalusia
May 17, 2011
China: In the Footsteps of the Jews
May 17, 2011
Morocco
June 13, 2011
Moscow & St. Petersburg
June 14, 2011
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
June 15, 2011
Alaska & Canadian Rockies
June 16, 2011
Alaska & Canadian Rockies
June 30, 2011
Iceland & Greenland
July 3, 2011
Moscow & St. Petersburg
July 5, 2011
Alaska & Canadian Rockies
August 11, 2011
USA East Coast Family Tour
August 11, 2011
Beautiful Scandinavia
August 14, 2011
France, Switzerland & Italy
Family Tour
August 15, 2011
Vietnam & Cambodia
August 15, 2011
China: In the Footsteps of the Jews
August 16, 2011
Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro
August 16, 2011
Japan: Tradition & Modernity
August 21, 2011
Moscow & St. Petersburg
September 6, 2011
Jewish Spain: Madrid & Andalusia
September 6, 2011
Morocco
September 12, 2011
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
November 9, 2011
Australia & New Zealand
November 14, 2011
Morocco
November 14, 2011
Vietnam & Cambodia
November 14, 2011
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Taste of Tuscany Kosher Tour
October 29 - November 4, 2009
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Based in gorgeous Lucca, this Tuscany trip is for couples, singles, cooks and non-cooks. There are typically 2 or 3 short cooking lessons, timed to minimise interference with a packed programme of Jewish and general touring, hiking and gentle cycling. |
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- Beautiful accommodation in a period villa just outside the magical medieval town of Lucca, villa San Michele
- Intimate groups of like-minded, cultured individuals, who appreciate the finer things in life (and who don't usually travel with groups)
- Day trips of general and Jewish interest – ancient Pitigliano, fabulous Florence, Pisa and its tower (but not only), proud Siena, lovely Lucca, San Gimignano, Barga and the Garfagnana
- Visit to a noble villa in the Lucchese hills, to help understand better the current demography of "old Europe"
- Breath-taking (pun intended) hiking in the hills of the Cinque Terre
- An opportunity to meet some of the remaining local Jewish people and hear their fascinating stories
- Authentic Tuscan meals, incorporating dishes prepared by renowned local chefs, without changing the recipes for kosher reasons
- Unlimited Italian non-mevushal wines – Pitigliano light red and white, Chianti rosso and rosso di Montalcino
- The world's best ice cream and coffee – decide yourself whether Lucca or Barga is better
- Fashion, household and leather shopping in the markets and towns
- Hands-on cooking with "maestre" - master chef teachers; Tuscany is famous for its multitudinous cooking schools
- Cycling – a "must" around the walls of Lucca; for serious bikers we can arrange serious cycling with/out a professional guide
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Kashrut: |
A mashgiach tmidi will represent the Chief Rabbi of Florence, Rabbi Levi; we use regular milk, but chalav yisrael observers can be accommodated. |
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Typical itinerary and program (based on Friday start)
Subject to change - due to any one of a hundred Italian variables |
Friday:
0900 Depart Rome airport (FCO). Light snacks will be available on the bus.
1130 arrive Pitigliano "little Jerusalem" This striking cliff-top village was formerly home to a thriving Jewish community – we'll visit the ghetto with its synagogue and museum.
Picnic lunch in square.
1700 arrive Lucca: If there is time before shabbat, we will have our first look at this beautiful city, surrounded by magnificent walls, on which we will ALL cycle – it's a Lucca must-do!!
Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner in the Villa San Michele. |
Shabbat:
0830 Coffee and cake
0900 Shacharit
1030 Kiddush - breakfast
1130 Short walk in beautiful area around villa
1330 Full shabbat lunch
1500 Rest in villa.
Before the end of shabbat walk into lucca (about 45 minutes) and join the locals in their "passeggiata" walk along the boulevard around the top of the walls and see the sun set over the hills.
A light supper will be served before or after the walk into Lucca, depending on time of year and times of Shabbat. |
Sunday:
0745 Breakfast
0830 Depart for Florence
1015 Guided tour of Florence (Firenze),
statue of David, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and famous synagogue
1430 Picnic lunch
1530 Piazzale Michelangelo / free time.
we'll drive over the river Arno and up the hill to see the magnificent panoramic view; or you can explore the art galleries, markets and stores.
1700 depart Florence.
Those wishing to stay longer in Florence may return on the 1908 train and we’ll collect you at Lucca station.
1800 cooking session in our kitchen in the villa.
2100 Dinner |
Monday:
0830 Breakfast
0915 Depart
1000 Villa Torrigiani -
The Lucca area is famous for its aristocratic villas, each with its own story; this is one of the most interesting and we'll be able to tour both inside the villa and in the gardens.
1200 Barga
- En route, we'll stop to see the extraordinary 1000 year old Ponte del Diavolo; we'll continue the uphill drive to the medieval town of Barga where we'll climb the winding narrow streets to the Duomo at the top of the village to breathe the clean air and enjoy the 360º panorama.
1300 Picnic lunch in Barga
1345 Depart Barga
1430 Cooking
1700 Lucca - Free time in town
1915 Mini opera in Lucca (one hour)
2030 Dinner
2200 Pisa by night -
No trip would be complete without seeing the tower – and we visit "after hours" when the stalls of kitsch are closed and most of the tourists are gone; Jewish Pisa is also a feature of this trip |
Tuesday:
0745 Breakfast
0830 Depart
1030 San Gimignano -
Free time to explore the famous town of spires – climb to the top, see the stores, enjoy a coffee, take lots of pictures.
1230 Depart San Gimignano
1245 Agriturismo Bibbiano,
producers of wine and oil and a thriving vacation rental business with the ultimate view. Picnic lunch
1500 Siena -
visit the famous Piazza del Campo, home of the Palio Horse Race, the beautiful synagogue, still active and, if we are lucky, meet one of the community's leaders.
1830 Leave Siena
2030 Dinner |
Wednesday:
0745 Breakfast
0830 Depart
0930 Forte di Marmi and market
1100 Depart Forte di Marmi
1200 Train La Spezia - Cinque Terre;
short train journey to Corniglia from where we enjoy a 2 hour challenging but very worthwhile uphill hike along the gorgeous coastal path, the Via del Amore, to Vernazza for a picnic lunch - free time too.
1613 Train back
1800 Cooking
2030 Farewell dinner |
Thursday:
Breakfast as required
Possible activities – trip to olive oil producer, trip to Livorno and/or Viareggio, motor scooter tour in hills around Lucca.
We will deliver you to Pisa airport as required for flights to Rome, Milan, London, Liverpool and New York |
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