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3 DAYS COOKlNG SCHOOL
1st day: Wine tasting (see program)
2st day: Theoretical-practical lesson on the execution of a traditional menu, suitable for a friends' dinner.
Planning and individual preparation of the food. Hors d'oeuvre: Little bundle with crispy red, cicory or scampi with fennel cream and herbs. First course: Fresh spaghetti with veal ragout eat artichokes. Wine pairing. 
3rd day: Planning and individual preparation of the food. Main course: Gilthead en papillote with Mediterranean herbs Dessert: Bavarese cream with yogurt. Wine pairing.
4-5 DAYS COOKlNG SCHOOL
1st day: Wine tasting (see program)
2nd day: Theoretical-practical lesson on the execution of a refined menu, suitable far a special occasion.
Planning and individual preparation of the food. Hors d'oeuvre: Lukewarm cuttlefish salad with braised endives or sliced beef with small tomatoes and oregano. Wine pairing.
3rd day: Planning and individual preparation of the food. First course: Whole-wheat tagliatelle with aubergines sauce and mussels with marjoram. Ravioli filled with vegetables and prawns with basil. Wine pairing,
4th day: Planning and individual preparation of the food. Main course: Angler-6.sh baked in pastry of olives and hazelnuts. Dessert: Cold apple cream with plain chocolate sauce. Wine pairing.
5th day; Guided visit to wine cellars and to a ham producer in San Daniele. The restaurant uses only fresh and seasonal goods.
WINE TASTING (1 DAY)
1st part: Introduction to the Italian wine world. 2nd part: The vintage and the tasting. 3rd part: Regional typology and marriage of different wines. 4th part: Guided tasting of: typical Italian cold cuts (ham of San Daniele, Barris, Safaris, salame and sopressa), local cheese (Montasio, Carnia, ricotta) paired with different wine typologies. Dessert "Strucchi" and "Gubana" Rem Natisone valleys with Ramandolo-Verduzzo. News from the tradition: "the goose" (characteristic local dish recently rediscovered and revalued).
The tasting can be suggested as a complete lunch or as a complete dinner, with the pairing of different

HISTORY OF THE VILLA
"...San Martino Ripea Ruptae..." This is the name of the old monastery which was built here by the Camaldolite monks at the beginning of the 11th century. Many events went by, i.e. a rebuilding in 1500 after the damages suffered during the war between the Republic of Venice and the house of Hapsburgs, and San Martino was then secularized by Napoleon at the beginning of 1800. 
Turned into a superb country house, it became an elegant estate and was used by the family ancestors as a place where to carry out the public relations for they industrial and diplomatic activities.
Today, the Villa still recalls past times' splendor and atmosphere.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLA
Located at 40 minutes driving from Venice, with an accurate intervention aiming at maintaining as far as possible everything unaltered, it has been turned into a 4 * hotel provided with every comfort, an excellent restaurant and a relaxing piano-bar. Shuttle Bus to/from Venice". The Entrance-Hall The fourtheenth-century old wall opens to a hall with an arch offering a view of the park and a large terrace before the main hall. The Reception and the Hall With its seventeenth-century piece of furniture, "under the protection" of San Gregorio Magno who is represented in the sixteenth-century altar-pieces at the back, it is a comfortable large bright hall.
The Bedrooms The bedrooms, in addition to the suites, are all different from each other. Stylish furniture, air-conditioning, television, bar service in the fridge and stereo. The Restaurant Suitable to celebrate a special event or a party, it offers an air-conditioned hall. 
The Piano Bar / The sophisticated atmosphere of the piano bar gives a touch of magic to the evening.
The Bar Corner Open before, during and after meals, it offers new cocktails, drinks and appetizers. 
The Conference Room It is a 180 seat capacity room, available for meetings, conferences, parties, equipped with all the most advanced pieces of technology required by each occasion. 
The Grounds and Swimming Pool Swimming pool - tennis - gym - bicycles and 5 hectares of park, equipped to welcome anyone who wants to enjoy a dinner or a drink in the open among the freshness of secular trees.
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