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Article: Now That's Italian! 'Culinary tourism' is one of travel packagers' newer offerings. The clients don't just eat lavishly, they also learn how to prepare the best of Italy's cuisine.(Focus on Travel)(Brief Article)
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- Newsweek
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- July 9, 2001
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The hilltop village of Montefalco is a sleepy Umbrian hamlet with characteristic views of olive groves, vineyards and crumbling old villas. Villagers sip their morning cappuccino standing up at a counter, and the scent of garlic being sauteed in oil wafts through the air. There aren't many unspoiled scenes like this in Italy's tourist hot spots, where visitors sometimes seem to outnumber the locals. In Montefalco, the few tourists are mostly out of sight--in the basement of the Pambuffetti Villa, learning the difference between al dente and overcooked.
Everyone knows you can eat well in Italy. But why stop there when you can spend your vacation digesting the fine ...