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Private villa with 12 en-suite bedrooms on Sicily's east coast that hosts week-long culinary retreats with visiting chefs, sold through The Thinking Traveller acting as agent. The 2027 retreat pairs pastry chef Claire Ptak (Violet Cakes, London) with the villa's in-house chef Dora for pastry, baking, gelato and Sicilian cooking.
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School websiteCheapest published price first. Quotes are copied from the school’s page.
Price on request ('please contact us'); detailed programme 'will be added in due course'. The Thinking Traveller acts as agent; contract is with the villa owner.
Rocca delle Tre Contrade (The Thinking Traveller retreats) does not publish prices, so compare it on length, menu and format. Price is only one part: compare the length, group size and what is included on each card.
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Rocca delle Tre Contrade (The Thinking Traveller retreats) does not publish prices on its website. Ask the school directly; prices for private or custom classes usually depend on group size and date.
Love is a Pink Villa in Sicily: culinary workshop with Claire Ptak and chef Dora: 7 nights.
Book directly with the school through its website (www.thethinkingtraveller.com/italy/sicily/a-culinary-week-at-rocca-delle-tre-contrade-with-christian-puglisi). Cookweeks does not take bookings or payments. For multi-day courses you can also send us your dates and we will ask the school for you.
The school’s pages mention English.