Olive Harvesting and Italian Language
Italy
- Florence:
Florence
- All Other Areas in Italy:
Bologna,
Lucca,
Cortona,
Elba
Description:
It's full autumn with the olives maintaining their typical shade of green and the trees showing fantastic, variegated hues, the first fogs appear and a chill can be felt in the air. It's time for the rite of the "brucatura" of the olives, which has remained unaltered since Etruscan times in its simplicity of technique and instruments. You'll see how the olives are pressed and then gather around a blazing fire to learn Italian.
Terre di Baccio is a farm, but also a place dedicated to making its guests feel truly welcome. Refined, original furnishings, carefully chosen ingredients and skilful preparation of the breakfasts and meals are accompanied by a limited production of quality wines and oil. Program Itinerary: Sunday, arrival and accommodation in double and single rooms at the Terre di Baccio in Greve in Chianti. Meeting with the teacher, introduction to the programme and Tuscan supper with the oil and wines produced on the farm. Olive-picking from 9.00 to 1.00, Monday to Friday, with an oil expert explaining how the olives are grown, describing how they are pressed in the mill and the main characteristics of Tuscan oil. Picking may be done either at Terre di Baccio or at other farms in the Greve area.
Light lunch. Language course in the afternoon from 2.00 to 6.00, Monday to Friday.
In the evening, participants all dine together with a different, characteristic menu each night and with the teacher who will talk about Tuscan cooking and present the basic concepts involved in the organoleptic tasting of oil. Saturday morning: departure. In Depth: The Italian language lesson is held by a teacher from Koinè Center, she is also an oil expert and she will assist you during the olive-picking and dinner. Duration: 1 week, 6 nights. The course can be organised on other dates for small private groups of at least 4 people.
The price includes olive-picking, Italian language lessons, accommodation in double or single rooms with bathroom. breakfast, light lunch and supper of Tuscan foods and Chianti wines.
The supplement for the single room is Euro 60.
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Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching:
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Experience Required: no
This Program is open to
American,
Asian,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
Year Founded: 1980
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