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LUXURY GASTRO ITALIAN COOKERY COURSES WITH PASSION IN PIEMONTE

Italian Cookery Courses

AN AUTHENTIC ITALIAN COOKERY EXPERIENCE

We call our Italian cookery courses, experiences, because that’s exactly what they are, a chance for you to improve your Italian cooking skills guided by fantastic chefs. Visit vibrant local markets where you can choose from some of the world’s best ingredients for your dishes, many of which you probably won’t ever have smelt or tasted before. Discover delicious new wines – Monferrato’s famous for wines like Barolo and Gavi, but there many others that are ‘secrets’ of the region. Get to meet the producers of some of the most fabulous produce around and taste what they have to offer. Enjoy candle-lit dinners in good company on our sun-soaked terrace at the end of the day.

“PIEMONTE IS THE SECRET DESTINATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT”

(Lee Marshall – Conde Nast Traveller’ magazine)

8, 5 & 3 DAY ITALIAN COOKERY EXPERIENCES

The Montalero 8 Day
Italian Cookery Course

8 day, 7 night cooking courses are €3,950 per person, single occupancy, excluding flights. All local taxes are included.

7 nights luxury accommodation with chambermaid service each morning, except Sundays.

The Montalero 5 Day
Italian Cookery Course

5 day, 4 night cooking courses are €2,150 per person, single occupancy, excluding flights. All local taxes are included.

4 nights luxury accommodation with chambermaid service each morning, except Sundays.

The Montalero 3 Day
Italian Cookery Course

3 day, 3 night cooking courses are €1,650 per person, single occupancy, excluding flights. All local taxes are included.

3 nights luxury accommodation with chambermaid service each morning, except Sundays.

BOOK DIRECT

When it comes to booking your stay, there’s no better place to do it than through our very own reservations department. Booking Direct with us ensures you receive a whole host of benefits you would not get elsewhere.

BOOK
DIRECTLY

When it comes to booking your stay, there’s no better place to do it than through our very own reservations team. Booking Directly with us ensures you receive a whole host of benefits you would not get elsewhere.

“ITALIANS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR ‘SECRET TUSCANY”

(Kate Wickers – Daily Telegraph)

Perfect for Italian food fans

If you love Italy and Italian food, if you want a ‘behind the scenes look’ at this wonderful country… and if you’re searching for a fun, relaxing, fabulous holiday in the sun, then our food and wine experiences are for you.

COOKERY COURSES

Learn to cook the Monferrato way

We want you to really experience cooking the Italian way, so you’ll be guided by highly experienced chefs who specialise in Monferrato cuisine and who will teach you to cook fantastic regional dishes like these.

Beautiful accommodation

Cookery vacation accommodation at the historic Castello di Montalero. Come and stay with us for a unique Italian vacation in our beautiful grounds with sumptuous, yet relaxed rooms throughout and a very large pool to relax by.

ITALIAN COOKERY COURSES MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME

“PIEMONTE – THE HIDDEN DIAMOND OF ITALIAN CUISINE”

(Kaarina Watkins)

CASTELLO DI MONTALERO

During your vacation, you will stay at the historic Castello di Montalero, in the heart of the Monferrato region in Piemonte. ​​Castello di Montalero is a beautiful building with much history going back to the 11th century, although the present building was constructed on the old castle foundations around 1700.

The castello was originally built for the Marquis di Casale, Teodore II Paleologo in 1188 whose family ruled the fiefdom of, what was then Mons Laurus, becoming Montalerius and nowadays Montalero, until 1634. Through marriage, the castello and its estate passed through the Mazzetti family who, in 1656, successfully defended the castello from an attack by troops of the Duke of Modena, in the pay of the French, during many local feuds and minor wars of that period.

“PIEDMONT: THE ‘NEW TUSCANY’ FOR LOVERS OF FOOD AND WINE”

(Ellen Connolly – Traveller.com.au)

Italian Location

Italian Cooking Courses Map

Our Chefs

BEPPE SARDI
Celebrity Chef

MARCO ZOTTARELLI
Rising Star

Beppe prepares ‘Big’ traditional Piemontese flavours, whereas Marco is more adventurous in his approach, producing some amazing, more delicate combinations.

Latest News

Truffle and Porcini courses

The 2023 Montalero Wellness and Cookery Week, is being held from July 22nd – July 29th 2023. We have good availability for single and double occupancy places.  Come and join us for this Unique Wellness and Cooking Event in the Heart of Italy …

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