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Villa Lucia in Tuscany
The Rhode School of Cuisine is delighted to present the home of our renowned Italian cooking school, Villa Lucia. Situated in the charming village of Vorno and nestled in the lush Tuscan countryside with panoramic views of Monte Zano to the south and the towers of Lucca and the Alpe Alpuane to the north, our superb Tuscan villa estate comprises three separate villas – Casa Joshua, Casa Cameron and Villa Lucia itself - set within seven acres of private walled gardens.
The main structure of Villa Lucia dates back to the year 500, while later additions and beautiful frescoes reflect the artistic period of the 18th century. Recently featured in a book of elegant Lucchesi villas and formal Italianate gardens, the walled garden of the Villa Lucia estate will delight you with its extensive grapevine pergola, ancient grottos and fountains, swimming pools and tennis court.
All three villas have their own luxury kitchens, reception rooms and private terraces. Each villa is individually decorated to the highest standards. All bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms and king-size top quality beds. The tasteful renovation includes wonderful antique furniture and the curtains and bedspreads are of specially selected designer fabrics.
Our Italian cooking school courses are held in either the Casa Cameron limonaia, which has been converted to create a magnificent open-plan demonstration kitchen and dining-room or in the superbly restored basement kitchen in Villa Lucia with its fabulous circular granite workstation and listed ancient stone prep area and bread oven.
Villa Lucia will serve as your “home base” for exploring one of the most beautiful regions of Italy. The wooded foothills and meadows are carpeted with wild flowers in the spring and filled with magnificent colour and fungi in the autumn. Pisa and Florence are less than an hour away.
Our Italian cooking vacations include interesting cultural excursions. Explore Lucca’s maze of pedestrian streets within its walls, stopping in unique shops selling food, trinkets and clothing, interspersed among the churches and other medieval buildings with their striped marble Romanesque façades. Visit Florence, where the displays of cheeses, salamis, vegetables, and fruit are works of art in of themselves. You will discover Vinci with a visit to the Home of Leonardo and a private tour of the Taccini Brothers’ studio, well-recognized ceramic artists, as featured in Bon Appetit.
We hope to see you soon for another season at our beautiful Italian cooking school!
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Rhode School of Cuisine
Italian cooking school courses in Tuscany
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