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The International Kitchen is a US-based culinary tour operator (Chicago phone number) selling packaged cooking vacations. Its Tuscany programs combine hands-on cooking classes with accommodation, winery visits and excursions; prices are 'starting at' per person and vary by season and number of travelers.
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School websiteCheapest published price first. Quotes are copied from the school’s page.
Val di Cornia, southwestern Tuscany; B&B stay; steep hills and steps, reasonable fitness needed.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $2750 per person”
Hotel Corte dei Papi; hands-on classes, visits of Cortona, Pienza, Montepulciano, Assisi; transfer from Terontola station.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $5575 per person”
Stay at the Salvadonica estate; three hands-on cooking classes; daily breakfast, four lunches, three dinners; excursions to San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza/Montalcino, Chianti; transfers from Florence. 30% deposit. Not included: other meals, gratuities, extra beverages. Single room: please inquire.
School page: “US$5975 per person based on double occupancy”
3-night version starting at $2675 per person. Relais Il Falconiere near Cortona; classes with chef Silvia Baracchi and staff. Price varies by season and number of travelers.
School page: “6 Night Vacation starting at $6335 per person”
At US$2,750, The International Kitchen’s lowest published price is higher than 0 of 4 similar cooking holiday prices we list in Tuscany. Price is only one part: compare the length, group size and what is included on each card.
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Read on 2026-11-01. Spotted a change? Email contact@cookweeks.com and we will update this page.
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Tuscany (near Arezzo) · Villas Bellorcia, Bellancino, Casa Ombuto and Torre del Tartufo in rural Tuscany (Arezzo/Casentino area)
From US$5,200 per participating guest, double occupancy (2027) · 1 course
Montefollonico · Montefollonico, province of Siena
From US$6,600 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Lucca · Massarosa (LU), near Lucca
From US$3,750 per person, double occupancy · 1 course
Lucca · Via dei Bacchettoni 25, Lucca
From €695 per person, 1 week · 1 course
Siena · Via T. Pendola 37, Siena
From €700 per person, 2 weeks · 2 courses
Certaldo · 19th-century country villa between Certaldo and Barberino Val d'Elsa, about 45 minutes from Florence
From €2,500 per person, double room · 1 course
The lowest price The International Kitchen publishes is US$2,750 per person, starting at for “Cooking in a Medieval Tuscan Village, Campiglia Marittima (6 nights)”. Its other published prices run up to US$6,335. We read these on the school’s website on 2026-11-01; check the school’s page before you book.
Cooking in a Medieval Tuscan Village, Campiglia Marittima (6 nights): 6 nights. Tuscan Splendor, Pergo near Cortona (6 or 4 nights): 6 nights. Chianti Cooking Vacation and Wine Tour (6 nights): 6 nights. Cooking Under the Tuscan Sun, Cortona (6 or 3 nights): 6 nights.
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The school’s pages mention English.